Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

pay a 10.0% lower top tax rate

Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Spain, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.

be 3.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Israel, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Spain, that number is 12.1% as of 2023.

Life

be 30.6% 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 Spain, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.

have 62.8% fewer children

In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 35.2% less on education

Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Spain spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 28.9% more on healthcare

Israel spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Spain, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 18.2 times more coastline

Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.

Spain: At a glance

Spain is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 498,980 sq km. Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World War I and II but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). A peaceful transition to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco FRANCO in 1975, and rapid economic modernization (Spain joined the EU in 1986) gave Spain a dynamic and rapidly growing economy and made it a global champion of freedom and human rights. More recently the government has had to focus on measures to reverse a severe economic recession that began in mid-2008. Austerity measures implemented to reduce a large budget deficit and reassure foreign investors have led to one of the highest unemployment rates in Europe.
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