Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside the United Kingdom 11 times
Israel: 22,070 km² (2024) · United Kingdom: 243,610 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The United Kingdom’s coastline is 46 times as long as Israel’s
Israel: 273 km (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 12,429 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Israel’s highest peak towers 891 m above the United Kingdom’s
Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,345 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 69% of the United Kingdom, versus 24% of Israel
Israel: 23.8% (2024) · United Kingdom: 69.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United Kingdom has 6.9 times as many people as Israel
Israel: 10.1 million (2025) · United Kingdom: 69.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Israel is 63% more densely populated than the United Kingdom
Israel: 468 per km² (2025) · United Kingdom: 287 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the United Kingdom are 2.2 cm taller than in Israel
Israel: 176 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 178.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United Kingdom are 1.7 cm taller than in Israel
Israel: 162.2 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 163.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United Kingdom is 11 years older than in Israel
Israel: 29.2 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 39.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Israel have 1.3 more children on average than in the United Kingdom
Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024) · United Kingdom: 1.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in the United Kingdom are 65 or older, versus 13% in Israel
Israel: 12.7% (2025) · United Kingdom: 19.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The United Kingdom hosts 66 times as many refugees per resident as Israel
Israel: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · United Kingdom: 8.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United Kingdom has produced 15.8 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Israel 5.9
Israel: 5.9 (2026) · United Kingdom: 15.8 (2026)
How many official languages?
Israel has 2 official languages, the United Kingdom 1
Israel: 2 (2026) · United Kingdom: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United Kingdom’s economy is 6.6 times the size of Israel’s
Israel: $611 billion (2025) · United Kingdom: $4 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United Kingdom produces 8% more per person than Israel
Israel: Int$59,717 (2025) · United Kingdom: Int$64,607 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Israel than in the United Kingdom (Gini 5.9 points higher)
Israel: 38.3 (2022) · United Kingdom: 32.4 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Israel and the United Kingdom are practically level
Israel: 0.4% (2022) · United Kingdom: 0.4% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.7% in the United Kingdom, versus 3.5% in Israel
Israel: 3.5% (2025) · United Kingdom: 4.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Israel spends 7.8% of its GDP on the military, the United Kingdom 2.4%
Israel: 7.8% (2025) · United Kingdom: 2.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The United Kingdom’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Israel’s 23%
Israel: 23.2% (2024) · United Kingdom: 26.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× the United Kingdom’s
Israel: 101% (2025) · United Kingdom: 89% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United Kingdom spends 49% more on health per person than Israel
Israel: $3,928 (2023) · United Kingdom: $5,860 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 1.8 years longer than in the United Kingdom
Israel: 83.2 years (2024) · United Kingdom: 81.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the United Kingdom is 52% more likely to die before turning one than in Israel
Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Israel has 15% more doctors per person than the United Kingdom
Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · United Kingdom: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Israel has 30% more hospital beds per person than the United Kingdom
Israel: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023) · United Kingdom: 2.4 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the United Kingdom is 39% higher than in Israel
Israel: 6.9 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 9.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in the United Kingdom are obese, versus 23% in Israel
Israel: 23.3% (2024) · United Kingdom: 29.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Israel smoke, versus 13% in the United Kingdom
Israel: 21.2% (2024) · United Kingdom: 12.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 0.49 points higher than in the United Kingdom
Israel: 7.19 (2025) · United Kingdom: 6.69 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the United Kingdom drink 2.5 times as much alcohol as in Israel
Israel: 4.2 litres (2023) · United Kingdom: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 29% more meat per person than the United Kingdom
Israel: 108.7 kg (2023) · United Kingdom: 84.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Israel has 319 kcal more food per person per day than the United Kingdom
Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023) · United Kingdom: 3,435 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Israel put in 367 more hours a year than in the United Kingdom
Israel: 1,890 hours (2023) · United Kingdom: 1,523 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Israel and the United Kingdom are practically level
Israel: 13.5 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The United Kingdom welcomed 5.7 times as many tourists per resident as Israel (2019)
Israel: 0.1 (2024) · United Kingdom: 0.55 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The United Kingdom has 26 more World Heritage sites than Israel (35 against 9)
Israel: 9 (2026) · United Kingdom: 35 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The United Kingdom has won 1,025 Olympic medals, Israel 20
Israel: 20 (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,025 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United Kingdom are online, versus 88% in Israel
Israel: 88% (2024) · United Kingdom: 95% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Israel is 30% faster than in the United Kingdom
Israel: 392 Mbps (2026) · United Kingdom: 303 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Israel and the United Kingdom are practically level
Israel: 100% (2024) · United Kingdom: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 83% in the United Kingdom
Israel: 92% (2025) · United Kingdom: 83% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the United Kingdom 122
Israel: 177 (2024) · United Kingdom: 122 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The United Kingdom’s railway network is 9.4 times as long as Israel’s
Israel: 1,720 km (2021) · United Kingdom: 16,179 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United Kingdom fly 2.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Israel
Israel: 0.73 (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.71 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 13% of the United Kingdom, but only 6.8% of Israel
Israel: 6.8% (2024) · United Kingdom: 13.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Israel emits 24% more CO₂ than someone in the United Kingdom
Israel: 5.6 t (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
52% of the United Kingdom’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel
Israel: 16.9% (2025) · United Kingdom: 52% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Israel carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in the United Kingdom
Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024) · United Kingdom: 8.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 45% more likely to be murdered in Israel than in the United Kingdom
Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022) · United Kingdom: 1.1 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Israel are 74% deadlier than in the United Kingdom
Israel: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 3.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Israel is on average 11.2 °C warmer than the United Kingdom
Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 9.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The United Kingdom gets 5.2 times as much rain as Israel
Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 1,070 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Israel bigger than the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom is larger. Israel fits inside the United Kingdom 11 times.
Which has more people, Israel or the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom has 6.9 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Israel or the United Kingdom?
People in Israel live 1.8 years longer than in the United Kingdom. Life expectancy at birth is 83.2 years in Israel and 81.4 in the United Kingdom.
Are people taller in Israel or the United Kingdom?
Men in the United Kingdom are 2.2 cm taller than in Israel (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
