Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In United Kingdom, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 15.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In United Kingdom, however, that number is 18.6% as of 2017.
pay a 10.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In United Kingdom, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In United Kingdom, 10.0 women do as of 2020.
have 43.5% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United Kingdom, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 22.5% less on education
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. United Kingdom spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 44.6% more on healthcare
Israel spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In United Kingdom, that number is 12.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 45.5 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In United Kingdom, that number is 12,429 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority, HM Revenue & Customs.
United Kingdom: At a glance
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