New Brunswick is 1.05× the size of Ireland
New Brunswick (province of Canada) covers about 72,800 km² (28,100 mi²) and Ireland (Europe) about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 72,800km²New Brunswick
- 69,400km²Ireland
100 km
- New Brunswick
- Ireland
What fits
- Ireland is 95% of the size of New Brunswick.
- New Brunswick is larger by 3,340 km² (1,290 mi²), which is 4.8% of the area of Ireland.
- Measured in Belgiums: New Brunswick is about 2.37, Ireland about 2.26.
How they differ
- New Brunswick is larger, but Ireland has the larger population: 5.1 million against 776,000, 6.64× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 74 in Ireland against 11 in New Brunswick: Ireland is 6.96× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,110 km apart.
- On a standard web map Ireland looks larger than New Brunswick: New Brunswick at 47°N is drawn about 2.1× too large and Ireland at 53°N about 2.8×, so the map shows Ireland as 1.25× the size of New Brunswick, when New Brunswick is 1.05× the size of Ireland.
- Together New Brunswick and Ireland cover 142,000 km², close to the size of Tajikistan (142,000 km², 0.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,340 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Ireland's density, New Brunswick would have 5.4 million people (it has 776,000). At New Brunswick's density, Ireland would have 740,000 (it has 5.1 million).
- Ireland's centre is 6.5° of latitude, about 730 km, farther north than New Brunswick's.
- New Brunswick is the 11th largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 4th most densely populated of them.
- Ireland ranks 123rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Ireland lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 728 km) north of New Brunswick.
- Shared out evenly, each person in New Brunswick would have about 93,840 m² and each person in Ireland about 13,490 m².
- Laid side by side, New Brunswick and Ireland would cover 142,000 km², about the same size as Tajikistan.
- Together they have 5.9 million people, about as many people as Denmark.
- Counted as a country, New Brunswick would rank 119th by area and 166th by population.
Side by side
| New Brunswick | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceCanada | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 72,800 km²28,100 mi² | 69,400 km²26,800 mi² |
| Official area | 72,900 km²Wikidata | 69,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 11th of 13in Canada | 122nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 776,000Wikidata, 2021 | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 8th of 13in Canada | 123rd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 11 per km² | 74 per km² |
| Capital | – | Dublin |
| Latitude range | 45°N to 48°N | 51°N to 55°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 72,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 72,800 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