Country size comparison

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Lesotho is about 2.3 times smaller than Ireland.

Ireland is approximately 70,273 sq km, while Lesotho is approximately 30,355 sq km, making Lesotho 43.2% the size of Ireland. Meanwhile, the population of Ireland is ~5.3 million people (3.1 million fewer people live in Lesotho).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Ireland vs. Lesotho uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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Make 46.2 times more money in Ireland
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
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Moving from Lesotho to Ireland · UN DESA 2020
42 people born in Lesotho live in Ireland.
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