How bad are ear piercings than tattoing?

It really depends. Both will stay there forever unless you choose to either heal your ear or go through a laser treatment to break up the minerals in the tattoo paint. If you mean which is more painful: When you are getting a tattoo it is not very painful, like a tingly sensation. When you are getting an ear piercing you get a hole in your earlobe. You choose which would hurt more. Getting a hole in your earlobe, or getting a few thousand mini injections.