Ireland is 1.21× the size of Grand Est
Ireland (Europe) covers about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²) and Grand Est (region of France) about 57,400 km² (22,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 69,400km²Ireland
- 57,400km²Grand Est
100 km
- Ireland
- Grand Est
What fits
- Grand Est is 83% of the size of Ireland.
- Ireland is larger by 12,100 km² (4,660 mi²), which is 21% of the area of Grand Est.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ireland is about 2.26, Grand Est about 1.87.
How they differ
- Ireland is larger, but Grand Est has the larger population: 5.6 million against 5.1 million, 1.08× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 97 in Grand Est against 74 in Ireland: Grand Est is 1.31× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,080 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Ireland at 53°N is drawn about 2.8× too large and Grand Est at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Ireland as 1.47× the size of Grand Est instead of 1.21×.
- Together Ireland and Grand Est cover 127,000 km², close to the size of Nicaragua (129,000 km², 1.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 12,100 km², is about the size of Vanuatu (12,300 km²).
- At Grand Est's density, Ireland would have 6.7 million people (it has 5.1 million). At Ireland's density, Grand Est would have 4.3 million (it has 5.6 million).
- Ireland's centre is 4.5° of latitude, about 500 km, farther north than Grand Est's.
- Ireland ranks 123rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Grand Est is the 5th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 9.0% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Ireland lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 498 km) north of Grand Est.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Ireland would have about 13,490 m² and each person in Grand Est about 10,320 m².
- Laid side by side, Ireland and Grand Est would cover 127,000 km², about the same size as Nicaragua.
- Together they have 10.7 million people, about as many people as Dominican Republic.
- Counted as a country, Grand Est would rank 126th by area and 118th by population.
Side by side
| Ireland | Grand Est | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 69,400 km²26,800 mi² | 57,400 km²22,200 mi² |
| Official area | 69,800 km²Wikidata | 57,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 122nd of 239worldwide | 5th of 18in France |
| Population | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 5.6 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 123rd of 237worldwide | 6th of 18in France |
| Density | 74 per km² | 97 per km² |
| Capital | Dublin | Strasbourg |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 55°N | 47°N to 50°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 69,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 69,400 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 57,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 57,400 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain. The outline of Grand Est is the departments Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- 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
- 2026-11-12