Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Greece, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years longer
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 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.
be 19.0% less likely to be obese
In Greece, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Israel, that number is 22.2% of people as of 2024.
see 16.8% more spent on your healthcare
Greece spends $3,454 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Israel spends $4,033 as of 2023.
have 10.4% more access to essential health services
Greece scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Israel scores 85 as of 2021.
have 42.3% fewer doctors per person
Greece has 65.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Israel has 38.0 as of 2023.
Economy
be 59.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Israel, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
make 2.2 times more money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $26,948 as of 2025, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $60,337 as of 2025.
Life
be 60.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Israel, 2.0 women do as of 2023.
be 15.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.2 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 2.8 times more children
In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Israel, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 15.4% less on healthcare
Greece spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Israel, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 75.4% more on education
Greece spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Israel spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 98.0% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
Safety
be 42.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Greece, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Israel, they kill 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 94.0% more likely to be murdered
Greece 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 53.4% more electricity
Greece uses 4,686 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Israel uses 7,186 kWh as of 2024.
find 34.7% less home broadband
Greece has 44.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Israel has 29.2 as of 2024.
live with 6.5 times more strain on fresh water
Greece withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Israel withdraws 132% as of 2021.
Environment
be 34.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Greece, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Israel, it causes 15.0 as of 2019.
emit 14.3% more CO2
Greece emits 5.0 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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