Ireland vs Latvia: Land area

Ireland

68,890 sq. km

in 2023

Latvia

62,230 sq. km

in 2023

Ireland rank

120th

Latvia rank

122nd

Land area over time

Ireland
Latvia

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 68,890 sq. km against 62,230 sq. km in Latvia, a difference of 6,660 sq. km.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Globally, Ireland ranks 120th and Latvia ranks 122nd of 216 countries.

Individual pages

Land area in Ireland
Land area in Latvia
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.