Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ireland instead of Romania, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years longer
In Romania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 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 12.4% more likely to be obese
In Romania, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ireland, that number is 25.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.5 times more money
Romania has a GDP per capita of $32,500 as of 2022, while in Ireland, the GDP per capita is $112,400 as of 2022.
be 20.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Romania, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Ireland, that number is 4.5% as of 2022.
be 34.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Romania, 21.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Ireland, however, that number is 14.0% as of 2021.
pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate
Romania has a top tax rate of 16.0% as of 2016. In Ireland, the top tax rate is 48.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Romania, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ireland, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 40.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Romania, approximately 5.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Ireland, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2022.
have 30.6% more children
In Romania, there are approximately 8.5 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 13.1% more likely to have internet access
In Romania, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ireland, about 95.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 16.2% less on education
Romania spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ireland spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 12.7% more on healthcare
Romania spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ireland, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 6.4 times more coastline
Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Ireland, that number is 1,448 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF), The Office of the Revenue Commissioners.
Ireland: At a glance
How big is Ireland compared to Romania? See an in-depth size comparison.