Is Ireland bigger than Switzerland?

Yes — Ireland's land area is 70,273 km², about the same level of Switzerland's 41,284 km².

Ireland vs Switzerland: GDP, Population & Area Compared

Ireland vs Switzerland GDP

	Ireland	Switzerland
Nominal GDP	$721,701,359,046	$1,043,529,899,251
GDP per capita	$131,593	$114,769

Ireland's nominal GDP is $721.7B, about the same level of Switzerland's ($1T).

Ireland's GDP per capita is $131,593, about the same level of Switzerland's ($114,769).

Ireland vs Switzerland Population

	Ireland	Switzerland
Population	5.5M	9.1M

Ireland's population is about 5.5M, about the same level of Switzerland's (9.1M).

Ireland vs Switzerland Area

	Ireland	Switzerland
Area	70,273 km²	41,284 km²

Ireland is about 1.7x the size of Switzerland.

Ireland's population density is about 78 people/km², about 35.4% of Switzerland's (220.2 people/km²).

Ireland vs Switzerland Climate

Ireland's capital averages 14°C year-round, 0.3°C lower than Switzerland's 14.3°C.

Monthly average high temperature

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Ireland	7.6°	9.1°	11.4°	13.4°	16.2°	18.6°	20.1°	20°	16.4°	13.8°	11.3°	9.9°
Switzerland	5.1°	6.3°	11°	15.2°	17.5°	25.3°	23.7°	24.5°	18.2°	12.7°	7.5°	4.2°

Ireland vs Switzerland Religion

Ireland's largest religious group is Christianity (75%), compared to Switzerland's Christianity (62.7%).

Ireland

Christianity 75%
Islam 1.4%
Unaffiliated 15.4%
Other 8.2%

Switzerland

Christianity 62.7%
Unaffiliated 29.4%
Islam 5.4%
Other 2.5%

Ireland vs Switzerland Languages

Ireland's official language is Irish, compared to Switzerland's German.

	Ireland	Switzerland
Official language(s)	Irish, English	German, French, Italian
English proficiency	Very high	High

Ireland vs Switzerland Travel Info

Ireland drives on the left side, while Switzerland drives on the right side.

Time zone: Ireland: Europe/Dublin; Switzerland: Europe/Zurich
Electricity: Ireland: 230V G; Switzerland: 230V C/J
Calling code: Ireland: +353; Switzerland: +41
Emergency number: Ireland: 112; Switzerland: 112

Is Ireland bigger than Switzerland?: Yes — Ireland's land area is 70,273 km², about the same level of Switzerland's 41,284 km².
Is Ireland richer than Switzerland?: Yes — Ireland's GDP per capita is $131,593, about the same level of Switzerland's $114,769.
Does Ireland have more people than Switzerland?: No — Ireland's population is about 5.5M, about the same level of Switzerland's 9.1M.

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