How big is Ireland really?
Ireland covers 69,378 km² (26,787 mi²).
- Area
- 69,378 km² (26,787 mi²)
- Rank by area
- 121 of 219 countries and territories
- Closest in size
- Georgia (69,539 km²)
- Population
- 5,123,000
- People per km²
- 74
- Size on a Mercator map
- 2.8 times the real size
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Ireland vs United States (Contiguous 48)
The larger of the two covers 114 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 114 times.
| Ireland | United States (Contiguous 48) | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 69,378 km² | 7,930,605 km² |
| Population | 5,123,000 | 330,211,806 |
| People per km² | 74 | 42 |
| Difference in area | 7,861,227 km² | |
Ireland vs United Kingdom
The larger of the two covers 3.5 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 3.5 times.
| Ireland | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 69,378 km² | 242,602 km² |
| Population | 5,123,000 | 67,736,802 |
| People per km² | 74 | 279 |
| Difference in area | 173,224 km² | |
Ireland on a Mercator map
Most online maps and many printed world maps use the Mercator projection, which enlarges areas more and more towards the poles. On these maps this outline is drawn 2.8 times larger than its true size.
The outline reaches from 51.4° N to 55.4° N; at these latitudes Mercator enlarges areas between 2.6 and 3.1 times.
- Area as drawn on a Mercator map
- 192,921 km²
- A country that really is about that size
- Senegal
Countries closest in size
| Rank | Country | Area | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | Sierra Leone | 72,872 km² | +5% |
| 119 | United Arab Emirates | 70,807 km² | +2.1% |
| 120 | Georgia | 69,539 km² | +0.2% |
| 121 | Ireland | 69,378 km² | – |
| 122 | Sri Lanka | 66,396 km² | -4.3% |
| 123 | Lithuania | 64,598 km² | -6.9% |
Ireland: largest regions
| Region | Area | Share of the country |
|---|---|---|
| Munster | 24,219 km² | 35% |
| Leinster | 19,720 km² | 28% |
| Connacht | 17,651 km² | 25% |
| Ulster | 8,047 km² | 12% |
| County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland | 4,834 km² | 7% |
- First-level regions in TrueSize
- 12
Ireland in history
- First entry on the timeline
- 10850 BC: Late Palaeolithic hunters in County Clare
- Border changes on the timeline
- 19
- Largest extent on the timeline
- 83,631 km² (795–1593)
- Not on the map
- 10649 BC–9111 BC, 8489 BC–8001 BC
| Names on the timeline | Years |
|---|---|
| Lordship of Ireland | 1297–1314 |
| The Pale and Irish lordships | 1366–1541 |
| Kingdom of Ireland | 1542–1800 |
| Kingdom of Ireland and Ulster lordships | 1594–1602 |
| Confederate Ireland and royalist territories | 1642–1652 |
| Ireland under the Commonwealth | 1653–1659 |
| Ireland in the United Kingdom | 1801–1918 |
| Irish Republic | 1919 |
| Irish Republic and British-administered Ireland | 1920 |
| Irish Republic and Northern Ireland | 1921 |
| Irish Free State | 1922–1936 |
| Ireland | 1937–Today |
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Areas are calculated from the outlines TrueSize draws on the map, so they can differ slightly from official figures. Population figures are estimates.