Country size comparison

compared to

South Carolina is around the same size as Ireland.

Ireland is approximately 70,273 sq km, while South Carolina is approximately 77,983 sq km, making South Carolina 11% larger than Ireland. Meanwhile, the population of Ireland is ~5.3 million people (649,640 fewer people live in South Carolina).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Ireland vs. South Carolina uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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