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Wyoming vs Ireland Geography
Land area
- Wyoming has a land area of 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²), while Ireland has 26,596 square miles (68,883 km²).
- Wyoming's land area is 3.7 times (265%) larger than Ireland's.
Total area
- Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²) vs Ireland: 27,133 square miles (70,273 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wyoming's total area is 3.6 times (260%) larger than Ireland's.
Length
- Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km) long from north to south; Ireland is 287 miles (462 km).
- Wyoming's north-south length is 1.1 times (13%) longer than Ireland's.
Width
- Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km) east to west; Ireland spans 191 miles (308 km).
- Wyoming's east-west width is 2.1 times (115%) wider than Ireland's.
Highest point
- Wyoming's highest point is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m); Ireland's is Carrauntoohil at 3,406 feet (1,038 m).
- Gannett Peak is 10,382 feet higher than Carrauntoohil.
Lowest point
- Wyoming's lowest point is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet; Ireland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Ireland's lowest point is 3,108 feet lower.
Wyoming vs Ireland Population and History
Population
- Wyoming has a population of 587,618 (2024), while Ireland has 5,525,600 (2026).
- Ireland's population is 9.4 times (840%) larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- Wyoming: 6.1 people per square mile vs Ireland: 207.8.
- Ireland's population density is 34.1 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- Wyoming's biggest city is Cheyenne with 65,704 people; Ireland's is Dublin with 592,713.
- Dublin's population is 9.0 times (802%) larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- Wyoming's largest metropolitan area is Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783 people) vs Ireland's Greater Dublin Area (2,082,605).
- Greater Dublin Area's population is 20.5 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- Ireland: Independent since December 6, 1922, as the Irish Free State; a republic since 1949.
- In its current form, Wyoming is the older of the two by 32 years.
Wyoming vs Ireland Economy
GDP
- Wyoming's GDP is $51.5 billion (2024) vs Ireland's $721.7 billion.
- Ireland's economic output is 14.0 times larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- Wyoming: $87,639 per person vs Ireland: $131,593.
- Ireland's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (50%) higher than Wyoming's.
Average income
- Wyoming: $86,477 vs Ireland: $87,360 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wyoming and Ireland have about the same average income.
Official Websites
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