Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 25.3% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Switzerland, that number is 19.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 78.6% more money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $38,300 as of 2020, while in Switzerland, the GDP per capita is $68,400 as of 2020.
be 47.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2020. In Switzerland, that number is 2.3% as of 2019.
be 27.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Switzerland, however, that number is 16.0% as of 2018.
pay a 20.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Switzerland, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 66.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Switzerland, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
have 40.5% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Switzerland, there are 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 21.0% less on education
Israel spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Switzerland spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 50.7% more on healthcare
Israel spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Switzerland, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Swiss Federal Tax Administration, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Switzerland: At a glance
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