Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Malta, you would:
Economy
be 5.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% 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 Malta, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Israel, however, that number is 22.0% as of 2014.
pay a 42.9% higher top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Israel, the top tax rate is 50.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Israel, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 21.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 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.
have 78.9% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Israel, there are 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 31.9% more on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Israel spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 38.7% more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority, The World Factbook, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
Israel: At a glance
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