Ireland is 1.23× the size of Paraíba
Ireland (Europe) covers about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²) and Paraíba (state of Brazil) about 56,500 km² (21,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 69,400km²Ireland
- 56,500km²Paraíba
100 km
- Ireland
- Paraíba
What fits
- Paraíba is 81% of the size of Ireland.
- Ireland is larger by 12,900 km² (4,990 mi²), which is 23% of the area of Paraíba.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ireland is about 2.26, Paraíba about 1.84.
How they differ
- Ireland also has the larger population: 5.1 million against 4.0 million, 1.30× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 74 in Ireland against 70 in Paraíba: Ireland is 1.05× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,230 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Ireland at 53°N is drawn about 2.8× too large and Paraíba at 7°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Ireland as 3.37× the size of Paraíba instead of 1.23×.
- Together Ireland and Paraíba cover 126,000 km², close to the size of Nicaragua (129,000 km², 2.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 12,900 km², is about the size of Bahamas (12,600 km²).
- At Paraíba's density, Ireland would have 4.9 million people (it has 5.1 million). At Ireland's density, Paraíba would have 4.2 million (it has 4.0 million).
- Ireland's centre is 60.3° of latitude, about 6,700 km, farther north than Paraíba's.
- Ireland ranks 123rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Paraíba is the 21st largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Ireland lies about 60° of latitude (roughly 6,700 km) north of Paraíba, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Ireland would have about 13,490 m² and each person in Paraíba about 14,220 m².
- Laid side by side, Ireland and Paraíba would cover 126,000 km², about the same size as Nicaragua.
- Together they have 9.1 million people, about as many people as Switzerland.
- Counted as a country, Paraíba would rank 127th by area and 130th by population.
Side by side
| Ireland | Paraíba | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 69,400 km²26,800 mi² | 56,500 km²21,800 mi² |
| Official area | 69,800 km²Wikidata | 56,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 122nd of 239worldwide | 21st of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 4.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 123rd of 237worldwide | 13th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 74 per km² | 70 per km² |
| Capital | Dublin | João Pessoa |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 55°N | 8°S to 6°S |
Population: Wikidata 2022. 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 56,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 56,500 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
- 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