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Ireland vs Monaco statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ireland has a population of 5.38M (ranked 120/197), compared with 38.6K in Monaco (ranked 191/197). Ireland's land area is 26,599 sq mi versus 0.8 sq mi for Monaco (ranked 119th vs. 196th).

By GDP, Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B) and Monaco ranks 153/197 ($10B). By GDP per capita, Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316), while Monaco ranks 1/197 ($256,581).

Main facts and rankings

Ireland Monaco
Population
5474763
38341
Population rank 121/197 191/197
GDP
$577B
2024
$10B
2023
GDP rank 26/197 153/197
GDP per capita
$107,316
2024
$256,581
2023
GDP per capita rank 4/197 1/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$131,175
2024
$115,700
2015
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
$97,128
2025
Land area
26,599 sq mi
2025
0.8 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.3 ppl/mi²
2024
48,010 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
2.11
2023
Median age
39.7 years
2024
55 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
86.6 years
2025

Ireland and Monaco: Comparison Charts

Ireland and Monaco economies compared

GDP
Ireland

Monaco
Year GDP
Ireland Monaco
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 $293,127,333
1971 $5,098,250,287 $327,706,210
1972 $6,318,060,582 $402,451,901
1973 $7,481,173,066 $523,554,039
1974 $7,896,860,615 $563,949,254
1975 $9,483,808,362 $711,978,962
1976 $9,453,756,015 $735,324,245
1977 $11,248,340,431 $811,191,392
1978 $14,647,996,074 $1,000,555,218
1979 $18,319,334,300 $1,209,870,147
1980 $21,747,855,640 $1,378,175,524
1981 $20,670,190,138 $1,205,188,648
1982 $21,474,754,080 $1,143,216,457
1983 $20,766,047,764 $1,092,560,365
1984 $20,106,648,455 $1,037,329,604
1985 $21,270,013,326 $1,082,867,507
1986 $28,714,571,852 $1,515,234,743
1987 $33,920,518,493 $1,839,081,463
1988 $37,772,897,421 $2,000,704,745
1989 $39,238,392,678 $2,010,083,833
1990 $49,305,632,408 $2,481,307,077
1991 $49,787,502,852 $2,480,540,845
1992 $55,918,538,121 $2,737,049,231
1993 $52,417,477,614 $2,574,494,356
1994 $57,097,656,066 $2,720,332,135
1995 $69,139,823,232 $3,130,309,995
1996 $75,790,785,030 $3,137,886,995
1997 $82,856,648,758 $2,840,195,190
1998 $90,199,410,116 $2,934,593,468
1999 $98,893,958,263 $2,907,118,641
2000 $100,207,610,430 $2,654,462,665
2001 $109,346,669,230 $2,673,723,034
2002 $128,596,035,288 $2,919,647,982
2003 $164,670,771,260 $3,597,089,751
2004 $194,372,115,041 $4,043,551,489
2005 $211,876,989,656 $4,204,652,899
2006 $232,180,617,162 $4,586,826,513
2007 $270,079,279,420 $5,875,790,766
2008 $275,447,471,451 $6,502,942,245
2009 $236,443,117,248 $5,474,379,252
2010 $221,985,621,538 $5,367,561,570
2011 $241,337,364,610 $6,088,689,808
2012 $227,270,922,957 $5,742,749,294
2013 $243,301,556,085 $6,555,591,710
2014 $266,787,238,499 $7,070,017,324
2015 $302,391,428,540 $6,264,756,528
2016 $305,733,136,181 $6,471,290,794
2017 $348,532,394,024 $6,430,254,653
2018 $395,461,216,460 $7,184,333,936
2019 $407,124,824,065 $7,383,496,254
2020 $436,555,518,400 $6,730,736,283
2021 $531,306,516,908 $8,623,242,743
2022 $548,570,250,342 $8,800,430,486
2023 $551,394,889,340 $9,995,350,547
2024 $577,389,475,010 -

Ireland and Monaco economies compared

GDP per capita
Ireland

Monaco
Year GDP per capita
Ireland Monaco
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 $12,098
1971 $1,704 $13,334
1972 $2,080 $16,187
1973 $2,424 $20,882
1974 $2,517 $22,348
1975 $2,973 $27,921
1976 $2,920 $28,396
1977 $3,427 $30,875
1978 $4,400 $37,608
1979 $5,430 $44,990
1980 $6,372 $50,814
1981 $5,986 $44,157
1982 $6,161 $41,479
1983 $5,915 $39,076
1984 $5,692 $36,582
1985 $6,012 $37,690
1986 $8,112 $52,082
1987 $9,582 $62,456
1988 $10,716 $67,181
1989 $11,176 $66,816
1990 $14,031 $81,735
1991 $14,087 $80,997
1992 $15,714 $88,615
1993 $14,657 $82,685
1994 $15,903 $86,704
1995 $19,158 $99,032
1996 $20,836 $98,561
1997 $22,551 $88,582
1998 $24,295 $90,947
1999 $26,338 $89,698
2000 $26,335 $81,789
2001 $28,282 $82,403
2002 $32,705 $90,051
2003 $41,204 $111,110
2004 $47,754 $125,160
2005 $50,933 $130,539
2006 $54,329 $143,083
2007 $61,396 $184,559
2008 $61,353 $204,264
2009 $52,133 $169,150
2010 $48,679 $161,854
2011 $52,693 $179,364
2012 $49,412 $165,445
2013 $52,619 $184,941
2014 $57,278 $195,694
2015 $64,312 $170,437
2016 $64,193 $173,605
2017 $72,198 $170,663
2018 $80,739 $188,298
2019 $81,810 $193,747
2020 $86,623 $176,892
2021 $103,962 $223,823
2022 $105,235 $226,052
2023 $103,888 $256,581
2024 $107,316 -

