Ireland
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Europe.
- Capital
- Dublin
- Continent
- Europe
More Europe quizzes - Land neighbours
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 5,484,367 (2025)
- Total area
- 70,280 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 53.2° N, 8.1° W
Ireland at a glance
Ireland is a country in Europe. Its capital is Dublin. Its only land neighbour is the United Kingdom.
Worldwide, Ireland has the 2nd highest GDP per person ($131,592 in 2025, among 182 countries with data).
Flag of Ireland
Ireland’s flag is drawn in the proportions 1:2 (height to width), like 51 other flags in our quizzes.
Ireland and Italy: green and white vertical bands with a third band that is orange for Ireland and red for Italy.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Italy and Nigeria.
Ireland in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Europe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 5,484,367 | 120thof 195 | 25thof 44 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 70,280 km² | 118thof 194 | 22ndof 43 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $721.7B | 23rdof 182 | 11thof 41 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $131,592 | 2ndof 182 | 2ndof 41 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 83.0 years | 18thof 195 | 11thof 44 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.47 | 144thof 195 | 12thof 44 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $6,878 | 9thof 191 | 7thof 42 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 64.6% | 92ndof 195 | 31stof 44 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 97.2% | 16thof 180 | 9thof 43 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 11.5% | 145thof 191 | 39thof 42 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 6.04 t | 37thof 181 | 14thof 37 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Ireland compared with its neighbours
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5,484,367 | 70,280 km² | $131,592 |
| United Kingdom | 69,487,000 | 243,610 km² | $57,602 |
Quizzes featuring Ireland
Map quizzes
Flag, outline and capital quizzes
- Flags of the World
- Country Shapes
- World Capitals
- Guess the Flag
- Guess the Capital
- Flags of Europe
- Capitals of Europe
- Europe Country Shapes
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Ireland · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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