Kentucky is 1.51× the size of Ireland
Kentucky (state of the United States) covers about 105,000 km² (40,400 mi²) and Ireland (Europe) about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 105,000km²Kentucky
- 69,400km²Ireland
200 km
- Kentucky
- Ireland
What fits
- Ireland is 66% of the size of Kentucky.
- Kentucky is larger by 35,100 km² (13,600 mi²), which is 51% of the area of Ireland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Kentucky is about 3.41, Ireland about 2.26.
How they differ
- Kentucky is larger, but Ireland has the larger population: 5.1 million against 4.5 million, 1.14× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 74 in Ireland against 43 in Kentucky: Ireland is 1.72× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,960 km apart.
- On a standard web map Ireland looks larger than Kentucky: Kentucky at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Ireland at 53°N about 2.8×, so the map shows Ireland as 1.16× the size of Kentucky, when Kentucky is 1.51× the size of Ireland.
- Together Kentucky and Ireland cover 174,000 km², close to the size of Uruguay (177,000 km², 1.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 35,100 km², is about the size of Taiwan (36,200 km²).
- At Ireland's density, Kentucky would have 7.8 million people (it has 4.5 million). At Kentucky's density, Ireland would have 3.0 million (it has 5.1 million).
- Ireland's centre is 15.6° of latitude, about 1,740 km, farther north than Kentucky's.
- Kentucky is the 36th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 23rd most densely populated of them.
- Ireland ranks 123rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Ireland lies about 16° of latitude (roughly 1,740 km) north of Kentucky.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Kentucky would have about 23,210 m² and each person in Ireland about 13,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Kentucky and Ireland would cover 174,000 km², about the same size as Uruguay.
- Together they have 9.7 million people, about as many people as Hungary.
- Counted as a country, Kentucky would rank 107th by area and 129th by population.
Side by side
| Kentucky | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 105,000 km²40,400 mi² | 69,400 km²26,800 mi² |
| Official area | 105,000 km²Wikidata | 69,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 36th of 51in the United States | 122nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 4.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 26th of 51in the United States | 123rd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 43 per km² | 74 per km² |
| Capital | Frankfort | Dublin |
| Latitude range | 36°N to 39°N | 51°N to 55°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 105,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 105,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 69,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 69,400 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