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Ireland vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ireland has a population of 5.38M (ranked 120/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Ireland's land area is 26,599 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 119th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Ireland Vanuatu
Population
5474763
341110
Population rank 121/197 174/197
GDP
$577B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 26/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$107,316
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 4/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$131,175
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$237B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.7%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$44,121
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 11/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$44,579
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
26,599 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.3 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
39.7 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Ireland and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Ireland and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Ireland

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Ireland Vanuatu
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 $119,258,835
1980 $21,747,855,640 $121,185,498
1981 $20,670,190,138 $113,781,796
1982 $21,474,754,080 $114,501,913
1983 $20,766,047,764 $117,389,554
1984 $20,106,648,455 $144,482,515
1985 $21,270,013,326 $131,856,421
1986 $28,714,571,852 $126,498,935
1987 $33,920,518,493 $139,464,174
1988 $37,772,897,421 $158,351,368
1989 $39,238,392,678 $154,013,202
1990 $49,305,632,408 $168,879,207
1991 $49,787,502,852 $201,334,169
1992 $55,918,538,121 $209,088,825
1993 $52,417,477,614 $200,491,853
1994 $57,097,656,066 $233,701,301
1995 $69,139,823,232 $249,333,250
1996 $75,790,785,030 $261,370,044
1997 $82,856,648,758 $272,771,209
1998 $90,199,410,116 $262,293,411
1999 $98,893,958,263 $268,006,973
2000 $100,207,610,430 $272,014,628
2001 $109,346,669,230 $257,926,882
2002 $128,596,035,288 $262,596,536
2003 $164,670,771,260 $314,471,413
2004 $194,372,115,041 $364,996,869
2005 $211,876,989,656 $394,962,433
2006 $232,180,617,162 $439,358,587
2007 $270,079,279,420 $516,392,923
2008 $275,447,471,451 $590,748,429
2009 $236,443,117,248 $592,622,319
2010 $221,985,621,538 $670,712,980
2011 $241,337,364,610 $770,153,588
2012 $227,270,922,957 $747,839,698
2013 $243,301,556,085 $758,304,466
2014 $266,787,238,499 $773,717,011
2015 $302,391,428,540 $759,690,181
2016 $305,733,136,181 $804,323,577
2017 $348,532,394,024 $880,043,284
2018 $395,461,216,460 $914,727,908
2019 $407,124,824,065 $936,526,268
2020 $436,555,518,400 $909,421,044
2021 $531,306,516,908 $982,362,212
2022 $548,570,250,342 $1,030,654,208
2023 $551,394,889,340 $1,126,313,359
2024 $577,389,475,010 $1,161,251,868

Ireland and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Ireland

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Ireland Vanuatu
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 $1,055
1980 $6,372 $1,048
1981 $5,986 $962
1982 $6,161 $946
1983 $5,915 $947
1984 $5,692 $1,137
1985 $6,012 $1,012
1986 $8,112 $946
1987 $9,582 $1,017
1988 $10,716 $1,125
1989 $11,176 $1,067
1990 $14,031 $1,141
1991 $14,087 $1,326
1992 $15,714 $1,344
1993 $14,657 $1,257
1994 $15,903 $1,431
1995 $19,158 $1,492
1996 $20,836 $1,529
1997 $22,551 $1,562
1998 $24,295 $1,471
1999 $26,338 $1,472
2000 $26,335 $1,460
2001 $28,282 $1,350
2002 $32,705 $1,341
2003 $41,204 $1,567
2004 $47,754 $1,774
2005 $50,933 $1,874
2006 $54,329 $2,035
2007 $61,396 $2,334
2008 $61,353 $2,604
2009 $52,133 $2,546
2010 $48,679 $2,815
2011 $52,693 $3,163
2012 $49,412 $3,005
2013 $52,619 $2,980
2014 $57,278 $2,973
2015 $64,312 $2,855
2016 $64,193 $2,956
2017 $72,198 $3,160
2018 $80,739 $3,207
2019 $81,810 $3,207
2020 $86,623 $3,043
2021 $103,962 $3,212
2022 $105,235 $3,292
2023 $103,888 $3,515
2024 $107,316 $3,543

