Ireland is 1.18× the size of Michoacán
Ireland (Europe) covers about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²) and Michoacán (state of Mexico) about 58,900 km² (22,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 69,400km²Ireland
- 58,900km²Michoacán
100 km
- Ireland
- Michoacán
What fits
- Michoacán is 85% of the size of Ireland.
- Ireland is larger by 10,600 km² (4,080 mi²), which is 18% of the area of Michoacán.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ireland is about 2.26, Michoacán about 1.92.
How they differ
- Ireland also has the larger population: 5.1 million against 4.6 million, 1.12× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 78 in Michoacán against 74 in Ireland: Michoacán is 1.05× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,550 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Ireland at 53°N is drawn about 2.8× too large and Michoacán at 19°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Ireland as 2.93× the size of Michoacán instead of 1.18×.
- Together Ireland and Michoacán cover 128,000 km², close to the size of Nicaragua (129,000 km², 0.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 10,600 km², is about the size of Gambia (10,500 km²).
- At Michoacán's density, Ireland would have 5.4 million people (it has 5.1 million). At Ireland's density, Michoacán would have 4.4 million (it has 4.6 million).
- Ireland's centre is 34.0° of latitude, about 3,780 km, farther north than Michoacán's.
- Ireland ranks 123rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Michoacán is the 16th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.0% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Ireland lies about 34° of latitude (roughly 3,780 km) north of Michoacán.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Ireland would have about 13,490 m² and each person in Michoacán about 12,840 m².
- Laid side by side, Ireland and Michoacán would cover 128,000 km², about the same size as Nicaragua.
- Together they have 9.7 million people, about as many people as Hungary.
- Counted as a country, Michoacán would rank 126th by area and 128th by population.
Side by side
| Ireland | Michoacán | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 69,400 km²26,800 mi² | 58,900 km²22,700 mi² |
| Official area | 69,800 km²Wikidata | 58,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 122nd of 239worldwide | 16th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 4.6 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 123rd of 237worldwide | 9th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 74 per km² | 78 per km² |
| Capital | Dublin | Morelia |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 55°N | 18°N to 20°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2015. 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 58,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 58,900 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