Ireland is 2.1 times larger than Moldova.
Area: 70,273 km2 World Factbook
Population: 4,832,765 (July 2014) World Factbook
Ireland, also commonly referred to as the Republic of Ireland, is a sovereign state in Europe occupying about five-sixths of the island of Ireland. Wikipedia
Area: 33,851 km2 World Factbook
Population: 3,583,288 (July 2014) World Factbook
Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe located between Romania to its west and Ukraine to its north, east and south. Its capital city is Chișinău. Wikipedia