Ireland vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ireland

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Ireland Vanuatu
1950 65.6 43.9
1951 64.8 42.2
1952 67.2 45.3
1953 67.9 45.8
1954 68 46.5
1955 68 47.1
1956 69 47.7
1957 69 48.2
1958 69.3 48.7
1959 69.4 49.3
1960 70.2 49.8
1961 69.6 50.4
1962 69.9 50.9
1963 70.2 51.5
1964 70.4 52
1965 70.6 52.5
1966 70.2 53.1
1967 71.2 53.7
1968 70.9 54.2
1969 70.8 54.8
1970 70.8 55.3
1971 71.6 55.9
1972 71 56.4
1973 71.2 57
1974 71.1 57.6
1975 71.7 58.1
1976 71.8 58.7
1977 71.9 59.2
1978 71.9 59.9
1979 72.2 60.9
1980 72.5 61.3
1981 72.9 61.9
1982 73.2 62.5
1983 73.2 63.1
1984 73.6 63.5
1985 73.6 63.9
1986 73.6 64.6
1987 74.4 64.4
1988 74.4 65.7
1989 74.5 66
1990 74.8 66.7
1991 75 67.1
1992 75.4 67.4
1993 75.3 67.7
1994 75.8 68
1995 75.5 68.1
1996 75.8 68.2
1997 76 68.3
1998 76.2 68.4
1999 76.1 67.9
2000 76.5 68.6
2001 77.1 68.7
2002 77.6 68.8
2003 78.1 68.9
2004 78.5 69
2005 78.9 69.2
2006 79.2 69.1
2007 79.6 69.1
2008 79.8 69.3
2009 80.1 69.4
2010 80.6 69.6
2011 80.7 69.7
2012 80.9 69.9
2013 81.1 70
2014 81.4 70
2015 81.5 70.2
2016 81.7 70.4
2017 82.1 70.5
2018 82.1 70.6
2019 82.4 70.8
2020 82.4 70.4
2021 81.9 70
2022 82.1 71.3
2023 82.4 71.5
2024 82.6 71.7
2025 82.7 71.8

Ireland and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Ireland

Vanuatu
Year Population
Ireland Vanuatu
1960 2,828,600 64,431
1961 2,824,400 66,264
1962 2,836,050 68,174
1963 2,852,650 70,159
1964 2,866,550 72,219
1965 2,877,300 74,358
1966 2,888,800 76,590
1967 2,902,450 78,921
1968 2,915,550 81,314
1969 2,932,650 83,755
1970 2,957,250 86,266
1971 2,992,050 88,862
1972 3,036,850 91,562
1973 3,085,950 94,362
1974 3,137,500 97,260
1975 3,189,550 100,269
1976 3,238,050 103,388
1977 3,282,200 106,618
1978 3,329,100 109,963
1979 3,373,750 113,040
1980 3,412,800 115,660
1981 3,453,000 118,249
1982 3,485,800 121,035
1983 3,510,600 123,998
1984 3,532,423 127,109
1985 3,538,082 130,356
1986 3,539,690 133,720
1987 3,540,057 137,187
1988 3,524,949 140,756
1989 3,511,009 144,393
1990 3,513,974 148,063
1991 3,534,235 151,793
1992 3,558,430 155,608
1993 3,576,261 159,463
1994 3,590,386 163,314
1995 3,608,841 167,137
1996 3,637,510 170,911
1997 3,674,171 174,626
1998 3,712,696 178,313
1999 3,754,786 182,048
2000 3,805,174 186,281
2001 3,866,243 191,031
2002 3,931,947 195,863
2003 3,996,521 200,746
2004 4,070,262 205,711
2005 4,159,914 210,760
2006 4,273,591 215,923
2007 4,398,942 221,276
2008 4,489,544 226,896
2009 4,535,375 232,731
2010 4,560,155 238,248
2011 4,580,084 243,474
2012 4,599,533 248,883
2013 4,623,816 254,482
2014 4,657,740 260,240
2015 4,701,957 266,101
2016 4,762,722 272,087
2017 4,827,445 278,507
2018 4,898,022 285,259
2019 4,976,456 291,985
2020 5,039,747 298,858
2021 5,110,585 305,868
2022 5,212,836 313,046
2023 5,307,600 320,409
2024 5,380,257 327,777

Fertility rates in Ireland and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Ireland

