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Ireland vs United Arab Emirates
How Ireland and United Arab Emirates compare on 37 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, United Arab Emirates was higher: 82.9 years against 82.4 years
- GDP per person · In 2024, Ireland was higher: $94,470 against $41,610
- Population · In 2023, United Arab Emirates was higher: 10.6 million people against 5.2 million people
- Military spending · In 2014, United Arab Emirates was higher: 5.64% of GDP against 0.45% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: 18.26 tonnes against 6.04 tonnes
- Life expectancyIreland: 82.4 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- PopulationIreland: 5.2 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- GDP per personIreland: $104,400 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- TemperatureIreland: 10.8 °C in 2025United Arab Emirates: 28.9 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyIreland: 82.4 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIreland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIreland: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIreland: 4.25% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateIreland: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIreland: 5.2 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthIreland: 1.19% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIreland: 1.6 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIreland: 64.6% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageIreland: 38.4 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIreland: 15.5% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateIreland: 8.4 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personIreland: $104,400 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthIreland: 8% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationIreland: 2.1% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtIreland: 34.8% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIreland: 0.22% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsIreland: $1.46B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personIreland: $272 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingIreland: 0.9% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelIreland: 9,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerIreland: 0.05% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIreland: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIreland: 14 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIreland: 24 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, IHME, World Bank, IMF, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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