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Tennessee vs Alberta Geography
Land area: Tennessee has a land area of 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²), while Alberta has 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²). Alberta's land area is 6.0 times (502%) larger than Tennessee's.
Total area: Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²) vs Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alberta's total area is 6.1 times (507%) larger than Tennessee's.
Length: Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km) long from north to south; Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km). Alberta's north-south length is 4.2 times (324%) longer than Tennessee's.
Width: Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km) east to west; Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km). Alberta's east-west width is 1.1 times (9%) wider than Tennessee's.
Highest point: Tennessee's highest point is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m); Alberta's is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m). Mount Columbia is 5,669 feet higher than Clingmans Dome.
Lowest point: Tennessee's lowest point is Mississippi River at 178 feet; Alberta's is Slave River at 499 feet. Tennessee's lowest point is 321 feet lower.
Tennessee vs Alberta Population and History
Population: Tennessee has a population of 7,227,750 (2024), while Alberta has 5,048,151 (2026). Tennessee's population is 1.4 times (43%) larger than Alberta's.
Population density: Tennessee: 175.3 people per square mile vs Alberta: 20.4. Tennessee's population density is 8.6 times (759%) higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city: Tennessee's biggest city is Nashville with 704,963 people; Alberta's is Calgary with 1,306,784. Calgary's population is 1.9 times (85%) larger than Nashville's.
Largest metro area: Tennessee's largest metropolitan area is Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553 people) vs Alberta's Calgary CMA (1,481,806). Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's population is 1.5 times (45%) larger than Calgary CMA's.
History: Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state. Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905. In its current form, Tennessee is the older of the two by 109 years.
Tennessee vs Alberta Economy
GDP: Tennessee's GDP is $561.2 billion (2024) vs Alberta's $346.0 billion. Tennessee's economic output is 1.6 times (62%) larger than Alberta's.
GDP per capita: Tennessee: $77,645 per person vs Alberta: $70,487. Tennessee's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) 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.