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Alberta vs Ireland Geography
Land area
- Alberta has a land area of 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²), while Ireland has 26,596 square miles (68,883 km²).
- Alberta's land area is 9.3 times (832%) larger than Ireland's.
Total area
- Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²) vs Ireland: 27,133 square miles (70,273 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alberta's total area is 9.4 times (842%) larger than Ireland's.
Length
- Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km) long from north to south; Ireland is 287 miles (462 km).
- Alberta's north-south length is 2.8 times (182%) longer than Ireland's.
Width
- Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km) east to west; Ireland spans 191 miles (308 km).
- Alberta's east-west width is 2.8 times (185%) wider than Ireland's.
Highest point
- Alberta's highest point is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m); Ireland's is Carrauntoohil at 3,406 feet (1,038 m).
- Mount Columbia is 8,887 feet higher than Carrauntoohil.
Lowest point
- Alberta's lowest point is Slave River at 499 feet; Ireland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Ireland's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
Alberta vs Ireland Population and History
Population
- Alberta has a population of 5,048,151 (2026), while Ireland has 5,525,600 (2026).
- Ireland's population is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Alberta's.
Population density
- Alberta: 20.4 people per square mile vs Ireland: 207.8.
- Ireland's population density is 10.2 times higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city
- Alberta's biggest city is Calgary with 1,306,784 people; Ireland's is Dublin with 592,713.
- Calgary's population is 2.2 times (120%) larger than Dublin's.
Largest metro area
- Alberta's largest metropolitan area is Calgary CMA (1,481,806 people) vs Ireland's Greater Dublin Area (2,082,605).
- Greater Dublin Area's population is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Calgary CMA's.
History
- Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- Ireland: Independent since December 6, 1922, as the Irish Free State; a republic since 1949.
- In its current form, Alberta is the older of the two by 17 years.
Alberta vs Ireland Economy
GDP
- Alberta's GDP is $346.0 billion (2024) vs Ireland's $721.7 billion.
- Ireland's economic output is 2.1 times (109%) larger than Alberta's.
GDP per capita
- Alberta: $70,487 per person vs Ireland: $131,593.
- Ireland's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (87%) higher than Alberta's.
Official Websites
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