If you lived in Tennessee instead of Ireland, you would:

Health

live 7.9 years less

In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Tennessee, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.

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Economy

be 21.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Ireland, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tennessee, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.

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make 47.9% less money

Ireland has a GDP per capita of $115,600 as of 2023, while in Tennessee, the GDP per capita is $60,177 as of 2024.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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