Ireland is 1.25× the size of Himachal Pradesh
Ireland (Europe) covers about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²) and Himachal Pradesh (state of India) about 55,400 km² (21,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 69,400km²Ireland
- 55,400km²Himachal Pradesh
100 km
- Ireland
- Himachal Pradesh
What fits
- Himachal Pradesh is 80% of the size of Ireland.
- Ireland is larger by 14,000 km² (5,420 mi²), which is 25% of the area of Himachal Pradesh.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ireland is about 2.26, Himachal Pradesh about 1.81.
How they differ
- Ireland is larger, but Himachal Pradesh has the larger population: 6.9 million against 5.1 million, 1.33× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 124 in Himachal Pradesh against 74 in Ireland: Himachal Pradesh is 1.67× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,930 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Ireland at 53°N is drawn about 2.8× too large and Himachal Pradesh at 32°N about 1.4×, so the map shows Ireland as 2.51× the size of Himachal Pradesh instead of 1.25×.
- Together Ireland and Himachal Pradesh cover 125,000 km², close to the size of Eritrea (123,000 km², 1.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 14,000 km², is about the size of Montenegro (13,700 km²).
- At Himachal Pradesh's density, Ireland would have 8.6 million people (it has 5.1 million). At Ireland's density, Himachal Pradesh would have 4.1 million (it has 6.9 million).
- Ireland's centre is 21.2° of latitude, about 2,360 km, farther north than Himachal Pradesh's.
- Ireland ranks 123rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Himachal Pradesh is the 18th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 30th most densely populated of them.
- Ireland lies about 21° of latitude (roughly 2,360 km) north of Himachal Pradesh.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Ireland would have about 13,490 m² and each person in Himachal Pradesh about 8,070 m².
- Laid side by side, Ireland and Himachal Pradesh would cover 125,000 km², about the same size as Eritrea.
- Together they have 12.0 million people, about as many people as Belgium.
- Counted as a country, Himachal Pradesh would rank 127th by area and 106th by population.
Side by side
| Ireland | Himachal Pradesh | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 69,400 km²26,800 mi² | 55,400 km²21,400 mi² |
| Official area | 69,800 km²Wikidata | 55,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 122nd of 239worldwide | 18th of 36in India |
| Population | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 6.9 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 123rd of 237worldwide | 22nd of 36in India |
| Density | 74 per km² | 124 per km² |
| Capital | Dublin | Shimla |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 55°N | 30°N to 33°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2011. 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 55,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 55,400 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