Ireland vs Singapore: GDP per capita

Ireland
34,075 international-$ in 1990 prices
in 2020
Singapore
34,633 international-$ in 1990 prices
in 2020
Ireland rank
3rd
Singapore rank
1st

GDP per capita over time

  • Ireland
  • Singapore
010.0k20.0k30.0k187019452020

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 34,633 international-$ in 1990 prices against 34,075 international-$ in 1990 prices in Ireland, a difference of 558 international-$ in 1990 prices.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 1st of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 11 and Singapore in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Singapore Difference Ahead
1870s 1,775 international-$ in 1990 prices 893 international-$ in 1990 prices 882.05 international-$ in 1990 prices Ireland
1880s 1,934 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,032 international-$ in 1990 prices 901.23 international-$ in 1990 prices Ireland
1890s 2,229 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,193 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,036 international-$ in 1990 prices Ireland
1900s 2,498 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,384 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,114 international-$ in 1990 prices Ireland
1910s 2,736 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,137 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,599 international-$ in 1990 prices Ireland
1920s 2,698 international-$ in 1990 prices 2,064 international-$ in 1990 prices 634.91 international-$ in 1990 prices Ireland
1930s 2,926 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,922 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,004 international-$ in 1990 prices Ireland
1950s 3,687 international-$ in 1990 prices 2,044 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,642 international-$ in 1990 prices Ireland
1960s 4,667 international-$ in 1990 prices 2,338 international-$ in 1990 prices 2,328 international-$ in 1990 prices Ireland
1970s 6,758 international-$ in 1990 prices 5,098 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,660 international-$ in 1990 prices Ireland
1980s 8,923 international-$ in 1990 prices 9,477 international-$ in 1990 prices 553.67 international-$ in 1990 prices Singapore
1990s 13,101 international-$ in 1990 prices 16,300 international-$ in 1990 prices 3,198 international-$ in 1990 prices Singapore
2000s 23,895 international-$ in 1990 prices 22,494 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,402 international-$ in 1990 prices Ireland
2010s 25,578 international-$ in 1990 prices 31,082 international-$ in 1990 prices 5,504 international-$ in 1990 prices Singapore
2020s 34,075 international-$ in 1990 prices 34,633 international-$ in 1990 prices 557.3 international-$ in 1990 prices Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Ireland or Singapore?
Singapore, at 34,633 international-$ in 1990 prices against 34,075 international-$ in 1990 prices in Ireland as of 2020.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Ireland and Singapore?
558 international-$ in 1990 prices, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Singapore?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Ireland and Singapore rank globally for gdp per capita?
Ireland ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 1st of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita
Unit
international-$ in 1990 prices
Source
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

GDP per capita expressed in international-$ at 1990 prices to account for inflation and differences in the cost of living between countries.