Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Israel, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 23.1% more likely to be obese
In Estonia, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Israel, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 15.0% more money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2023, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $48,300 as of 2023.
be 46.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Israel, that number is 3.4% as of 2023.
pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% 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 Estonia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Israel, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
have 2.3 times more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Israel, there are 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 92.8% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Israel: At a glance
How big is Israel compared to Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.