Denmark vs Ireland
Ireland is 63% larger than Denmark. Denmark would fit into Ireland about 1.6 times.
DenmarkIrelandDenmark moved onto Ireland · Equal-area projection
0.61×
Denmark is 0.61× the area of Ireland. Put the other way, Ireland is 1.63× the size of Denmark.
| Denmark | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 42,925 km² | 69,797 km² |
| Population | 6,009,169 | 5,484,367 |
| Density | 140 / km² | 79 / km² |
| Capital | Copenhagen | Dublin |
| Region | Northern Europe | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Denmark sits at about 56°N and is stretched to 3.19× its true area; Ireland at 53° N is stretched to 2.78×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Denmark bigger than Ireland?
- No. Denmark is 39% smaller than Ireland. Denmark covers 42,925 km² and Ireland covers 69,797 km².
- How many times does Denmark fit into Ireland?
- About 1.6 times: Ireland has 1.63× the area of Denmark.
- Why do Denmark and Ireland look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Denmark is drawn about 3.19× its true area there and Ireland about 2.78×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Denmark or Ireland?
- Denmark: 6,009,169 people against 5,484,367. Density: Denmark 140 per km², Ireland 79 per km².