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Alabama vs Northern Ireland Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Northern Ireland has 5,236 square miles (13,562 km²).
- Alabama's land area is 9.7 times (867%) larger than Northern Ireland's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Northern Ireland: 5,456 square miles (14,130 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alabama's total area is 9.6 times (861%) larger than Northern Ireland's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Northern Ireland is 83 miles (134 km).
- Alabama's north-south length is 4.0 times (299%) longer than Northern Ireland's.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Northern Ireland spans 107 miles (173 km).
- Alabama's east-west width is 2.0 times (98%) wider than Northern Ireland's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Northern Ireland's is Slieve Donard at 2,789 feet (850 m).
- Slieve Donard is 384 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Northern Ireland's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alabama vs Northern Ireland Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Northern Ireland has 1,905,000 (2022).
- Alabama's population is 2.7 times (171%) larger than Northern Ireland's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Northern Ireland: 363.8.
- Northern Ireland's population density is 3.6 times (257%) higher than Alabama's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Northern Ireland's is Belfast with 348,005.
- Belfast's population is 1.5 times (51%) larger than Huntsville's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- Northern Ireland: A country within the United Kingdom; created by the partition of Ireland on May 3, 1921.
- In its current form, Alabama is the older of the two by 102 years.
Alabama vs Northern Ireland Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Northern Ireland's $58.8 billion.
- Alabama's economic output is 5.5 times (453%) larger than Northern Ireland's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Northern Ireland: $30,686.
- Alabama's GDP per capita is 2.1 times (106%) higher than Northern Ireland's.
Official Websites
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