England is a country located in Europe and is a part of the United Kingdom, whereas Ireland is an island country located in the North Atlantic in Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between England and Ireland regarding various aspects.
Size
Is England bigger than Ireland?
The total area of England is 130,279 sq km, and the total area of Ireland is 84,421 sq km. England is bigger than Ireland by 45,858 sq km. England is around 1.54 times bigger than Ireland.
Area of England: 50,301 sq mi ( 130,279 km2 )
Area of Ireland: 32,595 sq mi ( 84,421 km2 )
Population
According to the World Bank, ONS UK, and Eurostat, the total population of England as of 2018 was estimated to be around 55.98 Million.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Ireland as of 8th July 2021, is 4,994,937.
Here is some more data comparison between England and Ireland.
The capital city of England is London, and the capital city of Ireland is Dublin.
Official Languages
England: English
Ireland: English, Irish
Human Development Index
HDI of England as of 2019: 0.932
HDI of Ireland as of 2018: 0.955
England Timezone:
UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (British Summer Time)
Ireland Timezone:
UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (British Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of England:
53° 0′ 0″ N, 1° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Ireland:
53° 25′ 0″ N, 8° 0′ 0″ W
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