Türkiye’s coastline is 5 times as long as Ireland’s

Ireland: 1,448 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)

Türkiye’s highest peak towers 4,096 m above Ireland’s

Ireland: 1,041 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)

Farmland covers 65% of Ireland, versus 50% of Türkiye

Ireland: 65.1% (2024) · Türkiye: 50.2% (2024)

Türkiye has 16 times as many people as Ireland

Ireland: 5.48 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)

Türkiye is 40% more densely populated than Ireland

Ireland: 80 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)

The typical person in Ireland is 5.9 years older than in Türkiye

Ireland: 38.4 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)

Türkiye and Ireland are practically level

Ireland: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Türkiye: 1.48 children per woman (2024)

16% of people in Ireland are 65 or older, versus 11% in Türkiye

Ireland: 16.2% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)

Türkiye hosts 11% more refugees per resident than Ireland

Ireland: 25.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Türkiye: 27.8 per 1,000 (2025)

Ireland has produced 9.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Türkiye 0.5

Ireland: 9.1 (2026) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2026)

Ireland has 2 official languages, Türkiye 1

Ireland: 2 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)

Türkiye’s economy is 2.2 times the size of Ireland’s

Ireland: $722 billion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)

Ireland produces 3.4 times as much per person as Türkiye

Ireland: Int$155,089 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)

Income is more unequally shared in Türkiye than in Ireland (Gini 14.7 points higher)

Ireland: 29 (2023) · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)

Türkiye and Ireland are practically level

Ireland: 0.1% (2023) · Türkiye: 0.2% (2023)

Unemployment is 8.5% in Türkiye, versus 4.6% in Ireland

Ireland: 4.6% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)

Türkiye spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Ireland 0.2%

Ireland: 0.2% (2025) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2025)

Ireland and Türkiye are practically level

Ireland: 17.9% (2024) · Türkiye: 17.6% (2024)

Ireland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Türkiye’s

Ireland: 85% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)

Ireland spends 13 times as much on health per person as Türkiye

Ireland: $7,395 (2024) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)

A baby in Türkiye is 2.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ireland

Ireland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)

Ireland has 73% more doctors per person than Türkiye

Ireland: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)

Türkiye has 3% more hospital beds per person than Ireland

Ireland: 3 per 1,000 (2023) · Türkiye: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023)

The suicide rate in Ireland is 95% higher than in Türkiye

Ireland: 7.2 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.7 per 100k (2023)

Ireland and Türkiye are practically level

Ireland: 30.6% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)

31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 18% in Ireland

Ireland: 18.2% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)

People in Ireland rate their lives 1.63 points higher than in Türkiye

Ireland: 6.93 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)

Adults in Ireland drink 4.6 times as much alcohol as in Türkiye

Ireland: 10.3 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)

Ireland has 2 times as much meat per person as Türkiye

Ireland: 98.4 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)

Ireland has 29 kcal more food per person per day than Türkiye

Ireland: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)

Workers in Türkiye put in 93 more hours a year than in Ireland

Ireland: 1,654 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)

Adults in Ireland went to school 2.7 years longer than in Türkiye

Ireland: 11.7 years (2023) · Türkiye: 9 years (2023)

Ireland welcomed 3.7 times as many tourists per resident as Türkiye (2019)

Ireland: 2.2 (2019) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)

Türkiye has 20 more World Heritage sites than Ireland (22 against 2)

Ireland: 2 (2026) · Türkiye: 22 (2026)

Türkiye has won 111 Olympic medals, Ireland 42

Ireland: 42 (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 111 (2026 edition)

97% of people in Ireland are online, versus 90% in Türkiye

Ireland: 97% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)

Home internet in Ireland is 46% faster than in Türkiye

Ireland: 300 Mbps (2026) · Türkiye: 205 Mbps (2026)

Ireland and Türkiye are practically level

Ireland: 100% (2024) · Türkiye: 100% (2024)

89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 65% in Ireland

Ireland: 65% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)

Ireland has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Türkiye 108

Ireland: 113 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)

Türkiye’s railway network is 6.4 times as long as Ireland’s

Ireland: 1,650 km (2021) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)

Airlines from Ireland fly 24 times as many passengers per resident as those from Türkiye

Ireland: 35.11 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)

Forest covers 29% of Türkiye, but only 12% of Ireland

Ireland: 12% (2024) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2024)

The average person in Ireland emits 8% more CO₂ than someone in Türkiye

Ireland: 6.3 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)

48% of Ireland’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Türkiye

Ireland: 48.1% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)

The air in Türkiye carries 3.5 times as much fine dust as in Ireland

Ireland: 7.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)

You are 4.9 times as likely to be murdered in Türkiye as in Ireland

Ireland: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)

Roads in Türkiye are 2.2 times as deadly as in Ireland

Ireland: 5.2 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 11.5 per 100k (2023)

Türkiye is on average 2.4 °C warmer than Ireland

Ireland: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

Ireland gets 67% more rain than Türkiye

Ireland: 1,139 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)