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Ireland vs Liechtenstein statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ireland has a population of 5.38M (ranked 120/197), compared with 40.2K in Liechtenstein (ranked 190/197). Ireland's land area is 26,599 sq mi versus 61.8 sq mi for Liechtenstein (ranked 119th vs. 192nd).

By GDP, Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B) and Liechtenstein ranks 155/197 ($8.29B). By GDP per capita, Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316), while Liechtenstein ranks 2/197 ($207,974).

Main facts and rankings

Ireland Liechtenstein
Population
5474763
40646
Population rank 121/197 190/197
GDP
$577B
2024
$8.29B
2023
GDP rank 26/197 155/197
GDP per capita
$107,316
2024
$207,974
2023
GDP per capita rank 4/197 2/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$131,175
2024
$139,100
2009
Government debt
$237B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.7%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$44,121
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 11/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$44,579
2025
$97,623
2025
Land area
26,599 sq mi
2025
61.8 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.3 ppl/mi²
2024
651 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
1.45
2023
Median age
39.7 years
2024
45.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
83.9 years
2025

Ireland and Liechtenstein: Comparison Charts

Ireland and Liechtenstein economies compared

GDP
Ireland

Liechtenstein
Year GDP
Ireland Liechtenstein
1960 $1,998,550,222 -
1961 $2,151,772,980 -
1962 $2,329,372,972 -
1963 $2,505,073,358 -
1964 $2,851,091,646 -
1965 $3,035,655,794 -
1966 $3,198,820,904 -
1967 $3,445,739,915 -
1968 $3,378,701,147 -
1969 $3,902,721,632 -
1970 $4,395,995,086 $90,099,361
1971 $5,098,250,287 $104,889,795
1972 $6,318,060,582 $124,940,289
1973 $7,481,173,066 $165,928,882
1974 $7,896,860,615 $193,980,465
1975 $9,483,808,362 $246,389,102
1976 $9,453,756,015 $272,489,300
1977 $11,248,340,431 $303,493,119
1978 $14,647,996,074 $436,912,068
1979 $18,319,334,300 $503,173,104
1980 $21,747,855,640 $534,699,363
1981 $20,670,190,138 $511,647,750
1982 $21,474,754,080 $522,096,760
1983 $20,766,047,764 $524,023,625
1984 $20,106,648,455 $502,620,992
1985 $21,270,013,326 $529,073,612
1986 $28,714,571,852 $779,357,803
1987 $33,920,518,493 $1,052,848,996
1988 $37,772,897,421 $1,161,757,671
1989 $39,238,392,678 $1,119,983,801
1990 $49,305,632,408 $1,421,509,216
1991 $49,787,502,852 $1,484,160,302
1992 $55,918,538,121 $1,631,177,029
1993 $52,417,477,614 $1,673,085,245
1994 $57,097,656,066 $1,948,129,623
1995 $69,139,823,232 $2,428,525,061
1996 $75,790,785,030 $2,504,012,993
1997 $82,856,648,758 $2,298,389,803
1998 $90,199,410,116 $2,479,699,106
1999 $98,893,958,263 $2,664,105,901
2000 $100,207,610,430 $2,483,889,858
2001 $109,346,669,230 $2,491,800,559
2002 $128,596,035,288 $2,688,618,747
2003 $164,670,771,260 $3,070,803,051
2004 $194,372,115,041 $3,454,373,798
2005 $211,876,989,656 $3,659,319,117
2006 $232,180,617,162 $4,000,102,086
2007 $270,079,279,420 $4,601,429,897
2008 $275,447,471,451 $5,081,479,840
2009 $236,443,117,248 $4,504,375,348
2010 $221,985,621,538 $5,082,337,238
2011 $241,337,364,610 $5,739,706,005
2012 $227,270,922,957 $5,456,102,482
2013 $243,301,556,085 $6,391,708,311
2014 $266,787,238,499 $6,657,526,980
2015 $302,391,428,540 $6,268,515,276
2016 $305,733,136,181 $6,237,302,034
2017 $348,532,394,024 $6,474,308,718
2018 $395,461,216,460 $6,692,620,692
2019 $407,124,824,065 $6,436,467,007
2020 $436,555,518,400 $6,405,870,210
2021 $531,306,516,908 $7,912,602,342
2022 $548,570,250,342 $7,378,156,576
2023 $551,394,889,340 $8,287,748,667
2024 $577,389,475,010 -

