A WORLDWIDE REPORT has revealed that Ireland is close to the top of the list worldwide in terms of its availability of sporting stadiums.
Figures commissioned by the World Economic Forum show that in terms of total seating capacity and population, Ireland has the second-highest number of sports stadiums in the world.
Adding up the total capacity of stadiums in Ireland means there are 243,077 seats for every one million people living in Ireland.
Only Iceland, which has a population 14 times smaller than Ireland’s, has a higher proportion of seats per person.
The WEF report cites the high proportion of seats-to-people as reflecting a strong sporting and cultural sphere, which is seen as a basis for attracting sporting tourism.
The figures were compiled by Booz & Company, based on figures from WorldStadiums.com – which doesn’t include any capacity from the hundreds of smaller pitches at GAA, soccer and rugby clubs around the country.
