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Ireland vs Russia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ireland has a population of 5.38M (ranked 120/197), compared with 144M in Russia (ranked 9/197). Ireland's land area is 26,599 sq mi versus 6,323,145 sq mi for Russia (ranked 119th vs. 1st).

By GDP, Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B) and Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T). By GDP per capita, Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316), while Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145).

Main facts and rankings

Ireland Russia
Population
5474763
142718132
Population rank 121/197 9/197
GDP
$577B
2024
$2.17T
2024
GDP rank 26/197 11/197
GDP per capita
$107,316
2024
$15,145
2024
GDP per capita rank 4/197 69/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$131,175
2024
$47,405
2024
Government debt
$237B
2024
$441B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.7%
2025
21.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$44,121
2024
$3,075
2024
Government debt per person rank 11/185 98/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$44,579
2025
$9,262
2025
Land area
26,599 sq mi
2025
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.3 ppl/mi²
2024
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
1.41
2023
Median age
39.7 years
2024
40.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
73.5 years
2025

Ireland and Russia: Comparison Charts

Ireland and Russia economies compared

GDP
Ireland

Russia
Year GDP
Ireland Russia
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 -
1971 $5,098,250,287 -
1972 $6,318,060,582 -
1973 $7,481,173,066 -
1974 $7,896,860,615 -
1975 $9,483,808,362 -
1976 $9,453,756,015 -
1977 $11,248,340,431 -
1978 $14,647,996,074 -
1979 $18,319,334,300 -
1980 $21,747,855,640 -
1981 $20,670,190,138 -
1982 $21,474,754,080 -
1983 $20,766,047,764 -
1984 $20,106,648,455 -
1985 $21,270,013,326 -
1986 $28,714,571,852 -
1987 $33,920,518,493 -
1988 $37,772,897,421 $554,828,660,436
1989 $39,238,392,678 $506,631,299,735
1990 $49,305,632,408 $517,014,446,228
1991 $49,787,502,852 $517,962,962,963
1992 $55,918,538,121 $460,290,556,901
1993 $52,417,477,614 $435,083,713,851
1994 $57,097,656,066 $395,077,301,248
1995 $69,139,823,232 $395,537,185,735
1996 $75,790,785,030 $391,724,890,744
1997 $82,856,648,758 $404,928,954,192
1998 $90,199,410,116 $270,955,486,862
1999 $98,893,958,263 $195,907,128,351
2000 $100,207,610,430 $259,710,142,197
2001 $109,346,669,230 $306,602,070,621
2002 $128,596,035,288 $345,470,494,418
2003 $164,670,771,260 $430,347,420,185
2004 $194,372,115,041 $591,016,690,732
2005 $211,876,989,656 $764,015,973,481
2006 $232,180,617,162 $989,932,071,353
2007 $270,079,279,420 $1,299,703,478,482
2008 $275,447,471,451 $1,660,848,058,303
2009 $236,443,117,248 $1,222,645,900,056
2010 $221,985,621,538 $1,524,916,715,224
2011 $241,337,364,610 $2,045,922,753,398
2012 $227,270,922,957 $2,208,293,553,878
2013 $243,301,556,085 $2,292,470,078,346
2014 $266,787,238,499 $2,059,241,589,895
2015 $302,391,428,540 $1,363,482,182,198
2016 $305,733,136,181 $1,276,786,350,881
2017 $348,532,394,024 $1,574,199,360,089
2018 $395,461,216,460 $1,657,328,773,461
2019 $407,124,824,065 $1,693,115,002,708
2020 $436,555,518,400 $1,493,075,894,362
2021 $531,306,516,908 $1,829,186,719,575
2022 $548,570,250,342 $2,291,612,121,335
2023 $551,394,889,340 $2,071,505,725,031
2024 $577,389,475,010 $2,173,835,806,672

