Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Italy, you would:
Health
be 37.5% less likely to die by suicide
Italy has a suicide rate of 7.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Israel, it is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 58.9% more likely to be obese
In Italy, 14.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Israel, that number is 22.2% of people as of 2024.
see 19.2% less spent on your healthcare
Italy spends $4,993 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Israel spends $4,033 as of 2023.
Economy
be 45.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 6.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Israel, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
make 39.3% more money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $43,309 as of 2025, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $60,337 as of 2025.
Life
be 66.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Israel, 2.0 women do as of 2023.
have 3.0 times more children
In Italy, there are approximately 6.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Israel, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 17.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 2.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Israel, on the other hand, 2.7 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 15.9% less on healthcare
Italy spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Israel, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 45.7% more on education
Italy spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Israel spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 96.4% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
Safety
be 16.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Italy, road accidents kill 5.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Israel, they kill 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.9 times more likely to be murdered
Italy has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Israel, that number is 1.6 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Infrastructure
use 39.9% more electricity
Italy uses 5,137 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Israel uses 7,186 kWh as of 2024.
live with 4.4 times more strain on fresh water
Italy withdraws 30% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Israel withdraws 132% as of 2021.
Environment
emit 13.6% more CO2
Italy emits 5.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Israel emits 5.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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