Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ireland instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 1.7 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Ireland, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $48,300 as of 2023, while in Ireland, the GDP per capita is $115,600 as of 2023.
be 36.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Ireland, however, that number is 14.0% as of 2021.
be 28.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Ireland, that number is 4.3% as of 2023.
Life
be 66.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ireland, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
have 41.9% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ireland, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 56.3% less on education
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ireland spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 14.5% less on healthcare
Israel spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ireland, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.3 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 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
How big is Ireland compared to Israel? See an in-depth size comparison.