Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 12.6% more likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 15.5% more money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $48,300 as of 2023, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $55,800 as of 2023.
be 57.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Canada, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2008.
pay a 34.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Canada, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
be 58.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Canada, that number is 5.4% as of 2023.
Life
be 3.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Canada, 11.0 women do as of 2020.
be 23.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
have 46.8% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Canada, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 26.8% less on education
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Canada spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 55.4% more on healthcare
Israel spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Canada, that number is 12.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 740.2 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Canada Revenue Agency, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Canada: At a glance
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