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Colorado vs Ireland Geography
Land area
- Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Ireland has 26,596 square miles (68,883 km²).
- Colorado's land area is 3.9 times (290%) larger than Ireland's.
Total area
- Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Ireland: 27,133 square miles (70,273 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Colorado's total area is 3.8 times (284%) larger than Ireland's.
Length
- Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Ireland is 287 miles (462 km).
- Colorado's north-south length is 1.6 times (63%) longer than Ireland's.
Width
- Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Ireland spans 191 miles (308 km).
- Colorado's east-west width is 2.0 times (103%) wider than Ireland's.
Highest point
- Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Ireland's is Carrauntoohil at 3,406 feet (1,038 m).
- Mount Elbert is 11,016 feet higher than Carrauntoohil.
Lowest point
- Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Ireland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Ireland's lowest point is 3,326 feet lower.
Colorado vs Ireland Population and History
Population
- Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Ireland has 5,525,600 (2026).
- Colorado's population is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Ireland's.
Population density
- Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Ireland: 207.8.
- Ireland's population density is 3.6 times (261%) higher than Colorado's.
Biggest city
- Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; Ireland's is Dublin with 592,713.
- Denver's population is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Dublin's.
Largest metro area
- Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs Ireland's Greater Dublin Area (2,082,605).
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's population is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Greater Dublin Area's.
History
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state.
- Ireland: Independent since December 6, 1922, as the Irish Free State; a republic since 1949.
- In its current form, Colorado is the older of the two by 46 years.
Colorado vs Ireland Economy
GDP
- Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Ireland's $721.7 billion.
- Ireland's economic output is 1.3 times (29%) larger than Colorado's.
GDP per capita
- Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Ireland: $131,593.
- Ireland's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (41%) higher than Colorado's.
Average income
- Colorado: $83,055 vs Ireland: $87,360 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Ireland's average income is 1.1 times (5%) higher than Colorado's.
Official Websites
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