Scotland is a country located in Europe and is a part of the United Kingdom, whereas the Republic of Ireland is an island country located in the North Atlantic in Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Scotland and Ireland regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Scotland bigger than the Republic of Ireland?
The total area of Scotland is 77,933 sq km, and the total area of the Republic of Ireland is 70,273 sq km. Scotland is bigger than the Republic of Ireland by 7,660 sq km. Scotland is around 1.11 times bigger than the Republic of Ireland.
Area of Scotland: 30,090 sq mi ( 77,933 km2 )
Area of Ireland: 27,133 sq mi ( 70,273 km2 )
Population
According to the Eurostat data, the total population of Scotland as of 2019 was estimated to be around 5.454 Million.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of the Republic of Ireland as of 13th July 2021, is 4,995,549.
Here is some more data comparison between Scotland and the Republic of Ireland.
The capital city of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital city of the Republic of Ireland is Dublin.
Official Languages
Scotland: English, Scottish Gaelic
Ireland: English, Irish
Human Development Index
HDI of Scotland as of 2018: 0.913
HDI of Ireland as of 2018: 0.955
Scotland 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 Scotland:
57° 0′ 0″ N, 4° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of the Republic of Ireland:
53° 25′ 0″ N, 8° 0′ 0″ W
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