Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ireland instead of Monaco, you would:
Health
live 7.9 years less
In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 90 years (86 years for men, 93 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
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Monaco, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Ireland, that number is 4.5% as of 2022.
Life
have 70.8% more children
In Monaco, there are approximately 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ireland, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 97.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Monaco, approximately 1.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 10.5% more likely to have internet access
In Monaco, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ireland, about 95.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on education
Monaco spends 1.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Ireland spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 4.2 times more on healthcare
Monaco spends 1.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ireland, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 353.2 times more coastline
Monaco has a total of 4 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 Monaco? See an in-depth size comparison.