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Louisiana vs Ireland Geography
Land area
- Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while Ireland has 26,596 square miles (68,883 km²).
- Louisiana's land area is 1.6 times (62%) larger than Ireland's.
Total area
- Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs Ireland: 27,133 square miles (70,273 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Louisiana's total area is 1.9 times (93%) larger than Ireland's.
Length
- Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; Ireland is 287 miles (462 km).
- Louisiana's north-south length is 1.0 times (5%) longer than Ireland's.
Width
- Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; Ireland spans 191 miles (308 km).
- Louisiana's east-west width is 1.9 times (86%) wider than Ireland's.
Highest point
- Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); Ireland's is Carrauntoohil at 3,406 feet (1,038 m).
- Carrauntoohil is 2,873 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; Ireland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Louisiana's lowest point is 8 feet lower.
Louisiana vs Ireland Population and History
Population
- Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while Ireland has 5,525,600 (2026).
- Ireland's population is 1.2 times (20%) larger than Louisiana's.
Population density
- Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs Ireland: 207.8.
- Ireland's population density is 2.0 times (95%) higher than Louisiana's.
Biggest city
- Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; Ireland's is Dublin with 592,713.
- Dublin's population is 1.6 times (63%) larger than New Orleans'.
Largest metro area
- Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 people) vs Ireland's Greater Dublin Area (2,082,605).
- Greater Dublin Area's population is 2.2 times (116%) larger than New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's.
History
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- Ireland: Independent since December 6, 1922, as the Irish Free State; a republic since 1949.
- In its current form, Louisiana is the older of the two by 110 years.
Louisiana vs Ireland Economy
GDP
- Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs Ireland's $721.7 billion.
- Ireland's economic output is 2.2 times (119%) larger than Louisiana's.
GDP per capita
- Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs Ireland: $131,593.
- Ireland's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (84%) higher than Louisiana's.
Average income
- Louisiana: $61,897 vs Ireland: $87,360 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Ireland's average income is 1.4 times (41%) higher than Louisiana's.
Official Websites
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