Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 15.8 years longer

In Tuvalu, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Ireland, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 57.2% less likely to be obese

In Tuvalu, 65.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ireland, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2024.

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see 5.3 times more spent on your healthcare

Tuvalu spends $1,671 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ireland spends $8,772 as of 2024.

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have 2.9 times more doctors per person

Tuvalu has 13.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Ireland has 38.8 as of 2023.

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have 59.6% more access to essential health services

Tuvalu scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ireland scores 83 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 21.8 times more money

Tuvalu has a GDP per capita of $6,041 as of 2025, while in Ireland, the GDP per capita is $131,592 as of 2025.

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Life

be 97.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Tuvalu, approximately 170.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Ireland, 4.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 79.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Tuvalu, approximately 16.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Ireland, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2024.

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have 54.5% fewer children

In Tuvalu, there are approximately 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ireland, there are 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 19.7% more likely to have internet access

In Tuvalu, approximately 81.2% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Ireland, about 97.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 77.4% less on education

Tuvalu spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Ireland spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

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spend 74.7% less on healthcare

Tuvalu spends 27.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ireland, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2024.

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Geography

see 60.3 times more coastline

Tuvalu has a total of 24 km of coastline. In Ireland, that number is 1,448 km.

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Safety

be 84.4% less likely to die in a road accident

In Tuvalu, road accidents kill 17.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ireland, they kill 2.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 7.1 times more home broadband

Tuvalu has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Ireland has 32.3 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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Ireland: At a glance

Ireland is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 68,883 sq km. Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600 and 150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. Norman invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than seven centuries of Anglo-Irish struggle marked by fierce rebellions and harsh repressions. The Irish famine of the mid-19th century saw the population of the island drop by one third through starvation and emigration. For more than a century after that the population of the island continued to fall only to begin growing again in the 1960s. Over the last 50 years, Ireland's high birthrate has made it demographically one of the youngest populations in the EU. The modern Irish state traces its origins to the failed 1916 Easter Monday Uprising which touched off several years of guerrilla warfare resulting in independence from the UK in 1921 for 26 southern counties; six northern counties remained part of the UK. Unresolved issues in Northern Ireland erupted into years of violence known as the "Troubles" that began in the 1960s. The Government of Ireland was part of a process along with the UK and US Governments that helped broker what is known as The Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland in 1998. This initiated a new phase of cooperation between Irish and British governments. Ireland was neutral in World War II and continues its policy of military neutrality. Ireland joined the European Community in 1973 and the Eurozone currency union in 1999. The economic boom years of the Celtic Tiger (1995-2007) saw rapid economic growth, which came to an abrupt end in 2008 with the meltdown of the Irish banking system. Today the economy is recovering, fueled by large and growing foreign direct investment, especially from US multi-nationals.
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