Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
see 12.3% less spent on your healthcare
Ireland spends $8,772 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Australia spends $7,691 as of 2023.
be 53.0% more likely to die by suicide
Ireland has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Australia, it is 13.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 11.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Australia, that number is 4.1% as of 2025.
make 50.5% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $131,592 as of 2025, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $65,130 as of 2025.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Australia, 2.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 74.5% more on education
Ireland spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Australia spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 51.8% more on healthcare
Ireland spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Australia, that number is 10.4% of GDP as of 2023.
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.
Safety
be 30.8% more likely to be murdered
Ireland has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Australia, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 60.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Ireland, road accidents kill 2.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Australia, they kill 4.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 12.9% more home broadband
Ireland has 32.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Australia has 36.5 as of 2024.
live with 42.0% less strain on fresh water
Ireland withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Australia withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 55.6% more electricity
Ireland uses 6,298 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Australia uses 9,801 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 23.1% less likely to die from air pollution
In Ireland, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Australia, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.3 times more CO2
Ireland emits 6.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Australia emits 14.1 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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