Alberta is 9.56× the size of Ireland
Alberta (province of Canada) covers about 664,000 km² (256,000 mi²) and Ireland (Europe) about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 664,000km²Alberta
- 69,400km²Ireland
200 km
- Alberta
- Ireland
What fits
- Ireland fits inside Alberta about 9.56 times by area.
- Alberta is larger by 594,000 km² (229,000 mi²), which is 856% of the area of Ireland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Alberta is about 21.6, Ireland about 2.26.
How they differ
- Alberta is larger, but Ireland has the larger population: 5.1 million against 4.3 million, 1.21× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 74 in Ireland against 6.4 in Alberta: Ireland is 11.5× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,230 km apart.
- Together Alberta and Ireland cover 733,000 km², close to the size of Chile (736,000 km², 0.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 594,000 km², is about the size of Madagascar (593,000 km²).
- At Ireland's density, Alberta would have 49.2 million people (it has 4.3 million). At Alberta's density, Ireland would have 446,000 (it has 5.1 million).
- Alberta's centre is 1.8° of latitude, about 200 km, farther north than Ireland's.
- Alberta is the 6th largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 6.7% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Ireland ranks 123rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 55°N and 53°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Alberta would have about 155,710 m² and each person in Ireland about 13,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Alberta and Ireland would cover 733,000 km², about the same size as Chile.
- Together they have 9.4 million people, about as many people as Tajikistan.
- Counted as a country, Alberta would rank 40th by area and 130th by population.
Side by side
| Alberta | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceCanada | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 664,000 km²256,000 mi² | 69,400 km²26,800 mi² |
| Official area | 662,000 km²Wikidata | 69,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 6th of 13in Canada | 122nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 4.3 millionWikidata, 2021 | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 13in Canada | 123rd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 6.4 per km² | 74 per km² |
| Capital | Edmonton | Dublin |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 60°N | 51°N to 55°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 662,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 664,000 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