Ireland is 3.57× the size of Apulia
Ireland (Europe) covers about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²) and Apulia (region of Italy) about 19,500 km² (7,510 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 69,400km²Ireland
- 19,500km²Apulia
100 km
- Ireland
- Apulia
What fits
- Apulia fits inside Ireland about 3.57 times by area.
- Ireland is larger by 50,000 km² (19,300 mi²), which is 257% of the area of Apulia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ireland is about 2.26, Apulia about 0.63.
How they differ
- Ireland also has the larger population: 5.1 million against 4.0 million, 1.28× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 207 in Apulia against 74 in Ireland: Apulia is 2.79× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,300 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Ireland at 53°N is drawn about 2.8× too large and Apulia at 41°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Ireland as 5.66× the size of Apulia instead of 3.57×.
- Together Ireland and Apulia cover 88,900 km², close to the size of Jordan (88,900 km², 0.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 50,000 km², is about the size of Costa Rica (51,200 km²).
- At Apulia's density, Ireland would have 14.4 million people (it has 5.1 million). At Ireland's density, Apulia would have 1.4 million (it has 4.0 million).
- Ireland's centre is 12.2° of latitude, about 1,350 km, farther north than Apulia's.
- Ireland ranks 123rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Apulia is the 7th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 6.5% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Ireland lies about 12° of latitude (roughly 1,350 km) north of Apulia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Ireland would have about 13,490 m² and each person in Apulia about 4,830 m².
- Laid side by side, Ireland and Apulia would cover 88,900 km², about the same size as Jordan.
- Together they have 9.2 million people, about as many people as Switzerland.
- Counted as a country, Apulia would rank 155th by area and 130th by population.
Side by side
| Ireland | Apulia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | RegionItaly |
| Area, measured | 69,400 km²26,800 mi² | 19,500 km²7,510 mi² |
| Official area | 69,800 km²Wikidata | 19,500 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 122nd of 239worldwide | 7th of 20in Italy |
| Population | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 4.0 millionWikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 123rd of 237worldwide | 8th of 20in Italy |
| Density | 74 per km² | 207 per km² |
| Capital | Dublin | Bari |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 55°N | 40°N to 42°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2019. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 69,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 69,400 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 19,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 19,500 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. The outline of Apulia is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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