How much coast is there?

Australia’s coastline is 94 times as long as Israel’s.

Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Israel: 273 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Israel and Australia are practically level.

Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Australia has 2.7 times as many people as Israel.

Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Israel: 10.1 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Israel is 130 times as densely populated as Australia.

Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Israel: 468 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Australia is 8.6 years older than in Israel.

Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Israel: 29.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Israel have 1.4 more children on average than in Australia.

Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 13% in Israel.

Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Israel: 12.7% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Australia 3.6.

Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Israel: 5.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Israel has 2 official languages, Australia 1.

Australia: 1 (2026) · Israel: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Australia’s economy is 2.9 times the size of Israel’s.

Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Israel: $611 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Australia produces 20% more per person than Israel.

Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Israel: Int$59,717 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Israel than in Australia (Gini 4.5 points higher).

Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Israel: 38.3 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.1% in Australia, versus 3.5% in Israel.

Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Israel: 3.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Israel spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Australia 1.9%.

Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Israel: 8.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Australia’s.

Australia: 91% (2025) · Israel: 101% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Australia spends 78% more on health per person than Israel.

Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Israel: $3,928 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Australia is 15% more likely to die before turning one than in Israel.

Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Australia has 8% more doctors per person than Israel.

Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 23% in Israel.

Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Israel: 23.3% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Israel smoke, versus 12% in Australia.

Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Israel: 21.2% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Israel rate their lives 0.27 points higher than in Australia.

Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Israel: 7.19 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Australia drink 2.5 times as much alcohol as in Israel.

Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Israel: 4.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Australia has 7% more meat per person than Israel.

Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Israel: 108.7 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Israel has 192 kcal more food per person per day than Australia.

Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Israel put in 279 more hours a year than in Australia.

Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Israel: 1,890 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Israel went to school 0.66 years longer than in Australia.

Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Israel: 13.5 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Australia: no data · Israel: 0.1 (2024)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Australia are online, versus 88% in Israel.

Australia: 96% (2024) · Israel: 88% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Australia and Israel are practically level.

Australia: 100% (2024) · Israel: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 88% in Australia.

Australia: 88% (2025) · Israel: 92% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113.

Australia: 113 (2024) · Israel: 177 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Australia’s railway network is 19 times as long as Israel’s.

Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Israel: 1,720 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Australia fly 3.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Israel.

Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Israel: 0.73 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 17% of Australia, but only 6.5% of Israel.

Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Israel: 6.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Australia emits 2.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Israel.

Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Israel: 5.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

39% of Australia’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel.

Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Israel: 16.9% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Israel carries 3.8 times as much fine dust as in Australia.

Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 90% more likely to be murdered in Israel than in Australia.

Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Australia are 7% deadlier than in Israel.

Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Israel: 4.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Australia is on average 1.4 °C warmer than Israel.

Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Australia gets 2.2 times as much rain as Israel.

Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg)