Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

Ireland
United States
Population
5.4M 121st
340.1M 3rd
GDP
$609.2B 25th
$28.8T 1st
GDP per Capita
$112,895 5th
$84,534 12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
$101,180 7th
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
2.6% 129th
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
70,280 km² 121st
9,831,510 km² 3rd
Population Density
76.8 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate (births/woman)
1.5 159th
1.6 135th
Urban Population
64.3% 107th
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
15.9% 61st
17.9% 45th

Health

Ireland
United States
Life Expectancy
82.9 yrs 26th
78.4 yrs 63rd
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
3.4 33rd
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality (per 100k)
4.0 17th
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
$7,395 8th
$13,473 1st
Health Spending (% of GDP)
6.9% 89th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians (per 1,000)
3.88 35th
3.68 39th
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
2.96 71st
2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

Ireland
United States
Unemployment Rate
4.3% 76th
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions (tons/capita)
12.80 161st
17.74 175th
Agriculture (% of GDP)
1.0%
1.0%
Industry (% of GDP)
33.6%
17.9%
Services (% of GDP)
60.6%
77.6%
Exports (% of GDP)
144.0%
11.1%
Imports (% of GDP)
102.2%
14.3%

Education & Society

Ireland
United States
Literacy Rate
N/A
N/A
Education Spending (% GDP)
2.9% 152nd
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
29.0 25th
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)
0.1% 23rd
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate (per 100K)
0.7 23rd
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
25.3% 100th
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
59.8% 51st
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending (% GDP)
0.2% 161st
3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Ireland
United States
Internet Users
96.5% 21st
93.1% 42nd
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)
110.8 117th
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
100.0% 54th
100.0% 124th
Access to Water
97.1% 110th
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
89.7% 126th
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
12.7% 129th
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area (% of land)
11.5% 156th
33.9% 96th

Population Pyramids

Ireland

Population pyramid of Ireland

United States

Population pyramid of United States

GDP Composition

Ireland

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

Ireland

United States

Population Over Time

Ireland

United States

GDP Over Time

Ireland

United States

Life Expectancy Over Time

Ireland

United States

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