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Texas vs Ireland Geography
Land area
- Texas has a land area of 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²), while Ireland has 26,596 square miles (68,883 km²).
- Texas' land area is 9.8 times (882%) larger than Ireland's.
Total area
- Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²) vs Ireland: 27,133 square miles (70,273 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Texas' total area is 9.9 times (890%) larger than Ireland's.
Length
- Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km) long from north to south; Ireland is 287 miles (462 km).
- Texas' north-south length is 2.8 times (182%) longer than Ireland's.
Width
- Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km) east to west; Ireland spans 191 miles (308 km).
- Texas' east-west width is 4.1 times (307%) wider than Ireland's.
Highest point
- Texas's highest point is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m); Ireland's is Carrauntoohil at 3,406 feet (1,038 m).
- Guadalupe Peak is 5,324 feet higher than Carrauntoohil.
Lowest point
- Texas's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Ireland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Texas vs Ireland Population and History
Population
- Texas has a population of 31,290,831 (2024), while Ireland has 5,525,600 (2026).
- Texas' population is 5.7 times (466%) larger than Ireland's.
Population density
- Texas: 119.8 people per square mile vs Ireland: 207.8.
- Ireland's population density is 1.7 times (73%) higher than Texas'.
Biggest city
- Texas's biggest city is Houston with 2,390,125 people; Ireland's is Dublin with 592,713.
- Houston's population is 4.0 times (303%) larger than Dublin's.
Largest metro area
- Texas's largest metropolitan area is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032 people) vs Ireland's Greater Dublin Area (2,082,605).
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 4.0 times (301%) larger than Greater Dublin Area's.
History
- Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state.
- Ireland: Independent since December 6, 1922, as the Irish Free State; a republic since 1949.
- In its current form, Texas is the older of the two by 77 years.
Texas vs Ireland Economy
GDP
- Texas's GDP is $2,769.8 billion (2024) vs Ireland's $721.7 billion.
- Texas' economic output is 3.8 times (284%) larger than Ireland's.
GDP per capita
- Texas: $88,517 per person vs Ireland: $131,593.
- Ireland's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (49%) higher than Texas'.
Average income
- Texas: $69,823 vs Ireland: $87,360 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Ireland's average income is 1.3 times (25%) higher than Texas'.
Official Websites
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