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Mississippi vs Alberta Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Alberta has 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²).
- Alberta's land area is 5.3 times (429%) larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alberta's total area is 5.3 times (428%) larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km).
- Alberta's north-south length is 2.4 times (140%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km).
- Alberta's east-west width is 1.6 times (60%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Alberta's is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m).
- Mount Columbia is 11,488 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Alberta's is Slave River at 499 feet.
- Mississippi's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
Mississippi vs Alberta Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Alberta has 5,048,151 (2026).
- Alberta's population is 1.7 times (72%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Alberta: 20.4.
- Mississippi's population density is 3.1 times (207%) higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Alberta's is Calgary with 1,306,784.
- Calgary's population is 9.2 times (824%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Alberta's Calgary CMA (1,481,806).
- Calgary CMA's population is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 88 years.
Mississippi vs Alberta Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Alberta's $346.0 billion.
- Alberta's economic output is 2.2 times (119%) larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Alberta: $70,487.
- Alberta's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (31%) higher than Mississippi's.
Official Websites
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