Chiapas is 1.06× the size of Ireland
Chiapas (state of Mexico) covers about 73,400 km² (28,300 mi²) and Ireland (Europe) about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 73,400km²Chiapas
- 69,400km²Ireland
100 km
- Chiapas
- Ireland
What fits
- Ireland is 95% of the size of Chiapas.
- Chiapas is larger by 3,940 km² (1,520 mi²), which is 5.7% of the area of Ireland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Chiapas is about 2.39, Ireland about 2.26.
How they differ
- Chiapas also has the larger population: 5.2 million against 5.1 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 74 in Ireland against 71 in Chiapas: Ireland is 1.04× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,170 km apart.
- On a standard web map Ireland looks larger than Chiapas: Chiapas at 16°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Ireland at 53°N about 2.8×, so the map shows Ireland as 2.42× the size of Chiapas, when Chiapas is 1.06× the size of Ireland.
- Together Chiapas and Ireland cover 143,000 km², close to the size of Tajikistan (142,000 km², 0.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 3,940 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Ireland's density, Chiapas would have 5.4 million people (it has 5.2 million). At Chiapas's density, Ireland would have 4.9 million (it has 5.1 million).
- Ireland's centre is 36.7° of latitude, about 4,080 km, farther north than Chiapas's.
- Chiapas is the 9th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.7% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
- Ireland ranks 123rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Ireland lies about 37° of latitude (roughly 4,080 km) north of Chiapas.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Chiapas would have about 14,060 m² and each person in Ireland about 13,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Chiapas and Ireland would cover 143,000 km², about the same size as Tajikistan.
- Together they have 10.4 million people, about as many people as Portugal.
- Counted as a country, Chiapas would rank 119th by area and 121st by population.
Side by side
| Chiapas | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 73,400 km²28,300 mi² | 69,400 km²26,800 mi² |
| Official area | 73,300 km²Wikidata | 69,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 9th of 32in Mexico | 122nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 5.2 millionWikidata, 2015 | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 7th of 32in Mexico | 123rd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 71 per km² | 74 per km² |
| Capital | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Dublin |
| Latitude range | 15°N to 18°N | 51°N to 55°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 73,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 73,400 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 69,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 69,400 km², to within 2%.
Similar in size to Chiapas
Similar in size to Ireland
More from the same country
More comparisons
Send it to someone who won’t believe it
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