Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Italy, you would:
Health
be 31.2% more likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Israel, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 55.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Israel, that number is 3.4% as of 2023.
Life
be 40.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Israel, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
have 2.7 times more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Israel, there are 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 12.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Israel, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.0% more likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Israel, about 90.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 13.5% less on healthcare
Italy spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Israel, that number is 8.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 65.1% more on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Israel spends 7.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 96.4% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Israel: At a glance
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