Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ireland instead of Spain, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years less
In Spain, 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.
Economy
make 2.8 times more money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $40,200 as of 2022, while in Ireland, the GDP per capita is $112,400 as of 2022.
be 65.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 12.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Ireland, that number is 4.5% as of 2022.
be 31.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.4% 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 Spain, 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.
be 66.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ireland, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 40.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.5 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.
Expenditures
spend 32.6% less on education
Spain spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ireland spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 33.6% less on healthcare
Spain spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ireland, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 70.8% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 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 Spain? See an in-depth size comparison.