Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ireland instead of United States, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In United States, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Ireland, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2020.
be 30.1% less likely to be obese
In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ireland, that number is 25.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 22.4% more money
United States has a GDP per capita of $59,800 as of 2017, while in Ireland, the GDP per capita is $73,200 as of 2017.
be 45.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In United States, 15.1% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Ireland, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2013.
be 52.3% more likely to be unemployed
In United States, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Ireland, that number is 6.7% as of 2017.
pay a 21.2% higher top tax rate
United States has a top tax rate of 39.6% as of 2016. In Ireland, the top tax rate is 48.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 73.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In United States, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ireland, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 32.1% less likely to die during infancy
In United States, approximately 5.3 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Ireland, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 26.0% less on education
United States spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Ireland spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 92.7% less coastline
United States has a total of 19,924 km of coastline. In Ireland, that number is 1,448 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Service, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners.
Ireland: At a glance
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