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Rhode Island vs Alberta Geography
Land area
- Rhode Island has a land area of 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²), while Alberta has 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²).
- Alberta's land area is 239.8 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²) vs Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alberta's total area is 165.4 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km) long from north to south; Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km).
- Alberta's north-south length is 13.3 times longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km) east to west; Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km).
- Alberta's east-west width is 13.0 times wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- Rhode Island's highest point is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m); Alberta's is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m).
- Mount Columbia is 11,482 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- Rhode Island's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Alberta's is Slave River at 499 feet.
- Rhode Island's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
Rhode Island vs Alberta Population and History
Population
- Rhode Island has a population of 1,112,308 (2024), while Alberta has 5,048,151 (2026).
- Alberta's population is 4.5 times (354%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density
- Rhode Island: 1,075.8 people per square mile vs Alberta: 20.4.
- Rhode Island's population density is 52.7 times higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city
- Rhode Island's biggest city is Providence with 194,706 people; Alberta's is Calgary with 1,306,784.
- Calgary's population is 6.7 times (571%) larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area
- Rhode Island's largest metropolitan area is Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901 people) vs Alberta's Calgary CMA (1,481,806).
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's population is 1.1 times (15%) larger than Calgary CMA's.
History
- Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state.
- Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 115 years.
Rhode Island vs Alberta Economy
GDP
- Rhode Island's GDP is $80.4 billion (2024) vs Alberta's $346.0 billion.
- Alberta's economic output is 4.3 times (330%) larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita
- Rhode Island: $72,265 per person vs Alberta: $70,487.
- Rhode Island and Alberta have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
Rhode Island official website · Alberta official website
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