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Vermont vs Ireland Geography
Land area: Vermont has a land area of 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²), while Ireland has 26,596 square miles (68,883 km²). Ireland's land area is 2.9 times (189%) larger than Vermont's.
Total area: Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²) vs Ireland: 27,133 square miles (70,273 km²), including inland and coastal water. Ireland's total area is 2.8 times (182%) larger than Vermont's.
Length: Vermont is 165 miles (265 km) long from north to south; Ireland is 287 miles (462 km). Ireland's north-south length is 1.7 times (74%) longer than Vermont's.
Width: Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km) east to west; Ireland spans 191 miles (308 km). Ireland's east-west width is 1.7 times (69%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point: Vermont's highest point is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m); Ireland's is Carrauntoohil at 3,406 feet (1,038 m). Mount Mansfield is 978 feet higher than Carrauntoohil.
Lowest point: Vermont's lowest point is Lake Champlain at 95 feet; Ireland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Ireland's lowest point is 95 feet lower.
Vermont vs Ireland Population and History
Population: Vermont has a population of 648,493 (2024), while Ireland has 5,525,600 (2026). Ireland's population is 8.5 times (752%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density: Vermont: 70.4 people per square mile vs Ireland: 207.8. Ireland's population density is 3.0 times (195%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest city: Vermont's biggest city is Burlington with 44,432 people; Ireland's is Dublin with 592,713. Dublin's population is 13.3 times larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area: Vermont's largest metropolitan area is Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445 people) vs Ireland's Greater Dublin Area (2,082,605). Greater Dublin Area's population is 9.1 times (808%) larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History: Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state. Ireland: Independent since December 6, 1922, as the Irish Free State; a republic since 1949. In its current form, Vermont is the older of the two by 131 years.
Vermont vs Ireland Economy
GDP: Vermont's GDP is $46.3 billion (2024) vs Ireland's $721.7 billion. Ireland's economic output is 15.6 times larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita: Vermont: $71,359 per person vs Ireland: $131,593. Ireland's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (84%) higher than Vermont's.
Average income: Vermont: $71,287 vs Ireland: $87,360 average income per person (per capita personal income). Ireland's average income is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Vermont'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.