Ireland is approximately 70,273 sq km, while Italy is approximately 301,340 sq km, making Italy 329% larger than Ireland. Meanwhile, the population of Ireland is ~5.2 million people (57.2 million more people live in Italy).
This to-scale map shows a size comparison of Ireland compared to Italy. For more details, see an in-depth quality of life comparison of Italy vs. Ireland using our country comparison tool.
