Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Japan, you would:
Health
have 43.3% more doctors per person
Japan has 26.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Israel has 38.0 as of 2023.
be 74.9% less likely to die by suicide
Japan has a suicide rate of 17.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Israel, it is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 3.8 times more likely to be obese
In Japan, 5.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Israel, that number is 22.2% of people as of 2024.
see 24.8% less spent on your healthcare
Japan spends $5,365 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Israel spends $4,033 as of 2023.
Economy
make 67.8% more money
Japan has a GDP per capita of $35,951 as of 2025, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $60,337 as of 2025.
be 42.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Japan, 2.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Israel, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
be 36.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Japan, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Israel, however, that number is 22.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 33.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Japan, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Israel, 2.0 women do as of 2023.
have 3.3 times more children
In Japan, there are approximately 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Israel, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 50.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Japan, approximately 1.8 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 33.9% less on healthcare
Japan spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Israel, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 77.5% more on education
Japan spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Israel spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 99.1% less coastline
Japan has a total of 29,751 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
Safety
be 7.1 times more likely to be murdered
Japan has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Israel, that number is 1.6 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 55.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Japan, road accidents kill 2.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Israel, they kill 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 24.5% less home broadband
Japan has 38.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Israel has 29.2 as of 2024.
live with 3.6 times more strain on fresh water
Japan withdraws 37% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Israel withdraws 132% as of 2021.
Environment
emit 26.4% less CO2
Japan emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Israel emits 5.8 tonnes as of 2024.
be 25.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Japan, air pollution causes 12.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Israel, it causes 15.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2013–2014), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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