This country comparison is a concise, tabular overview of numerous data from our respective country pages for Ireland and Netherlands. There, we provide many explanations and details per country that go far beyond this comparison.
See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
The data for each country can be found here: Ireland and Netherlands
Maximum daily temperatures in comparison
Netherlands
Ireland
General information
| Ireland | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Northern Europe | Western Europe |
| Area: | 70,280 km² | 41,543 km² |
| National language: | English, Irish | Dutch |
| Government form: | Parliamentary republic | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| Independent since: | 1921 AD | 1648 AD |
| Capital: | Dublin | Amsterdam |
Population
Details for Ireland and the Netherlands| Ireland | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 5,033,000 | 17,533,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 71.6 | 422.0 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 80 years | Ø 80 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 84 years | Ø 83 years |
| Average age: | Ø 37.8 years | Ø 42.8 years |
| Birth rate: | 11.60 ‰ | 10.20 ‰ |
| Death rate: | 6.60 ‰ | 9.80 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | 3.76 ‰ | 1.89 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
| Ireland | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 82 | 81 |
| Civil rights: | 93 | 99 |
| Health: | 81 | 83 |
| Climate: | 2 | 21 |
| Cost of Living: | 35 | 40 |
| Popularity: | 37 | 36 |
Economy
Details for Ireland and the Netherlands| Ireland | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | euro (1 EUR = 100 Cent) | euro (1 EUR =100 Cent) |
| Unemployment rate: | 4.4 % | 3.5 % |
| Inflation rate: | 7.81 % | 10.00 % |
| Cost of Living: (USA = 100%) | 111.50 % | 90.02 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 26.10 % | 41.20 % |
| Average income: | 76,110 US$ | 55,200 US$ |
| Corruption index: | 23 (good) | 20 (good) |
| IRL: total | per 1000 inh. | NLD: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 504,183 M US$ | 100.17 M US$ | 1,012,847 M US$ | 57.77 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 383,084 M US$ | 76.11 M US$ | 967,837 M US$ | 55.20 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 677,028 M US$ | 134.51 M US$ | 839,646 M US$ | 47.89 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 477,544 M US$ | 94.88 M US$ | 735,748 M US$ | 41.96 M US$ |
| Gross debt: | 236,667 M US$ | 47.02 M US$ | 505,508 M US$ | 28.83 M US$ |
| Budget surplus: | 8,458 M US$ | 1.68 M US$ | 93 M US$ | 0.01 M US$ |
Infrastructure
Details for Ireland and the Netherlands| IRL: total | per 1000 inh. | NLD: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 99,830 km | 19.83 km | 139,124 km | 7.93 km |
| Railways: | 4,301 km | 0.85 km | 3,058 km | 0.17 km |
| Waterways: | 956 km | 0.19 km | 6,237 km | 0.36 km |
| Harbours: | 96 | 0.0191 | 1,199 | 0.0684 |
| Passenger airports: | 12 | 0.0024 | 5 | 0.0003 |
Energy balance
Details for Ireland and the Netherlands| IRL: total | per 1000 inh. | NLD: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production capacity: | 100.13 bn kWh | 19.89 m kWh | 380.26 bn kWh | 21.69 m kWh |
| Energy consumption: | 30.63 bn kWh | 6.09 m kWh | 109.80 bn kWh | 6.26 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 33.09 bn kWh | 6.57 m kWh | 117.52 bn kWh | 6.70 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 1.91 bn kWh | 380,078.94 kWh | 22.43 bn kWh | 1.28 m kWh |
| Energy imports: | 1.76 bn kWh | 349,879.25 kWh | 19.77 bn kWh | 1.13 m kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 35.75 m t | 7,103.07 t | 146.34 m t | 8,346.58 t |
Telecommunication
Details for Ireland and the Netherlands| Ireland | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +353 | +31 |
| Internet domain: | .ie | .nl |
| IRL total | IRL per 1000 inh. | NLD total | NLD per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 1,595,061 | 317 | 5,024,000 | 287 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 5,373,865 | 1068 | 21,888,000 | 1248 |
| Internet server: | 1,387,000 | 276 | 13,699,000 | 781 |
| Internet users: | 4,630,506 | 920 | 16,139,690 | 921 |
| Broadband Internet: | 1,576,997 | 313 | 7,614,578 | 434 |
Healthcare system
Details for Ireland and the Netherlands| Ireland | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 inh.: | 2.97 | 3.17 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 3.09 | 3.51 |
| Diabetes: | 3.2 % | 5.4 % |
| HIV: | 0.13 % | 0.02 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 0.05 ‰ | 0.04 ‰ |
| Tuberculosis cure rate: | 6.0 % | 83.0 % |
| Smokers: | 20.8 % | 22.2 % |
Climate
We also provide a more detailed climate comparison of both countries.The data for each country can be found here: Ireland and Netherlands
| Ireland | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 13.2 °C | 14.4 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 6.8 °C | 6.9 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 83 % | 80 % |
| Rain days: | 14.6 | 10.7 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 3.8 | 4.9 |
Maximum daily temperatures in comparison
Netherlands
Ireland
Native languages
| Ireland | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|
| English: | 98.4 % | n/a |
| Dutch: | n/a | 95.6 % |
| Fries: | n/a | 3.7 % |
| Irish: | 1.6 % | n/a |
| Arabic: | n/a | 0.9 % |
| Turkish: | n/a | 0.8 % |
Religions
| Ireland | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 90.1 % | 47.0 % |
| Nondenominational: | 5.7 % | 42.0 % |
| Islam: | 1.1 % | 5.0 % |
| Jewry: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| other: | 3.1 % | 5.8 % |