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Ireland vs New Brunswick Geography
Land area
- Ireland has a land area of 26,596 square miles (68,883 km²), while New Brunswick has 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²).
- Ireland and New Brunswick have about the same land area.
Total area
- Ireland: 27,133 square miles (70,273 km²) vs New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Ireland and New Brunswick have about the same total area.
Length
- Ireland is 287 miles (462 km) long from north to south; New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km).
- Ireland's north-south length is 1.2 times (19%) longer than New Brunswick's.
Width
- Ireland spans 191 miles (308 km) east to west; New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km).
- New Brunswick's east-west width is 1.4 times (38%) wider than Ireland's.
Highest point
- Ireland's highest point is Carrauntoohil at 3,406 feet (1,038 m); New Brunswick's is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m).
- Carrauntoohil is 726 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point
- Ireland's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; New Brunswick's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Ireland vs New Brunswick Population and History
Population
- Ireland has a population of 5,525,600 (2026), while New Brunswick has 867,383 (2026).
- Ireland's population is 6.4 times (537%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density
- Ireland: 207.8 people per square mile vs New Brunswick: 31.4.
- Ireland's population density is 6.6 times (562%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Biggest city
- Ireland's biggest city is Dublin with 592,713 people; New Brunswick's is Moncton with 79,470.
- Dublin's population is 7.5 times (646%) larger than Moncton's.
Largest metro area
- Ireland's largest metropolitan area is Greater Dublin Area (2,082,605 people) vs New Brunswick's Moncton CMA (157,717).
- Greater Dublin Area's population is 13.2 times larger than Moncton CMA's.
History
- Ireland: Independent since December 6, 1922, as the Irish Free State; a republic since 1949.
- New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, New Brunswick is the older of the two by 55 years.
Ireland vs New Brunswick Economy
GDP
- Ireland's GDP is $721.7 billion (2025) vs New Brunswick's $35.3 billion.
- Ireland's economic output is 20.4 times larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita
- Ireland: $131,593 per person vs New Brunswick: $41,088.
- Ireland's GDP per capita is 3.2 times (220%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
Ireland official website · New Brunswick official website
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