Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024.
be 73.5% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 5.9% of people as of 2024.
see 33.0% more spent on your healthcare
Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Japan spends $5,365 as of 2023.
have 30.2% fewer doctors per person
Israel has 38.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Japan has 26.5 as of 2022.
be 4.0 times more likely to die by suicide
Israel has a suicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Japan, it is 17.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 29.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Japan, that number is 2.5% as of 2025.
be 26.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
make 40.4% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $35,951 as of 2025.
Life
be 33.3% 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 Japan, on the other hand, 1.8 children do as of 2024.
be 50.0% 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 Japan, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
have 69.4% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Japan, there are 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 43.7% less on education
Israel spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Japan spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 51.3% more on healthcare
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 109.0 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
Safety
be 85.9% less likely to be murdered
Israel has a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 35.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Israel, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Japan, they kill 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 32.4% more home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Japan has 38.6 as of 2023.
live with 72.2% less strain on fresh water
Israel withdraws 132% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. Japan withdraws 37% as of 2022.
Environment
be 20.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Japan, it causes 12.0 as of 2019.
emit 35.9% more CO2
Israel emits 5.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Japan emits 7.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2013–2014), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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