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Minnesota vs Alberta Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while Alberta has 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²).
- Alberta's land area is 3.1 times (211%) larger than Minnesota's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alberta's total area is 2.9 times (194%) larger than Minnesota's.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km).
- Alberta's north-south length is 2.0 times (99%) longer than Minnesota's.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km).
- Alberta's east-west width is 1.5 times (51%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); Alberta's is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m).
- Mount Columbia is 10,001 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; Alberta's is Slave River at 499 feet.
- Alberta's lowest point is 102 feet lower.
Minnesota vs Alberta Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while Alberta has 5,048,151 (2026).
- Minnesota's population is 1.1 times (15%) larger than Alberta's.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs Alberta: 20.4.
- Minnesota's population density is 3.6 times (256%) higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city
- Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; Alberta's is Calgary with 1,306,784.
- Calgary's population is 3.0 times (205%) larger than Minneapolis'.
Largest metro area
- Minnesota's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs Alberta's Calgary CMA (1,481,806).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 2.5 times (154%) larger than Calgary CMA's.
History
- Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
- Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- In its current form, Minnesota is the older of the two by 47 years.
Minnesota vs Alberta Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs Alberta's $346.0 billion.
- Minnesota's economic output is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Alberta's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs Alberta: $70,487.
- Minnesota's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Alberta's.
Official Websites
Minnesota official website · Alberta official website
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