Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 7.2 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Brazil, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
be 35.6% more likely to be obese
In Israel, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Brazil, that number is 30.1% of people as of 2024.
see 48.7% less spent on your healthcare
Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Brazil spends $2,070 as of 2023.
have 37.9% fewer doctors per person
Israel has 38.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Brazil has 23.6 as of 2023.
be 73.7% more likely to die by suicide
Israel has a suicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Brazil, it is 7.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 80.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Brazil, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2016.
be 71.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Brazil, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
make 82.2% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $10,713 as of 2025.
Life
be 33.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Brazil, 67.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 2.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Brazil, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2024.
have 34.8% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brazil, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 37.0% more on healthcare
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Brazil, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 27.4 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Brazil, that number is 7,491 km.
Safety
be 11.8 times more likely to be murdered
Israel has a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Brazil, that number is 19.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 39.9% less likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Israel, 80% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2022. In Brazil, that number is 48% as of 2021.
be 3.7 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Israel, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Brazil, they kill 15.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 98.9% less strain on fresh water
Israel withdraws 132% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. Brazil withdraws 2% as of 2022.
find 17.5% less home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Brazil has 24.1 as of 2024.
use 57.3% less electricity
Israel uses 7,186 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Brazil uses 3,068 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 59.8% less CO2
Israel emits 5.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Brazil emits 2.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 53.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Brazil, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2014–2016), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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