Country size comparison

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Ireland is about 2.9 times smaller than Minnesota.

Minnesota is approximately 206,189 sq km, while Ireland is approximately 70,273 sq km, making Ireland 34.08% the size of Minnesota. Meanwhile, the population of Minnesota is ~5.8 million people (346,038 fewer people live in Ireland).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Minnesota vs. Ireland uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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