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Tennessee vs Ireland Geography
Land area
- Tennessee has a land area of 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²), while Ireland has 26,596 square miles (68,883 km²).
- Tennessee's land area is 1.6 times (55%) larger than Ireland's.
Total area
- Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²) vs Ireland: 27,133 square miles (70,273 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Tennessee's total area is 1.6 times (55%) larger than Ireland's.
Length
- Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km) long from north to south; Ireland is 287 miles (462 km).
- Ireland's north-south length is 1.5 times (50%) longer than Tennessee's.
Width
- Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km) east to west; Ireland spans 191 miles (308 km).
- Tennessee's east-west width is 2.6 times (160%) wider than Ireland's.
Highest point
- Tennessee's highest point is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m); Ireland's is Carrauntoohil at 3,406 feet (1,038 m).
- Clingmans Dome is 3,218 feet higher than Carrauntoohil.
Lowest point
- Tennessee's lowest point is Mississippi River at 178 feet; Ireland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Ireland's lowest point is 178 feet lower.
Tennessee vs Ireland Population and History
Population
- Tennessee has a population of 7,227,750 (2024), while Ireland has 5,525,600 (2026).
- Tennessee's population is 1.3 times (31%) larger than Ireland's.
Population density
- Tennessee: 175.3 people per square mile vs Ireland: 207.8.
- Ireland's population density is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Tennessee's.
Biggest city
- Tennessee's biggest city is Nashville with 704,963 people; Ireland's is Dublin with 592,713.
- Nashville's population is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Dublin's.
Largest metro area
- Tennessee's largest metropolitan area is Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553 people) vs Ireland's Greater Dublin Area (2,082,605).
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area and Greater Dublin Area have about the same population.
History
- Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state.
- Ireland: Independent since December 6, 1922, as the Irish Free State; a republic since 1949.
- In its current form, Tennessee is the older of the two by 126 years.
Tennessee vs Ireland Economy
GDP
- Tennessee's GDP is $561.2 billion (2024) vs Ireland's $721.7 billion.
- Ireland's economic output is 1.3 times (29%) larger than Tennessee's.
GDP per capita
- Tennessee: $77,645 per person vs Ireland: $131,593.
- Ireland's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (69%) higher than Tennessee's.
Average income
- Tennessee: $66,504 vs Ireland: $87,360 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Ireland's average income is 1.3 times (31%) higher than Tennessee's.
Official Websites
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