Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 82.0% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 10.4% more money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $38,300 as of 2020, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $42,300 as of 2020.
be 14.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2020. In South Korea, that number is 3.8% as of 2019.
be 34.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In South Korea, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2016.
pay a 24.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In South Korea, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 19.4% 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 South Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
be 3.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Korea, 11.0 women do as of 2017.
have 60.3% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Korea, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 27.4% less on education
Israel spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. South Korea spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 8.8 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Tax Service, South Korea, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
South Korea: At a glance
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