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Minnesota vs Ireland Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while Ireland has 26,596 square miles (68,883 km²).
- Minnesota's land area is 3.0 times (199%) larger than Ireland's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs Ireland: 27,133 square miles (70,273 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Minnesota's total area is 3.2 times (220%) larger than Ireland's.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; Ireland is 287 miles (462 km).
- Minnesota's north-south length is 1.4 times (42%) longer than Ireland's.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; Ireland spans 191 miles (308 km).
- Minnesota's east-west width is 1.9 times (88%) wider than Ireland's.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); Ireland's is Carrauntoohil at 3,406 feet (1,038 m).
- Carrauntoohil is 1,114 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; Ireland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Ireland's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Minnesota vs Ireland Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while Ireland has 5,525,600 (2026).
- Minnesota's population is 1.0 times (5%) larger than Ireland's.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs Ireland: 207.8.
- Ireland's population density is 2.9 times (186%) higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city
- Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; Ireland's is Dublin with 592,713.
- Dublin's population is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Minneapolis'.
Largest metro area
- Minnesota's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs Ireland's Greater Dublin Area (2,082,605).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 1.8 times (80%) larger than Greater Dublin Area's.
History
- Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
- Ireland: Independent since December 6, 1922, as the Irish Free State; a republic since 1949.
- In its current form, Minnesota is the older of the two by 64 years.
Minnesota vs Ireland Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs Ireland's $721.7 billion.
- Ireland's economic output is 1.4 times (42%) larger than Minnesota's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs Ireland: $131,593.
- Ireland's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (50%) higher than Minnesota's.
Average income
- Minnesota: $75,603 vs Ireland: $87,360 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Ireland's average income is 1.2 times (16%) higher than Minnesota's.
Official Websites
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