Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
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 Czech Republic, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 43.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Czech Republic, that number is 2.8% as of 2019.
be 22.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 13.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Czech Republic, however, that number is 10.1% as of 2018.
pay a 54.2% lower top tax rate
Ireland has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Czech Republic, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2017.
make 57.3% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $89,700 as of 2020, while in Czech Republic, the GDP per capita is $38,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 40.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Czech Republic, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 30.8% 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 Czech Republic, on the other hand, 2.4 children do as of 2022.
have 30.3% fewer children
In Ireland, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Czech Republic, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 26.5% more on education
Ireland spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Czech Republic spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 16.4% more on healthcare
Ireland spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Czech Republic, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners, Financial Administration of the Czech Republic.
Czech Republic: At a glance
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