British Columbia is 13.6× the size of Ireland
British Columbia (province of Canada) covers about 946,000 km² (365,000 mi²) and Ireland (Europe) about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 946,000km²British Columbia
- 69,400km²Ireland
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- British Columbia
- Ireland
What fits
- Ireland fits inside British Columbia about 13.6 times by area.
- British Columbia is larger by 876,000 km² (338,000 mi²), which is 1,262% of the area of Ireland.
- Measured in Belgiums: British Columbia is about 30.8, Ireland about 2.26.
How they differ
- British Columbia is larger, but Ireland has the larger population: 5.1 million against 5.0 million, 1.03× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 74 in Ireland against 5.3 in British Columbia: Ireland is 14.0× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,680 km apart.
- Together British Columbia and Ireland cover 1,015,000 km², close to the size of Egypt (1,001,000 km², 1.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 876,000 km², is about the size of Pakistan (873,000 km²).
- At Ireland's density, British Columbia would have 70.1 million people (it has 5.0 million). At British Columbia's density, Ireland would have 367,000 (it has 5.1 million).
- British Columbia's centre is 1.4° of latitude, about 160 km, farther north than Ireland's.
- British Columbia is the 5th largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 9.5% of its area; it is the 7th 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 British Columbia would have about 189,090 m² and each person in Ireland about 13,490 m².
- Laid side by side, British Columbia and Ireland would cover 1,015,000 km², about the same size as Egypt.
- Together they have 10.2 million people, about as many people as Azerbaijan.
- Counted as a country, British Columbia would rank 31st by area and 125th by population.
Side by side
| British Columbia | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceCanada | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 946,000 km²365,000 mi² | 69,400 km²26,800 mi² |
| Official area | 945,000 km²Wikidata | 69,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 13in Canada | 122nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 5.0 millionWikidata, 2021 | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 13in Canada | 123rd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 5.3 per km² | 74 per km² |
| Capital | Victoria | Dublin |
| Latitude range | 48°N to 60°N | 51°N to 55°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 945,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 946,000 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