Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
be 13.8% less likely to be obese
In Ireland, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cyprus, that number is 21.8% of people as of 2016.
live 1.9 years less
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Cyprus, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 27.1% lower top tax rate
Ireland has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Cyprus, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 58.0% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $89,700 as of 2020, while in Cyprus, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2020.
be 42.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cyprus, that number is 7.1% as of 2019.
be 12.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 13.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Cyprus, however, that number is 14.7% as of 2018.
Life
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 Cyprus, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.4 times more 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 Cyprus, on the other hand, 8.4 children do as of 2022.
have 14.2% fewer children
In Ireland, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cyprus, there are 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 70.6% more on education
Ireland spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Cyprus spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 55.2% less coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Cyprus, that number is 648 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus, The World Factbook, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners.
Cyprus: At a glance
How big is Cyprus compared to Ireland? See an in-depth size comparison.