Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.9 years less

In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 14.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Greece, however, that number is 18.8% as of 2021.

make 24.8% less money

Israel has a GDP per capita of $48,300 as of 2023, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $36,300 as of 2023.

be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Israel, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Greece, that number is 11.0% as of 2023.

Life

be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Greece, 8.0 women do as of 2020.

have 61.3% fewer children

In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greece, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 13.3% less likely to have internet access

In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Greece, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 38.0% less on education

Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Greece spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 14.5% more on healthcare

Israel spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Greece, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 50.1 times more coastline

Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Greece: At a glance

Greece is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 130,647 sq km. Greece achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1830. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy (1940) and subsequently occupied by Germany (1941-44); fighting endured in a protracted civil war between supporters of the king and other anti-communist and communist rebels. Following the latter's defeat in 1949, Greece joined NATO in 1952. In 1967, a group of military officers seized power, establishing a military dictatorship that suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country. In 1974, democratic elections and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy. In 1981, Greece joined the EC (now the EU); it became the 12th member of the European Economic and Monetary Union in 2001. In 2010, the prospect of a Greek default on its euro-denominated debt created severe strains within the EMU and raised the question of whether a member country might voluntarily leave the common currency or be removed.
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