Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sweden instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Sweden, that number is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
be 21.2% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sweden, that number is 17.5% of people as of 2024.
see 92.7% more spent on your healthcare
Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sweden spends $7,770 as of 2024.
have 16.1% more doctors per person
Israel has 38.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Sweden has 44.1 as of 2021.
be 3.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Israel has a suicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sweden, it is 13.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sweden, that number is 8.7% as of 2025.
Life
be 25.9% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.0 children do as of 2024.
be 100.0% 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 Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
have 50.0% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.4% more on education
Israel spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Sweden spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 58.0% more on healthcare
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Sweden, that number is 11.2% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 11.8 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.
Safety
be 29.4% less likely to be murdered
Israel has a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 50.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Israel, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Sweden, they kill 2.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 39.2% more home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Sweden has 40.6 as of 2024.
live with 97.3% less strain on fresh water
Israel withdraws 132% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. Sweden withdraws 4% as of 2022.
use 70.1% more electricity
Israel uses 7,186 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Sweden uses 12,226 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 46.7% less likely to die from air pollution
In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Sweden, it causes 8.0 as of 2019.
emit 38.1% less CO2
Israel emits 5.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sweden emits 3.6 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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