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title: "Ireland vs Netherlands — area, population, currency"
description: "Ireland is 70,273 km² with 5,484,367 people; Netherlands is 41,543 km² with 18,087,633. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/ireland-vs-netherlands/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Ireland vs Netherlands

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

70,273 km² vs 41,543 km² · 5,484,367 vs 18,087,633

Ireland is 1.7 times larger than Netherlands — 70,273 against 41,543 km². Netherlands is 3.3 times more populous than Ireland — 18,087,633 against 5,484,367 people.

## Side by side

|  | Ireland | Netherlands |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Dublin | Amsterdam |
| Area | 70,273 km² | 41,543 km² |
| Population | 5,484,367 (2025) | 18,087,633 (2025) |
| Density | 78.0 /km² | 435.4 /km² |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | English, Irish | Dutch |
| Time zones | UTC+00:00 | UTC+01:00 |
| Calling code | +353 | +31 |
| Drives on the | left | right |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
| ISO codes | IE / IRL | NL / NLD |

## Population density

Netherlands is 5.6 times more densely populated than Ireland — 435 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 — Ireland on the left, Netherlands on the right.

## 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.

## Netherlands

About a quarter of the Netherlands lies below sea level and roughly a fifth of its present land area has been reclaimed from sea, lake and marsh. Flevoland, a province of some 1,400 km², was drained from the Zuiderzee in the 20th century and is the largest artificial island in the world. The lowest point, in Zuidplaspolder, is about 6.8 m below sea level.

> 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 Ireland bigger than Netherlands?

Ireland is larger — 70,273 km² against 41,543 km².

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

Netherlands, with 18,087,633 against 5,484,367.

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

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

## Related pages

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- [Netherlands](https://atoneplace.net/country/netherlands/)
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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]