Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
be 71.4% less likely to be obese
In Ireland, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nepal, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2024.
live 12.4 years less
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Nepal, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.
see 96.2% less spent on your healthcare
Ireland spends $8,772 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nepal spends $332 as of 2023.
have 73.9% fewer doctors per person
Ireland has 38.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Nepal has 10.1 as of 2023.
have 34.9% less access to essential health services
Ireland scores 83 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nepal scores 54 as of 2021.
be 18.6% more likely to die by suicide
Ireland has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Nepal, it is 10.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Nepal, that number is 10.5% as of 2025.
be 45.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Nepal, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2022.
make 98.8% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $131,592 as of 2025, while in Nepal, the GDP per capita is $1,536 as of 2025.
Life
have 89.6% more children
In Ireland, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nepal, there are 19.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 35.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nepal, 142.0 women do as of 2023.
be 6.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Nepal, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 52.3% less likely to have internet access
In Ireland, approximately 97.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nepal, about 46.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 10.1% less on healthcare
Ireland spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Nepal, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 27.2% more on education
Ireland spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Nepal spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Safety
be 3.3 times more likely to be murdered
Ireland has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Nepal, that number is 2.1 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 10.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Ireland, road accidents kill 2.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nepal, they kill 28.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 68.8% less home broadband
Ireland has 32.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nepal has 10.1 as of 2024.
use 94.4% less electricity
Ireland uses 6,298 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Nepal uses 351 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 91.1% less CO2
Ireland emits 6.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Nepal emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 5.8 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Ireland, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Nepal, it causes 76.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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