Ireland vs Sierra Leone: Land area

Ireland

68,890 sq. km

in 2023

Sierra Leone

72,180 sq. km

in 2023

Ireland rank

120th

Sierra Leone rank

117th

Land area over time

Ireland
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 72,180 sq. km against 68,890 sq. km in Ireland, a difference of 3,290 sq. km.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Globally, Ireland ranks 120th and Sierra Leone ranks 117th of 216 countries.

Individual pages

Land area in Ireland
Land area in Sierra Leone
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.