Israel vs South Korea

Israel (Asia) and South Korea (Asia) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Israel South Korea World

0 20k 40k 60k 80k 1960 Israel: 1,451.59 South Korea: 158.84 World: 452.65 1961 Israel: 1,696.25 South Korea: 94.2 World: 471.93 1962 Israel: 1,292.77 South Korea: 106.62 World: 496.11 1963 Israel: 1,485.4 South Korea: 147.01 World: 525.19 1964 Israel: 1,624.99 South Korea: 124.24 World: 563.85 1965 Israel: 1,688.03 South Korea: 109.43 World: 601.89 1966 Israel: 1,787.9 South Korea: 134.43 World: 638.97 1967 Israel: 1,733.86 South Korea: 162.46 World: 664.4 1968 Israel: 1,946.15 South Korea: 199.98 World: 703.46 1969 Israel: 2,187.68 South Korea: 245.49 World: 761.11 1970 Israel: 2,488.95 South Korea: 281.79 World: 817.68 1971 Israel: 2,296.58 South Korea: 304.27 World: 884.88 1972 Israel: 2,927.85 South Korea: 328.02 World: 1,002 1973 Israel: 3,628.81 South Korea: 412.5 World: 1,201.53 1974 Israel: 5,082.03 South Korea: 572.49 World: 1,362.19 1975 Israel: 4,669.12 South Korea: 627.14 World: 1,488.94 1976 Israel: 4,513.59 South Korea: 847.21 World: 1,589.73 1977 Israel: 5,050.05 South Korea: 1,072.85 World: 1,766.28 1978 Israel: 4,794.14 South Korea: 1,428.89 World: 2,055.49 1979 Israel: 5,968.25 South Korea: 1,813.91 World: 2,335.19 1980 Israel: 6,544.5 South Korea: 1,745.58 World: 2,587.01 1981 Israel: 6,791.06 South Korea: 1,918.42 World: 2,628.62 1982 Israel: 7,253.1 South Korea: 2,032.26 World: 2,554.08 1983 Israel: 7,955.08 South Korea: 2,245.56 World: 2,561.17 1984 Israel: 7,363.96 South Korea: 2,468.69 World: 2,614.33 1985 Israel: 6,824.45 South Korea: 2,542.88 World: 2,690.59 1986 Israel: 8,330.32 South Korea: 2,910.83 World: 3,118.57 1987 Israel: 9,847.33 South Korea: 3,657.72 World: 3,487.88 1988 Israel: 11,845.67 South Korea: 4,888.69 World: 3,829.99 1989 Israel: 11,600.51 South Korea: 5,989.21 World: 3,930.51 1990 Israel: 13,300.1 South Korea: 6,812.9 World: 4,338.94 1991 Israel: 14,337.23 South Korea: 7,872.65 World: 4,453.9 1992 Israel: 15,500.42 South Korea: 8,387.16 World: 4,679.98 1993 Israel: 15,169.47 South Korea: 9,179.97 World: 4,685.3 1994 Israel: 16,796.46 South Korea: 10,733.99 World: 4,967.01 1995 Israel: 19,013.94 South Korea: 13,001.72 World: 5,463.2 1996 Israel: 20,212.92 South Korea: 13,864.94 World: 5,507.22 1997 Israel: 20,457.39 South Korea: 12,821.69 World: 5,408.57 1998 Israel: 20,175.63 South Korea: 8,583.44 World: 5,302.34 1999 Israel: 19,808.86 South Korea: 11,062.5 World: 5,401.23 2000 Israel: 21,690.24 South Korea: 12,710.3 World: 5,512.56 2001 Israel: 20,948.77 South Korea: 11,981.48 World: 5,404.2 2002 Israel: 19,058.75 South Korea: 13,642.94 World: 5,539.32 2003 Israel: 19,624.03 South Korea: 15,211.55 World: 6,129.87 2004 Israel: 20,550.07 South Korea: 17,121.63 World: 6,818 2005 Israel: 21,261.75 South Korea: 20,167.05 World: 7,290.57 2006 Israel: 22,499.75 South Korea: 22,609.71 World: 7,803.19 2007 Israel: 25,688.9 South Korea: 25,078.49 World: 8,685.33 2008 Israel: 30,231.02 South Korea: 22,252.31 World: 9,425.74 2009 Israel: 28,469.68 South Korea: 19,937.3 World: 8,827.04 2010 Israel: 31,398.93 South Korea: 24,071.26 World: 9,555.07 2011 Israel: 34,476.73 South Korea: 26,175.24 World: 10,496.93 2012 Israel: 33,268.71 South Korea: 26,600.55 World: 10,597.85 2013 Israel: 36,980.62 South Korea: 28,449.36 World: 10,759.35 2014 Israel: 38,265.37 South Korea: 30,667.09 World: 10,912.24 2015 Israel: 36,138.14 South Korea: 30,171.79 World: 10,191.98 2016 Israel: 37,571.26 South Korea: 30,832.06 World: 10,239.47 2017 Israel: 41,013.26 South Korea: 33,296.98 World: 10,784.4 2018 Israel: 42,269.38 South Korea: 35,363.95 World: 11,344.73 2019 Israel: 44,091.87 South Korea: 33,826.94 World: 11,417.6 2020 Israel: 44,590.82 South Korea: 33,645.77 World: 10,999.49 2021 Israel: 52,258.47 South Korea: 37,518.46 World: 12,472.91 2022 Israel: 54,947.21 South Korea: 34,822.4 World: 12,876.24 2023 Israel: 52,126.45 South Korea: 35,674.1 World: 13,313.86 2024 Israel: 54,216.52 South Korea: 36,238.64 World: 13,717.09 2025 Israel: 60,336.85 South Korea: 36,226.97 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1961-2024

