Country size comparison

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Ireland is around the same size as Svalbard.

Svalbard is approximately 62,045 sq km, while Ireland is approximately 70,273 sq km, making Ireland 13% larger than Svalbard. Meanwhile, the population of Svalbard is ~2,926 people (5.3 million more people live in Ireland).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Svalbard vs. Ireland uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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