Ireland is 1.08× the size of San Luis Potosí
Ireland (Europe) covers about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²) and San Luis Potosí (state of Mexico) about 64,200 km² (24,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 69,400km²Ireland
- 64,200km²San Luis Potosí
100 km
- Ireland
- San Luis Potosí
What fits
- San Luis Potosí is 92% of the size of Ireland.
- Ireland is larger by 5,240 km² (2,020 mi²), which is 8.2% of the area of San Luis Potosí.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ireland is about 2.26, San Luis Potosí about 2.09.
How they differ
- Ireland also has the larger population: 5.1 million against 2.7 million, 1.89× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 74 in Ireland against 42 in San Luis Potosí: Ireland is 1.75× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,160 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Ireland at 53°N is drawn about 2.8× too large and San Luis Potosí at 23°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Ireland as 2.57× the size of San Luis Potosí instead of 1.08×.
- Together Ireland and San Luis Potosí cover 134,000 km², close to the size of Greece (131,000 km², 1.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 5,240 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At San Luis Potosí's density, Ireland would have 2.9 million people (it has 5.1 million). At Ireland's density, San Luis Potosí would have 4.8 million (it has 2.7 million).
- Ireland's centre is 30.6° of latitude, about 3,400 km, farther north than San Luis Potosí's.
- Ireland ranks 123rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- San Luis Potosí is the 15th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.3% of its area; it is the 25th most densely populated of them.
- Ireland lies about 31° of latitude (roughly 3,400 km) north of San Luis Potosí.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Ireland would have about 13,490 m² and each person in San Luis Potosí about 23,620 m².
- Laid side by side, Ireland and San Luis Potosí would cover 134,000 km², about the same size as Greece.
- Together they have 7.9 million people, about as many people as Togo.
- Counted as a country, San Luis Potosí would rank 126th by area and 140th by population.
Side by side
| Ireland | San Luis Potosí | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 69,400 km²26,800 mi² | 64,200 km²24,800 mi² |
| Official area | 69,800 km²Wikidata | 61,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 122nd of 239worldwide | 15th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 2.7 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 123rd of 237worldwide | 19th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 74 per km² | 42 per km² |
| Capital | Dublin | San Luis Potosí |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 55°N | 21°N to 25°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%.
- Our measured 64,200 km² is 5.3% above Wikidata's official figure of 61,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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