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Ireland vs Nunavut Geography
Land area
- Ireland has a land area of 26,596 square miles (68,883 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²).
- Nunavut's land area is 28.1 times larger than Ireland's.
Total area
- Ireland: 27,133 square miles (70,273 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nunavut's total area is 29.8 times larger than Ireland's.
Length
- Ireland is 287 miles (462 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km).
- Nunavut's north-south length is 7.4 times (636%) longer than Ireland's.
Width
- Ireland spans 191 miles (308 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km).
- Nunavut's east-west width is 7.0 times (595%) wider than Ireland's.
Highest point
- Ireland's highest point is Carrauntoohil at 3,406 feet (1,038 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m).
- Barbeau Peak is 5,177 feet higher than Carrauntoohil.
Lowest point
- Ireland's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Ireland vs Nunavut Population and History
Population
- Ireland has a population of 5,525,600 (2026), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024).
- Ireland's population is 133.4 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density
- Ireland: 207.8 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1.
- Ireland's population density is 2,078.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city
- Ireland's biggest city is Dublin with 592,713 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429.
- Dublin's population is 79.8 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History
- Ireland: Independent since December 6, 1922, as the Irish Free State; a republic since 1949.
- Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory.
- In its current form, Ireland is the older of the two by 77 years.
Ireland vs Nunavut Economy
GDP
- Ireland's GDP is $721.7 billion (2025) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion.
- Ireland's economic output is 176.0 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita
- Ireland: $131,593 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932.
- Ireland's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (32%) higher than Nunavut's.
Official Websites
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