Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Finland instead of Israel, you would:
Health
see 59.5% more spent on your healthcare
Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Finland spends $6,433 as of 2023.
live 0.9 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Finland, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
be 3.3 times more likely to die by suicide
Israel has a suicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Finland, it is 14.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Finland, that number is 9.5% as of 2025.
Life
be 29.6% less 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 Finland, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2024.
be 4.0 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 Finland, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
have 58.1% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Finland, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 47.5% more on healthcare
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Finland, that number is 10.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 4.6 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Finland, that number is 1,250 km.
Safety
be 39.9% less likely to be murdered
Israel has a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Finland, that number is 1.0 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 25.0% more home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Finland has 36.5 as of 2024.
live with 94.6% less strain on fresh water
Israel withdraws 132% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. Finland withdraws 7% as of 2022.
use 2.1 times more electricity
Israel uses 7,186 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Finland uses 14,819 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 53.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Finland, it causes 7.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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