Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Finland instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 14.9% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Finland, that number is 22.2% of people as of 2016.
live 1.6 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Finland, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 23.5% more money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $38,300 as of 2020, while in Finland, the GDP per capita is $47,300 as of 2020.
be 44.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Finland, however, that number is 12.2% as of 2019.
be 50.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2020. In Finland, that number is 6.6% as of 2019.
Life
be 40.2% 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 Finland, on the other hand, 2.1 children do as of 2022.
have 40.1% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Finland, there are 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 22.7% more on healthcare
Israel spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Finland, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.6 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Finland, that number is 1,250 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Finland: At a glance
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