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New York vs Alberta Geography
Land area
- New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Alberta has 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²).
- Alberta's land area is 5.3 times (426%) larger than New York's.
Total area
- New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alberta's total area is 4.7 times (368%) larger than New York's.
Length
- New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km).
- Alberta's north-south length is 2.6 times (160%) longer than New York's.
Width
- New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km).
- Alberta's east-west width is 1.3 times (31%) wider than New York's.
Highest point
- New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Alberta's is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m).
- Mount Columbia is 6,958 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point
- New York's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Alberta's is Slave River at 499 feet.
- New York's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
New York vs Alberta Population and History
Population
- New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Alberta has 5,048,151 (2026).
- New York's population is 3.9 times (294%) larger than Alberta's.
Population density
- New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Alberta: 20.4.
- New York's population density is 20.7 times higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city
- New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Alberta's is Calgary with 1,306,784.
- New York's population is 6.5 times (549%) larger than Calgary's.
Largest metro area
- New York'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 York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 117 years.
New York vs Alberta Economy
GDP
- New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Alberta's $346.0 billion.
- New York's economic output is 6.7 times (571%) larger than Alberta's.
GDP per capita
- New York: $116,883 per person vs Alberta: $70,487.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (66%) higher than Alberta's.
Official Websites
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