Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Australia, you would:
Economy
make 18.8% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $59,500 as of 2023, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $48,300 as of 2023.
be 64.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Australia, 13.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Israel, however, that number is 22.0% as of 2014.
pay a 11.1% higher top tax rate
Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Israel, the top tax rate is 50.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 56.6% more children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Israel, there are 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 18.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 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 22.4% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Israel, that number is 8.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 16.4% more on education
Australia spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Israel spends 7.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.9% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Israel: At a glance
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