Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Norway, you would:
Health
be 66.9% less likely to die by suicide
Norway has a suicide rate of 13.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Israel, it is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 10.1% more likely to be obese
In Norway, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Israel, that number is 22.2% of people as of 2024.
see 57.6% less spent on your healthcare
Norway spends $9,523 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Israel spends $4,033 as of 2023.
have 23.7% fewer doctors per person
Norway has 49.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Israel has 38.0 as of 2023.
Economy
be 24.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Israel, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
make 36.2% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $94,594 as of 2025, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $60,337 as of 2025.
Life
have 91.8% more children
In Norway, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Israel, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 1.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Israel, 2.0 women do as of 2023.
be 35.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.0 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.
Basic Needs
be 10.9% less likely to have internet access
In Norway, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Israel, about 88.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 24.7% less on healthcare
Norway spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Israel, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 98.9% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
Safety
be 2.3 times more likely to be murdered
Norway has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Israel, that number is 1.6 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 2.8 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Norway, road accidents kill 1.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Israel, they kill 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 35.4% less home broadband
Norway has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Israel has 29.2 as of 2024.
live with 64.7 times more strain on fresh water
Norway withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Israel withdraws 132% as of 2021.
use 69.6% less electricity
Norway uses 23,673 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Israel uses 7,186 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 19.6% less CO2
Norway emits 7.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Israel emits 5.8 tonnes as of 2024.
be 87.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Norway, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Israel, it causes 15.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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