Alaska is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America, whereas the People’s Republic of China is a country located in East Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Alaska and China regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Alaska bigger than China?
The total area of Alaska is 663,268 sq mi, and the total area of China is 3,705,407 sq mi. Alaska is smaller than China by 3,042,139 sq mi. Alaska is around 5.59 times smaller than China.
Area of Alaska: 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km2 )
Area of China: 3,705,407 sq mi ( 9,596,961 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 China as of 2nd April 2022, is estimated to be around 1,449,021,233.
Here is some more data comparison between Alaska and China.
The capital of Alaska is Juneau, and the capital city of China is Beijing.
Official Languages
Alaska: Multiple Official Languages
China: Chinese
Demonym(s)
Alaska: Alaskan
China: Chinese
ISO 3166 Code
Alaska: US-AK
China: CN
Human Development Index
HDI of Alaska as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of China as of 2019: 0.761
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)
China Time Zone:
UTC + 8 (China Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Alaska:
64° 4′ 6.6″ N, 152° 16′ 41.52″ W
Coordinates of China:
35° 0′ 0″ N, 103° 0′ 0″ E
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