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Ireland vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area
- Ireland has a land area of 26,596 square miles (68,883 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 17.2 times larger than Ireland's.
Total area
- Ireland: 27,133 square miles (70,273 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 19.2 times larger than Ireland's.
Length
- Ireland is 287 miles (462 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 4.6 times (356%) longer than Ireland's.
Width
- Ireland spans 191 miles (308 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 5.2 times (418%) wider than Ireland's.
Highest point
- Ireland's highest point is Carrauntoohil at 3,406 feet (1,038 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m).
- Mount Nirvana is 5,692 feet higher than Carrauntoohil.
Lowest point
- Ireland's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Ireland vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population
- Ireland has a population of 5,525,600 (2026), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024).
- Ireland's population is 122.1 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Ireland: 207.8 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1.
- Ireland's population density is 2,078.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- Ireland's biggest city is Dublin with 592,713 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340.
- Dublin's population is 29.1 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area
- Ireland's largest metropolitan area is Greater Dublin Area (2,082,605 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340).
- Greater Dublin Area's population is 102.4 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- Ireland: Independent since December 6, 1922, as the Irish Free State; a republic since 1949.
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Northwest Territories is the older of the two by 52 years.
Ireland vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP
- Ireland's GDP is $721.7 billion (2025) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion.
- Ireland's economic output is 195.1 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- Ireland: $131,593 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646.
- Ireland's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (59%) higher than Northwest Territories'.
Official Websites
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