Ireland is 2.22× the size of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

Ireland (Europe) covers about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²) and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (region of France) about 31,300 km² (12,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

69,400km²Ireland
31,300km²Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

100 km

Ireland
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

What fits

Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur fits inside Ireland about 2.22 times by area.
Ireland is larger by 38,100 km² (14,700 mi²), which is 122% of the area of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Measured in Belgiums: Ireland is about 2.26, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur about 1.02.

How they differ

Ireland is larger, but Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur has the larger population: 5.2 million against 5.1 million, 1.00× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 165 in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur against 74 in Ireland: Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur is 2.22× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 1,460 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Ireland at 53°N is drawn about 2.8× too large and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur at 44°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Ireland as 3.19× the size of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur instead of 2.22×.
Together Ireland and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur cover 101,000 km², close to the size of Iceland (102,000 km², 1.6% bigger).
The gap between them, 38,100 km², is about the size of Netherlands (37,100 km²).
At Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur's density, Ireland would have 11.5 million people (it has 5.1 million). At Ireland's density, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur would have 2.3 million (it has 5.2 million).
Ireland's centre is 9.2° of latitude, about 1,020 km, farther north than Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur's.
Ireland ranks 123rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur is the 10th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 4.9% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
Ireland lies about 9° of latitude (roughly 1,020 km) north of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Shared out evenly, each person in Ireland would have about 13,490 m² and each person in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur about 6,060 m².
Laid side by side, Ireland and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur would cover 101,000 km², about the same size as Iceland.
Together they have 10.3 million people, about as many people as Portugal.
Counted as a country, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur would rank 140th by area and 122nd by population.

Side by side

	Ireland	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Is a	CountryEurope	RegionFrance
Area, measured	69,400 km²26,800 mi²	31,300 km²12,100 mi²
Official area	69,800 km²Wikidata	31,400 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	122nd of 239worldwide	10th of 18in France
Population	5.1 millionWikidata, 2022	5.2 millionWikidata, 2022
Rank by population	123rd of 237worldwide	7th of 18in France
Density	74 per km²	165 per km²
Capital	Dublin	Marseille
Latitude range	51°N to 55°N	43°N to 45°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 31,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 31,300 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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur 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

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