Ireland and Russia economies compared

GDP per capita
Ireland

Russia
Year GDP per capita
Ireland Russia
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 -
1971 $1,704 -
1972 $2,080 -
1973 $2,424 -
1974 $2,517 -
1975 $2,973 -
1976 $2,920 -
1977 $3,427 -
1978 $4,400 -
1979 $5,430 -
1980 $6,372 -
1981 $5,986 -
1982 $6,161 -
1983 $5,915 -
1984 $5,692 -
1985 $6,012 -
1986 $8,112 -
1987 $9,582 -
1988 $10,716 $3,778
1989 $11,176 $3,430
1990 $14,031 $3,494
1991 $14,087 $3,490
1992 $15,714 $3,099
1993 $14,657 $2,931
1994 $15,903 $2,662
1995 $19,158 $2,666
1996 $20,836 $2,644
1997 $22,551 $2,738
1998 $24,295 $1,835
1999 $26,338 $1,331
2000 $26,335 $1,772
2001 $28,282 $2,100
2002 $32,705 $2,378
2003 $41,204 $2,975
2004 $47,754 $4,102
2005 $50,933 $5,323
2006 $54,329 $6,920
2007 $61,396 $9,101
2008 $61,353 $11,635
2009 $52,133 $8,563
2010 $48,679 $10,675
2011 $52,693 $14,305
2012 $49,412 $15,402
2013 $52,619 $15,941
2014 $57,278 $14,277
2015 $64,312 $9,427
2016 $64,193 $8,804
2017 $72,198 $10,835
2018 $80,739 $11,399
2019 $81,810 $11,640
2020 $86,623 $10,280
2021 $103,962 $12,637
2022 $105,235 $15,888
2023 $103,888 $14,403
2024 $107,316 $15,145

Ireland vs. Russia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ireland

Russia
Year Life expectancy, years
Ireland Russia
1950 65.6 55.5
1951 64.8 55.3
1952 67.2 57.6
1953 67.9 58.8
1954 68 59.9
1955 68 62.1
1956 69 66.5
1957 69 66
1958 69.3 67.7
1959 69.4 67.4
1960 70.2 68.3
1961 69.6 68.6
1962 69.9 68.5
1963 70.2 69.1
1964 70.4 69.5
1965 70.6 69.3
1966 70.2 69.4
1967 71.2 69.2
1968 70.9 69.1
1969 70.8 68.6
1970 70.8 68.7
1971 71.6 68.9
1972 71 68.8
1973 71.2 68.9
1974 71.1 68.7
1975 71.7 68.3
1976 71.8 68.1
1977 71.9 67.9
1978 71.9 67.8
1979 72.2 67.6
1980 72.5 67.5
1981 72.9 67.6
1982 73.2 68.1
1983 73.2 68
1984 73.6 67.6
1985 73.6 68.3
1986 73.6 70
1987 74.4 70.1
1988 74.4 69.9
1989 74.5 69.7
1990 74.8 69.3
1991 75 69
1992 75.4 67.8
1993 75.3 65
1994 75.8 63.8
1995 75.5 64
1996 75.8 65.4
1997 76 66.6
1998 76.2 66.9
1999 76.1 65.6
2000 76.5 65
2001 77.1 65
2002 77.6 64.7
2003 78.1 64.7
2004 78.5 65.1
2005 78.9 65.2
2006 79.2 66.5
2007 79.6 67.5
2008 79.8 67.9
2009 80.1 68.7
2010 80.6 68.2
2011 80.7 69.7
2012 80.9 70.1
2013 81.1 70.6
2014 81.4 70.8
2015 81.5 71.3
2016 81.7 71.9
2017 82.1 72.8
2018 82.1 72.9
2019 82.4 73.1
2020 82.4 71.2
2021 81.9 69.8
2022 82.1 72.5
2023 82.4 73.2
2024 82.6 73.3
2025 82.7 73.5

Ireland and Russia population clocks and comparison

Population
Ireland

Russia
Year Population
Ireland Russia
1960 2,828,600 119,897,000
1961 2,824,400 121,236,000
1962 2,836,050 122,591,000
1963 2,852,650 123,960,000
1964 2,866,550 125,345,000
1965 2,877,300 126,745,000
1966 2,888,800 127,468,000
1967 2,902,450 128,196,000
1968 2,915,550 128,928,000
1969 2,932,650 129,664,000
1970 2,957,250 130,404,000
1971 2,992,050 131,155,000
1972 3,036,850 131,909,000
1973 3,085,950 132,669,000
1974 3,137,500 133,432,000
1975 3,189,550 134,200,000
1976 3,238,050 135,147,000
1977 3,282,200 136,100,000
1978 3,329,100 137,060,000
1979 3,373,750 138,027,000
1980 3,412,800 139,010,000
1981 3,453,000 139,941,000
1982 3,485,800 140,823,000
1983 3,510,600 141,668,000
1984 3,532,423 142,745,000
1985 3,538,082 143,858,000
1986 3,539,690 144,894,000
1987 3,540,057 145,908,000
1988 3,524,949 146,857,000
1989 3,511,009 147,721,000
1990 3,513,974 147,969,406
1991 3,534,235 148,394,216
1992 3,558,430 148,538,197
1993 3,576,261 148,458,777
1994 3,590,386 148,407,912
1995 3,608,841 148,375,787
1996 3,637,510 148,160,129
1997 3,674,171 147,915,361
1998 3,712,696 147,670,784
1999 3,754,786 147,214,776
2000 3,805,174 146,596,869
2001 3,866,243 145,976,482
2002 3,931,947 145,306,497
2003 3,996,521 144,648,618
2004 4,070,262 144,067,316
2005 4,159,914 143,518,814
2006 4,273,591 143,049,637
2007 4,398,942 142,805,114
2008 4,489,544 142,742,366
2009 4,535,375 142,785,348
2010 4,560,155 142,849,468
2011 4,580,084 143,018,195
2012 4,599,533 143,378,447
2013 4,623,816 143,805,638
2014 4,657,740 144,237,223
2015 4,701,957 144,640,716
2016 4,762,722 145,015,460
2017 4,827,445 145,293,260
2018 4,898,022 145,398,106
2019 4,976,456 145,453,291
2020 5,039,747 145,245,148
2021 5,110,585 144,746,762
2022 5,212,836 144,236,933
2023 5,307,600 143,826,130
2024 5,380,257 143,533,851

Fertility rates in Ireland and Russia

Fertility rate
Ireland

Russia
Year Fertility rate
Ireland Russia
1960 3.78 2.52
1961 3.78 2.45
1962 3.92 2.36
1963 4.01 2.27
1964 4.07 2.18
1965 4.04 2.13
1966 3.94 2.1
1967 3.84 2.04
1968 3.77 1.99
1969 3.83 1.97
1970 3.85 1.99
1971 3.93 2.03
1972 3.84 2.04
1973 3.71 2.01
1974 3.59 2
1975 3.37 1.98
1976 3.29 1.97
1977 3.24 1.95
1978 3.21 1.92
1979 3.21 1.9
1980 3.21 1.89
1981 3.05 1.91
1982 2.94 2.04
1983 2.74 2.11
1984 2.58 2.06
1985 2.48 2.05
1986 2.44 2.15
1987 2.32 2.22
1988 2.17 2.12
1989 2.08 2.01
1990 2.11 1.89
1991 2.08 1.73
1992 1.99 1.55
1993 1.9 1.39
1994 1.85 1.4
1995 1.84 1.34
1996 1.88 1.27
1997 1.93 1.22
1998 1.94 1.23
1999 1.9 1.16
2000 1.89 1.2
2001 1.94 1.22
2002 1.97 1.29
2003 1.96 1.32
2004 1.93 1.34
2005 1.86 1.29
2006 1.91 1.31
2007 2.01 1.42
2008 2.06 1.5
2009 2.06 1.54
2010 2.05 1.57
2011 2.03 1.58
2012 1.98 1.69
2013 1.93 1.71
2014 1.89 1.75
2015 1.85 1.78
2016 1.81 1.76
2017 1.77 1.62
2018 1.75 1.58
2019 1.71 1.5
2020 1.63 1.51
2021 1.78 1.51
2022 1.54 1.42
2023 1.5 1.41

Ireland and Russia demographics compared

Median age
Ireland

Russia
Year Median age, years
Ireland Russia
1960 30.1 27.1
1961 29.8 27.4
1962 29.5 27.7
1963 29.2 28.1
1964 28.9 28.3
1965 28.6 28.6
1966 28.2 28.9
1967 28 29.2
1968 27.8 29.8
1969 27.6 30.3
1970 27.4 30.7
1971 27.1 31
1972 26.9 31.1
1973 26.7 31.1
1974 26.5 30.9
1975 26.5 30.7
1976 26.4 30.6
1977 26.5 30.9
1978 26.5 31
1979 26.5 31.1
1980 26.5 31.3
1981 26.6 31.4
1982 26.7 31.6
1983 26.9 31.7
1984 27.1 31.8
1985 27.3 32
1986 27.6 32.2
1987 27.9 32.4
1988 28.4 32.6
1989 28.8 32.9
1990 29.2 33.2
1991 29.6 33.6
1992 29.9 33.9
1993 30.2 34.4
1994 30.6 34.7
1995 30.9 35
1996 31.3 35.3
1997 31.6 35.7
1998 31.9 36
1999 32.2 36.3
2000 32.5 36.6
2001 32.7 36.8
2002 33 36.9
2003 33.2 37
2004 33.4 37.2
2005 33.4 37.4
2006 33.4 37.6
2007 33.4 37.7
2008 33.5 37.8
2009 33.9 37.9
2010 34.3 38
2011 34.8 38.1
2012 35.2 38.3
2013 35.6 38.4
2014 36 38.6
2015 36.4 38.7
2016 36.8 38.8
2017 37.1 39
2018 37.4 39.2
2019 37.8 39.4
2020 38.2 39.7
2021 38.6 39.9
2022 38.9 40.1
2023 39.4 40.5
2024 39.7 40.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ireland Russia
GNI, Atlas method
$419B
2024
$2.24T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.9%
2025
37.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.9%
2021
4.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.22%
2023
5.86%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
1,454,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+1.69%
2025
-1.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.27%
2024
2.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.8%
2024
30.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
83.1
2025
51.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.1%
2023
25.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
3.1%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
381,726
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.34%
2024
Number of billionaires
11
2025
140
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
43
2018
194
2023
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$110B
2018
$650B
2023
Total reserves including gold
$12.7B
2024
$597B
2023
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
$1.91B
2024
International tourist arrivals
10,951,000
2019
6,359,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.68%
2020
1.3%
2020
Banked people share
98.3%
2024
79.3%
2024

Energy

Ireland Russia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,470 kg
2023
5,601 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$50.6
2023
$7.43
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
32.5 megatons
2023
2,070 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.12 tons
2023
14.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
82.4%
2023
89.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.7%
2021
3.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.94%
2023
9.45%
2022
Net energy imports use share
85.8%
2023
-75.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
6,149 kWh
2023
7,184 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
37.2%
2021
19.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.88%
2023
17.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.4%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Ireland Russia
% of world population
0.07%
2024
1.76%
2024
Annual migration change
+39,059
2024
-178,042
2024
Urban population
64.8%
2024
75.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
93.2
2025
48.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
87
2025
84
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.65
2023
6.8
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.1
2019
12
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
99.9%
2021
English speaking
98.4%
2023
4.84%
2023
People using the Internet
96.5%
2023
94.4%
2024

Health

Ireland Russia
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,448
2022
$1,078
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$688
2022
$298.7
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
73.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0.05%
2008
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.06
2021
3.83
2020
Age at first childbirth
31.6 years
2023
25.2 years
2013
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
9
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.8
2023
4.5
2023
Obesity rate
29.3%
2022
24.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.6%
2024
5.9%
2024
Air quality index
87
2025
69
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.3%
2022
29.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
10.5 liters
2020

Territory

Ireland Russia
% of world land
0.05%
2025
11%
2025
Land area per capita
4,944 sq mi
2024
44,053 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16,174 sq mi
2025
832,826 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,066 sq mi
2025
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
Roads length
62,031 mi
2018
981,326 mi
2023

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