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New Jersey vs Alberta Geography
Land area
- New Jersey has a land area of 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²), while Alberta has 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²).
- Alberta's land area is 33.7 times larger than New Jersey's.
Total area
- New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²) vs Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alberta's total area is 29.3 times larger than New Jersey's.
Length
- New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km) long from north to south; Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km).
- Alberta's north-south length is 4.8 times (379%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width
- New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km) east to west; Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km).
- Alberta's east-west width is 4.2 times (322%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point
- New Jersey's highest point is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m); Alberta's is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m).
- Mount Columbia is 10,495 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point
- New Jersey's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Alberta's is Slave River at 499 feet.
- New Jersey's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
New Jersey vs Alberta Population and History
Population
- New Jersey has a population of 9,500,851 (2024), while Alberta has 5,048,151 (2026).
- New Jersey's population is 1.9 times (88%) larger than Alberta's.
Population density
- New Jersey: 1,291.8 people per square mile vs Alberta: 20.4.
- New Jersey's population density is 63.3 times higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city
- New Jersey's biggest city is Newark with 317,303 people; Alberta's is Calgary with 1,306,784.
- Calgary's population is 4.1 times (312%) larger than Newark's.
Largest metro area
- New Jersey's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Alberta's Calgary CMA (1,481,806).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 13.5 times larger than Calgary CMA's.
History
- New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state.
- Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- In its current form, New Jersey is the older of the two by 118 years.
New Jersey vs Alberta Economy
GDP
- New Jersey's GDP is $846.0 billion (2024) vs Alberta's $346.0 billion.
- New Jersey's economic output is 2.4 times (145%) larger than Alberta's.
GDP per capita
- New Jersey: $89,045 per person vs Alberta: $70,487.
- New Jersey's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (26%) higher than Alberta's.
Official Websites
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