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Ireland Vanuatu
1960 3.78 6.78
1961 3.78 6.73
1962 3.92 6.67
1963 4.01 6.62
1964 4.07 6.57
1965 4.04 6.52
1966 3.94 6.51
1967 3.84 6.51
1968 3.77 6.46
1969 3.83 6.41
1970 3.85 6.35
1971 3.93 6.29
1972 3.84 6.23
1973 3.71 6.15
1974 3.59 6.06
1975 3.37 5.98
1976 3.29 5.89
1977 3.24 5.81
1978 3.21 5.77
1979 3.21 5.73
1980 3.21 5.69
1981 3.05 5.65
1982 2.94 5.6
1983 2.74 5.55
1984 2.58 5.49
1985 2.48 5.43
1986 2.44 5.38
1987 2.32 5.33
1988 2.17 5.27
1989 2.08 5.21
1990 2.11 5.17
1991 2.08 5.13
1992 1.99 5.09
1993 1.9 5.02
1994 1.85 4.94
1995 1.84 4.85
1996 1.88 4.75
1997 1.93 4.66
1998 1.94 4.6
1999 1.9 4.56
2000 1.89 4.54
2001 1.94 4.5
2002 1.97 4.38
2003 1.96 4.29
2004 1.93 4.21
2005 1.86 4.13
2006 1.91 4.1
2007 2.01 4.12
2008 2.06 4.16
2009 2.06 4.16
2010 2.05 4.13
2011 2.03 4.09
2012 1.98 4.06
2013 1.93 4.04
2014 1.89 4
2015 1.85 3.95
2016 1.81 3.92
2017 1.77 3.88
2018 1.75 3.83
2019 1.71 3.79
2020 1.63 3.74
2021 1.78 3.7
2022 1.54 3.65
2023 1.5 3.6

Ireland and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Ireland

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Ireland Vanuatu
1960 30.1 17.7
1961 29.8 17.6
1962 29.5 17.5
1963 29.2 17.4
1964 28.9 17.3
1965 28.6 17.2
1966 28.2 17.1
1967 28 17.1
1968 27.8 17
1969 27.6 17
1970 27.4 17
1971 27.1 17
1972 26.9 17
1973 26.7 17
1974 26.5 17.1
1975 26.5 17.1
1976 26.4 17.1
1977 26.5 17.2
1978 26.5 17.3
1979 26.5 17.5
1980 26.5 17.6
1981 26.6 17.7
1982 26.7 17.7
1983 26.9 17.7
1984 27.1 17.7
1985 27.3 17.7
1986 27.6 17.8
1987 27.9 17.8
1988 28.4 17.8
1989 28.8 17.8
1990 29.2 17.8
1991 29.6 17.9
1992 29.9 17.8
1993 30.2 17.7
1994 30.6 17.7
1995 30.9 17.8
1996 31.3 18
1997 31.6 18
1998 31.9 18
1999 32.2 18
2000 32.5 18.2
2001 32.7 18.5
2002 33 18.7
2003 33.2 18.9
2004 33.4 19.2
2005 33.4 19.4
2006 33.4 19.6
2007 33.4 19.9
2008 33.5 20.1
2009 33.9 20.3
2010 34.3 20.5
2011 34.8 20.6
2012 35.2 20.8
2013 35.6 20.9
2014 36 21
2015 36.4 21.1
2016 36.8 21.1
2017 37.1 21.2
2018 37.4 21.2
2019 37.8 21.2
2020 38.2 21.2
2021 38.6 21.2
2022 38.9 21.2
2023 39.4 21.2
2024 39.7 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ireland Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$419B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.9%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.9%
2021
7.58%
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
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.27%
2024
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
30.8%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
83.1
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.1%
2023
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
3%
2019
Number of billionaires
11
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
43
2018
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$110B
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$12.7B
2024
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
10,951,000
2019
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.68%
2020
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
98.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Ireland Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,470 kg
2023
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$50.6
2023
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
32.5 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.12 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
82.4%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
12.7%
2021
25%
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
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.88%
2023
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Ireland Vanuatu
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
+39,059
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
64.8%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
93.2
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
87
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.65
2023
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.1
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
88%
2023
English speaking
98.4%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
96.5%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Ireland Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,448
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$688
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.06
2021
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
31.6 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.8
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
29.3%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.6%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
87
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Ireland Vanuatu
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
4,944 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16,174 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,066 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
62,031 mi
2018
665 mi
2000

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