Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Finland, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 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 17.6% more likely to be obese
In Finland, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Israel, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 33.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Israel, that number is 4.4% as of 2020.
make 19.0% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $47,300 as of 2020, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $38,300 as of 2020.
be 80.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Israel, however, that number is 22.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 67.1% more children
In Finland, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Israel, there are 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 67.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 2.1 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 18.5% less on healthcare
Finland spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Israel, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 78.2% less coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Israel: At a glance
How big is Israel compared to Finland? See an in-depth size comparison.