Veracruz is 1.02× the size of Ireland
Veracruz (state of Mexico) covers about 71,000 km² (27,400 mi²) and Ireland (Europe) about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 71,000km²Veracruz
- 69,400km²Ireland
100 km
- Veracruz
- Ireland
What fits
- Ireland is 98% of the size of Veracruz.
- Veracruz is larger by 1,520 km² (587 mi²), which is 2.2% of the area of Ireland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Veracruz is about 2.31, Ireland about 2.26.
How they differ
- Veracruz also has the larger population: 8.1 million against 5.1 million, 1.58× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 114 in Veracruz against 74 in Ireland: Veracruz is 1.54× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,180 km apart.
- On a standard web map Ireland looks larger than Veracruz: Veracruz at 19°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Ireland at 53°N about 2.8×, so the map shows Ireland as 2.42× the size of Veracruz, when Veracruz is 1.02× the size of Ireland.
- Together Veracruz and Ireland cover 140,000 km², close to the size of Tajikistan (142,000 km², 1.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,520 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Ireland's density, Veracruz would have 5.3 million people (it has 8.1 million). At Veracruz's density, Ireland would have 7.9 million (it has 5.1 million).
- Ireland's centre is 33.8° of latitude, about 3,760 km, farther north than Veracruz's.
- Veracruz is the 12th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.6% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Ireland ranks 123rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Ireland lies about 34° of latitude (roughly 3,760 km) north of Veracruz.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Veracruz would have about 8,750 m² and each person in Ireland about 13,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Veracruz and Ireland would cover 140,000 km², about the same size as Tajikistan.
- Together they have 13.3 million people, 97% as many people as Burundi.
- Counted as a country, Veracruz would rank 121st by area and 101st by population.
Side by side
| Veracruz | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 71,000 km²27,400 mi² | 69,400 km²26,800 mi² |
| Official area | 71,800 km²Wikidata | 69,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 32in Mexico | 122nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 8.1 millionWikidata, 2015 | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 32in Mexico | 123rd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 114 per km² | 74 per km² |
| Capital | Xalapa | Dublin |
| Latitude range | 17°N to 22°N | 51°N to 55°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 71,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 71,000 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