Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Jamaica, you would:
Health
be 85.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Jamaica, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Israel, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2018.
live 7.6 years longer
In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Israel, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 4.4 times more money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,700 as of 2020, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $38,300 as of 2020.
be 43.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Jamaica, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Israel, that number is 4.4% as of 2020.
be 28.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Jamaica, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Israel, however, that number is 22.0% as of 2014.
pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate
Jamaica has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Israel, the top tax rate is 50.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 96.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Jamaica, approximately 80.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Israel, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.3% more likely to be literate
In Jamaica, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2015. In Israel, it is 97.8% as of 2011.
be 68.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Jamaica, approximately 11.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Israel, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 63.6% more likely to have internet access
In Jamaica, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Israel, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 14.8% more on education
Jamaica spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Israel spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 23.0% more on healthcare
Jamaica spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Israel, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 73.3% less coastline
Jamaica has a total of 1,022 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority, Tax Admministration of Jamaica.
Israel: At a glance
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