Ireland vs Netherlands
Ireland is 65% larger than Netherlands. Netherlands would fit into Ireland about 1.7 times.
IrelandNetherlandsIreland moved onto Netherlands · Equal-area projection
1.65×
Ireland is 1.65× the area of Netherlands.
| Ireland | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 69,797 km² | 42,201 km² |
| Population | 5,484,367 | 18,087,633 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 429 / km² |
| Capital | Dublin | Amsterdam |
| Region | Northern Europe | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ireland sits at about 53°N and is stretched to 2.78× its true area; Netherlands at 52° N is stretched to 2.67×. 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 Ireland bigger than Netherlands?
- Yes. Ireland is 65% larger than Netherlands. Ireland covers 69,797 km² and Netherlands covers 42,201 km².
- How many times does Netherlands fit into Ireland?
- About 1.7 times: Ireland has 1.65× the area of Netherlands.
- Why do Ireland and Netherlands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ireland is drawn about 2.78× its true area there and Netherlands about 2.67×. 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, Ireland or Netherlands?
- Netherlands: 18,087,633 people against 5,484,367. Density: Ireland 79 per km², Netherlands 429 per km².