Zacatecas is 1.08× the size of Ireland
Zacatecas (state of Mexico) covers about 74,700 km² (28,900 mi²) and Ireland (Europe) about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 74,700km²Zacatecas
- 69,400km²Ireland
100 km
- Zacatecas
- Ireland
What fits
- Ireland is 93% of the size of Zacatecas.
- Zacatecas is larger by 5,280 km² (2,040 mi²), which is 7.6% of the area of Ireland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Zacatecas is about 2.44, Ireland about 2.26.
How they differ
- Zacatecas is larger, but Ireland has the larger population: 5.1 million against 1.7 million, 3.05× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 74 in Ireland against 23 in Zacatecas: Ireland is 3.28× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,250 km apart.
- On a standard web map Ireland looks larger than Zacatecas: Zacatecas at 23°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Ireland at 53°N about 2.8×, so the map shows Ireland as 2.18× the size of Zacatecas, when Zacatecas is 1.08× the size of Ireland.
- Together Zacatecas and Ireland cover 144,000 km², close to the size of Suriname (145,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 5,280 km², is about the size of Cyprus (5,400 km²).
- At Ireland's density, Zacatecas would have 5.5 million people (it has 1.7 million). At Zacatecas's density, Ireland would have 1.6 million (it has 5.1 million).
- Ireland's centre is 29.9° of latitude, about 3,320 km, farther north than Zacatecas's.
- Zacatecas is the 8th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.8% of its area; it is the 26th most densely populated of them.
- Ireland ranks 123rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Ireland lies about 30° of latitude (roughly 3,320 km) north of Zacatecas.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Zacatecas would have about 44,190 m² and each person in Ireland about 13,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Zacatecas and Ireland would cover 144,000 km², about the same size as Suriname.
- Together they have 6.8 million people, about as many people as Laos.
- Counted as a country, Zacatecas would rank 118th by area and 153rd by population.
Side by side
| Zacatecas | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 74,700 km²28,900 mi² | 69,400 km²26,800 mi² |
| Official area | 75,500 km²Wikidata | 69,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 8th of 32in Mexico | 122nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 1.7 millionWikidata, 2015 | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 26th of 32in Mexico | 123rd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 23 per km² | 74 per km² |
| Capital | Zacatecas | Dublin |
| Latitude range | 21°N to 25°N | 51°N to 55°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 75,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 74,700 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