Alaska is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America, whereas Wales is a country located in north-western Europe and is a part of the United Kingdom. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Alaska and Wales regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Alaska bigger than Wales?
The total area of Alaska is 663,268 sq mi, and the total area of Wales is 8,023 sq mi. Alaska is bigger than Wales by 655,245 sq mi. Alaska is around 82.67 times bigger than Wales.
Area of Alaska: 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km2 )
Area of Wales: 8,023 sq mi ( 20,779 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 Eurostat data, the total population of Wales as of 2019, was estimated to be around 3.136 Million.
Here is some more data comparison between Alaska and Wales.
The capital of Alaska is Juneau, and the capital city of Wales is Cardiff.
Official Languages
Alaska: Multiple Official Languages
Wales: Welsh, English
Demonym(s)
Alaska: Alaskan
Wales: Welsh
ISO 3166 Code
Alaska: US-AK
Wales: GB-WLS
Human Development Index
HDI of Alaska as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of Wales as of 2019: 0.901
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)
Wales Time Zone:
UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (British Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Alaska:
64° 4′ 6.6″ N, 152° 16′ 41.52″ W
Coordinates of Wales:
49° 48′ 52″ N, 6° 7′ 54″ E
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