Albany is about 7 times smaller than Birmingham.

Birmingham (map shows its 87 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 381 sq km, while Albany (map shows its 24 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 55 sq km, making Albany 14.55% the size of Birmingham.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Birmingham vs. Albany uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Our free app, MapSize by MyLifeElsewhere — compare any two places, to scale on your mobile device.