Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
live 4.9 years longer
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Israel, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 77.3% more money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $21,600 as of 2020, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $38,300 as of 2020.
be 42.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Israel, that number is 4.4% as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uruguay, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Israel, however, that number is 22.0% as of 2014.
pay a 66.7% higher top tax rate
Uruguay has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Israel, the top tax rate is 50.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 82.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Uruguay, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Israel, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 57.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 8.3 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.
have 37.0% more children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Israel, there are 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 20.2% less on healthcare
Uruguay spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Israel, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 31.9% more on education
Uruguay spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Israel spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 58.6% less coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Dirección General Impositiva, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Israel: At a glance
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