Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ireland instead of Greece, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Ireland, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
see 2.5 times more spent on your healthcare
Greece spends $3,454 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ireland spends $8,772 as of 2024.
have 41.1% fewer doctors per person
Greece has 65.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Ireland has 38.8 as of 2023.
be 82.7% more likely to die by suicide
Greece has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ireland, it is 8.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 45.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ireland, that number is 4.6% as of 2025.
be 25.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 18.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Ireland, however, that number is 14.0% as of 2021.
make 4.9 times more money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $26,948 as of 2025, while in Ireland, the GDP per capita is $131,592 as of 2025.
Life
be 20.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Ireland, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
have 51.5% more children
In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ireland, there are 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.7% more likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 86.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Ireland, about 97.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 14.2% less on education
Greece spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Ireland spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 18.4% less on healthcare
Greece spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ireland, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 89.4% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Ireland, that number is 1,448 km.
Safety
be 22.6% less likely to be murdered
Greece has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Ireland, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 61.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Greece, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ireland, they kill 2.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 60.4% less strain on fresh water
Greece withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ireland withdraws 8% as of 2022.
use 34.4% more electricity
Greece uses 4,686 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Ireland uses 6,298 kWh as of 2024.
find 27.7% less home broadband
Greece has 44.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ireland has 32.3 as of 2024.
Environment
be 43.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Greece, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ireland, it causes 13.0 as of 2019.
emit 19.6% more CO2
Greece emits 5.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ireland emits 6.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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