Alaska is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America, whereas British Columbia is one of the province of Canada located in the westernmost part of the country. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Alaska and British Columbia regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Alaska bigger than British Columbia?
The total area of Alaska is 663,268 sq mi, and the total area of British Columbia is 364,764 sq mi. Alaska is bigger than British Columbia by 298,504 sq mi. Alaska is around 1.82 times bigger than British Columbia.
Area of Alaska: 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km2 )
Area of British Columbia: 364,764 sq mi ( 944,735 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 StatCan data, the population of British Columbia as of 2019, was estimated to be around 5.071 Million.
Here is some more data comparison between Alaska and British Columbia.
The capital of Alaska is Juneau, and the capital city of British Columbia is Victoria.
Official Languages
Alaska: Multiple Official Languages
British Columbia: English, French
Demonym(s)
Alaska: Alaskan
British Columbia: British Columbian
ISO 3166 Code
Alaska: US-AK
British Columbia: CA-BC
Human Development Index
HDI of Alaska as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of British Columbia as of 2019: 0.938
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)
British Columbia Time Zone:
UTC − 8 (Pacific Time Zone)
UTC − 7 (Mountain Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
UTC − 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Alaska:
64° 4′ 6.6″ N, 152° 16′ 41.52″ W
Coordinates of British Columbia:
54° 0′ 0″ N, 125° 0′ 0″ W
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