Norway is a Nordic country located in Northern Europe, whereas Alaska is a state located in the Western United States of America, on the northwest extremity of the country’s west coast. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Norway and Alaska regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Norway bigger than Alaska?
The total area of Norway is 385,207 sq km, and the total area of Alaska is 1,717,856 sq km. Norway is smaller than Alaska by 1,332,649 sq km. Norway is around 4.46 times smaller than Alaska.
Area of Norway: 148,729 sq mi ( 385,207 km2 )
Area of Alaska: 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km2 )
Population
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Norway as of 26th March 2022, is estimated to be around 5,495,517.
According to the United States Census Bureau data, the total population of Alaska as of 2019, was estimated to be around 731,545.
Here is some more data comparison between Norway and Alaska.
The capital of Norway is Oslo, and the capital city of Alaska is Juneau.
Official Languages
Norway: Norwegian, Sami
Alaska: Multiple Official Languages
Demonym(s)
Norway: Norwegian
Alaska: Alaskan
ISO 3166 Code
Norway: NO
Alaska: US-AK
Human Development Index
HDI of Norway as of 2019: 0.957
HDI of Alaska as of 2019: 0.936
Norway Time Zone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
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)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Norway:
61° 0′ 0″ N, 8° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Alaska:
64° 4′ 6.6″ N, 152° 16′ 41.52″ W
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