Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 16.1% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iceland, that number is 21.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 37.7% more money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $48,300 as of 2023, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $66,500 as of 2023.
be 60.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Iceland, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 53.7% 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 Iceland, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
have 34.0% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Iceland, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.1% more likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Iceland, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 15.7% more on healthcare
Israel spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 18.2 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iceland: At a glance
How big is Iceland compared to Israel? See an in-depth size comparison.