Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ireland instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
be 88.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gambia, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ireland, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 14.1 years longer
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 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 2.5 times more likely to be obese
In Gambia, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ireland, that number is 25.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 39.9 times more money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2023, while in Ireland, the GDP per capita is $115,600 as of 2023.
be 33.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Gambia, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Ireland, that number is 4.3% as of 2023.
be 73.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Gambia, 53.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Ireland, however, that number is 14.0% as of 2021.
Life
be 98.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gambia, approximately 458.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ireland, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 90.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Gambia, approximately 37.2 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 59.3% fewer children
In Gambia, there are approximately 27.3 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 52.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 65% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Ireland, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ireland, about 95.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 10.7% more on education
Gambia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ireland spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.7 times more on healthcare
Gambia spends 2.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ireland, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 18.1 times more coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 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
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