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Ireland vs North Macedonia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 116 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Ireland
irl
Leads on 61 of 116 metrics
North Macedonia
mkd
Leads on 41 of 116 metrics

Summary

Comparing Ireland and North Macedonia: North Macedonia leads on Major Urban Areas Population (611,000 people) against Ireland (1.27 people); North Macedonia leads on Televisions (510,000) against Ireland (1.82); North Macedonia leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (779,200) against Ireland (2.86). Across 116 compared metrics, Ireland wins on 61 and North Macedonia wins on 41.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇪 Ireland🇲🇰 North MacedoniaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)97.19 %★93.6 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)96.5 %★87.18 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 87% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score86.92 points★70.44 points
Radios2.55410,000★
Televisions1.82510,000★
Waterways700note: lake transport only, on the Greek and Albanian borders

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇮🇪 Ireland🇲🇰 North MacedoniaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country8.24B $★949.49M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars691.57B $★19.03B $
Apple Import Volume57.87M tonnes★3.58M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.05 %3.25 %★
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.08 %6.21 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.9 % of GDP★6.6 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index94.4★88.6
Electricity Consumption25.68★6.42
Electricity Exports1.5858.5★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels65★60
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants237★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables33★3
Electricity Imports871★2.19
Electricity Installed Capacity9.95★1.83
Electricity Production28.53★5.4
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.84 USD per capita★56.1 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.933.5★
Gross Fixed Investment9.329.2★
Gross National Saving33.1★30.3
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-4.9 %1.8 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.1 %★3.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.2 % of GDP2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption5.24198.2★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports1.64198.2★
Natural Gas Production3.51★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves9.91★0
Oil Consumption159,700★19,000
Oil Exports17,480★8,594
Oil Imports176,000★21,530
Oil Production431★116
Oil Proved Reserves00
Population Below Poverty Line14 people★21.8 people
Public Debt45.439.3★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.2 USD2.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption153,700★21,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports37,040★3,065
Refined Petroleum Products Imports126,600★23,560
Refined Petroleum Products Production64,970★0
Remittances0.12.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.010.15★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.06★3.94
Taxes and Other Revenues16.817.9★
Top Exporting Countries877.09B USD★10.46B USD
Unemployment Rate4.4 %★13.5 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate64.84 %51.94 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇪 Ireland🇲🇰 North MacedoniaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-257,316-718,749★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions35.497.37★
Population Distributionpopulation distribution is weighted to the eastern side of the island, with the largest concentration in and around Dublin; populations in the west are small due to mountainous land, poorer soil, and lack of transport routesa fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations
Protected Land Area for Adaptation14.24 sq km33.84 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country10.8 Cubic meters per year★0 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources52★6.4

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇪 Ireland🇲🇰 North MacedoniaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.15 %2.52 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)111.64★71.64
Agricultural land41,336 sq. km★12,502 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)1,448 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita162.41 cubic meters per inhabitant1,300.85 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land0844★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇪 Ireland🇲🇰 North MacedoniaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country97.46 %★49.29 %
Administrative Divisions2880★
Independence68★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇮🇪 Ireland🇲🇰 North MacedoniaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water96.13 %★80.79 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)10.3★42.32
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)3.67.4★
Health Care Spending per Capita9,758.46 USD★2,194.25 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDP8.5 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2.9 people/sq km4.2 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %3 %★
Mean Age at First Birth30.9★26.9
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)25.3 %22.4 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS7,800<500 (2018 est.)
Underweight Children Under 5NA0.9

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇪 Ireland🇲🇰 North MacedoniaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)9,00016,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇮🇪 Ireland🇲🇰 North MacedoniaShare
Currently married (Percent)44.92 %64.74 %★
Human Capital Index0.83★0.56
Life expectancy at birth85.07 years★81.43 years
Median age of population39.37 years41.35 years★
Population Change48,816.6 persons★-7,548.4 persons
Population density78.85 per sq. km72.43 per sq. km★
Total population5.36M persons★1.80M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.92★0.66
Birth Rate (%)10.95 %★10.07 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA59.9 %
Death Rate (%)7.43 %★9.62 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.1 % of GDPNA
Female population of reproductive age1.27M persons★398,481.65 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate2.86779,200★
Learning-adjusted years of school12.12 years★7.05 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother68.6 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.27 people611,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)178.93★178.33
Military Manpower at Military Age1719★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization55.92 %71.33 %★
Physician Density3.88 people/sq km★2.94 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.8 %★0.08 %
Population living in slums8.87 %★0.01 %
Total deaths37,283 persons16,873 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)70.02 %★53 %
Total fertility rate1.53 per woman★1.39 per woman
Total net-migration36,316.6 persons★-5,776.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.03 per live births★7.47 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇮🇪 Ireland🇲🇰 North MacedoniaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)4.17★0.64
Airports100★13
Heliports1013★

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