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Ohio vs Ireland Geography
Land area
- Ohio has a land area of 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²), while Ireland has 26,596 square miles (68,883 km²).
- Ohio's land area is 1.5 times (54%) larger than Ireland's.
Total area
- Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²) vs Ireland: 27,133 square miles (70,273 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Ohio's total area is 1.7 times (65%) larger than Ireland's.
Length
- Ohio is 291 miles (468 km) long from north to south; Ireland is 287 miles (462 km).
- Ohio and Ireland have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km) east to west; Ireland spans 191 miles (308 km).
- Ohio's east-west width is 1.7 times (66%) wider than Ireland's.
Highest point
- Ohio's highest point is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m); Ireland's is Carrauntoohil at 3,406 feet (1,038 m).
- Carrauntoohil is 1,859 feet higher than Campbell Hill.
Lowest point
- Ohio's lowest point is Ohio River at 455 feet; Ireland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Ireland's lowest point is 455 feet lower.
Ohio vs Ireland Population and History
Population
- Ohio has a population of 11,883,304 (2024), while Ireland has 5,525,600 (2026).
- Ohio's population is 2.2 times (115%) larger than Ireland's.
Population density
- Ohio: 290.8 people per square mile vs Ireland: 207.8.
- Ohio's population density is 1.4 times (40%) higher than Ireland's.
Biggest city
- Ohio's biggest city is Columbus with 933,263 people; Ireland's is Dublin with 592,713.
- Columbus' population is 1.6 times (57%) larger than Dublin's.
Largest metro area
- Ohio's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Ireland's Greater Dublin Area (2,082,605).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Greater Dublin Area's.
History
- Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state.
- Ireland: Independent since December 6, 1922, as the Irish Free State; a republic since 1949.
- In its current form, Ohio is the older of the two by 119 years.
Ohio vs Ireland Economy
GDP
- Ohio's GDP is $923.1 billion (2024) vs Ireland's $721.7 billion.
- Ohio's economic output is 1.3 times (28%) larger than Ireland's.
GDP per capita
- Ohio: $77,684 per person vs Ireland: $131,593.
- Ireland's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (69%) higher than Ohio's.
Average income
- Ohio: $64,464 vs Ireland: $87,360 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Ireland's average income is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Ohio's.
Official Websites
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