Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 21.3% less likely to be obese
In Ireland, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 60.6% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $112,400 as of 2022, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2022.
be 80.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 8.1% as of 2022.
be 43.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2021.
Life
have 36.0% fewer children
In Ireland, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 21.1% less likely to have internet access
In Ireland, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Italy, about 75.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 38.7% more on education
Ireland spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 35.2% more on healthcare
Ireland spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.2 times more coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Italy: At a glance
How big is Italy compared to Ireland? See an in-depth size comparison.