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New Hampshire vs Ireland Geography
Land area
- New Hampshire has a land area of 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²), while Ireland has 26,596 square miles (68,883 km²).
- Ireland's land area is 3.0 times (197%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area
- New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²) vs Ireland: 27,133 square miles (70,273 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Ireland's total area is 2.9 times (190%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km) long from north to south; Ireland is 287 miles (462 km).
- Ireland's north-south length is 1.6 times (59%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km) east to west; Ireland spans 191 miles (308 km).
- Ireland's east-west width is 2.0 times (101%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- New Hampshire's highest point is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m); Ireland's is Carrauntoohil at 3,406 feet (1,038 m).
- Mount Washington is 2,871 feet higher than Carrauntoohil.
Lowest point
- New Hampshire's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Ireland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New Hampshire vs Ireland Population and History
Population
- New Hampshire has a population of 1,409,032 (2024), while Ireland has 5,525,600 (2026).
- Ireland's population is 3.9 times (292%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density
- New Hampshire: 157.4 people per square mile vs Ireland: 207.8.
- Ireland's population density is 1.3 times (32%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest city
- New Hampshire's biggest city is Manchester with 116,386 people; Ireland's is Dublin with 592,713.
- Dublin's population is 5.1 times (409%) larger than Manchester's.
Largest metro area
- New Hampshire's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs Ireland's Greater Dublin Area (2,082,605).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 2.4 times (141%) larger than Greater Dublin Area's.
History
- New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state.
- Ireland: Independent since December 6, 1922, as the Irish Free State; a republic since 1949.
- In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 134 years.
New Hampshire vs Ireland Economy
GDP
- New Hampshire's GDP is $119.3 billion (2024) vs Ireland's $721.7 billion.
- Ireland's economic output is 6.0 times (505%) larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita
- New Hampshire: $84,694 per person vs Ireland: $131,593.
- Ireland's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (55%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Average income
- New Hampshire: $83,192 vs Ireland: $87,360 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Ireland's average income is 1.1 times (5%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Official Websites
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