Ireland is approximately 70,273 sq km, while Australia is approximately 7,741,220 sq km, making Australia 10,916% larger than Ireland. Meanwhile, the population of Ireland is ~5.0 million people (18.2 million more people live in Australia).
This to-scale map shows a size comparison of Ireland compared to Australia. For more details, see an in-depth quality of life comparison of Australia vs. Ireland using our country comparison tool.