Ireland and Liechtenstein economies compared

GDP per capita
Ireland

Liechtenstein
Year GDP per capita
Ireland Liechtenstein
1960 $707 -
1961 $762 -
1962 $821 -
1963 $878 -
1964 $995 -
1965 $1,055 -
1966 $1,107 -
1967 $1,187 -
1968 $1,159 -
1969 $1,331 -
1970 $1,487 $4,262
1971 $1,704 $4,856
1972 $2,080 $5,645
1973 $2,424 $7,282
1974 $2,517 $8,272
1975 $2,973 $10,333
1976 $2,920 $11,326
1977 $3,427 $12,417
1978 $4,400 $17,457
1979 $5,430 $19,674
1980 $6,372 $20,959
1981 $5,986 $19,929
1982 $6,161 $19,886
1983 $5,915 $19,815
1984 $5,692 $18,898
1985 $6,012 $19,684
1986 $8,112 $28,613
1987 $9,582 $38,206
1988 $10,716 $41,569
1989 $11,176 $39,552
1990 $14,031 $49,458
1991 $14,087 $50,812
1992 $15,714 $55,057
1993 $14,657 $55,605
1994 $15,903 $63,936
1995 $19,158 $78,910
1996 $20,836 $80,689
1997 $22,551 $73,591
1998 $24,295 $78,303
1999 $26,338 $82,682
2000 $26,335 $76,088
2001 $28,282 $75,068
2002 $32,705 $79,795
2003 $41,204 $90,108
2004 $47,754 $100,281
2005 $50,933 $105,295
2006 $54,329 $114,168
2007 $61,396 $130,493
2008 $61,353 $143,249
2009 $52,133 $126,025
2010 $48,679 $141,090
2011 $52,693 $158,066
2012 $49,412 $148,842
2013 $52,619 $172,824
2014 $57,278 $178,735
2015 $64,312 $167,187
2016 $64,193 $165,375
2017 $72,198 $170,547
2018 $80,739 $174,989
2019 $81,810 $166,908
2020 $86,623 $164,671
2021 $103,962 $201,945
2022 $105,235 $186,822
2023 $103,888 $207,974
2024 $107,316 -

Ireland vs. Liechtenstein life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ireland

Liechtenstein
Year Life expectancy, years
Ireland Liechtenstein
1950 65.6 65.3
1951 64.8 65.8
1952 67.2 66.2
1953 67.9 66.9
1954 68 67.5
1955 68 68.3
1956 69 68.9
1957 69 69.6
1958 69.3 70.1
1959 69.4 70.6
1960 70.2 70.9
1961 69.6 71
1962 69.9 70.9
1963 70.2 70.9
1964 70.4 71.1
1965 70.6 71.2
1966 70.2 71.6
1967 71.2 72
1968 70.9 72.3
1969 70.8 72.6
1970 70.8 72.8
1971 71.6 73
1972 71 73.4
1973 71.2 73.7
1974 71.1 74
1975 71.7 74.3
1976 71.8 74.6
1977 71.9 74.8
1978 71.9 74.7
1979 72.2 74.7
1980 72.5 74.8
1981 72.9 74.9
1982 73.2 75.1
1983 73.2 75.7
1984 73.6 76.2
1985 73.6 76.7
1986 73.6 77.2
1987 74.4 77.8
1988 74.4 78
1989 74.5 78.3
1990 74.8 78.5
1991 75 78.7
1992 75.4 78.7
1993 75.3 78.5
1994 75.8 78.2
1995 75.5 77.9
1996 75.8 77.7
1997 76 77.6
1998 76.2 77.8
1999 76.1 78.2
2000 76.5 78.6
2001 77.1 79.2
2002 77.6 79.8
2003 78.1 80.2
2004 78.5 80.7
2005 78.9 81.1
2006 79.2 81.4
2007 79.6 81.6
2008 79.8 81.9
2009 80.1 81.9
2010 80.6 82.1
2011 80.7 82.2
2012 80.9 82.3
2013 81.1 82.4
2014 81.4 82.5
2015 81.5 82.8
2016 81.7 82.9
2017 82.1 83.1
2018 82.1 83.3
2019 82.4 83.4
2020 82.4 82
2021 81.9 82.8
2022 82.1 83.4
2023 82.4 83.6
2024 82.6 83.7
2025 82.7 83.9

