Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 21.1% less likely to be obese

In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 32.9% more money

Israel has a GDP per capita of $48,300 as of 2023, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $64,200 as of 2023.

be 26.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Sweden, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2022.

be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Israel, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sweden, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.

pay a 14.2% higher top tax rate

Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.

Life

be 35.4% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.

be 66.7% more likely to die during childbirth

In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sweden, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

have 44.0% fewer children

In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 37.3% more on healthcare

Israel spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 11.4% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 11.8 times more coastline

Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.

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

Sweden: At a glance

Sweden is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 410,335 sq km. A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war for almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both world wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system intermixed with substantial welfare elements was challenged in the 1990s by high unemployment and in 2000-02 and 2009 by the global economic downturns, but fiscal discipline over the past several years has allowed the country to weather economic vagaries. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum.
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