The map above shows England and Northern Ireland side by side at exactly the same scale, using equal-area projections, so their true relative sizes are preserved.
England vs Northern Ireland Geography
Land area: England has a land area of 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²), while Northern Ireland has 5,236 square miles (13,562 km²). England's land area is 9.6 times (861%) larger than Northern Ireland's.
Total area: England: 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²) vs Northern Ireland: 5,456 square miles (14,130 km²), including inland and coastal water. England's total area is 9.2 times (822%) larger than Northern Ireland's.
Length: England is 421 miles (678 km) long from north to south; Northern Ireland is 83 miles (134 km). England's north-south length is 5.1 times (407%) longer than Northern Ireland's.
Width: England spans 358 miles (576 km) east to west; Northern Ireland spans 107 miles (173 km). England's east-west width is 3.3 times (235%) wider than Northern Ireland's.
Highest point: England's highest point is Scafell Pike at 3,209 feet (978 m); Northern Ireland's is Slieve Donard at 2,789 feet (850 m). Scafell Pike is 420 feet higher than Slieve Donard.
Lowest point: England's lowest point is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet; Northern Ireland's is Irish Sea at 0 feet. England's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
England vs Northern Ireland Population and History
Population: England has a population of 56,536,000 (2022), while Northern Ireland has 1,905,000 (2022). England's population is 29.7 times larger than Northern Ireland's.
Population density: England: 1,124.0 people per square mile vs Northern Ireland: 363.8. England's population density is 3.1 times (209%) higher than Northern Ireland's.
Biggest city: England's biggest city is London with 8,825,001 people; Northern Ireland's is Belfast with 348,005. London's population is 25.4 times larger than Belfast's.
History: England: A country within the United Kingdom; unified as a kingdom in 927. Northern Ireland: A country within the United Kingdom; created by the partition of Ireland on May 3, 1921. In its current form, England is the older of the two by 994 years.
England vs Northern Ireland Economy
GDP: England's GDP is $2,249.6 billion (2022) vs Northern Ireland's $58.8 billion. England's economic output is 38.3 times larger than Northern Ireland's.
GDP per capita: England: $39,801 per person vs Northern Ireland: $30,686. England's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (30%) higher than Northern Ireland's.
Official Websites
England official website · Northern Ireland official website
More Size Comparisons
All England size comparisons · All Northern Ireland size comparisons
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.