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US Virgin Islands vs Ireland Geography
Land area
- US Virgin Islands has a land area of 134 square miles (346 km²), while Ireland has 26,596 square miles (68,883 km²).
- Ireland's land area is 199.1 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area
- US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²) vs Ireland: 27,133 square miles (70,273 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Ireland's total area is 36.8 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length
- US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km) long from north to south; Ireland is 287 miles (462 km).
- Ireland's north-south length is 6.1 times (511%) longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width
- US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km) east to west; Ireland spans 191 miles (308 km).
- Ireland's east-west width is 3.7 times (267%) wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point
- US Virgin Islands's highest point is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m); Ireland's is Carrauntoohil at 3,406 feet (1,038 m).
- Carrauntoohil is 1,851 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point
- US Virgin Islands's lowest point is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet; Ireland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
US Virgin Islands vs Ireland Population and History
Population
- US Virgin Islands has a population of 87,146 (2020), while Ireland has 5,525,600 (2026).
- Ireland's population is 63.4 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density
- US Virgin Islands: 650.3 people per square mile vs Ireland: 207.8.
- US Virgin Islands' population density is 3.1 times (213%) higher than Ireland's.
History
- US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark.
- Ireland: Independent since December 6, 1922, as the Irish Free State; a republic since 1949.
- In its current form, US Virgin Islands is the older of the two by 5 years.
Official Websites
US Virgin Islands official website · Ireland official website
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