Canada vs Ireland: Prosperity gap
Canada
0.6536
in 2022
Ireland
0.6619
in 2023
Canada rank
111th
Ireland rank
109th
Prosperity gap over time
- Canada
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.6619 against 0.6536 in Canada, a difference of 0.0083.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 111th and Ireland ranks 109th of 120 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2 | 2.29 | 1.09 | Ireland |
| 1990s | 1.28 | 1.5 | 0.2229 | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.7467 | 0.9444 | 0.1978 | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.6521 | 1.03 | 0.3804 | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.5924 | 0.7019 | 0.1095 | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Canada or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.6619 against 0.6536 in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Canada and Ireland?
- 0.0083, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Ireland rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Canada ranks 111th and Ireland ranks 109th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Prosperity gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.