Canada
IrelandCompare countries · Canada vs Ireland
Canada vs Ireland
CanadaNorth America
IrelandNorthern Europe
Canada is cheaper (cost of living 63.0 vs 70.6).Ireland is more peaceful (Global Peace Index 1.371 vs 1.525) and has the higher income per person ($87,360 vs $56,420).About the same on human development (Canada 0.939, Ireland 0.949) and life expectancy (82.1, 83.0 years).
Safety
Ireland is the more peaceful
- Global Peace Indexlower is more peaceful
- Canada1.525Very high safety#14 of 161IEP GPI · 2026
- Ireland1.371Very high safety#5 of 161IEP GPI · 2026
- Homicidesper 100,000 people a year
- Canada2.0ModerateUNODC / World Bank · 2023
- Ireland0.7Very lowUNODC / World Bank · 2023
- Safety indexNumbeo's safety index, higher is safer
- Canada54.4ModerateNumbeo · 2026
- Ireland51ModerateNumbeo · 2026
- UK travel adviceFCDO, for British travellers
- CanadaNo advice against travelFCDO foreign travel advice, GOV.UK · read 2026-10-29
- IrelandNo advice against travelFCDO foreign travel advice, GOV.UK · read 2026-10-29
Money
Income per person is higher in Ireland
- GNI per personnational income per person, US dollars
- Canada$56,420Very highWorld Bank · 2025
- Ireland$87,360Very highWorld Bank · 2025
Health
Life expectancy: Ireland 83.0, Canada 82.1
- Life expectancyyears, at birth
- Canada82.1Very high#28 of 195World Bank · 2024
- Ireland83.0Very high#19 of 195World Bank · 2024
Work and internet
Broadband is faster in Canada
- Home internetmedian download speed
- Canada278 MbpsVery fast#11 of 149Ookla Speedtest · 2025
- Ireland208 MbpsVery fast#30 of 149Ookla Speedtest · 2025
- Youth unemploymentshare of 15 to 24 year olds in the labour force
- CanadaNo figure from Eurostat
- Ireland11.8%LowEurostat · 2025
How it changed
Human development: Ireland 0.949, Canada 0.939
CanadaIreland
UNDP Human Development Report, 1990–2023.
Practical facts
- Capital
- Ottawa
- Dublin
- Population
- 41.7M (2025)
- 5.5M (2025)
- Languages
- English, French
- English, Irish
- Currency
- Canadian dollar (CAD)
- euro (EUR)
- Area
- 8,788,700 km²
- 68,890 km²
- Plug type
- Type A/B
- Type G
- Drives on the
- right
- left
- Short visit
- Visa-free for UK, EU and US passports
- Visa-free for UK, EU and US passports
Short visits: passport-index-dataset, 2024, for UK, EU (German) and US passports. Population and area: World Bank. Languages, currency and driving side: restcountries.com. Plug types: worldstandards.eu.
Every figure
Canada and Ireland, side by side
Canada leads on 27 Ireland on 3110 level116 figures. 10 are held for only one country; the other shows a dash. Rows such as population, religion and tax levels have no better or worse end, so they show both values and no verdict. Level means under 2% apart.
Money and cost27
- Median IncomeEurostat · 2025
- —
- €35,138Very high
- PPP / Cap aheadWorld Bank · 2025
- $66,746High
- $155,089Very high
- GDP / Cap aheadWorld Bank · 2025
- $55,698Very high
- $131,592Very high
- GNI / Cap aheadWorld Bank · 2025
- $56,420Very high
- $87,360Very high
- Local purchasing power aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 119.4Very high
- 114.4Very high
- Cost of Living aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 63.0Moderate
- 70.6Expensive
- Cost of living with rent aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 48.9Very high
- 58.7Very high
- Rent index aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 31.5Very expensive
- 43.8Very expensive
- Groceries indexLevelNumbeo · 2026
- 69.6Very high
- 68.8Very high
- Restaurant prices index aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 64.1Very high
- 76.6Very high
- Property Price-to-Income aheadNumbeo Property Investment · 2026
- 7.5Very affordable
- 6.9Very affordable
- Price level ratio aheadWorld Bank ICP
- 1.534Very high
- 1.738Very high
- Housing OverburdenEurostat · 2025
- —
- 5.3%Low
- Electricity PriceEurostat · 2025
- —
- €0.404Very expensive
- Energy PovertyEurostat · 2025
- —
