Ireland is approximately 70,273 sq km, while Papua New Guinea is approximately 462,840 sq km, making Papua New Guinea 559% larger than Ireland. Meanwhile, the population of Ireland is ~5.2 million people (2.1 million more people live in Papua New Guinea).
This to-scale map shows a size comparison of Ireland compared to Papua New Guinea. For more details, see an in-depth quality of life comparison of Papua New Guinea vs. Ireland using our country comparison tool.
