Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ireland instead of Germany, you would:
Health
be 13.5% more likely to be obese
In Germany, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ireland, that number is 25.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 76.2% more money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $50,900 as of 2020, while in Ireland, the GDP per capita is $89,700 as of 2020.
be 11.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Ireland, however, that number is 13.1% as of 2018.
Life
be 28.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ireland, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
have 35.7% more children
In Germany, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ireland, there are 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 32.0% less on education
Germany spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Ireland spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 42.7% less on healthcare
Germany spends 11.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ireland, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 39.4% less coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Ireland, that number is 1,448 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Ireland: At a glance
How big is Ireland compared to Germany? See an in-depth size comparison.