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New York vs Ireland Geography
Land area
- New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Ireland has 26,596 square miles (68,883 km²).
- New York's land area is 1.8 times (77%) larger than Ireland's.
Total area
- New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Ireland: 27,133 square miles (70,273 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New York's total area is 2.0 times (101%) larger than Ireland's.
Length
- New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Ireland is 287 miles (462 km).
- New York's north-south length is 1.1 times (9%) longer than Ireland's.
Width
- New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Ireland spans 191 miles (308 km).
- New York's east-west width is 2.2 times (117%) wider than Ireland's.
Highest point
- New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Ireland's is Carrauntoohil at 3,406 feet (1,038 m).
- Mount Marcy is 1,929 feet higher than Carrauntoohil.
Lowest point
- New York'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 York vs Ireland Population and History
Population
- New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Ireland has 5,525,600 (2026).
- New York's population is 3.6 times (260%) larger than Ireland's.
Population density
- New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Ireland: 207.8.
- New York's population density is 2.0 times (103%) higher than Ireland's.
Biggest city
- New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Ireland's is Dublin with 592,713.
- New York's population is 14.3 times larger than Dublin's.
Largest metro area
- New York's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Ireland's Greater Dublin Area (2,082,605).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 9.6 times (857%) larger than Greater Dublin Area's.
History
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- Ireland: Independent since December 6, 1922, as the Irish Free State; a republic since 1949.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 134 years.
New York vs Ireland Economy
GDP
- New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Ireland's $721.7 billion.
- New York's economic output is 3.2 times (222%) larger than Ireland's.
GDP per capita
- New York: $116,883 per person vs Ireland: $131,593.
- Ireland's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (13%) higher than New York's.
Average income
- New York: $85,552 vs Ireland: $87,360 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York and Ireland have about the same average income.
Official Websites
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