Alaska is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America, whereas Saudi Arabia is a country in Western Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Alaska and Saudi Arabia regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Alaska bigger than Saudi Arabia?
The total area of Alaska is 663,268 sq mi, and the total area of Saudi Arabia is 830,000 sq mi. Alaska is smaller than Saudi Arabia by 166,732 sq mi. Alaska is around 1.26 times smaller than Saudi Arabia.
Area of Alaska: 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km2 )
Area of Saudi Arabia: 830,000 sq mi ( 2,149,690 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 Saudi Arabia as of 4th April 2022, is estimated to be around 35,784,380.
Here is some more data comparison between Alaska and Saudi Arabia.
The capital of Alaska is Juneau, and the capital city of Saudi Arabia is Riyad.
Official Languages
Alaska: Multiple Official Languages
Saudi Arabia: Arabic
Demonym(s)
Alaska: Alaskan
Saudi Arabia: Saudi, Saudi Arabian
ISO 3166 Code
Alaska: US-AK
Saudi Arabia: SA
Human Development Index
HDI of Alaska as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of Saudi Arabia as of 2019: 0.854
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)
Saudi Arabia Time Zone:
UTC + 3 (Arabic Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Alaska:
64° 4′ 6.6″ N, 152° 16′ 41.52″ W
Coordinates of Saudi Arabia:
24° 0′ 0″ N, 45° 0′ 0″ E
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