Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years longer
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Israel, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 94.4% more money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $38,300 as of 2020.
be 55.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Israel, that number is 4.4% as of 2020.
be 38.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 35.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Israel, however, that number is 22.0% as of 2014.
pay a 42.9% higher top tax rate
Argentina 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 92.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Israel, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 61.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.3 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 11.7% more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Israel, there are 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 21.1% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Israel, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 29.2% more on education
Argentina spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Israel spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 94.5% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Administration of Public Revenue, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Israel: At a glance
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