Country size comparison

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Alabama is about 1.9 times bigger than Ireland.

Ireland is approximately 70,273 sq km, while Alabama is approximately 131,426 sq km, making Alabama 87% larger than Ireland. Meanwhile, the population of Ireland is ~5.3 million people (495,268 fewer people live in Alabama).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Ireland vs. Alabama uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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