Ireland has a total area of approximately 84,421 square kilometers (32,595 square miles). When compared to U.S. states, Ireland is closest in size to South Carolina, which has an area of about 82,933 square kilometers, making Ireland slightly larger than South Carolina. It is also somewhat smaller than the state of Indiana, which is about 94,326 square kilometers in size. To give perspective with larger states:
- Texas is about 8.2 times larger than Ireland with 695,662 sq km.
- California is about 5 times larger.
- Alaska is around 20 times larger than Ireland.
So, Ireland's size is relatively comparable to smaller U.S. states like South Carolina and Indiana but much smaller than large states like Texas and California.
