Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
be 26.7% more likely to be obese
In Sweden, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Israel, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 35.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Israel, that number is 4.4% as of 2020.
pay a 12.4% lower top tax rate
Sweden has a top tax rate of 57.1% as of 2016. In Israel, the top tax rate is 50.0% as of 2016.
make 24.5% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $50,700 as of 2020, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $38,300 as of 2020.
be 28.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sweden, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Israel, however, that number is 22.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 25.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Israel, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
have 60.8% more children
In Sweden, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Israel, there are 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 54.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.3 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 18.4% less on education
Sweden spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Israel spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 31.2% less on healthcare
Sweden spends 10.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Israel, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 91.5% less coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 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, Skatteverket.
Israel: At a glance
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