Germany is 5.15× the size of Ireland

Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and Ireland about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

358,000km²Germany
69,400km²Ireland

200 km

Germany
Ireland

What fits

Ireland fits inside Germany about 5.15 times by area.
Germany is larger by 288,000 km² (111,000 mi²), which is 415% of the area of Ireland.
Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, Ireland about 2.26.

How they differ

Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 5.1 million, 16.2× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 233 in Germany against 74 in Ireland: Germany is 3.15× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 1,280 km apart.
Together Germany and Ireland cover 427,000 km², close to the size of Iraq (437,000 km², 2.4% bigger).
The gap between them, 288,000 km², is about the size of Philippines (293,000 km²).
At Ireland's density, Germany would have 26.5 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, Ireland would have 16.2 million (it has 5.1 million).
Ireland's centre is 2.1° of latitude, about 240 km, farther north than Germany's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Germany	5.15×
More people	Germany	16.2×
More crowded	Germany	3.15×
Farther north	Ireland	2.1° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Ireland	2.8× against 2.5×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Germany	Ireland
Belgium 30,700 km²	11.7×	2.26×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	1.47×	0.28×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.96×	0.19×
France 548,000 km²	0.65×	0.13×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.11×	0.02×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.04×	0.01×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.04×	0.01×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.02×	1 in 245

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Germany	Ireland
Area, main territory	358,000 km²138,000 mi²	69,400 km²26,800 mi²
Population	83.5 millionWikidata, 2025	5.1 millionWikidata, 2022
Density	233 per km²	74 per km²
Official area	358,000 km²Wikidata	69,800 km²Wikidata
Capital	Berlin	Dublin
Latitude range	47°N to 55°N	51°N to 55°N
Continent	Europe	Europe

Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2022, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 358,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 358,000 km², to within 2%.
Wikidata's official figure of 69,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 69,400 km², to within 2%.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
Drawing: Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
Data built: 2026-11-11

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