Country size comparison
compared to
Ireland is about 3.5 times smaller than United Kingdom.
United Kingdom is approximately 243,610 sq km, while Ireland is approximately 70,273 sq km, making Ireland 28.85% the size of United Kingdom. Meanwhile, the population of United Kingdom is ~67.8 million people (62.5 million fewer people live in Ireland).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of United Kingdom vs. Ireland uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Try dragging the outline to reposition.
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Flip Comparison · See true size
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Quality of Life Comparison · 6 statistics
Make 53.2% less money in United Kingdom
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
United Kingdom is 10.6% more expensive than Ireland overall
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Moving from Ireland to United Kingdom · OECD 2019
8,052 people moved from Ireland to United Kingdom.
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