Ireland vs. Monaco life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ireland

Monaco
Year Life expectancy, years
Ireland Monaco
1950 65.6 68
1951 64.8 68.4
1952 67.2 68.9
1953 67.9 69.6
1954 68 70
1955 68 70.4
1956 69 70.7
1957 69 70.9
1958 69.3 71.1
1959 69.4 71.4
1960 70.2 71.9
1961 69.6 72.2
1962 69.9 72.4
1963 70.2 72.5
1964 70.4 72.7
1965 70.6 72.9
1966 70.2 73
1967 71.2 73.1
1968 70.9 73.2
1969 70.8 73.2
1970 70.8 73.3
1971 71.6 73.4
1972 71 73.4
1973 71.2 73.4
1974 71.1 73.4
1975 71.7 73.5
1976 71.8 73.8
1977 71.9 74.2
1978 71.9 74.7
1979 72.2 74.9
1980 72.5 74.9
1981 72.9 75
1982 73.2 75.3
1983 73.2 75.7
1984 73.6 76.4
1985 73.6 77.4
1986 73.6 78.4
1987 74.4 79.3
1988 74.4 79.4
1989 74.5 79.4
1990 74.8 79.4
1991 75 79.7
1992 75.4 80.1
1993 75.3 80.4
1994 75.8 80.7
1995 75.5 80.9
1996 75.8 81.1
1997 76 81.4
1998 76.2 81.6
1999 76.1 81.8
2000 76.5 82.1
2001 77.1 82.5
2002 77.6 83.1
2003 78.1 83.6
2004 78.5 84.2
2005 78.9 84.3
2006 79.2 84.2
2007 79.6 83.9
2008 79.8 83.8
2009 80.1 84.2
2010 80.6 84.6
2011 80.7 85
2012 80.9 85
2013 81.1 85.1
2014 81.4 85.1
2015 81.5 85.3
2016 81.7 85.6
2017 82.1 85.9
2018 82.1 86.1
2019 82.4 86.2
2020 82.4 86.1
2021 81.9 85.1
2022 82.1 85.7
2023 82.4 86.4
2024 82.6 86.5
2025 82.7 86.6

Ireland and Monaco population clocks and comparison

Population
Ireland

Monaco
Year Population
Ireland Monaco
1960 2,828,600 21,808
1961 2,824,400 21,901
1962 2,836,050 22,078
1963 2,852,650 22,385
1964 2,866,550 22,686
1965 2,877,300 22,941
1966 2,888,800 23,131
1967 2,902,450 23,230
1968 2,915,550 23,437
1969 2,932,650 23,831
1970 2,957,250 24,229
1971 2,992,050 24,576
1972 3,036,850 24,862
1973 3,085,950 25,072
1974 3,137,500 25,235
1975 3,189,550 25,500
1976 3,238,050 25,895
1977 3,282,200 26,273
1978 3,329,100 26,605
1979 3,373,750 26,892
1980 3,412,800 27,122
1981 3,453,000 27,293
1982 3,485,800 27,561
1983 3,510,600 27,960
1984 3,532,423 28,356
1985 3,538,082 28,731
1986 3,539,690 29,093
1987 3,540,057 29,446
1988 3,524,949 29,781
1989 3,511,009 30,084
1990 3,513,974 30,358
1991 3,534,235 30,625
1992 3,558,430 30,887
1993 3,576,261 31,136
1994 3,590,386 31,375
1995 3,608,841 31,609
1996 3,637,510 31,837
1997 3,674,171 32,063
1998 3,712,696 32,267
1999 3,754,786 32,410
2000 3,805,174 32,455
2001 3,866,243 32,447
2002 3,931,947 32,422
2003 3,996,521 32,374
2004 4,070,262 32,307
2005 4,159,914 32,210
2006 4,273,591 32,057
2007 4,398,942 31,837
2008 4,489,544 31,836
2009 4,535,375 32,364
2010 4,560,155 33,163
2011 4,580,084 33,946
2012 4,599,533 34,711
2013 4,623,816 35,447
2014 4,657,740 36,128
2015 4,701,957 36,757
2016 4,762,722 37,276
2017 4,827,445 37,678
2018 4,898,022 38,154
2019 4,976,456 38,109
2020 5,039,747 38,050
2021 5,110,585 38,527
2022 5,212,836 38,931
2023 5,307,600 38,956
2024 5,380,257 38,631

