Alaska is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America, whereas India is a country located in South Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Alaska and India regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Alaska bigger than India?
The total area of Alaska is 663,268 sq mi, and the total area of India is 1,269,219 sq mi. Alaska is smaller than India by 605,951 sq mi. Alaska is around 1.92 times smaller than India.
Area of Alaska: 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km2 )
Area of India: 1,269,219 sq mi (3,287,263 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 India as of 3rd April 2022, is estimated to be around 1,403,986,724.
Here is some more data comparison between Alaska and India.
The capital of Alaska is Juneau, and the capital city of India is New Delhi.
Official Languages
Alaska: Multiple Official Languages
India: Hindi, English, Indian
Demonym(s)
Alaska: Alaskan
India: Indian
ISO 3166 Code
Alaska: US-AK
India: IN
Human Development Index
HDI of Alaska as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of India as of 2019: 0.645
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)
India Time Zone:
UTC + 5:30 (Indian Standard Time)
India doesn’t observe daylight saving time.
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Alaska:
64° 4′ 6.6″ N, 152° 16′ 41.52″ W
Coordinates of India:
1° 0′ 0″ N, 78° 0′ 0″ E
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