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New South Wales vs Northern Ireland Geography
Land area
- New South Wales has a land area of 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²), while Northern Ireland has 5,236 square miles (13,562 km²).
- New South Wales' land area is 59.0 times larger than Northern Ireland's.
Total area
- New South Wales: 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²) vs Northern Ireland: 5,456 square miles (14,130 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New South Wales' total area is 56.7 times larger than Northern Ireland's.
Length
- New South Wales is 678 miles (1,092 km) long from north to south; Northern Ireland is 83 miles (134 km).
- New South Wales' north-south length is 8.2 times (717%) longer than Northern Ireland's.
Width
- New South Wales spans 831 miles (1,338 km) east to west; Northern Ireland spans 107 miles (173 km).
- New South Wales' east-west width is 7.8 times (677%) wider than Northern Ireland's.
Highest point
- New South Wales's highest point is Mount Kosciuszko at 7,310 feet (2,228 m); Northern Ireland's is Slieve Donard at 2,789 feet (850 m).
- Mount Kosciuszko is 4,521 feet higher than Slieve Donard.
Lowest point
- New South Wales'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.
New South Wales vs Northern Ireland Population and History
Population
- New South Wales has a population of 8,624,534 (2025), while Northern Ireland has 1,905,000 (2022).
- New South Wales' population is 4.5 times (353%) larger than Northern Ireland's.
Population density
- New South Wales: 27.9 people per square mile vs Northern Ireland: 363.8.
- Northern Ireland's population density is 13.0 times higher than New South Wales'.
History
- New South Wales: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1788.
- Northern Ireland: A country within the United Kingdom; created by the partition of Ireland on May 3, 1921.
- In its current form, New South Wales is the older of the two by 20 years.
New South Wales vs Northern Ireland Economy
GDP
- New South Wales's GDP is $547.1 billion (2025) vs Northern Ireland's $58.8 billion.
- New South Wales' economic output is 9.3 times (830%) larger than Northern Ireland's.
GDP per capita
- New South Wales: $63,435 per person vs Northern Ireland: $30,686.
- New South Wales' GDP per capita is 2.1 times (107%) higher than Northern Ireland's.
Official Websites
New South Wales official website · Northern Ireland official website
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