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Utah vs Alberta Geography
Land area
- Utah has a land area of 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²), while Alberta has 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²).
- Alberta's land area is 3.0 times (200%) larger than Utah's.
Total area
- Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²) vs Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alberta's total area is 3.0 times (201%) larger than Utah's.
Length
- Utah is 436 miles (702 km) long from north to south; Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km).
- Alberta's north-south length is 1.9 times (86%) longer than Utah's.
Width
- Utah spans 268 miles (431 km) east to west; Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km).
- Alberta's east-west width is 2.0 times (103%) wider than Utah's.
Highest point
- Utah's highest point is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m); Alberta's is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m).
- Kings Peak is 1,219 feet higher than Mount Columbia.
Lowest point
- Utah's lowest point is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet; Alberta's is Slave River at 499 feet.
- Alberta's lowest point is 1,681 feet lower.
Utah vs Alberta Population and History
Population
- Utah has a population of 3,503,613 (2024), while Alberta has 5,048,151 (2026).
- Alberta's population is 1.4 times (44%) larger than Utah's.
Population density
- Utah: 42.4 people per square mile vs Alberta: 20.4.
- Utah's population density is 2.1 times (108%) higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city
- Utah's biggest city is Salt Lake City with 217,783 people; Alberta's is Calgary with 1,306,784.
- Calgary's population is 6.0 times (500%) larger than Salt Lake City's.
Largest metro area
- Utah's largest metropolitan area is Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762 people) vs Alberta's Calgary CMA (1,481,806).
- Calgary CMA's population is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's.
History
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- In its current form, Utah is the older of the two by 9 years.
Utah vs Alberta Economy
GDP
- Utah's GDP is $299.5 billion (2024) vs Alberta's $346.0 billion.
- Alberta's economic output is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Utah's.
GDP per capita
- Utah: $85,475 per person vs Alberta: $70,487.
- Utah's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Alberta's.
Official Websites
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