Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
be 33.8% more likely to be obese
In Switzerland, 19.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Israel, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 44.0% less money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $68,400 as of 2020, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $38,300 as of 2020.
be 90.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Switzerland, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Israel, that number is 4.4% as of 2020.
be 37.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Switzerland, 16.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Israel, however, that number is 22.0% as of 2014.
pay a 25.0% higher top tax rate
Switzerland has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Israel, the top tax rate is 50.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 40.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Switzerland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Israel, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
have 68.1% more children
In Switzerland, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Israel, there are 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 33.6% less on healthcare
Switzerland spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Israel, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 26.5% more on education
Switzerland spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Israel spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Swiss Federal Tax Administration, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Israel: At a glance
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