Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Ireland 3.2 times.
Ireland: 70,280 km² (2023) · Israel: 22,070 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ireland’s coastline is 5.3 times as long as Israel’s.
Ireland: 1,448 km (2026 edition) · Israel: 273 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Israel’s highest peak towers 1,195 m above Ireland’s.
Ireland: 1,041 m (2026 edition) · Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Israel has 85% more people than Ireland.
Ireland: 5.48 million (2025) · Israel: 10.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Israel is 5.9 times as densely populated as Ireland.
Ireland: 80 per km² (2025) · Israel: 468 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ireland are 3.1 cm taller than in Israel.
Ireland: 179 cm (2019) · Israel: 176 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ireland are 2.3 cm taller than in Israel.
Ireland: 164.5 cm (2019) · Israel: 162.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ireland is 9.3 years older than in Israel.
Ireland: 38.4 years (2023) · Israel: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Israel have 1.4 more children on average than in Ireland.
Ireland: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
16% of people in Ireland are 65 or older, versus 13% in Israel.
Ireland: 16.2% (2025) · Israel: 12.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ireland has produced 9.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Israel 5.9.
Ireland: 9.1 (2025) · Israel: 5.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ireland and Israel are practically level.
Ireland: 2 (2026) · Israel: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ireland’s economy is 18% larger than Israel’s.
Ireland: $722 billion (2025) · Israel: $611 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ireland produces 2.6 times as much per person as Israel.
Ireland: Int$155,089 (2025) · Israel: Int$59,717 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Israel than in Ireland (Gini 9.3 points higher).
Ireland: 29 (2023) · Israel: 38.3 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in Ireland, versus 3.5% in Israel.
Ireland: 4.6% (2025) · Israel: 3.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Israel spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Ireland 0.2%.
Ireland: 0.2% (2024) · Israel: 8.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Ireland’s.
Ireland: 85% (2025) · Israel: 101% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ireland spends 88% more on health per person than Israel.
Ireland: $7,395 (2024) · Israel: $3,928 (2023)
How long do people live?
Israel and Ireland are practically level.
Ireland: 83 years (2024) · Israel: 83.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ireland is 26% more likely to die before turning one than in Israel.
Ireland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ireland has 2% more doctors per person than Israel.
Ireland: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Ireland are obese, versus 23% in Israel.
Ireland: 30.6% (2024) · Israel: 23.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Israel smoke, versus 18% in Ireland.
Ireland: 18.2% (2024) · Israel: 21.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 0.26 points higher than in Ireland.
Ireland: 6.93 (2025) · Israel: 7.19 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ireland drink 2.5 times as much alcohol as in Israel.
Ireland: 10.3 litres (2023) · Israel: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 11% more meat per person than Ireland.
Ireland: 98.4 kg (2023) · Israel: 108.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ireland has 167 kcal more food per person per day than Israel.
Ireland: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Israel put in 236 more hours a year than in Ireland.
Ireland: 1,654 hours (2023) · Israel: 1,890 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 1.8 years longer than in Ireland.
Ireland: 11.7 years (2023) · Israel: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ireland welcomed 23 times as many tourists per resident as Israel (2019).
Ireland: 2.2 (2019) · Israel: 0.1 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Ireland are online, versus 88% in Israel.
Ireland: 97% (2024) · Israel: 88% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Ireland and Israel are practically level.
Ireland: 100% (2024) · Israel: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 65% in Ireland.
Ireland: 65% (2025) · Israel: 92% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ireland 113.
Ireland: 113 (2024) · Israel: 177 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Israel’s railway network is 4% longer than Ireland’s.
Ireland: 1,650 km (2021) · Israel: 1,720 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ireland fly 48 times as many passengers per resident as those from Israel.
Ireland: 35.11 (2023) · Israel: 0.73 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 12% of Ireland, but only 6.5% of Israel.
Ireland: 11.5% (2023) · Israel: 6.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ireland emits 13% more CO₂ than someone in Israel.
Ireland: 6.3 t (2024) · Israel: 5.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
48% of Ireland’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel.
Ireland: 48.1% (2025) · Israel: 16.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Israel carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Ireland.
Ireland: 7.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.5 times as likely to be murdered in Israel as in Ireland.
Ireland: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Israel are 50% deadlier than in Ireland.
Ireland: 2.8 per 100k (2021) · Israel: 4.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Israel is on average 10.8 °C warmer than Ireland.
Ireland: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ireland gets 5.6 times as much rain as Israel.
Ireland: 1,139 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ireland bigger than Israel?
Ireland is larger. Israel fits inside Ireland 3.2 times.
Which has more people, Ireland or Israel?
Israel has 85% more people than Ireland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ireland or Israel?
Israel and Ireland are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 83.0 years in Ireland and 83.2 in Israel.
Are people taller in Ireland or Israel?
Men in Ireland are 3.1 cm taller than in Israel (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
