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Alaska vs Ireland Geography
Land area
- Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Ireland has 26,596 square miles (68,883 km²).
- Alaska's land area is 21.5 times larger than Ireland's.
Total area
- Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Ireland: 27,133 square miles (70,273 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alaska's total area is 24.5 times larger than Ireland's.
Length
- Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Ireland is 287 miles (462 km).
- Alaska's north-south length is 4.2 times (318%) longer than Ireland's.
Width
- Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Ireland spans 191 miles (308 km).
- Alaska's east-west width is 8.1 times (708%) wider than Ireland's.
Highest point
- Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Ireland's is Carrauntoohil at 3,406 feet (1,038 m).
- Denali is 16,829 feet higher than Carrauntoohil.
Lowest point
- Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Ireland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alaska vs Ireland Population and History
Population
- Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Ireland has 5,525,600 (2026).
- Ireland's population is 7.5 times (647%) larger than Alaska's.
Population density
- Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Ireland: 207.8.
- Ireland's population density is 159.8 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city
- Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Ireland's is Dublin with 592,713.
- Dublin's population is 2.0 times (105%) larger than Anchorage's.
Largest metro area
- Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs Ireland's Greater Dublin Area (2,082,605).
- Greater Dublin Area's population is 5.1 times (411%) larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History
- Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state.
- Ireland: Independent since December 6, 1922, as the Irish Free State; a republic since 1949.
- In its current form, Ireland is the older of the two by 37 years.
Alaska vs Ireland Economy
GDP
- Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Ireland's $721.7 billion.
- Ireland's economic output is 10.1 times larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita
- Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Ireland: $131,593.
- Ireland's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Alaska's.
Average income
- Alaska: $76,234 vs Ireland: $87,360 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Ireland's average income is 1.1 times (15%) higher than Alaska's.
Official Websites
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