Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
live 1.7 years longer
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Israel, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 21.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Israel, that number is 3.4% as of 2023.
make 58.2% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $115,600 as of 2023, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $48,300 as of 2023.
be 57.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Israel, however, that number is 22.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 40.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Israel, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
have 72.1% more children
In Ireland, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Israel, there are 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on education
Ireland spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Israel spends 7.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 16.9% more on healthcare
Ireland spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Israel, that number is 8.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 81.1% less coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Israel: At a glance
How big is Israel compared to Ireland? See an in-depth size comparison.