Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years longer
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Australia, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 14.6% more likely to be obese
In Ireland, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Australia, that number is 29.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 45.7% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $89,700 as of 2020, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $48,700 as of 2020.
Life
be 13.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Australia, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.
be 20.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Australia, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% more on education
Ireland spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Australia spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 47.8% more on healthcare
Ireland spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Australia, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 17.8 times more coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Australia: At a glance
How big is Australia compared to Ireland? See an in-depth size comparison.