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New Hampshire vs Alberta Geography
Land area: New Hampshire has a land area of 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²), while Alberta has 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²). Alberta's land area is 27.7 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area: New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²) vs Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alberta's total area is 27.3 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Length: New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km) long from north to south; Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km). Alberta's north-south length is 4.5 times (350%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width: New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km) east to west; Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km). Alberta's east-west width is 5.7 times (473%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point: New Hampshire's highest point is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m); Alberta's is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m). Mount Columbia is 6,016 feet higher than Mount Washington.
Lowest point: New Hampshire's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Alberta's is Slave River at 499 feet. New Hampshire's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
New Hampshire vs Alberta Population and History
Population: New Hampshire has a population of 1,409,032 (2024), while Alberta has 5,048,151 (2026). Alberta's population is 3.6 times (258%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density: New Hampshire: 157.4 people per square mile vs Alberta: 20.4. New Hampshire's population density is 7.7 times (672%) higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city: New Hampshire's biggest city is Manchester with 116,386 people; Alberta's is Calgary with 1,306,784. Calgary's population is 11.2 times larger than Manchester's.
Largest metro area: New Hampshire's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs Alberta's Calgary CMA (1,481,806). Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 3.4 times (239%) larger than Calgary CMA's.
History: New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state. Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905. In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 117 years.
New Hampshire vs Alberta Economy
GDP: New Hampshire's GDP is $119.3 billion (2024) vs Alberta's $346.0 billion. Alberta's economic output is 2.9 times (190%) larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita: New Hampshire: $84,694 per person vs Alberta: $70,487. New Hampshire's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Alberta's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.