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France and Ireland

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France

Ireland

The widest gap is Take-home pay, average-wage worker: Ireland €47,027 against France €32,346, 45.4% apart.

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

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France
Ireland

People

Median age3.2 years
42.8 years
39.6 years
Life expectancy at birth0.1 years
83.0 years
83.1 years
People12.66×
68.9m
5.4m
People per square kilometre37.2%
109 per km²
79.2 per km²
Women in the population0.9 points
51.5%
50.5%
Born abroad9.3 points
14.0%
23.3%
Born outside the EU5.5 points
11.1%
16.6%

Money and work

Disposable income per person32.8%
€26,459
€35,138
Average net income30.3%
€30,438
€39,666
Take-home pay, average-wage worker45.4%
€32,346
€47,027
Gross pay, average-wage worker39.0%
€44,400
€61,716
Minimum wage28.1%
€1,867
€2,391
In work, age 20 to 644.8 points
75.4%
80.2%
Out of work3.0 points
7.7%
4.7%
Hours worked a week0.9 hours
37.2 hours
36.3 hours
At risk of poverty3.3 points
16.3%
13.0%
Housing costs over 40% of income1.1 points
6.4%
5.3%
GDP per person2.54×
€43,350
€110,150

Family and home

People at home28.6%
2.1
2.7
Households with children11.2 points
29.2%
40.4%
Children per woman9.5%
1.61
1.47
Own their home9.5 points
61.4%
70.9%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds82.5%
534 per 100,000 people
293 per 100,000 people
Doctors3.7%
395 per 100,000 people
409 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree13.9 points
44.8%
58.7%
Students per 1,000 people26.5%
41.9 per 1,000 people
53.0 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them3.4%
€24,346
€23,544
Tax raised per person22.6%
€19,244
€23,597
Government debt82.7 points
115.6%
32.9%

Country and infrastructure

Land area9.13×
638,475 km²
69,947 km²
Railway density46.0%
43.5 per 1,000 km²
29.8 per 1,000 km²
Motorway density28.0%
18.5 per 1,000 km²
14.5 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people21.7%
578 per 1,000 people
475 per 1,000 people
Households with internet1.1 points
94.4%
95.5%
Tourist nights per resident13.7%
6.85
7.79

Environment

Renewable energy6.7 points
23.9%
17.2%
Land under forest16.0 points
28.1%
12.1%

Where €100 of public spending goes

Every euro each general government spends, sorted into the ten functions all 27 countries report against. Open a row for the ranking of 27 and what sits inside it.

France

Ireland

Function
France
Ireland
10.8%
8.9%
3.2%
0.7%
3.1%
3.3%
9.9%
9.3%
1.8%
1.9%
2.5%
2.7%
15.6%
23.2%
2.6%
1.8%
8.9%
12.0%
41.5%
36.4%

Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.

Frequently asked: France and Ireland

  1. Where do more people live: France or Ireland?

    The gap is 12.66×: France 68.9m, Ireland 5.4m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. Eurostat · People & Women in the population · 2025. See the figure

  2. Which covers more ground: France or Ireland?

    The gap is 9.13×: France 638,475, Ireland 69,947. Total area of the country, inland water included. Eurostat · Land area & People per square kilometre · 2026. See the figure

  3. Which spends a larger share of its budget on defence: France or Ireland?

    The gap is 2.6 points: France 3.2%, Ireland 0.7%. Armed forces, defence equipment, military aid abroad, and defence research. Eurostat · Public spending by function · 2024. See the figure

  4. Which government owes more: France or Ireland?

    The gap is 82.7 points: France 115.6%, Ireland 32.9%. Consolidated gross debt of the general government, against GDP. Eurostat · Government debt · 2025. See the figure

  5. Where is GDP per person higher: France or Ireland?

    The gap is 2.54×: Ireland €110,150, France €43,350. Gross domestic product at current market prices, divided by the population. Eurostat · GDP per person · 2025. See the figure

  6. Which has more forest: France or Ireland?

    The gap is 16.0 points: France 28.1%, Ireland 12.1%. Share of the land area under forest. Eurostat · Land under forest · 2025. See the figure

  7. Where are there more hospital beds per 100,000 people: France or Ireland?

    The gap is 82.5%: France 534, Ireland 293. Beds available in hospitals, per 100,000 residents. Eurostat · Hospital beds · 2024. See the figure

  8. Where were more residents born abroad: France or Ireland?

    The gap is 9.3 points: Ireland 23.3%, France 14.0%. Share of residents born in another country. Eurostat records country of birth, not ethnicity. Eurostat · Born abroad & Born outside the EU · 2025. See the figure

  9. Where do more households have children: France or Ireland?

    The gap is 11.2 points: Ireland 40.4%, France 29.2%. Share of private households with at least one dependent child. Eurostat · Households with children · 2025. See the figure

  10. Where do more adults hold a degree: France or Ireland?

    The gap is 13.9 points: Ireland 58.7%, France 44.8%. Share of adults whose highest completed education is a university or other tertiary degree. Eurostat · With a degree · 2025. See the figure

Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.