---
title: "Ireland vs Norway — area, population, currency"
description: "Ireland is 70,273 km² with 5,484,367 people; Norway is 323,802 km² with 5,610,870. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/ireland-vs-norway/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Ireland vs Norway

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

70,273 km² vs 323,802 km² · 5,484,367 vs 5,610,870

Norway is 4.6 times larger than Ireland — 323,802 against 70,273 km². Norway is slightly more populous, by 2.3% — 5,610,870 against 5,484,367 people.

## Side by side

|  | Ireland | Norway |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Dublin | Oslo |
| Area | 70,273 km² | 323,802 km² |
| Population | 5,484,367 (2025) | 5,610,870 (2025) |
| Density | 78.0 /km² | 17.3 /km² |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Norwegian krone (NOK) |
| Official languages | English, Irish | Norwegian (Bokmål), Norwegian (Nynorsk), Sami |
| Time zones | UTC+00:00 | UTC+01:00 |
| Calling code | +353 | +47 |
| Drives on the | left | right |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
| ISO codes | IE / IRL | NO / NOR |

## Population density

Ireland is 4.5 times more densely populated than Norway — 78 against 17 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, Norway on the right.
- Different currencies: the Euro and the Norwegian krone.

## 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.

## Norway

The mainland coastline is about 2,500 km end to end, but roughly 25,000 km following the fjords, and over 100,000 km counting the islands — one of the longest coastlines of any country. Sognefjord runs 205 km inland and is 1,308 m deep. Norway generates almost all its electricity from hydropower.

> 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 Norway?

Norway is larger — 323,802 km² against 70,273 km².

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

Norway, with 5,610,870 against 5,484,367.

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

Ireland is UTC+00:00 and Norway is UTC+01:00. 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]