Ireland is 1.20× the size of Sinaloa
Ireland (Europe) covers about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²) and Sinaloa (state of Mexico) about 57,700 km² (22,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 69,400km²Ireland
- 57,700km²Sinaloa
100 km
- Ireland
- Sinaloa
What fits
- Sinaloa is 83% of the size of Ireland.
- Ireland is larger by 11,700 km² (4,530 mi²), which is 20% of the area of Sinaloa.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ireland is about 2.26, Sinaloa about 1.88.
How they differ
- Ireland also has the larger population: 5.1 million against 3.0 million, 1.74× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 74 in Ireland against 51 in Sinaloa: Ireland is 1.44× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,390 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Ireland at 53°N is drawn about 2.8× too large and Sinaloa at 25°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Ireland as 2.75× the size of Sinaloa instead of 1.20×.
- Together Ireland and Sinaloa cover 127,000 km², close to the size of Nicaragua (129,000 km², 1.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 11,700 km², is about the size of Falkland Islands (11,600 km²).
- At Sinaloa's density, Ireland would have 3.6 million people (it has 5.1 million). At Ireland's density, Sinaloa would have 4.3 million (it has 3.0 million).
- Ireland's centre is 28.1° of latitude, about 3,130 km, farther north than Sinaloa's.
- Ireland ranks 123rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Sinaloa is the 17th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 2.9% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
- Ireland lies about 28° of latitude (roughly 3,130 km) north of Sinaloa.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Ireland would have about 13,490 m² and each person in Sinaloa about 19,450 m².
- Laid side by side, Ireland and Sinaloa would cover 127,000 km², about the same size as Nicaragua.
- Together they have 8.1 million people, about as many people as Honduras.
- Counted as a country, Sinaloa would rank 126th by area and 137th by population.
Side by side
| Ireland | Sinaloa | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 69,400 km²26,800 mi² | 57,700 km²22,300 mi² |
| Official area | 69,800 km²Wikidata | 57,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 122nd of 239worldwide | 17th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 123rd of 237worldwide | 15th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 74 per km² | 51 per km² |
| Capital | Dublin | Culiacán |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 55°N | 22°N to 27°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 57,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 57,700 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