Ireland vs Sri Lanka: Surface area

Ireland

70,280 sq. km

in 2023

Sri Lanka

65,610 sq. km

in 2023

Ireland rank

121st

Sri Lanka rank

123rd

Surface area over time

Ireland currently reports 70,280 sq. km against 65,610 sq. km in Sri Lanka, a difference of 4,670 sq. km.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

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

Globally, Ireland ranks 121st and Sri Lanka ranks 123rd of 216 countries.

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.