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US Virgin Islands vs Northern Ireland Geography
Land area: US Virgin Islands has a land area of 134 square miles (346 km²), while Northern Ireland has 5,236 square miles (13,562 km²). Northern Ireland's land area is 39.2 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area: US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²) vs Northern Ireland: 5,456 square miles (14,130 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northern Ireland's total area is 7.4 times (640%) larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length: US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km) long from north to south; Northern Ireland is 83 miles (134 km). Northern Ireland's north-south length is 1.8 times (77%) longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width: US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km) east to west; Northern Ireland spans 107 miles (173 km). Northern Ireland's east-west width is 2.1 times (106%) wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point: US Virgin Islands's highest point is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m); Northern Ireland's is Slieve Donard at 2,789 feet (850 m). Slieve Donard is 1,234 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point: US Virgin Islands's lowest point is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet; Northern Ireland's is Irish Sea at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
US Virgin Islands vs Northern Ireland Population and History
Population: US Virgin Islands has a population of 87,146 (2020), while Northern Ireland has 1,905,000 (2022). Northern Ireland's population is 21.9 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density: US Virgin Islands: 650.3 people per square mile vs Northern Ireland: 363.8. US Virgin Islands' population density is 1.8 times (79%) higher than Northern Ireland's.
History: US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark. Northern Ireland: A country within the United Kingdom; created by the partition of Ireland on May 3, 1921. In its current form, US Virgin Islands is the older of the two by 4 years.
Official Websites
US Virgin Islands official website · Northern Ireland official website
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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.