Quality of life comparison

be 59.3% less likely to be obese

In Ireland, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

be 9.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Ireland, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 14.1 years less

In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

make 98.1% less money

Ireland has a GDP per capita of $112,400 as of 2022, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2022.

be 3.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Ireland, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Gambia, however, that number is 53.4% as of 2020.

have 2.5 times more children

In Ireland, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gambia, there are 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 91.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gambia, 458.0 women do as of 2020.

be 10.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Ireland, approximately 3.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.

be 36.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In Ireland, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Gambia, 64% of the population do as of 2021.

be 65.3% less likely to have internet access

In Ireland, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gambia, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

spend 63.4% less on healthcare

Ireland spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.

see 94.5% less coastline

Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.