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Ireland vs Spain Geography
Land area
- Ireland has a land area of 26,596 square miles (68,883 km²), while Spain has 192,657 square miles (498,980 km²).
- Spain's land area is 7.2 times (624%) larger than Ireland's.
Total area
- Ireland: 27,133 square miles (70,273 km²) vs Spain: 195,364 square miles (505,990 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Spain's total area is 7.2 times (620%) larger than Ireland's.
Length
- Ireland is 287 miles (462 km) long from north to south; Spain is 546 miles (879 km).
- Spain's north-south length is 1.9 times (90%) longer than Ireland's.
Width
- Ireland spans 191 miles (308 km) east to west; Spain spans 697 miles (1,122 km).
- Spain's east-west width is 3.6 times (265%) wider than Ireland's.
Highest point
- Ireland's highest point is Carrauntoohil at 3,406 feet (1,038 m); Spain's is Teide (Tenerife) at 12,188 feet (3,715 m).
- Teide (Tenerife) is 8,782 feet higher than Carrauntoohil.
Lowest point
- Ireland's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Spain's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Ireland vs Spain Population and History
Population
- Ireland has a population of 5,525,600 (2026), while Spain has 49,801,559 (2026).
- Spain's population is 9.0 times (801%) larger than Ireland's.
Population density
- Ireland: 207.8 people per square mile vs Spain: 258.5.
- Spain's population density is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Ireland's.
Biggest city
- Ireland's biggest city is Dublin with 592,713 people; Spain's is Madrid with 3,266,126.
- Madrid's population is 5.5 times (451%) larger than Dublin's.
Largest metro area
- Ireland's largest metropolitan area is Greater Dublin Area (2,082,605 people) vs Spain's Madrid (6,497,000).
- Madrid's population is 3.1 times (212%) larger than Greater Dublin Area's.
History
- Ireland: Independent since December 6, 1922, as the Irish Free State; a republic since 1949.
- Spain: A unified kingdom since 1479; the current constitution dates from 1978.
- In its current form, Spain is the older of the two by 443 years.
Ireland vs Spain Economy
GDP
- Ireland's GDP is $721.7 billion (2025) vs Spain's $1,906.5 billion.
- Spain's economic output is 2.6 times (164%) larger than Ireland's.
GDP per capita
- Ireland: $131,593 per person vs Spain: $38,627.
- Ireland's GDP per capita is 3.4 times (241%) higher than Spain's.
Average income
- Ireland: $87,360 vs Spain: $37,120 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Ireland's average income is 2.4 times (135%) higher than Spain's.
Official Websites
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