Ireland vs Netherlands
Ireland vs Netherlands: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 12% in Ireland and 11% in Netherlands, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ireland, by 1 percentage points, or 1.09 times that in Netherlands.
% of land · FAO
What the numbers say
- Ireland has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Netherlands.
- In 2024, Ireland ranked 157 and Netherlands ranked 165 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Ireland | Netherlands | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | – |
| 2023 | 11.9 | 10.9 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 11.8 | 10.9 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 11 | 10.8 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 10.7 | 11 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 10.6 | 11 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 32 |
| 2009 | 10.3 | 11 | 32 |
| 2008 | 10.2 | 11 | 32 |
| 2007 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 9.9 | 10.9 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 9.8 | 10.9 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 9.7 | 10.8 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 9.4 | 10.7 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 9.3 | 10.7 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 9.2 | 10.7 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 8.9 | 10.6 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 8.7 | 10.6 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 8.2 | 10.5 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 7.9 | 10.4 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 7.7 | 10.4 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 7.4 | 10.4 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 7.2 | 10.3 | 33 |
| 1991 | 6.9 | 10.3 | – |
| 1990 | 6.7 | 10.2 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ireland vs Netherlands
Health
- Life expectancyIreland: 82.4 years in 2023Netherlands: 82.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIreland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Netherlands: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIreland: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIreland: 96% in 2022Netherlands: 100% in 2022
- DepressionIreland: 4.25% in 2017Netherlands: 4.03% in 2017
- Suicide rateIreland: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Netherlands: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIreland: 5.2 million people in 2023Netherlands: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthIreland: 1.19% a year in 2023Netherlands: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIreland: 1.6 births per woman in 2023Netherlands: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIreland: 64.6% in 2025Netherlands: 95.9% in 2025
- Median ageIreland: 38.4 years in 2023Netherlands: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIreland: 15.5% in 2023Netherlands: 20.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateIreland: 8.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Netherlands: 8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIreland: 0.22% of GDP in 2025Netherlands: 2.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIreland: $1.46B in 2025Netherlands: $27B in 2025
- Military spending per personIreland: $272 in 2025Netherlands: $1,582 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIreland: 0.9% of government spending in 2025Netherlands: 4.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIreland: 9,000 people in 2020Netherlands: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerIreland: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Netherlands: 0.38% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIreland: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Netherlands: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIreland: 14 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 824 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIreland: 24 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 601 million TIV in 2025