Ireland and Liechtenstein population clocks and comparison

Population
Ireland

Liechtenstein
Year Population
Ireland Liechtenstein
1960 2,828,600 16,451
1961 2,824,400 16,877
1962 2,836,050 17,443
1963 2,852,650 18,093
1964 2,866,550 18,755
1965 2,877,300 19,195
1966 2,888,800 19,610
1967 2,902,450 20,175
1968 2,915,550 20,835
1969 2,932,650 21,084
1970 2,957,250 21,140
1971 2,992,050 21,600
1972 3,036,850 22,132
1973 3,085,950 22,785
1974 3,137,500 23,451
1975 3,189,550 23,846
1976 3,238,050 24,058
1977 3,282,200 24,442
1978 3,329,100 25,028
1979 3,373,750 25,575
1980 3,412,800 25,512
1981 3,453,000 25,673
1982 3,485,800 26,255
1983 3,510,600 26,446
1984 3,532,423 26,596
1985 3,538,082 26,878
1986 3,539,690 27,238
1987 3,540,057 27,557
1988 3,524,949 27,948
1989 3,511,009 28,317
1990 3,513,974 28,742
1991 3,534,235 29,209
1992 3,558,430 29,627
1993 3,576,261 30,089
1994 3,590,386 30,470
1995 3,608,841 30,776
1996 3,637,510 31,033
1997 3,674,171 31,232
1998 3,712,696 31,668
1999 3,754,786 32,221
2000 3,805,174 32,645
2001 3,866,243 33,194
2002 3,931,947 33,694
2003 3,996,521 34,079
2004 4,070,262 34,447
2005 4,159,914 34,753
2006 4,273,591 35,037
2007 4,398,942 35,262
2008 4,489,544 35,473
2009 4,535,375 35,742
2010 4,560,155 36,022
2011 4,580,084 36,312
2012 4,599,533 36,657
2013 4,623,816 36,984
2014 4,657,740 37,248
2015 4,701,957 37,494
2016 4,762,722 37,716
2017 4,827,445 37,962
2018 4,898,022 38,246
2019 4,976,456 38,563
2020 5,039,747 38,901
2021 5,110,585 39,182
2022 5,212,836 39,493
2023 5,307,600 39,850
2024 5,380,257 40,197

Fertility rates in Ireland and Liechtenstein

Fertility rate
Ireland

Liechtenstein
Year Fertility rate
Ireland Liechtenstein
1960 3.78 2.78
1961 3.78 2.78
1962 3.92 2.8
1963 4.01 2.85
1964 4.07 2.92
1965 4.04 2.96
1966 3.94 2.78
1967 3.84 2.48
1968 3.77 2.22
1969 3.83 2.13
1970 3.85 2.09
1971 3.93 2.03
1972 3.84 1.98
1973 3.71 1.94
1974 3.59 1.9
1975 3.37 1.9
1976 3.29 1.91
1977 3.24 1.92
1978 3.21 1.9
1979 3.21 1.67
1980 3.21 1.7
1981 3.05 1.69
1982 2.94 1.61
1983 2.74 1.53
1984 2.58 1.51
1985 2.48 1.5
1986 2.44 1.48
1987 2.32 1.5
1988 2.17 1.5
1989 2.08 1.5
1990 2.11 1.5
1991 2.08 1.5
1992 1.99 1.48
1993 1.9 1.45
1994 1.85 1.44
1995 1.84 1.44
1996 1.88 1.52
1997 1.93 1.57
1998 1.94 1.59
1999 1.9 1.63
2000 1.89 1.57
2001 1.94 1.52
2002 1.97 1.47
2003 1.96 1.36
2004 1.93 1.44
2005 1.86 1.49
2006 1.91 1.43
2007 2.01 1.42
2008 2.06 1.43
2009 2.06 1.71
2010 2.05 1.4
2011 2.03 1.69
2012 1.98 1.51
2013 1.93 1.45
2014 1.89 1.59
2015 1.85 1.4
2016 1.81 1.61
2017 1.77 1.44
2018 1.75 1.58
2019 1.71 1.48
2020 1.63 1.46
2021 1.78 1.53
2022 1.54 1.47
2023 1.5 1.45

