Country size comparison
compared to
Western Sahara is about 3.8 times bigger than Ireland.
Ireland is approximately 70,273 sq km,
while Western Sahara is approximately 266,000 sq km, making
Western Sahara 279% larger than Ireland.
Meanwhile, the population of Ireland is ~5.3 million people
(4.6 million fewer people live in Western Sahara).
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This to-scale map shows a size comparison of Ireland compared to Western Sahara. For more details, see an in-depth quality of life comparison of Western Sahara vs. Ireland using our country comparison tool.