Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Cyprus instead of Israel, you would:

Health

be 16.5% less likely to be obese

In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cyprus, that number is 21.8% of people as of 2016.

live 3.6 years less

In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Cyprus, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 36.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Cyprus, however, that number is 13.9% as of 2021.

pay a 30.0% lower top tax rate

Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Cyprus, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

be 75.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Israel, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cyprus, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.

Life

be 22.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cyprus, 68.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.3 times 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 Cyprus, on the other hand, 8.4 children do as of 2022.

have 46.6% fewer children

In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cyprus, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 14.1% less on education

Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cyprus spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 2.4 times more coastline

Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Cyprus, that number is 648 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus, The World Factbook, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.

Cyprus: At a glance

Cyprus is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 9,241 sq km. A former British colony, Cyprus became independent in 1960 following years of resistance to British rule. Tensions between the Greek Cypriot majority and Turkish Cypriot minority came to a head in December 1963, when violence broke out in the capital of Nicosia. Despite the deployment of UN peacekeepers in 1964, sporadic intercommunal violence continued forcing most Turkish Cypriots into enclaves throughout the island. In 1974, a Greek Government-sponsored attempt to overthrow the elected president of Cyprus was met by military intervention from Turkey, which soon controlled more than a third of the island. In 1983, the Turkish Cypriot-occupied area declared itself the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" ("TRNC"), but it is recognized only by Turkey. In February 2014, after a hiatus of nearly two years, the leaders of the two communities resumed formal discussions under UN auspices aimed at reuniting the divided island. The talks are ongoing. The entire island entered the EU on 1 May 2004, although the EU acquis - the body of common rights and obligations - applies only to the areas under the internationally recognized government, and is suspended in the areas administered by Turkish Cypriots. However, individual Turkish Cypriots able to document their eligibility for Republic of Cyprus citizenship legally enjoy the same rights accorded to other citizens of European Union states.
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