Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
be 83.8% less likely to be obese
In Ireland, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nepal, that number is 4.1% of people as of 2016.
live 9.3 years less
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Nepal, that number is 72 years (72 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 96.4% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $112,400 as of 2022, while in Nepal, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Nepal, that number is 10.9% as of 2022.
be 80.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Nepal, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2011.
Life
have 57.9% more children
In Ireland, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nepal, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 34.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Nepal, 174.0 women do as of 2020.
be 7.2 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 Nepal, on the other hand, 25.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ireland, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Nepal, 90% of the population do as of 2021.
be 45.3% less likely to have internet access
In Ireland, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Nepal, about 52.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 26.8% less on healthcare
Ireland spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Nepal, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 35.5% more on education
Ireland spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Nepal spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nepal: At a glance
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