Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years longer
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Israel, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 19.7% more likely to be obese
In Cyprus, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Israel, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 37.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 7.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Israel, that number is 4.4% as of 2020.
be 49.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cyprus, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Israel, however, that number is 22.0% as of 2014.
pay a 42.9% higher top tax rate
Cyprus has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Israel, the top tax rate is 50.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Israel, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 57.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Israel, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2022.
have 64.7% more children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Israel, there are 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 57.9% less coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus, The World Factbook, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Israel: At a glance
How big is Israel compared to Cyprus? See an in-depth size comparison.