Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ireland instead of North Korea, you would:
Health
live 9.9 years longer
In North Korea, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 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 3.7 times more likely to be obese
In North Korea, 6.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ireland, that number is 25.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 66.1 times more money
North Korea has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2015, while in Ireland, the GDP per capita is $112,400 as of 2022.
be 45.9% more likely to be unemployed
In North Korea, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Ireland, that number is 4.5% as of 2022.
Life
be 95.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In North Korea, approximately 107.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ireland, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 84.4% less likely to die during infancy
In North Korea, approximately 22.2 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 15.9% fewer children
In North Korea, there are approximately 13.2 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 90.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In North Korea, approximately 53% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Ireland, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
Geography
see 42.0% less coastline
North Korea has a total of 2,495 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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