General information
| Israel | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Western Asia | North America |
| Area: | 22,070 km² | 9,831,510 km² |
| Official language: | Hebrew | English |
| Government form: | Parliamentary democracy | Federal presidential republic |
| Independent since: | 1948 n.Chr. | 1776 n.Chr. |
| Capital: | Jerusalem | Washington, D.C. |
Population
| Israel | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 9,053,000 | 328,240,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 410.2 | 33.4 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 81 years | Ø 76 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 85 years | Ø 81 years |
| Average age: | Ø 30.1 years | Ø 37.4 years |
| Birthrate: | 20.80 ‰ | 11.60 ‰ |
| Deathrate: | 5.00 ‰ | 8.60 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | 2.05 ‰ | 3.03 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)Visit also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life (in german only)
| Israel | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 61 | 72 |
| Civil rights: | 74 | 83 |
| Health: | 85 | 74 |
| Climate: | 84 | 64 |
| Cost of Living: | 35 | 34 |
| Popularity: | 41 | 86 |
Economy
| Israel | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Shekel (1 ILS = 100 Agorot) | US Dollar (1 USD =100 Cents) |
| Unemployment rate: | 4.6 % | 8.3 % |
| Inflation rate: | 0.84 % | 1.81 % |
| Cost of Living: | 134.00 % | 118.33 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 25.30 % | 36.60 % |
| Average income: | 43,110 US$ | 65,850 US$ |
| Corruption index: | 60 (moderate) | 67 (moderate) |
| ISR: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 394,652 M US$ | 43.59 M US$ | 21,433,226 M US$ | 65.30 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 390,264 M US$ | 43.11 M US$ | 21,615,818 M US$ | 65.85 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 115,572 M US$ | 12.77 M US$ | 2,528,267 M US$ | 7.70 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 108,257 M US$ | 11.96 M US$ | 3,105,132 M US$ | 9.46 M US$ |
Infrastructure
| ISR: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 19,555 km | 2.16 km | 6,586,610 km | 20.07 km |
| Railways: | 1,384 km | 0.15 km | 293,564 km | 0.89 km |
| Harbours: | 40 | 0.004 | 3,673 | 0.011 |
| Airports: | 42 | 0.005 | 13,513 | 0.041 |
Energy balance
| ISR: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 55.00 bn kWh | 6.08 m kWh | 3,902.00 bn kWh | 11.89 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 63.09 bn kWh | 6.97 m kWh | 4,095.00 bn kWh | 12.48 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 5.20 bn kWh | 574,376.19 kWh | 9.70 bn kWh | 29,536.36 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 72.72 bn kWh | 221,545.53 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 65.17 m t | 7,198.07 t | 5.01 bn t | 15,251.98 t |
Telecommunication
| Israel | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +972 | +1 |
| Internet domain: | .il | .us |
| ISR total | ISR per 1000 inh. | USA total | USA per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 3,040,000 | 336 | 107,281,000 | 327 |
| Mobile phones: | 10,800,000 | 1193 | 404,577,000 | 1233 |
| Internet server: | 2,483,000 | 274 | 505,000,000 | 1539 |
| Internet users: | 7,857,169 | 868 | 286,441,830 | 873 |
Healthcare system
| Israel | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 pop.: | 3.10 | 2.90 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 3.22 | 2.59 |
| Diabetes: | 9.7 % | 10.8 % |
| HIV: | 0.10 % | 0.22 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 0.0 % | 0.0 % |
| Tuberculosis cure rate: | 78.0 % | 79.0 % |
| Smokers: | 25.5 % | 25.1 % |
Climate
Detailed info for: Israel and United States| Israel | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 26.0 °C | 18.8 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 16.3 °C | 7.3 °C |
| Water temperature: | 22.6 °C | 17.7 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 60 % | 67 % |
| Rain days: | 3.1 | 7.1 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 9.0 | 7.2 |
Native languages
| Israel | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| English: | n/a | 82.1 % |
| Hebrew: | 63.1 % | n/a |
| Arabic: | 18.0 % | n/a |
| Russian: | 14.0 % | 0.2 % |
| Spanish: | n/a | 10.7 % |
| Chinese: | n/a | 0.9 % |
| French: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| German: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Italian: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Tagalog: | n/a | 0.4 % |
| Korean: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Polish: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Vietnamese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Japanese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Portuguese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| other: | 4.9 % | 2.6 % |
Religions
| Israel | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 2.0 % | 78.5 % |
| Jewry: | 74.7 % | 1.8 % |
| Islam: | 19.3 % | 1.1 % |
| Sikhism: | n/a | 1.6 % |
| Hinduism: | n/a | 1.0 % |
| Buddhism: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| other: | 4.0 % | 15.3 % |