Alaska is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America, whereas Greenland is a country located in between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Alaska and Greenland regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Alaska bigger than Greenland?
The total area of Alaska is 663,268 sq mi, and the total area of Greenland is 836,330 sq mi. Alaska is smaller than Greenland by 173,062 sq mi. Alaska is around 1.26 times smaller than Greenland.
Area of Alaska: 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km2 )
Area of Greenland: 836,330 sq mi ( 2,166,086 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 Greenland as of 3rd April 2022, is estimated to be around 56,941.
Here is some more data comparison between Alaska and Greenland.
The capital of Alaska is Juneau, and the capital city of Greenland is Nuuk.
Official Languages
Alaska: Multiple Official Languages
Greenland: Greenlandic
Demonym(s)
Alaska: Alaskan
Greenland: Greenlander, Greenlandic
ISO 3166 Code
Alaska: US-AK
Greenland: GL
Human Development Index
HDI of Alaska as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of Greenland as of 2019: 0.786
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)
Greenland Time Zone:
UTC (+) (-) 0 to UTC – 4
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Alaska:
64° 4′ 6.6″ N, 152° 16′ 41.52″ W
Coordinates of Greenland:
72° 0′ 0″ N, 40° 0′ 0″ W
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