Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 31.1% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Spain, that number is 15.3% of people as of 2024.
see 22.4% more spent on your healthcare
Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Spain spends $4,935 as of 2023.
have 13.1% more doctors per person
Israel has 38.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Spain has 42.9 as of 2022.
be 99.5% more likely to die by suicide
Israel has a suicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Spain, it is 8.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Spain, that number is 10.4% as of 2025.
make 36.0% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $38,627 as of 2025.
Life
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 Spain, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
have 65.1% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 22.6% less on education
Israel spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Spain spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 29.9% more on healthcare
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Spain, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 18.2 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.
Safety
be 57.7% less likely to be murdered
Israel has a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Spain, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 16.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Israel, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Spain, they kill 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 34.4% more home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Spain has 39.2 as of 2024.
live with 67.2% less strain on fresh water
Israel withdraws 132% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. Spain withdraws 43% as of 2022.
use 27.7% less electricity
Israel uses 7,186 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Spain uses 5,196 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 33.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Spain, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
emit 21.8% less CO2
Israel emits 5.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Spain emits 4.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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