Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Germany instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 14.6% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Germany, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2016.
live 1.8 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Germany, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 21.6% more money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $44,400 as of 2022, while in Germany, the GDP per capita is $54,000 as of 2022.
be 15.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Germany, that number is 3.1% as of 2022.
be 33.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Germany, however, that number is 14.7% as of 2021.
Life
be 10.4% less 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 Germany, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
be 33.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Germany, 4.0 women do as of 2020.
have 53.4% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Germany, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 33.8% less on education
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Germany spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 54.2% more on healthcare
Israel spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Germany, that number is 12.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 8.8 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Germany, that number is 2,389 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Germany: At a glance
How big is Germany compared to Israel? See an in-depth size comparison.