Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ireland instead of China, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years longer
In China, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Ireland, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 4.1 times more likely to be obese
In China, 6.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ireland, that number is 25.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 6.2 times more money
China has a GDP per capita of $18,200 as of 2022, while in Ireland, the GDP per capita is $112,400 as of 2022.
be 10.0% less likely to be unemployed
In China, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Ireland, that number is 4.5% as of 2022.
Life
be 78.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In China, approximately 23.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ireland, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 48.7% less likely to die during infancy
In China, approximately 6.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Ireland, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 30.1% more likely to have internet access
In China, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ireland, about 95.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 13.9% less on education
China spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ireland spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 26.8% more on healthcare
China spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ireland, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 90.0% less coastline
China has a total of 14,500 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 China? See an in-depth size comparison.