Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Greece, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Israel, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 40.3% more money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $27,300 as of 2020, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $38,300 as of 2020.
be 74.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 17.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Israel, that number is 4.4% as of 2020.
be 22.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 17.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Israel, however, that number is 22.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Greece, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Israel, there are 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.4% more likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Israel, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 72.2% more on education
Greece spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Israel spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 98.0% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 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 Greece? See an in-depth size comparison.