Baja California is 1.05× the size of Ireland
Baja California (state of Mexico) covers about 72,900 km² (28,100 mi²) and Ireland (Europe) about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 72,900km²Baja California
- 69,400km²Ireland
100 km
- Baja California
- Ireland
What fits
- Ireland is 95% of the size of Baja California.
- Baja California is larger by 3,460 km² (1,340 mi²), which is 5.0% of the area of Ireland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Baja California is about 2.38, Ireland about 2.26.
How they differ
- Baja California is larger, but Ireland has the larger population: 5.1 million against 3.3 million, 1.55× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 74 in Ireland against 45 in Baja California: Ireland is 1.63× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,360 km apart.
- On a standard web map Ireland looks larger than Baja California: Baja California at 31°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Ireland at 53°N about 2.8×, so the map shows Ireland as 1.97× the size of Baja California, when Baja California is 1.05× the size of Ireland.
- Together Baja California and Ireland cover 142,000 km², close to the size of Tajikistan (142,000 km², 0.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 3,460 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Ireland's density, Baja California would have 5.4 million people (it has 3.3 million). At Baja California's density, Ireland would have 3.2 million (it has 5.1 million).
- Ireland's centre is 22.6° of latitude, about 2,520 km, farther north than Baja California's.
- Baja California is the 10th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.7% of its area; it is the 20th most densely populated of them.
- Ireland ranks 123rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Ireland lies about 23° of latitude (roughly 2,520 km) north of Baja California.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Baja California would have about 21,990 m² and each person in Ireland about 13,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Baja California and Ireland would cover 142,000 km², about the same size as Tajikistan.
- Together they have 8.5 million people, about as many people as Honduras.
- Counted as a country, Baja California would rank 119th by area and 136th by population.
Side by side
| Baja California | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 72,900 km²28,100 mi² | 69,400 km²26,800 mi² |
| Official area | 71,500 km²Wikidata | 69,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 10th of 32in Mexico | 122nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 3.3 millionWikidata, 2015 | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 14th of 32in Mexico | 123rd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 45 per km² | 74 per km² |
| Capital | Mexicali | Dublin |
| Latitude range | 28°N to 33°N | 51°N to 55°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 72,900 km² is 2.0% above Wikidata's official figure of 71,500 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- 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