---
title: "France vs Ireland — area, population, currency"
description: "France is 643,801 km² with 68,720,337 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/france-vs-ireland/
site: "At One Place"
---

# France vs Ireland

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

643,801 km² vs 70,273 km² · 68,720,337 vs 5,484,367

France is 9.2 times larger than Ireland — 643,801 against 70,273 km². France is 13 times more populous than Ireland — 68,720,337 against 5,484,367 people.

## Side by side

|  | France | Ireland |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Paris | Dublin |
| Area | 643,801 km² | 70,273 km² |
| Population | 68,720,337 (2025) | 5,484,367 (2025) |
| Density | 106.7 /km² | 78.0 /km² |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | French | English, Irish |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+00:00 |
| Calling code | +33 | +353 |
| Drives on the | right | left |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
| ISO codes | FR / FRA | IE / IRL |

## Population density

France is 1.4 times more densely populated than Ireland — 107 against 78 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 — France on the right, Ireland on the left.

## France

Mont Blanc on the Italian border is 4,806 m, the highest point in western Europe. Counting its overseas departments, France spans twelve time zones — more than any other country — and its exclusive economic zone is the second largest in the world. The Gouffre Mirolda and other Alpine systems make it one of the great caving countries.

## 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 France bigger than Ireland?

France is larger — 643,801 km² against 70,273 km².

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

France, with 68,720,337 against 5,484,367.

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

France is UTC+01:00 and Ireland is UTC+00:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

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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]