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Virginia vs Ireland Geography
Land area
- Virginia has a land area of 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²), while Ireland has 26,596 square miles (68,883 km²).
- Virginia's land area is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Ireland's.
Total area
- Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²) vs Ireland: 27,133 square miles (70,273 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Virginia's total area is 1.6 times (58%) larger than Ireland's.
Length
- Virginia is 223 miles (359 km) long from north to south; Ireland is 287 miles (462 km).
- Ireland's north-south length is 1.3 times (29%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km) east to west; Ireland spans 191 miles (308 km).
- Virginia's east-west width is 2.4 times (144%) wider than Ireland's.
Highest point
- Virginia's highest point is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m); Ireland's is Carrauntoohil at 3,406 feet (1,038 m).
- Mount Rogers is 2,323 feet higher than Carrauntoohil.
Lowest point
- Virginia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Ireland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Virginia vs Ireland Population and History
Population
- Virginia has a population of 8,811,195 (2024), while Ireland has 5,525,600 (2026).
- Virginia's population is 1.6 times (59%) larger than Ireland's.
Population density
- Virginia: 223.2 people per square mile vs Ireland: 207.8.
- Virginia's population density is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Ireland's.
Biggest city
- Virginia's biggest city is Virginia Beach with 454,808 people; Ireland's is Dublin with 592,713.
- Dublin's population is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Virginia Beach's.
Largest metro area
- Virginia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Ireland's Greater Dublin Area (2,082,605).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 3.1 times (209%) larger than Greater Dublin Area's.
History
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- Ireland: Independent since December 6, 1922, as the Irish Free State; a republic since 1949.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 134 years.
Virginia vs Ireland Economy
GDP
- Virginia's GDP is $761.7 billion (2024) vs Ireland's $721.7 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Ireland's.
GDP per capita
- Virginia: $86,451 per person vs Ireland: $131,593.
- Ireland's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (52%) higher than Virginia's.
Average income
- Virginia: $77,351 vs Ireland: $87,360 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Ireland's average income is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Virginia's.
Official Websites
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