Alabama is 1.93× the size of Ireland
Alabama (state of the United States) covers about 134,000 km² (51,700 mi²) and Ireland (Europe) about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 134,000km²Alabama
- 69,400km²Ireland
100 km
- Alabama
- Ireland
What fits
- Ireland is 52% of the size of Alabama.
- Alabama is larger by 64,400 km² (24,900 mi²), which is 93% of the area of Ireland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Alabama is about 4.36, Ireland about 2.26.
How they differ
- Alabama is larger, but Ireland has the larger population: 5.1 million against 5.0 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 74 in Ireland against 38 in Alabama: Ireland is 1.98× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,430 km apart.
- On a standard web map Ireland looks larger than Alabama: Alabama at 33°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Ireland at 53°N about 2.8×, so the map shows Ireland as 1.02× the size of Alabama, when Alabama is 1.93× the size of Ireland.
- Together Alabama and Ireland cover 203,000 km², close to the size of Belarus (207,000 km², 2.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 64,400 km², is about the size of Latvia (64,600 km²).
- At Ireland's density, Alabama would have 9.9 million people (it has 5.0 million). At Alabama's density, Ireland would have 2.6 million (it has 5.1 million).
- Ireland's centre is 20.4° of latitude, about 2,270 km, farther north than Alabama's.
- Alabama is the 29th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 27th most densely populated of them.
- Ireland ranks 123rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Ireland lies about 20° of latitude (roughly 2,270 km) north of Alabama.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Alabama would have about 26,640 m² and each person in Ireland about 13,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Alabama and Ireland would cover 203,000 km², about the same size as Belarus.
- Together they have 10.2 million people, about as many people as Azerbaijan.
- Counted as a country, Alabama would rank 97th by area and 125th by population.
Side by side
| Alabama | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 134,000 km²51,700 mi² | 69,400 km²26,800 mi² |
| Official area | 136,000 km²Wikidata | 69,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 29th of 51in the United States | 122nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 5.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 24th of 51in the United States | 123rd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 38 per km² | 74 per km² |
| Capital | Montgomery | Dublin |
| Latitude range | 30°N to 35°N | 51°N to 55°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 136,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 134,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 69,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 69,400 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12