Fertility rates in Ireland and Monaco

Fertility rate
Ireland

Monaco
Year Fertility rate
Ireland Monaco
1960 3.78 2.81
1961 3.78 2.78
1962 3.92 2.76
1963 4.01 2.73
1964 4.07 2.69
1965 4.04 2.66
1966 3.94 2.63
1967 3.84 2.59
1968 3.77 2.57
1969 3.83 2.54
1970 3.85 2.5
1971 3.93 2.47
1972 3.84 2.44
1973 3.71 2.41
1974 3.59 2.38
1975 3.37 2.35
1976 3.29 2.33
1977 3.24 2.31
1978 3.21 2.28
1979 3.21 2.26
1980 3.21 2.24
1981 3.05 2.22
1982 2.94 2.2
1983 2.74 2.18
1984 2.58 2.17
1985 2.48 2.14
1986 2.44 2.11
1987 2.32 2.06
1988 2.17 2.01
1989 2.08 1.93
1990 2.11 1.85
1991 2.08 1.79
1992 1.99 1.76
1993 1.9 1.75
1994 1.85 1.76
1995 1.84 1.78
1996 1.88 1.82
1997 1.93 1.88
1998 1.94 1.95
1999 1.9 2.01
2000 1.89 2.08
2001 1.94 2.18
2002 1.97 2.01
2003 1.96 1.91
2004 1.93 1.99
2005 1.86 2.01
2006 1.91 2.1
2007 2.01 2.21
2008 2.06 2.38
2009 2.06 2.4
2010 2.05 2.38
2011 2.03 2.22
2012 1.98 2.29
2013 1.93 2.31
2014 1.89 2.49
2015 1.85 2.5
2016 1.81 2.58
2017 1.77 2.42
2018 1.75 2.49
2019 1.71 2.4
2020 1.63 2.38
2021 1.78 2.12
2022 1.54 2.11
2023 1.5 2.11

Ireland and Monaco demographics compared

Median age
Ireland

Monaco
Year Median age, years
Ireland Monaco
1960 30.1 45.4
1961 29.8 45.4
1962 29.5 45.3
1963 29.2 45
1964 28.9 44.8
1965 28.6 44.8
1966 28.2 45
1967 28 45.2
1968 27.8 45.3
1969 27.6 45
1970 27.4 44.8
1971 27.1 44.7
1972 26.9 44.7
1973 26.7 44.9
1974 26.5 45.1
1975 26.5 45
1976 26.4 44.6
1977 26.5 44.2
1978 26.5 44
1979 26.5 44
1980 26.5 44.1
1981 26.6 44.2
1982 26.7 44.1
1983 26.9 43.8
1984 27.1 43.5
1985 27.3 43.4
1986 27.6 43.4
1987 27.9 43.5
1988 28.4 43.7
1989 28.8 43.9
1990 29.2 44.2
1991 29.6 44.3
1992 29.9 44.3
1993 30.2 44.4
1994 30.6 44.5
1995 30.9 44.7
1996 31.3 44.8
1997 31.6 44.9
1998 31.9 45
1999 32.2 45.3
2000 32.5 45.6
2001 32.7 45.8
2002 33 45.9
2003 33.2 46
2004 33.4 46.2
2005 33.4 46.5
2006 33.4 46.8
2007 33.4 47.1
2008 33.5 47.6
2009 33.9 48.3
2010 34.3 49.2
2011 34.8 50.1
2012 35.2 51.1
2013 35.6 52
2014 36 52.8
2015 36.4 53.7
2016 36.8 54.4
2017 37.1 55
2018 37.4 55.5
2019 37.8 55.6
2020 38.2 55.7
2021 38.6 56.2
2022 38.9 56
2023 39.4 55.3
2024 39.7 55

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ireland Monaco
GNI, Atlas method
$419B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.9%
2025
20%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.9%
2021
1.73%
2023
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
6.33%
2016
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
88.5%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
30.8%
2024
11.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
83.1
2025
83
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
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
0.006%
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
159,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.68%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
98.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Ireland Monaco
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
n/a
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 Monaco
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.0005%
2024
Annual migration change
+39,059
2024
+110
2024
Urban population
64.8%
2024
100%
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
85.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
82
2025
Higher education index
87
2025
38
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.65
2023
0
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.1
2019
0
2013
Visa free countries
175
2025
167
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
99%
2003
English speaking
98.4%
2023
40%
2025
People using the Internet
96.5%
2023
99.1%
2023

Health

Ireland Monaco
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,448
2022
$7,656
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$688
2022
$579
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
86.6 years
2025
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.06
2021
8.89
2020
Age at first childbirth
31.6 years
2023
32.5 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.8
2023
2.7
2023
Obesity rate
29.3%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
3.6%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
87
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Ireland Monaco
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.000001%
2025
Land area per capita
4,944 sq mi
2024
20.8 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16,174 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
3,066 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
62,031 mi
2018
47.8 mi
2019

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