Country size comparison

compared to

Ireland is about 42 times bigger than Houston.

Houston is approximately 1,659 sq km, while Ireland is approximately 70,273 sq km, making Ireland 4,137% larger than Houston.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Houston vs. Ireland uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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