Ireland vs Norway

Ireland
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Capital: Dublin
Population
5.4M
GDP
$609.2B
Norway
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Capital: Oslo
Population
5.6M
GDP
$500.9B

POP 1.0x GDP 1.2x LE 0.2 yrs same-band HIC

Widest indicator spreads · Ireland vs Norway

Population Density80.3%Freshwater Withdrawal79.4%Renewable Energy Consump…79.3%Maternal Mortality Ratio75%Electric Power Consumption73.4%Trade (% of GDP)67.7%Forest Area65.6%Foreign Direct Investment60.3%
TIGHT pair: headers nearly match, so the chart is Population Density rather than GDP scale.

Demographics: Population Density (Ireland, 80% spread)

Indicator Ireland Norway Year
Population Density 77.1 15.2 2023
Urban Population 64.3% 83.3% 2024
Population Ages 65+ 15.9% 18.8% 2024

2 closer demographics rows sit on the Ireland and Norway profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Trade (% of GDP) (Ireland, 68% spread)

Indicator Ireland Norway Year
Trade (% of GDP) 246.2% 79.6% 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $4.8B $12.1B 2024
GDP Growth Rate 2.6% 1.4% 2024
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 2.1% 3.1% 2024

3 closer economy rows sit on the Ireland and Norway profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Norway, 75% spread)

Indicator Ireland Norway Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 4 1 2023
Infant Mortality Rate 3.4 2.0 2024
Under-5 Mortality Rate 3.9 2.5 2024
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 6.9% 9.4% 2024

3 closer health rows sit on the Ireland and Norway profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (Norway, 47% spread)

Indicator Ireland Norway Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 2.9% 5.4% 2021
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 77.6% 95.5% 2022

2 closer education rows sit on the Ireland and Norway profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Ireland, 79% spread)

Indicator Ireland Norway Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 3.4% 0.7% 2022
Renewable Energy Consumption 12.7% 61.4% 2021
Electric Power Consumption 6,298 23,673 2024
Forest Area 11.5% 33.5% 2023

1 closer environment rows sit on the Ireland and Norway profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Access to Sanitation (Ireland, 4% spread)

Indicator Ireland Norway Year
Access to Sanitation 81.3% 77.9% 2024
Access to Clean Water 96.1% 99.1% 2024

3 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Ireland and Norway profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Norway, 12% spread)

Indicator Ireland Norway Year
Net Migration 39.1K 44.4K 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 0.1% 0.2% 2023

4 closer social rows sit on the Ireland and Norway profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Ireland vs Norway comparison

Ireland vs Norway is a TIGHT pair on population/GDP scale (same-band HIC: HIC/HIC). Look past the near-parity headers to Population Density (~80% spread); 39 WDI/WHO/ILO figures across 7 topics. Shared income tier makes small rate gaps more informative than totals. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Ireland vs Norway figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band HIC · TIGHT scale band.