Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 27.3% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Israel, that number is 22.2% of people as of 2024.
be 66.6% less likely to die by suicide
Australia has a suicide rate of 13.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Israel, it is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 47.6% less spent on your healthcare
Australia spends $7,691 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Israel spends $4,033 as of 2023.
Economy
be 14.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 4.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Israel, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
Life
be 12.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Israel, on the other hand, 2.7 children do as of 2024.
have 73.8% more children
In Australia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Israel, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 31.7% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Israel, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 17.2% more on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Israel spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 98.9% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
Safety
be 91.8% more likely to be murdered
Australia has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Israel, that number is 1.6 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Infrastructure
find 20.0% less home broadband
Australia has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Israel has 29.2 as of 2024.
live with 28.3 times more strain on fresh water
Australia withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Israel withdraws 132% as of 2021.
use 26.7% less electricity
Australia uses 9,801 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Israel uses 7,186 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 59.1% less CO2
Australia emits 14.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Israel emits 5.8 tonnes as of 2024.
be 50.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Australia, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Israel, it causes 15.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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