| Attribute |
Netherlands × | 
Ireland × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 41,543 | 70,273 |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
| Land area (km²) | 33,893 | 68,883 |
| Water area (km²) | 7,650 | 1,390 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 1,053 | 490 |
| Border countries | | |
| Coastline (km) | 451 | 1,448 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 30 | 118 |
| Lowest point (m) | -7 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 862 | 1,041 |
| People | | |
| Population | 17,280,397 | 5,176,569 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic | Roman Catholic |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Kingdom of the Netherlands | - |
| Short country name | Netherlands | Ireland |
| Long local name | Koninkrijk der Nederlanden | - |
| Short local name | Nederland | Eire |
| Government type | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy | Parliamentary republic |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Dublin |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 924,400,000,000 | 353,300,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 832,200,000,000 | 331,500,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 2.9 | 7.2 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 53,900 | 73,200 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 31.2 | 33.1 |
| Labor force | 7,969,000 | 2,226,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.9 | 6.7 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 8.8 | 8.2 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 361,400,000,000 | 86,040,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 352,400,000,000 | 87,190,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 1.36 | 0.33 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 43.4 | 26 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | 1.1 | -0.3 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 56.5 | 68.6 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 0 | 0.05 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 1.33 | 4.08 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 419,000,000,000 | 191,900,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 419,000,000,000 | 191,900,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 1,687,000,000,000 | 299,100,000,000 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 652,700,000,000 | 128,000,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | 87,460,000,000 | 28,140,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 555,600,000,000 | 219,700,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 453,800,000,000 | 98,130,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 38,440,000,000 | 4,412,000,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 4,063,000,000,000 | 2,470,000,000,000 |
| National currency | euros | euros |
| National currency (code) | EUR | EUR |
| National currency (symbol) | € | € |
| National currency rate to USD | 0.885 | 0.885 |