Country size comparison

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Ireland is about 2.8 times bigger than Maryland.

Maryland is approximately 25,314 sq km, while Ireland is approximately 70,273 sq km, making Ireland 178% larger than Maryland. Meanwhile, the population of Maryland is ~5.8 million people (498,548 fewer people live in Ireland).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Maryland vs. Ireland uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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