Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 58.2% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In China, that number is 9.3% of people as of 2024.
live 5.2 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In China, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
see 63.1% less spent on your healthcare
Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). China spends $1,487 as of 2023.
have 18.0% fewer doctors per person
Israel has 38.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. China has 31.1 as of 2022.
be 2.0 times more likely to die by suicide
Israel has a suicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In China, it is 8.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 32.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In China, that number is 4.6% as of 2025.
make 77.0% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in China, the GDP per capita is $13,862 as of 2025.
Life
be 8.0 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 China, 16.0 women do as of 2023.
be 51.9% 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 China, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.
have 63.6% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In China, there are 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 34.2% less on education
Israel spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. China spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 16.3% less on healthcare
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In China, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 53.1 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
Safety
be 69.3% less likely to be murdered
Israel has a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In China, that number is 0.5 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 13.8% more likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Israel, 80% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2022. In China, that number is 91% as of 2020.
be 4.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Israel, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In China, they kill 17.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 61.7% more home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. China has 47.2 as of 2024.
live with 68.5% less strain on fresh water
Israel withdraws 132% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. China withdraws 42% as of 2022.
Environment
be 4.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In China, it causes 64.0 as of 2019.
emit 61.5% more CO2
Israel emits 5.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. China emits 9.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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