Alaska is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America, whereas Portugal is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Alaska and Portugal regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Alaska bigger than Portugal?
The total area of Alaska is 663,268 sq mi, and the total area of Portugal is 35,603 sq mi. Alaska is bigger than Portugal by 627,665 sq mi. Alaska is around 18.63 times bigger than Portugal.
Area of Alaska: 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km2 )
Area of Portugal: 35,603 sq mi ( 92,212 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 Portugal as of 4th April 2022, is estimated to be around 10,145,576.
Here is some more data comparison between Alaska and Portugal.
The capital of Alaska is Juneau, and the capital city of Portugal is Lisbon.
Official Languages
Alaska: Multiple Official Languages
Portugal: Portuguese
Demonym(s)
Alaska: Alaskan
Portugal: Portuguese
ISO 3166 Code
Alaska: US-AK
Portugal: PT
Human Development Index
HDI of Alaska as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of Portugal as of 2019: 0.864
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)
Portugal Time Zone:
UTC (Western European Time)
UTC – 1 (Atlantic, Azores)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (Western European Summer Time )
UTC (Atlantic, Azores)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Alaska:
64° 4′ 6.6″ N, 152° 16′ 41.52″ W
Coordinates of Portugal:
38° 42′ 0″ N, 9° 11′ 0″ W
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