Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years longer
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Israel, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
see 11.1% less spent on your healthcare
Cyprus spends $4,538 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Israel spends $4,033 as of 2023.
be 44.7% more likely to die by suicide
Cyprus has a suicide rate of 3.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Israel, it is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 29.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 4.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Israel, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
make 44.4% more money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $41,783 as of 2025, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $60,337 as of 2025.
Life
be 85.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 14.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Israel, 2.0 women do as of 2023.
be 34.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 4.1 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 76.8% more children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Israel, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 12.6% less on healthcare
Cyprus spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Israel, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 25.1% more on education
Cyprus spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Israel spends 5.9% of total GDP on education 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.
Safety
be 98.8% more likely to be murdered
Cyprus 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
use 87.1% more electricity
Cyprus uses 3,842 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Israel uses 7,186 kWh as of 2024.
find 22.3% less home broadband
Cyprus has 37.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Israel has 29.2 as of 2024.
live with 4.3 times more strain on fresh water
Cyprus withdraws 30% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Israel withdraws 132% as of 2021.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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