Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Australia, you would:
Economy
be 14.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Israel, that number is 4.4% as of 2020.
make 21.4% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $48,700 as of 2020, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $38,300 as of 2020.
pay a 11.1% higher top tax rate
Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% 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 Australia, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Israel, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
have 41.5% more children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Israel, there are 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 18.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 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.
Expenditures
spend 24.2% less on healthcare
Australia spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Israel, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 21.6% more on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Israel spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 98.9% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Israel: At a glance
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