Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greece instead of Ireland, you would:
Economy
make 62.0% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $73,200 as of 2017, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $27,800 as of 2017.
be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Greece, that number is 21.5% as of 2017.
be 4.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Greece, however, that number is 36.0% as of 2014.
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 Greece, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
have 40.0% fewer children
In Ireland, there are approximately 13.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Greece, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 13.7% less likely to have internet access
In Ireland, approximately 84.5% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Greece, about 73.0% do as of 2018.
Geography
see 9.4 times more coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Greece: At a glance
How big is Greece compared to Ireland? See an in-depth size comparison.