State size comparison

compared to

District of Columbia is about 8,369 times smaller than Alaska.

Alaska is approximately 1,481,348 sq km, while District of Columbia is approximately 177 sq km, making District of Columbia 0.01% the size of Alaska. Meanwhile, the population of Alaska is ~710,231 people (108,508 fewer people live in District of Columbia).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Alaska vs. District of Columbia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Share

Compare further: District of Columbia vs. Alaska

Flip Comparison · See true size
See District of Columbia on top of Alaska
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 18 statistics
Make 63.7% less money in Alaska
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Alaska is 11.9% cheaper than District of Columbia
→
Our free app, MapSize by MyLifeElsewhere — compare any two places, to scale on your mobile device.
Download on the App Store GET IT ON Google Play