Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 16.5% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cyprus, that number is 21.8% of people as of 2016.
live 3.6 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Cyprus, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 33.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Cyprus, however, that number is 14.7% as of 2018.
pay a 30.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Cyprus, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
be 60.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2020. In Cyprus, that number is 7.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cyprus, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cyprus, on the other hand, 8.4 children do as of 2022.
have 39.3% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cyprus, there are 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Cyprus, that number is 648 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus, The World Factbook, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Cyprus: At a glance
How big is Cyprus compared to Israel? See an in-depth size comparison.