Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of United Kingdom, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years longer
In United Kingdom, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Israel, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 16.5% less likely to be unemployed
In United Kingdom, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Israel, that number is 3.4% as of 2023.
make 10.7% less money
United Kingdom has a GDP per capita of $54,100 as of 2023, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $48,300 as of 2023.
be 18.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In United Kingdom, 18.6% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Israel, however, that number is 22.0% as of 2014.
pay a 11.1% higher top tax rate
United Kingdom has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Israel, the top tax rate is 50.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 70.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In United Kingdom, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Israel, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
have 76.9% more children
In United Kingdom, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Israel, there are 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 30.8% less on healthcare
United Kingdom spends 12.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Israel, that number is 8.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 29.1% more on education
United Kingdom spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Israel spends 7.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 97.8% less coastline
United Kingdom has a total of 12,429 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority, HM Revenue & Customs.
Israel: At a glance
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