Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of South Korea, you would:
Health
be 5.6 times more likely to be obese
In South Korea, 4.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Israel, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 17.0% more likely to be unemployed
In South Korea, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Israel, that number is 4.4% as of 2020.
be 52.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In South Korea, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Israel, however, that number is 22.0% as of 2014.
pay a 31.6% higher top tax rate
South Korea has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Israel, the top tax rate is 50.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 72.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In South Korea, approximately 11.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Israel, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
have 2.5 times more children
In South Korea, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Israel, there are 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 24.0% more likely to die during infancy
In South Korea, approximately 2.9 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.
Expenditures
spend 37.8% more on education
South Korea spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Israel spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 88.7% less coastline
South Korea has a total of 2,413 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Tax Service, South Korea, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Israel: At a glance
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