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Arizona vs Northern Ireland Geography
Land area
- Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while Northern Ireland has 5,236 square miles (13,562 km²).
- Arizona's land area is 21.7 times larger than Northern Ireland's.
Total area
- Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs Northern Ireland: 5,456 square miles (14,130 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arizona's total area is 20.9 times larger than Northern Ireland's.
Length
- Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; Northern Ireland is 83 miles (134 km).
- Arizona's north-south length is 5.2 times (417%) longer than Northern Ireland's.
Width
- Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; Northern Ireland spans 107 miles (173 km).
- Arizona's east-west width is 4.2 times (322%) wider than Northern Ireland's.
Highest point
- Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); Northern Ireland's is Slieve Donard at 2,789 feet (850 m).
- Humphreys Peak is 9,831 feet higher than Slieve Donard.
Lowest point
- Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; Northern Ireland's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Northern Ireland's lowest point is 71 feet lower.
Arizona vs Northern Ireland Population and History
Population
- Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while Northern Ireland has 1,905,000 (2022).
- Arizona's population is 4.0 times (298%) larger than Northern Ireland's.
Population density
- Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs Northern Ireland: 363.8.
- Northern Ireland's population density is 5.5 times (445%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest city
- Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; Northern Ireland's is Belfast with 348,005.
- Phoenix's population is 4.8 times (381%) larger than Belfast's.
History
- Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th state.
- Northern Ireland: A country within the United Kingdom; created by the partition of Ireland on May 3, 1921.
- In its current form, Arizona is the older of the two by 9 years.
Arizona vs Northern Ireland Economy
GDP
- Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs Northern Ireland's $58.8 billion.
- Arizona's economic output is 9.7 times (870%) larger than Northern Ireland's.
GDP per capita
- Arizona: $75,186 per person vs Northern Ireland: $30,686.
- Arizona's GDP per capita is 2.5 times (145%) higher than Northern Ireland's.
Official Websites
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