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North Carolina vs Northern Ireland Geography
Land area: North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while Northern Ireland has 5,236 square miles (13,562 km²). North Carolina's land area is 9.3 times (829%) larger than Northern Ireland's.
Total area: North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²) vs Northern Ireland: 5,456 square miles (14,130 km²), including inland and coastal water. North Carolina's total area is 9.9 times (886%) larger than Northern Ireland's.
Length: North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; Northern Ireland is 83 miles (134 km). North Carolina's north-south length is 3.1 times (211%) longer than Northern Ireland's.
Width: North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; Northern Ireland spans 107 miles (173 km). North Carolina's east-west width is 4.6 times (355%) wider than Northern Ireland's.
Highest point: North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); Northern Ireland's is Slieve Donard at 2,789 feet (850 m). Mount Mitchell is 3,885 feet higher than Slieve Donard.
Lowest point: North Carolina's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Northern Ireland's is Irish Sea at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
North Carolina vs Northern Ireland Population and History
Population: North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while Northern Ireland has 1,905,000 (2022). North Carolina's population is 5.8 times (480%) larger than Northern Ireland's.
Population density: North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs Northern Ireland: 363.8. Northern Ireland's population density is 1.6 times (60%) higher than North Carolina's.
Biggest city: North Carolina's biggest city is Charlotte with 943,476 people; Northern Ireland's is Belfast with 348,005. Charlotte's population is 2.7 times (171%) larger than Belfast's.
History: North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state. Northern Ireland: A country within the United Kingdom; created by the partition of Ireland on May 3, 1921. In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 132 years.
North Carolina vs Northern Ireland Economy
GDP: North Carolina's GDP is $844.2 billion (2024) vs Northern Ireland's $58.8 billion. North Carolina's economic output is 14.4 times larger than Northern Ireland's.
GDP per capita: North Carolina: $76,427 per person vs Northern Ireland: $30,686. North Carolina's GDP per capita is 2.5 times (149%) 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.