Country size comparison
compared to
Ireland is about 1.7 times bigger than Switzerland.
Switzerland is approximately 41,277 sq km, while Ireland is approximately 70,273 sq km, making Ireland 70% larger than Switzerland. Meanwhile, the population of Switzerland is ~8.5 million people (3.2 million fewer people live in Ireland).
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