Egypt vs Ireland
Egypt is 14.5 times larger than Ireland. Ireland would fit into Egypt about 14 times.
EgyptIrelandEgypt moved onto Ireland · Equal-area projection
14.5×
Egypt is 14.5× the area of Ireland.
| Egypt | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 69,797 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 5,484,367 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 79 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Dublin |
| Region | Northern Africa | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× its true area; Ireland at 53° N is stretched to 2.78×. That difference is why Ireland looks so much bigger than it is next to Egypt. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Egypt bigger than Ireland?
- Yes. Egypt is 14.5 times larger than Ireland. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Ireland covers 69,797 km².
- How many times does Ireland fit into Egypt?
- About 14 times: Egypt has 14.5× the area of Ireland.
- Why do Egypt and Ireland look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× its true area there and Ireland about 2.78×. That is why Ireland looks so much bigger than it really is next to Egypt. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Egypt or Ireland?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 5,484,367. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Ireland 79 per km².