Alaska is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America, whereas Europe is one of the 7 continents of the world which comprises 50 sovereign states. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Alaska and Europe regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Alaska bigger than Europe?
The total area of Alaska is 663,268 sq mi, and the total area of Europe is 3,930,000 sq mi. Alaska is smaller than Europe by 3,266,732 sq mi. Alaska is around 5.93 times smaller than Europe.
Area of Alaska: 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km2 )
Area of Europe: 3,930,000 sq mi ( 10,180,000 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 Europe as of 3rd April 2022, is estimated to be around 748,425,934.
Here is some more data comparison between Alaska and Europe.
Demonym(s)
Alaska: Alaskan
Europe: European
Human Development Index
HDI of Alaska as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of Europe as of 2019: 0.845 (Average of all European Countries)
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)
Europe Time Zone:
UTC – 1 to UTC + 5
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Alaska:
64° 4′ 6.6″ N, 152° 16′ 41.52″ W
Coordinates of Europe:
60°00′00.00″ N, 15°00′00.00″ E
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