Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Israel, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 27.9% more likely to be obese
In Netherlands, 20.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Israel, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 29.3% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $54,200 as of 2020, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $38,300 as of 2020.
be 29.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Israel, that number is 4.4% as of 2020.
be 61.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Netherlands, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Israel, however, that number is 22.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 40.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Netherlands, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Israel, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
have 58.4% more children
In Netherlands, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Israel, there are 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 25.7% less on healthcare
Netherlands spends 10.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Israel, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 14.8% more on education
Netherlands spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Israel spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 39.5% less coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Israel: At a glance
How big is Israel compared to Netherlands? See an in-depth size comparison.