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Pennsylvania vs Alberta Geography
Land area
- Pennsylvania has a land area of 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²), while Alberta has 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²).
- Alberta's land area is 5.5 times (454%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Total area
- Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²) vs Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alberta's total area is 5.5 times (455%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Length
- Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km) long from north to south; Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km).
- Alberta's north-south length is 2.9 times (185%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width
- Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km) east to west; Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km).
- Alberta's east-west width is 1.8 times (77%) wider than Pennsylvania's.
Highest point
- Pennsylvania's highest point is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m); Alberta's is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m).
- Mount Columbia is 9,083 feet higher than Mount Davis.
Lowest point
- Pennsylvania's lowest point is Delaware River at 0 feet; Alberta's is Slave River at 499 feet.
- Pennsylvania's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
Pennsylvania vs Alberta Population and History
Population
- Pennsylvania has a population of 13,078,751 (2024), while Alberta has 5,048,151 (2026).
- Pennsylvania's population is 2.6 times (159%) larger than Alberta's.
Population density
- Pennsylvania: 292.3 people per square mile vs Alberta: 20.4.
- Pennsylvania's population density is 14.3 times higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city
- Pennsylvania's biggest city is Philadelphia with 1,573,916 people; Alberta's is Calgary with 1,306,784.
- Philadelphia's population is 1.2 times (20%) larger than Calgary's.
Largest metro area
- Pennsylvania's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Alberta's Calgary CMA (1,481,806).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 4.3 times (327%) larger than Calgary CMA's.
History
- Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state.
- Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 118 years.
Pennsylvania vs Alberta Economy
GDP
- Pennsylvania's GDP is $1,007.9 billion (2024) vs Alberta's $346.0 billion.
- Pennsylvania's economic output is 2.9 times (191%) larger than Alberta's.
GDP per capita
- Pennsylvania: $77,062 per person vs Alberta: $70,487.
- Pennsylvania's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Alberta's.
Official Websites
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