Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ireland instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Ireland, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 27.1% more likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ireland, that number is 25.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2022, while in Ireland, the GDP per capita is $112,400 as of 2022.
be 44.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Ireland, that number is 4.5% as of 2022.
be 30.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Ireland, however, that number is 14.0% as of 2021.
Life
have 56.3% more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ireland, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 26.7% more likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ireland, about 95.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 27.9% less on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ireland spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 26.0% less on healthcare
Italy spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ireland, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 80.9% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Ireland, that number is 1,448 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Ireland: At a glance
How big is Ireland compared to Italy? See an in-depth size comparison.