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Wisconsin vs Ireland Geography
Land area
- Wisconsin has a land area of 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²), while Ireland has 26,596 square miles (68,883 km²).
- Wisconsin's land area is 2.0 times (104%) larger than Ireland's.
Total area
- Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²) vs Ireland: 27,133 square miles (70,273 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wisconsin's total area is 2.4 times (141%) larger than Ireland's.
Length
- Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km) long from north to south; Ireland is 287 miles (462 km).
- Wisconsin's north-south length is 1.3 times (28%) longer than Ireland's.
Width
- Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km) east to west; Ireland spans 191 miles (308 km).
- Wisconsin's east-west width is 1.7 times (69%) wider than Ireland's.
Highest point
- Wisconsin's highest point is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m); Ireland's is Carrauntoohil at 3,406 feet (1,038 m).
- Carrauntoohil is 1,460 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point
- Wisconsin's lowest point is Lake Michigan at 577 feet; Ireland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Ireland's lowest point is 577 feet lower.
Wisconsin vs Ireland Population and History
Population
- Wisconsin has a population of 5,960,975 (2024), while Ireland has 5,525,600 (2026).
- Wisconsin's population is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Ireland's.
Population density
- Wisconsin: 110.0 people per square mile vs Ireland: 207.8.
- Ireland's population density is 1.9 times (89%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Biggest city
- Wisconsin's biggest city is Milwaukee with 563,531 people; Ireland's is Dublin with 592,713.
- Dublin's population is 1.1 times (5%) larger than Milwaukee's.
Largest metro area
- Wisconsin's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs Ireland's Greater Dublin Area (2,082,605).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 1.8 times (80%) larger than Greater Dublin Area's.
History
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- Ireland: Independent since December 6, 1922, as the Irish Free State; a republic since 1949.
- In its current form, Wisconsin is the older of the two by 74 years.
Wisconsin vs Ireland Economy
GDP
- Wisconsin's GDP is $453.3 billion (2024) vs Ireland's $721.7 billion.
- Ireland's economic output is 1.6 times (59%) larger than Wisconsin's.
GDP per capita
- Wisconsin: $76,044 per person vs Ireland: $131,593.
- Ireland's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (73%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Average income
- Wisconsin: $67,755 vs Ireland: $87,360 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Ireland's average income is 1.3 times (29%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Official Websites
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