Ireland and Liechtenstein demographics compared

Median age
Ireland

Liechtenstein
Year Median age, years
Ireland Liechtenstein
1960 30.1 28
1961 29.8 27.8
1962 29.5 27.5
1963 29.2 27.3
1964 28.9 27.1
1965 28.6 27
1966 28.2 27
1967 28 27
1968 27.8 27
1969 27.6 27.1
1970 27.4 27.2
1971 27.1 27.3
1972 26.9 27.6
1973 26.7 27.8
1974 26.5 28.1
1975 26.5 28.3
1976 26.4 28.6
1977 26.5 29
1978 26.5 29.4
1979 26.5 29.8
1980 26.5 30.2
1981 26.6 30.5
1982 26.7 30.7
1983 26.9 31
1984 27.1 31.2
1985 27.3 31.5
1986 27.6 31.7
1987 27.9 32
1988 28.4 32.3
1989 28.8 32.6
1990 29.2 32.9
1991 29.6 33.3
1992 29.9 33.6
1993 30.2 33.9
1994 30.6 34.3
1995 30.9 34.6
1996 31.3 35
1997 31.6 35.3
1998 31.9 35.7
1999 32.2 36.1
2000 32.5 36.5
2001 32.7 36.9
2002 33 37.3
2003 33.2 37.7
2004 33.4 38.2
2005 33.4 38.6
2006 33.4 39.1
2007 33.4 39.6
2008 33.5 40.1
2009 33.9 40.6
2010 34.3 41.1
2011 34.8 41.4
2012 35.2 41.8
2013 35.6 42.2
2014 36 42.7
2015 36.4 43
2016 36.8 43.4
2017 37.1 43.8
2018 37.4 44.1
2019 37.8 44.4
2020 38.2 44.6
2021 38.6 44.8
2022 38.9 45
2023 39.4 45.2
2024 39.7 45.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ireland Liechtenstein
GNI, Atlas method
$419B
2024
$4.16B
2009
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.9%
2025
22.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.9%
2021
2.56%
2011
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.22%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+1.69%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
4.27%
2024
2.01%
2007
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
55.6%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
30.8%
2024
40.6%
2022
Economic freedom index
83.1
2025
74
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.1%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
n/a
Number of billionaires
11
2025
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
0.003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
43
2018
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$110B
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$12.7B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
10,951,000
2019
58,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.68%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
98.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Ireland Liechtenstein
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,470 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$50.6
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
32.5 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
6.12 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
82.4%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
12.7%
2021
56.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.94%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
85.8%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
6,149 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
37.2%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
3.88%
2023
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Ireland Liechtenstein
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.0005%
2024
Annual migration change
+39,059
2024
+206
2024
Urban population
64.8%
2024
14.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
93.2
2025
95.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
82
2025
Higher education index
87
2025
47
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.65
2023
5.12
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.1
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
175
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
100%
2013
English speaking
98.4%
2023
35%
2025
People using the Internet
96.5%
2023
97.3%
2023

Health

Ireland Liechtenstein
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,448
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$688
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
83.9 years
2025
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.06
2021
n/a
Age at first childbirth
31.6 years
2023
31.3 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.8
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
29.3%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
3.6%
2024
7.2%
2024
Air quality index
87
2025
86
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Ireland Liechtenstein
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Land area per capita
4,944 sq mi
2024
1,537 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16,174 sq mi
2025
20 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,066 sq mi
2025
25.9 sq mi
2025
Roads length
62,031 mi
2018
391 mi
2019

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