Ireland at its true size

Where Ireland ranks

Among the independent states, in 44 rankings. Each links to its table.

Countries of a similar size

Every country within 25% of Ireland’s area, lit up on the map →

• Georgia1.0×Ireland and Georgia are almost exactly the same size.
• Sierra Leone0.97×Ireland and Sierra Leone are almost exactly the same size.
• Panama0.94×Ireland is 6% smaller than Panama.
• Sri Lanka1.06×Ireland is 6% larger than Sri Lanka.
• Lithuania1.07×Ireland is 7% larger than Lithuania.
• Latvia1.08×Ireland is 8% larger than Latvia.

How many times does Ireland fit into…

• Russia: about 245 times
• Canada: about 143 times
• United States: about 141 times

The land itself

Rivers, summits and lakes Ireland shares with the rest of the world. Turn on “Rivers & lakes” and “Physical names” in the atlas to see them on the map.

Rivers are listed by the published length of their whole course, not the part inside Ireland. Figures from Wikidata, features from Natural Earth.

Neighbours

• United Kingdomcompare 0.29×

Questions about Ireland

How big is Ireland?

Ireland covers 69,797 km², which makes it number 118 of 194 countries by area. About 5,484,367 people live there (2025), 79 per km².

Is Ireland bigger than Georgia?

Ireland and Georgia are almost exactly the same size. Ireland: 69,797 km²; Georgia: 69,700 km².

How much does the Mercator map distort Ireland?

At about 53° latitude, Mercator stretches Ireland to roughly 2.78× its true area relative to a country on the equator. Kartavera draws it in the Equal Earth projection, where areas are exact.

Which countries border Ireland?

Ireland shares a land border with United Kingdom.