Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Norway instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 11.5% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Norway, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 66.1% more money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $38,300 as of 2020, while in Norway, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2020.
be 15.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2020. In Norway, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
be 42.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Norway, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2018.
pay a 23.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Norway, the top tax rate is 38.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 33.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Norway, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 35.1% 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 Norway, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.
have 29.9% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Norway, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 22.6% more on education
Israel spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Norway spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 40.0% more on healthcare
Israel spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Norway, that number is 10.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 92.1 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Norway, that number is 25,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Norwegian Tax Administration, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Norway: At a glance
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