Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain 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 Spain, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 64.2% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $112,400 as of 2022, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $40,200 as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Spain, that number is 12.9% as of 2022.
be 45.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Spain, however, that number is 20.4% as of 2021.
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 2020. In Spain, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 28.8% 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 Spain, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 36.0% fewer children
In Ireland, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 48.4% more on education
Ireland spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Spain spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 50.7% more on healthcare
Ireland spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Spain, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.4 times more coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Spain: At a glance
How big is Spain compared to Ireland? See an in-depth size comparison.