Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 16.1 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.
be 88.8% more likely to be obese
In Israel, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
see 78.3% less spent on your healthcare
Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Marshall Islands spends $874 as of 2023.
have 30.6% less access to essential health services
Israel scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Marshall Islands scores 59 as of 2021.
Economy
make 85.9% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Marshall Islands, the GDP per capita is $8,489 as of 2025.
Life
be 77.5 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 Marshall Islands, 155.0 women do as of 2023.
be 8.4 times more 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 Marshall Islands, on the other hand, 22.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 25.2% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 88.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, about 65.9% do as of 2024.
be 12.6% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Israel, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 87% of people on average (86% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 29.8% more on education
Israel spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Marshall Islands spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 88.9% more on healthcare
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Marshall Islands, that number is 13.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 35.7% more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Marshall Islands, that number is 370 km.
Safety
be 2.8 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Israel, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Marshall Islands, they kill 11.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 91.9% less home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Marshall Islands has 2.4 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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