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England vs Ireland Geography
Land area
- England has a land area of 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²), while Ireland has 26,596 square miles (68,883 km²).
- England's land area is 1.9 times (89%) larger than Ireland's.
Total area
- England: 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²) vs Ireland: 27,133 square miles (70,273 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- England's total area is 1.9 times (85%) larger than Ireland's.
Length
- England is 421 miles (678 km) long from north to south; Ireland is 287 miles (462 km).
- England's north-south length is 1.5 times (47%) longer than Ireland's.
Width
- England spans 358 miles (576 km) east to west; Ireland spans 191 miles (308 km).
- England's east-west width is 1.9 times (87%) wider than Ireland's.
Highest point
- England's highest point is Scafell Pike at 3,209 feet (978 m); Ireland's is Carrauntoohil at 3,406 feet (1,038 m).
- Carrauntoohil is 197 feet higher than Scafell Pike.
Lowest point
- England's lowest point is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet; Ireland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- England's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
England vs Ireland Population and History
Population
- England has a population of 56,536,000 (2022), while Ireland has 5,525,600 (2026).
- England's population is 10.2 times larger than Ireland's.
Population density
- England: 1,124.0 people per square mile vs Ireland: 207.8.
- England's population density is 5.4 times (441%) higher than Ireland's.
Biggest city
- England's biggest city is London with 8,825,001 people; Ireland's is Dublin with 592,713.
- London's population is 14.9 times larger than Dublin's.
Largest metro area
- England's largest metropolitan area is London (10,416,420 people) vs Ireland's Greater Dublin Area (2,082,605).
- London's population is 5.0 times (400%) larger than Greater Dublin Area's.
History
- England: A country within the United Kingdom; unified as a kingdom in 927.
- Ireland: Independent since December 6, 1922, as the Irish Free State; a republic since 1949.
- In its current form, England is the older of the two by 995 years.
England vs Ireland Economy
GDP
- England's GDP is $2,249.6 billion (2022) vs Ireland's $721.7 billion.
- England's economic output is 3.1 times (212%) larger than Ireland's.
GDP per capita
- England: $39,801 per person vs Ireland: $131,593.
- Ireland's GDP per capita is 3.3 times (231%) higher than England's.
Official Websites
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