Country size comparison
compared to
Ireland is about 3.7 times bigger than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while Ireland is approximately 70,273 sq km, making Ireland 266% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (3.5 million fewer people live in Ireland).
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