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 56.5% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $89,700 as of 2020, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $39,000 as of 2020.
be 98.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Italy, that number is 9.9% as of 2019.
be 53.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 13.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2018.
Life
be 60.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Italy, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
have 43.6% fewer children
In Ireland, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Italy, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 23.9% less likely to have internet access
In Ireland, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Italy, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 26.5% more on education
Ireland spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 29.9% more on healthcare
Ireland spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Italy, that number is 8.7% of GDP as of 2019.
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.