How much does a piercing hurt more or less then a tattoo?

It is kind of like comparing Apples and Oranges. A piercing is a quick one time pain unlike a tattoo where the tattoo needle is puncturing the skin over and over at a high rate of speed. So, the wound is completely different, so the sensation is also completely different. A word of advice would be if you are trying to decide weather to get a piercing or get tattooed and trying to decide based on pain, maybe you should explore your motivation of the piercing or tattoo. Pain is a momentary experiences and piercings and even the scars if the jewelry is removed last forever and A piercing take a bit of a commitment to heal. Tattoos also are long term and take a great deal of money to remove. Think through your body art and get what you are driven to get.