Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Georgia instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 16.9% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Georgia, that number is 21.7% of people as of 2016.
live 5.8 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Georgia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 11.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Georgia, however, that number is 19.5% as of 2019.
pay a 60.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Georgia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 63.2% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $38,300 as of 2020, while in Georgia, the GDP per capita is $14,100 as of 2020.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2020. In Georgia, that number is 11.8% as of 2016.
Life
be 8.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Georgia, 25.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.1 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 Georgia, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2022.
have 33.4% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Georgia, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 38.7% less on education
Israel spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Georgia spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 10.7% less on healthcare
Israel spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Georgia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 13.6% more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Georgia, that number is 310 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Georgia Department of Revenue, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Georgia: At a glance
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