Alaska is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America, whereas Colombia is a country located in South America with territories in North America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Alaska and Colombia regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Alaska bigger than Colombia?
The total area of Alaska is 663,268 sq mi, and the total area of Colombia is 440,831 sq mi. Alaska is bigger than Colombia by 222,437 sq mi. Alaska is around 1.51 times bigger than Colombia.
Area of Alaska: 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km2 )
Area of Colombia: 440,831 sq mi ( 1,141,748 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 Colombia as of 2nd April 2022, is estimated to be around 51,843,174.
Here is some more data comparison between Alaska and Colombia.
The capital of Alaska is Juneau, and the capital city of Colombia is Bogota.
Official Languages
Alaska: Multiple Official Languages
Colombia: Spanish
Demonym(s)
Alaska: Alaskan
Colombia: Colombian
ISO 3166 Code
Alaska: US-AK
Colombia: CO
Human Development Index
HDI of Alaska as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of Colombia as of 2019: 0.767
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)
Colombia Time Zone:
UTC – 5 (Colombia Time zone)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Alaska:
64° 4′ 6.6″ N, 152° 16′ 41.52″ W
Coordinates of Colombia:
4° 0′ 0″ N, 72° 0′ 0″ W
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