Alaska is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America, whereas Peru is a country located in Western South America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Alaska and Peru regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Alaska bigger than Peru?
The total area of Alaska is 663,268 sq mi, and the total area of Peru is 496,225 sq mi. Alaska is bigger than Peru by 167,043 sq mi. Alaska is around 1.34 times bigger than Peru.
Area of Alaska: 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km2 )
Area of Peru: 496,225 sq mi ( 1,285,216 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 Peru as of 4th April 2022, is estimated to be around 33,791,061.
Here is some more data comparison between Alaska and Peru.
The capital of Alaska is Juneau, and the capital city of Peru is Lima.
Official Languages
Alaska: Multiple Official Languages
Peru: Spanish
Demonym(s)
Alaska: Alaskan
Peru: Peruvian
ISO 3166 Code
Alaska: US-AK
Peru: PE
Human Development Index
HDI of Alaska as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of Peru as of 2019: 0.777
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)
Peru Time Zone:
UTC – 5 (Peru Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Alaska:
64° 4′ 6.6″ N, 152° 16′ 41.52″ W
Coordinates of Peru:
10° 0′ 0″ S, 76° 0′ 0″ W
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