Oregon is 3.63× the size of Ireland
Oregon (state of the United States) covers about 252,000 km² (97,300 mi²) and Ireland (Europe) about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 252,000km²Oregon
- 69,400km²Ireland
200 km
- Oregon
- Ireland
What fits
- Ireland fits inside Oregon about 3.63 times by area.
- Oregon is larger by 182,000 km² (70,400 mi²), which is 263% of the area of Ireland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Oregon is about 8.21, Ireland about 2.26.
How they differ
- Oregon is larger, but Ireland has the larger population: 5.1 million against 4.2 million, 1.22× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 74 in Ireland against 17 in Oregon: Ireland is 4.41× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,450 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Oregon at 44°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Ireland at 53°N about 2.8×, so the map shows Oregon as 2.51× the size of Ireland instead of 3.63×.
- Together Oregon and Ireland cover 321,000 km², close to the size of Ivory Coast (321,000 km², 0.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 182,000 km², is about the size of Cambodia (181,000 km²).
- At Ireland's density, Oregon would have 18.7 million people (it has 4.2 million). At Oregon's density, Ireland would have 1.2 million (it has 5.1 million).
- Ireland's centre is 9.2° of latitude, about 1,030 km, farther north than Oregon's.
- Oregon is the 10th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.7% of its area; it is the 39th most densely populated of them.
- Ireland ranks 123rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Ireland lies about 9° of latitude (roughly 1,030 km) north of Oregon.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Oregon would have about 59,450 m² and each person in Ireland about 13,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Oregon and Ireland would cover 321,000 km², about the same size as Ivory Coast.
- Together they have 9.4 million people, about as many people as Tajikistan.
- Counted as a country, Oregon would rank 78th by area and 130th by population.
Side by side
| Oregon | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 252,000 km²97,300 mi² | 69,400 km²26,800 mi² |
| Official area | 255,000 km²Wikidata | 69,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 10th of 51in the United States | 122nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 4.2 millionWikidata, 2020 | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 27th of 51in the United States | 123rd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 17 per km² | 74 per km² |
| Capital | Salem | Dublin |
| Latitude range | 42°N to 46°N | 51°N to 55°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 255,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 252,000 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