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North Dakota vs Ireland Geography
Land area
- North Dakota has a land area of 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²), while Ireland has 26,596 square miles (68,883 km²).
- North Dakota's land area is 2.6 times (159%) larger than Ireland's.
Total area
- North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²) vs Ireland: 27,133 square miles (70,273 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Dakota's total area is 2.6 times (161%) larger than Ireland's.
Length
- North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km) long from north to south; Ireland is 287 miles (462 km).
- North Dakota's north-south length is 1.2 times (18%) longer than Ireland's.
Width
- North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km) east to west; Ireland spans 191 miles (308 km).
- North Dakota's east-west width is 2.1 times (114%) wider than Ireland's.
Highest point
- North Dakota's highest point is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m); Ireland's is Carrauntoohil at 3,406 feet (1,038 m).
- White Butte is 94 feet higher than Carrauntoohil.
Lowest point
- North Dakota's lowest point is Red River of the North at 754 feet; Ireland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Ireland's lowest point is 754 feet lower.
North Dakota vs Ireland Population and History
Population
- North Dakota has a population of 796,568 (2024), while Ireland has 5,525,600 (2026).
- Ireland's population is 6.9 times (594%) larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- North Dakota: 11.5 people per square mile vs Ireland: 207.8.
- Ireland's population density is 18.1 times higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- North Dakota's biggest city is Fargo with 136,285 people; Ireland's is Dublin with 592,713.
- Dublin's population is 4.3 times (335%) larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- North Dakota's largest metropolitan area is Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793 people) vs Ireland's Greater Dublin Area (2,082,605).
- Greater Dublin Area's population is 7.8 times (678%) larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- Ireland: Independent since December 6, 1922, as the Irish Free State; a republic since 1949.
- In its current form, North Dakota is the older of the two by 33 years.
North Dakota vs Ireland Economy
GDP
- North Dakota's GDP is $80.1 billion (2024) vs Ireland's $721.7 billion.
- Ireland's economic output is 9.0 times (801%) larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- North Dakota: $100,504 per person vs Ireland: $131,593.
- Ireland's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (31%) higher than North Dakota's.
Average income
- North Dakota: $71,749 vs Ireland: $87,360 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Ireland's average income is 1.2 times (22%) higher than North Dakota's.
Official Websites
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