- 4.5%Moderate
- Inflation aheadWorld Bank · 2025
- 2.1%Low
- 2.2%Low
- Pension Replacement aheadOECD Pensions at a Glance · 2024
- 37.1%Very low
- 24.3%Very low
- Bank AccountLevelWorld Bank Global Findex · 2024
- 98.4%Very high
- 98.3%Very high
- Send RemittanceWorld Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide · 2023
- 3%Moderate
- —
- Tax WedgeOECD Taxing Wages · 2025
- 32.1%
- 32.6%
- Top Income TaxWikipedia · 2024
- 54.8%
- 52.1%
- Corporate TaxWikipedia · 2024
- 31%
- 12.5%
- VAT / GSTWikipedia · 2024
- 5%
- 23%
- Tax RevenueWorld Bank · 2024
- 13.7%
- 17.9%
- GDP (total)World Bank · 2025
- $2,320 bn
- $722 bn
- FDI InflowsWorld Bank · 2024–2025
- 3%
- 0.8%
- InnovationLevelWIPO Global Innovation Index · 2025
- 51.1Very high
- 50.4Very high
Work4
- UnemploymentWorld Bank · 2025
- 6.9%
- 4.6%
- Youth UnemploymentEurostat · 2025
- —
- 11.8%Low
- Long Work Hours aheadOECD Better Life Index · 2020
- 3.3%Low
- 4.7%Moderate
- Public Holidaysdate.nager.at · 2025
- 13
- 10
Equality7
- Income Inequality aheadWorld Bank · 2022–2023
- 31.5Low
- 29Very low
- Income Share Bot. 20% aheadWorld Bank · 2022–2023
- 7.7High
- 9.2Very high
- Income Share Top 10% aheadWorld Bank · 2022–2023
- 24.6Low
- 24.1Low
- Poverty Rate aheadWorld Bank · 2022–2023
- 0.6%Very low
- 0.3%Very low
- Poverty RiskEurostat · 2025
- —
- 13%Very low
- Gender Inequality aheadUNDP Human Development Report · 2023
- 0.052Very low
- 0.054Very low
- Inequality-Adj. HDI aheadUNDP HDR
- 0.867Very high
- 0.886Very high
Safety10
- Peace Index aheadIEP Global Peace Index · 2026
- 1.525Very high safety
- 1.371Very high safety
- Safety aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 54.4Moderate
- 51Moderate
- Homicides / 100k aheadUNODC / World Bank · 2023
- 2.0Moderate
- 0.7Very low
- Crime PerceptionEurostat · 2023
- —
- 9.6%High
- Assault Rate aheadUNODC CTS · 2023
- 226.9Very high
- 109.9High
- Robbery Rate aheadUNODC CTS · 2023–2024
- 60.4High
- 31.1High
- Sexual Violence Rate aheadUNODC CTS · 2023
- 106.1Very high
- 56.6High
- Kidnapping Rate aheadUNODC CTS · 2023
- 10.1Very high
- 2High
- Road Deaths / 100k aheadWHO GHO · 2021
- 4.7Very low
- 2.8Very low
- Disaster Risk aheadWorld Risk Index · 2022
- 19Very high
- 3.1Low
Health16
- Life ExpectancyLevelWorld Bank · 2024
- 82.1Very high
- 83.0Very high
- Infant Mortality aheadWorld Bank · 2024
- 4.7Low
- 3.4Very low
- Healthcare Quality aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 68.6Good
- 51.2Poor
- UHC Service Coverage aheadWHO GHO · 2023
- 92Very high
- 82High
- Physicians / 1k aheadWorld Bank · 2023
- 2.8High
- 3.9Very high
- Hospital Beds aheadWorld Bank · 2022–2023
- 2.5Moderate
- 3Moderate
- Out-of-Pocket Health % aheadWorld Bank · 2024
- 15.3%Low
- 10.6%Very low
- Healthcare SpendWorld Bank · 2024
- $6,378
- $7,395
- Clean WaterLevelWorld Bank · 2024
- 98.3%High
- 97.1%Moderate
- PM2.5 concentration aheadWHO GHO · 2023
- 8.8Low
- 6.6Very low
- Air-pollution Deaths / 100k aheadWHO GHO · 2021
- 8.5Very low
- 11.3Very low
- Obesity aheadWHO GHO · 2024
- 26%High
- 27.9%High
- Tobacco Use aheadWHO GHO · 2023–2024
- 11%Low
- 17.2%Moderate
- Raised Blood Glucose aheadWHO GHO · 2014
- 5.5%Very low
- 6.2%Very low
- Suicide Rate / 100k aheadWHO GHO · 2021
- 9.4High
- 8.5High
- Alcohol L / capitaWHO GHO · 2024
- 9.2
- 10.3
Education and getting online9
- Tertiary EducationEurostat · 2025
- —
- 58.7%Very high
- PISA MathLevelOECD PISA Results · 2022
- 497Very high
- 492Very high
- PISA ReadingLevelOECD PISA Results · 2022
- 507Very high
- 516Very high
- PISA Science aheadOECD PISA Results · 2022
- 515Very high
- 504Very high
- Education SpendWorld Bank · 2021–2022
- 4.8%
- 2.9%
- English ProficiencyLevelEF English Proficiency Index · 2025
- 700Native
- 700Native
- Internet aheadWorld Bank · 2024
- 94.4%Very high
- 97.2%Very high
- Home internet speed aheadOokla Speedtest Global Index · 2025
- 278 MbpsVery fast
- 208 MbpsVery fast
- Mobile internet speed aheadOokla Speedtest Global Index · 2025
