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Michigan vs Alberta Geography
Land area
- Michigan has a land area of 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²), while Alberta has 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²).
- Alberta's land area is 4.4 times (338%) larger than Michigan's.
Total area
- Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²) vs Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alberta's total area is 2.6 times (164%) larger than Michigan's.
Length
- Michigan is 489 miles (786 km) long from north to south; Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km).
- Alberta's north-south length is 1.7 times (66%) longer than Michigan's.
Width
- Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km) east to west; Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km).
- Alberta's east-west width is 1.2 times (20%) wider than Michigan's.
Highest point
- Michigan's highest point is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m); Alberta's is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m).
- Mount Columbia is 10,279 feet higher than Mount Arvon.
Lowest point
- Michigan's lowest point is Lake Erie at 571 feet; Alberta's is Slave River at 499 feet.
- Alberta's lowest point is 72 feet lower.
Michigan vs Alberta Population and History
Population
- Michigan has a population of 10,140,459 (2024), while Alberta has 5,048,151 (2026).
- Michigan's population is 2.0 times (101%) larger than Alberta's.
Population density
- Michigan: 179.1 people per square mile vs Alberta: 20.4.
- Michigan's population density is 8.8 times (778%) higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city
- Michigan's biggest city is Detroit with 645,705 people; Alberta's is Calgary with 1,306,784.
- Calgary's population is 2.0 times (102%) larger than Detroit's.
Largest metro area
- Michigan's largest metropolitan area is Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578 people) vs Alberta's Calgary CMA (1,481,806).
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's population is 3.0 times (197%) larger than Calgary CMA's.
History
- Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state.
- Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- In its current form, Michigan is the older of the two by 68 years.
Michigan vs Alberta Economy
GDP
- Michigan's GDP is $702.5 billion (2024) vs Alberta's $346.0 billion.
- Michigan's economic output is 2.0 times (103%) larger than Alberta's.
GDP per capita
- Michigan: $69,274 per person vs Alberta: $70,487.
- Michigan and Alberta have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
Michigan official website · Alberta official website
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