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title: "Canada vs Ireland — area, population, currency"
description: "Canada is 9,984,670 km² with 41,651,653 people; Ireland is 70,273 km² with 5,484,367. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/canada-vs-ireland/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Canada vs Ireland

**Canada vs Ireland: Canada is larger; Canada has more people**

9,984,670 km² vs 70,273 km² · 41,651,653 vs 5,484,367

Canada is 142 times larger than Ireland — 9,984,670 against 70,273 km². Canada is 7.6 times more populous than Ireland — 41,651,653 against 5,484,367 people.

## Side by side

|  | Canada | Ireland |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Ottawa | Dublin |
| Area | 9,984,670 km² | 70,273 km² |
| Population | 41,651,653 (2025) | 5,484,367 (2025) |
| Density | 4.2 /km² | 78.0 /km² |
| Currency | Canadian dollar (CAD) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | English, French | English, Irish |
| Time zones | UTC-08:00, UTC-07:00, UTC-06:00, UTC-05:00, UTC-04:00, UTC-03:30 | UTC+00:00 |
| Calling code | +1 | +353 |
| Drives on the | right | left |
| Continent | North America | Europe |
| ISO codes | CA / CAN | IE / IRL |

## Population density

Ireland is 19 times more densely populated than Canada — 78 against 4 people per km². Density is where area and population interact, and it often reverses the impression the headline figures give — a large country with a small population can feel emptier than a small crowded one by an enormous margin.

## Practical differences

- They drive on opposite sides — Canada on the right, Ireland on the left.
- Different currencies: the Canadian dollar and the Euro.
- Canada spans 6 time zones, so "local time" there is not a single answer.
- Different continents — North America and Europe.

## Canada

The second-largest country in the world by total area, and the longest coastline of any — about 202,000 km, more than the rest of the world put together. Canada holds more lake area than every other country combined, and something over two million lakes. Its border with the United States is the longest between any two countries at 8,891 km.

## Ireland

The interior is a low limestone plain ringed by coastal mountains, which is why the rivers drain inward and the middle of the country is bog. The Cliffs of Moher run 14 km and reach 214 m. Ireland has no native snakes, and only one native reptile.

> Neutral facts only. Nothing here addresses politics, government, economics or which country is preferable in any respect — population is the one figure that dates, and it carries its year.

## Common questions

### Is Canada bigger than Ireland?

Canada is larger — 9,984,670 km² against 70,273 km².

### Which has more people, Canada or Ireland?

Canada, with 41,651,653 against 5,484,367.

### What is the time difference between Canada and Ireland?

Canada is UTC-08:00, UTC-07:00, UTC-06:00, UTC-05:00, UTC-04:00, UTC-03:30 and Ireland is UTC+00:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

## Related pages

- [Canada](https://atoneplace.net/country/canada/)
- [Ireland](https://atoneplace.net/country/ireland/)
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## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]