- 113 MbpsModerate
- 71 MbpsModerate
Governance and freedom8
- Rule of Law aheadWorld Bank WGI · 2025
- 1.48Very high
- 1.55Very high
- Corruption aheadWorld Bank WGI · 2025
- 1.59Very high
- 1.51Very high
- Political Stability aheadWorld Bank WGI · 2025
- 0.81High
- 0.75High
- Government Effectiveness aheadWorld Bank WGI · 2025
- 1.76Very high
- 1.63Very high
- Regulatory Quality aheadWorld Bank WGI · 2025
- 1.44Very high
- 1.62Very high
- Democracy aheadEIU Democracy Index · 2025
- 9.1Very high
- 9.3Very high
- Freedom HouseLevelFreedom House · 2025
- 97Very high
- 98Very high
- Press Freedom aheadRSF World Press Freedom Index · 2026
- 78.8Good
- 85.9Good
Quality of life10
- Human DevelopmentLevelUNDP Human Development Report · 2023
- 0.939Very high
- 0.949Very high
- Happiness aheadWorld Happiness Report · 2026
- 6.74Moderate
- 6.93Moderate
- Quality of life index aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 172High
- 167.7High
- Climate index aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 54.9Fair
- 89.5Excellent
- WHR: GDPWorld Happiness Report · 2026
- 1.917
- 2.1
- WHR: Social SupportWorld Happiness Report · 2026
- 1.525
- 1.558
- WHR: Healthy Life Exp.World Happiness Report · 2026
- 0.955
- 0.936
- WHR: FreedomWorld Happiness Report · 2026
- 0.948
- 1.032
- WHR: GenerosityWorld Happiness Report · 2026
- 0.153
- 0.172
- WHR: Corruption TrustWorld Happiness Report · 2026
- 0.321
- 0.364
People and planet23
- PopulationWorld Bank · 2025
- 41,651,653
- 5,484,367
- AreaWorld Bank
- 8,788,700 km²
- 68,890 km²
- Median AgeWorld Bank age-group shares
- 42
- 39.3
- Population GrowthWorld Bank · 2025
- 0.94%
- 1.63%
- Urban PopulationWorld Bank · 2025
- 82.9%
- 64.6%
- Net MigrationWorld Bank · 2025
- 326,204
- 35,417
- Foreign-Born %UN DESA International Migrant Stock · 2024
- 22.2%
- 23.1%
- Fertility RateWorld Bank · 2024
- 1.25
- 1.47
- Avg Household SizeOECD Family Database · 2024
- 2.4
- 2.4
- Single-Person HouseholdsOECD Family Database · 2021
- 29.3%
- 23.1%
- Lone-Parent HouseholdsOECD Family Database · 2021
- 8.7%
- 6.9%
- ChristianPew Research · 2020
- 53.3%
- 81.2%
- MuslimPew Research · 2020
- 4.9%
- 1.7%
- HinduPew Research · 2020
- 1.5%
- 0.7%
- BuddhistPew Research · 2020
- 1.7%
- 0.2%
- JewishPew Research · 2020
- 0.9%
- 0.1%
- UnaffiliatedPew Research · 2020
- 34.6%
- 15.6%
- Other religionsPew Research · 2020
- 3%
- 0.5%
- CO₂ / Capita aheadWorld Bank · 2024
- 14Very high
- 6Very high
- Renewables aheadWorld Bank · 2021
- 23.8%Moderate
- 12.7%Low
- Forest CoverWorld Bank · 2023
- 39.5%
- 11.5%
- Climate Vulnerability aheadND-GAIN Country Index · 2023
- 0.282Very low
- 0.316Very low
- Climate Readiness aheadND-GAIN Country Index · 2023
- 0.645Very high
- 0.601Very high
Other2
- Unmet Medical NeedEurostat · 2025
- —
- 2.7%
- Leisure TimeOECD Better Life Index · 2020
- 14.6
- 14.5
Quick answers
Is Canada cheaper than Ireland?
Numbeo's 2026 cost-of-living index (NYC = 100) puts Canada at 63.0 and Ireland at 70.6. Canada is about 11% cheaper overall.
Is Canada or Ireland safer?
On the Global Peace Index (lower = more peaceful), Canada scores 1.52 and Ireland scores 1.37. Ireland ranks as the more peaceful of the two.
Which has the higher quality of life, Canada or Ireland?
On the UN Human Development Index, Canada scores 0.939 and Ireland scores 0.949. The two are effectively tied. Single indexes hide trade-offs; the full comparison above shows where each country wins.
What is life like in Canada compared to Ireland?
GNI per capita runs $56,420 in Canada against $87,360 in Ireland; people live 82.1 years on average against 83.0; Numbeo users rate healthcare 69 against 51. Those are national averages and they hide the thing you actually feel: capital-city costs run well ahead of the national figure in most countries, and rural provision of healthcare and internet often lags the number shown here. The table below splits it indicator by indicator.