Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Health
be 15.5% more likely to be obese
In Luxembourg, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Israel, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 17.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Luxembourg, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Israel, that number is 4.4% as of 2020.
make 65.3% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $110,300 as of 2020, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $38,300 as of 2020.
be 25.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Luxembourg, 17.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Israel, however, that number is 22.0% as of 2014.
pay a 14.7% higher top tax rate
Luxembourg has a top tax rate of 43.6% as of 2016. In Israel, the top tax rate is 50.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 40.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Luxembourg, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Israel, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
have 50.0% more children
In Luxembourg, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Israel, there are 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 67.6% more on education
Luxembourg spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Israel spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 38.9% more on healthcare
Luxembourg spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Israel, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Israel: At a glance
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