Alaska is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America, whereas Africa is the second-largest and second-most-populous continent in the world. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Alaska and Africa regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Alaska bigger than Africa?
The total area of Alaska is 663,268 sq mi, and the total area of Africa is 11,730,000 sq mi. Alaska is smaller than Africa by 11,066,732 sq mi. Alaska is around 17.69 times smaller than Africa.
Area of Alaska: 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km2 )
Area of Africa: 11,730,000 sq mi ( 30,370,000 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau data, the total population of Alaska as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 732,673.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Africa as of 2nd April 2022, is estimated to be around 1,399,183,846.
Here is some more data comparison between Alaska and Africa.
Demonym(s)
Alaska: Alaskan
Africa: African
Alaska Time Zone:
UTC − 9 (Alaska Time Zone)
UTC − 10 (Hawaii – Aleutian Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 8 (Alaska Daylight Time)
UTC − 9 (Hawaii – Aleutian Daylight Time)
Africa Time Zone:
UTC – 1 to UTC + 4
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Alaska:
64° 4′ 6.6″ N, 152° 16′ 41.52″ W
Coordinates of Africa:
8.7832° S, 34.5085° E
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