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Alaska vs Northern Ireland Geography
Land area: Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Northern Ireland has 5,236 square miles (13,562 km²). Alaska's land area is 109.1 times larger than Northern Ireland's.
Total area: Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Northern Ireland: 5,456 square miles (14,130 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alaska's total area is 122.0 times larger than Northern Ireland's.
Length: Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Northern Ireland is 83 miles (134 km). Alaska's north-south length is 14.5 times longer than Northern Ireland's.
Width: Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Northern Ireland spans 107 miles (173 km). Alaska's east-west width is 14.4 times wider than Northern Ireland's.
Highest point: Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Northern Ireland's is Slieve Donard at 2,789 feet (850 m). Denali is 17,446 feet higher than Slieve Donard.
Lowest point: Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Northern Ireland's is Irish Sea at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alaska vs Northern Ireland Population and History
Population: Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Northern Ireland has 1,905,000 (2022). Northern Ireland's population is 2.6 times (157%) larger than Alaska's.
Population density: Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Northern Ireland: 363.8. Northern Ireland's population density is 279.8 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city: Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Northern Ireland's is Belfast with 348,005. Belfast's population is 1.2 times (20%) larger than Anchorage's.
History: Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state. Northern Ireland: A country within the United Kingdom; created by the partition of Ireland on May 3, 1921. In its current form, Northern Ireland is the older of the two by 38 years.
Alaska vs Northern Ireland Economy
GDP: Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Northern Ireland's $58.8 billion. Alaska's economic output is 1.2 times (22%) larger than Northern Ireland's.
GDP per capita: Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Northern Ireland: $30,686. Alaska's GDP per capita is 3.2 times (215%) higher than Northern Ireland's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.