Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ireland fits inside India 47 times.
India: 3,287,260 km² (2023) · Ireland: 70,280 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 4.8 times as long as Ireland’s.
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Ireland: 1,448 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 7,545 m above Ireland’s.
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Ireland: 1,041 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 267 times as many people as Ireland.
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Ireland: 5.48 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 6.2 times as densely populated as Ireland.
India: 492 per km² (2025) · Ireland: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ireland are 12.5 cm taller than in India.
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · Ireland: 179 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ireland are 9.3 cm taller than in India.
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · Ireland: 164.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ireland is 10 years older than in India.
India: 28.1 years (2023) · Ireland: 38.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in India have 0.5 more children on average than in Ireland.
India: 1.96 children per woman (2024) · Ireland: 1.47 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
16% of people in Ireland are 65 or older, versus 7.4% in India.
India: 7.4% (2025) · Ireland: 16.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ireland has produced 9.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1.
India: 0.1 (2025) · Ireland: 9.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Ireland 2.
India: 3 (2026) · Ireland: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 5.5 times the size of Ireland’s.
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Ireland: $722 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ireland produces 13 times as much per person as India.
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Ireland: Int$155,089 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ireland than in India (Gini 3.5 points higher).
India: 25.5 (2022) · Ireland: 29 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Ireland and India are practically level.
India: 4.2% (2025) · Ireland: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
India spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Ireland 0.2%.
India: 2.3% (2024) · Ireland: 0.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ireland’s price level (US = 100) is 3.7× India’s.
India: 23% (2025) · Ireland: 85% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ireland spends 87 times as much on health per person as India.
India: $85 (2023) · Ireland: $7,395 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Ireland live 11 years longer than in India.
India: 72.2 years (2024) · Ireland: 83 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 6.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ireland.
India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Ireland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ireland has 5.4 times as many doctors per person as India.
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Ireland: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Ireland are obese, versus 8.0% in India.
India: 8% (2024) · Ireland: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in India smoke, versus 18% in Ireland.
India: 22.6% (2024) · Ireland: 18.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ireland rate their lives 2.39 points higher than in India.
India: 4.54 (2025) · Ireland: 6.93 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ireland drink 2 times as much alcohol as in India.
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Ireland: 10.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ireland has 12 times as much meat per person as India.
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Ireland: 98.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ireland has 1,252 kcal more food per person per day than India.
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Ireland: 3,921 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 729 more hours a year than in Ireland.
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Ireland: 1,654 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ireland went to school 4.8 years longer than in India.
India: 6.9 years (2023) · Ireland: 11.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ireland welcomed 325 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019).
India: 0.01 (2024) · Ireland: 2.2 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Ireland are online, versus 70% in India.
India: 70% (2025) · Ireland: 97% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Ireland and India are practically level.
India: 99.9% (2024) · Ireland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
65% of people in Ireland live in cities, versus 36% in India.
India: 36% (2025) · Ireland: 65% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ireland has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79.
India: 79 (2024) · Ireland: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 41 times as long as Ireland’s.
India: 68,103 km (2021) · Ireland: 1,650 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ireland fly 285 times as many passengers per resident as those from India.
India: 0.12 (2023) · Ireland: 35.11 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 25% of India, but only 12% of Ireland.
India: 24.5% (2023) · Ireland: 11.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ireland emits 2.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in India.
India: 2.2 t (2024) · Ireland: 6.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
48% of Ireland’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India.
India: 24.1% (2025) · Ireland: 48.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 6 times as much fine dust as in Ireland.
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Ireland: 7.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.3 times as likely to be murdered in India as in Ireland.
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Ireland: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 5.2 times as deadly as in Ireland.
India: 14.6 per 100k (2021) · Ireland: 2.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 14.2 °C warmer than Ireland.
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ireland: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 11% more rain than Ireland.
India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ireland: 1,139 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is India bigger than Ireland?
India is larger. Ireland fits inside India 47 times.
Which has more people, India or Ireland?
India has 267 times as many people as Ireland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or Ireland?
People in Ireland live 11 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 83.0 in Ireland.
Are people taller in India or Ireland?
Men in Ireland are 12.5 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
