Oaxaca is 1.33× the size of Ireland
Oaxaca (state of Mexico) covers about 92,200 km² (35,600 mi²) and Ireland (Europe) about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 92,200km²Oaxaca
- 69,400km²Ireland
100 km
- Oaxaca
- Ireland
What fits
- Ireland is 75% of the size of Oaxaca.
- Oaxaca is larger by 22,700 km² (8,770 mi²), which is 33% of the area of Ireland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Oaxaca is about 3.00, Ireland about 2.26.
How they differ
- Oaxaca is larger, but Ireland 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 43 in Oaxaca: Ireland is 1.72× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,390 km apart.
- On a standard web map Ireland looks larger than Oaxaca: Oaxaca at 17°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Ireland at 53°N about 2.8×, so the map shows Ireland as 1.92× the size of Oaxaca, when Oaxaca is 1.33× the size of Ireland.
- Together Oaxaca and Ireland cover 162,000 km², close to the size of Tunisia (157,000 km², 3.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 22,700 km², is about the size of Belize (22,300 km²).
- At Ireland's density, Oaxaca would have 6.8 million people (it has 4.0 million). At Oaxaca's density, Ireland would have 3.0 million (it has 5.1 million).
- Ireland's centre is 36.2° of latitude, about 4,030 km, farther north than Oaxaca's.
- Oaxaca is the 5th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 4.7% 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 36° of latitude (roughly 4,030 km) north of Oaxaca.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Oaxaca would have about 23,230 m² and each person in Ireland about 13,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Oaxaca and Ireland would cover 162,000 km², 1.03× the size of Tunisia.
- Together they have 9.1 million people, about as many people as Switzerland.
- Counted as a country, Oaxaca would rank 111th by area and 130th by population.
Side by side
| Oaxaca | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 92,200 km²35,600 mi² | 69,400 km²26,800 mi² |
| Official area | 93,800 km²Wikidata | 69,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 32in Mexico | 122nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 4.0 millionWikidata, 2015 | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 10th of 32in Mexico | 123rd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 43 per km² | 74 per km² |
| Capital | Oaxaca de Juárez | Dublin |
| Latitude range | 16°N to 19°N | 51°N to 55°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 93,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 92,200 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