Country size comparison
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Ireland is about 3.5 times bigger than Massachusetts.
Massachusetts is approximately 20,306 sq km, while Ireland is approximately 70,273 sq km, making Ireland 246% larger than Massachusetts. Meanwhile, the population of Massachusetts is ~6.5 million people (1.3 million fewer people live in Ireland).
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