United Arab Emirates is 1.02× the size of Ireland

United Arab Emirates covers about 71,100 km² (27,400 mi²) and Ireland about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

71,100km²United Arab Emirates
69,400km²Ireland

100 km

United Arab Emirates
Ireland

What fits

Ireland is 98% of the size of United Arab Emirates.
United Arab Emirates is larger by 1,640 km² (633 mi²), which is 2.4% of the area of Ireland.
Measured in Belgiums: United Arab Emirates is about 2.32, Ireland about 2.26.

How they differ

United Arab Emirates also has the larger population: 9.9 million against 5.1 million, 1.92× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 139 in United Arab Emirates against 74 in Ireland: United Arab Emirates is 1.88× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 6,080 km apart.
On a standard web map Ireland looks larger than United Arab Emirates: United Arab Emirates at 24°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Ireland at 53°N about 2.8×, so the map shows Ireland as 2.27× the size of United Arab Emirates, when United Arab Emirates is 1.02× the size of Ireland.
Together United Arab Emirates and Ireland cover 141,000 km², close to the size of Tajikistan (142,000 km², 1.2% bigger).
The gap between them, 1,640 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
At Ireland's density, United Arab Emirates would have 5.3 million people (it has 9.9 million). At United Arab Emirates's density, Ireland would have 9.7 million (it has 5.1 million).
Ireland's centre is 29.3° of latitude, about 3,250 km, farther north than United Arab Emirates's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	United Arab Emirates	1.02×
More people	United Arab Emirates	1.92×
More crowded	United Arab Emirates	1.88×
Farther north	Ireland	29.3° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Ireland	2.8× against 1.2×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	United Arab Emirates	Ireland
Belgium 30,700 km²	2.32×	2.26×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	0.29×	0.28×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.20×	0.19×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.19×	0.19×
France 548,000 km²	0.13×	0.13×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.02×	0.02×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.01×	0.01×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.01×	0.01×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	1 in 239	1 in 245

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

Side by side

	United Arab Emirates	Ireland
Area, main territory	71,100 km²27,400 mi²	69,400 km²26,800 mi²
Population	9.9 millionWikidata, 2020	5.1 millionWikidata, 2022
Density	139 per km²	74 per km²
Official area	83,600 km²Wikidata	69,800 km²Wikidata
Capital	Abu Dhabi	Dublin
Latitude range	23°N to 26°N	51°N to 55°N
Continent	Asia	Europe

Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Our measured 71,100 km² is 15% below Wikidata's official figure of 83,600 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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