Ireland is 3.82× the size of Saxony
Ireland (Europe) covers about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²) and Saxony (state of Germany) about 18,200 km² (7,010 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 69,400km²Ireland
- 18,200km²Saxony
100 km
- Ireland
- Saxony
What fits
- Saxony fits inside Ireland about 3.82 times by area.
- Ireland is larger by 51,300 km² (19,800 mi²), which is 282% of the area of Saxony.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ireland is about 2.26, Saxony about 0.59.
How they differ
- Ireland also has the larger population: 5.1 million against 4.1 million, 1.26× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 225 in Saxony against 74 in Ireland: Saxony is 3.03× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,480 km apart.
- Together Ireland and Saxony cover 87,600 km², close to the size of Jordan (88,900 km², 1.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 51,300 km², is about the size of Costa Rica (51,200 km²).
- At Saxony's density, Ireland would have 15.6 million people (it has 5.1 million). At Ireland's density, Saxony would have 1.3 million (it has 4.1 million).
- Ireland's centre is 2.1° of latitude, about 240 km, farther north than Saxony's.
- Ireland ranks 123rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Saxony is the 10th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.1% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- Ireland lies about 2° of latitude (roughly 236 km) north of Saxony.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Ireland would have about 13,490 m² and each person in Saxony about 4,450 m².
- Laid side by side, Ireland and Saxony would cover 87,600 km², about the same size as Jordan.
- Together they have 9.2 million people, about as many people as Switzerland.
- Counted as a country, Saxony would rank 157th by area and 130th by population.
Side by side
| Ireland | Saxony | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 69,400 km²26,800 mi² | 18,200 km²7,010 mi² |
| Official area | 69,800 km²Wikidata | 18,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 122nd of 239worldwide | 10th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 4.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 123rd of 237worldwide | 7th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 74 per km² | 225 per km² |
| Capital | Dublin | Dresden |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 55°N | 50°N to 52°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 18,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 18,200 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
- 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