Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Denmark instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 24.5% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Denmark, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
live 1.7 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Denmark, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 46.0% more money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $38,300 as of 2020, while in Denmark, the GDP per capita is $55,900 as of 2020.
be 30.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2020. In Denmark, that number is 3.0% as of 2019.
be 43.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Denmark, however, that number is 12.5% as of 2018.
pay a 11.6% higher top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Denmark, the top tax rate is 55.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 14.6% less 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 Denmark, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.
be 33.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Denmark, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
have 35.6% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Denmark, there are 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 25.8% more on education
Israel spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Denmark spends 7.8% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 33.3% more on healthcare
Israel spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Denmark, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 26.8 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Denmark, that number is 7,314 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Danish Central Tax Administration, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Denmark: At a glance
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