Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of France, you would:
Health
have 15.7% more doctors per person
France has 32.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Israel has 38.0 as of 2023.
be 73.6% less likely to die by suicide
France has a suicide rate of 16.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Israel, it is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 98.7% more likely to be obese
In France, 11.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Israel, that number is 22.2% of people as of 2024.
see 41.3% less spent on your healthcare
France spends $6,868 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Israel spends $4,033 as of 2023.
Economy
be 53.7% less likely to be unemployed
In France, 7.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Israel, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
make 23.2% more money
France has a GDP per capita of $48,986 as of 2025, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $60,337 as of 2025.
Life
be 71.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In France, approximately 7.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Israel, 2.0 women do as of 2023.
be 20.6% less likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.4 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 91.8% more children
In France, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Israel, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 38.5% less on healthcare
France spends 11.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Israel, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 11.5% more on education
France spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Israel spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 94.4% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
Safety
be 10.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In France, road accidents kill 4.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Israel, they kill 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 21.6% more likely to be murdered
France has a homicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Israel, that number is 1.6 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Infrastructure
use 11.5% more electricity
France uses 6,447 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Israel uses 7,186 kWh as of 2024.
find 40.4% less home broadband
France has 48.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Israel has 29.2 as of 2024.
live with 6.2 times more strain on fresh water
France withdraws 21% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Israel withdraws 132% as of 2021.
Environment
be 50.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In France, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Israel, it causes 15.0 as of 2019.
emit 44.2% more CO2
France emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Israel emits 5.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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