Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 7.1 years longer
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Israel, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 18.7% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Israel, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 40.4% more money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $34,400 as of 2023, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $48,300 as of 2023.
be 64.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Israel, that number is 3.4% as of 2023.
be 52.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Israel, however, that number is 22.0% as of 2014.
pay a 42.9% higher top tax rate
Turkey has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Israel, the top tax rate is 50.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 82.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Israel, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 81.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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.
have 38.4% more children
In Turkey, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Israel, there are 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.1% more likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Israel, about 90.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Turkey spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Israel spends 7.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 80.4% more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Israel, that number is 8.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 96.2% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Israel: At a glance
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