Israel South Korea World

50 60 70 80 90 1961 Israel: 72.01 South Korea: 54.48 World: 52.8 1962 Israel: 72.11 South Korea: 55.06 World: 55.29 1966 Israel: 72.29 South Korea: 55.52 World: 56.45 1967 Israel: 71.51 South Korea: 60.93 World: 56.9 1968 Israel: 71.06 South Korea: 60.94 World: 57.34 1969 Israel: 70.97 South Korea: 61.48 World: 57.68 1970 Israel: 71.21 South Korea: 62.16 World: 57.94 1971 Israel: 71.72 South Korea: 62.61 World: 58.02 1972 Israel: 71.08 South Korea: 63.01 World: 58.84 1973 Israel: 71.69 South Korea: 63.41 World: 59.3 1974 Israel: 71.66 South Korea: 63.8 World: 59.7 1975 Israel: 72.05 South Korea: 64.15 World: 60.13 1976 Israel: 72.96 South Korea: 64.5 World: 60.45 1977 Israel: 72.96 South Korea: 64.9 World: 61.04 1978 Israel: 73.21 South Korea: 65.2 World: 61.39 1979 Israel: 73.51 South Korea: 65.55 World: 61.84 1980 Israel: 73.88 South Korea: 66.05 World: 62.15 1981 Israel: 74.26 South Korea: 66.55 World: 62.52 1982 Israel: 74.11 South Korea: 67.1 World: 62.87 1983 Israel: 74.46 South Korea: 67.55 World: 63.13 1984 Israel: 74.81 South Korea: 68.2 World: 63.44 1985 Israel: 75.21 South Korea: 68.8 World: 63.73 1986 Israel: 74.96 South Korea: 69.45 World: 64.12 1987 Israel: 75.26 South Korea: 70 World: 64.46 1988 Israel: 74.44 South Korea: 70.55 World: 64.67 1989 Israel: 76.31 South Korea: 71.05 World: 64.96 1990 Israel: 76.61 South Korea: 71.6 World: 65.11 1991 Israel: 76.76 South Korea: 72.05 World: 65.3 1992 Israel: 76.5 South Korea: 72.5 World: 65.55 1993 Israel: 77.15 South Korea: 73 World: 65.74 1994 Israel: 77.4 South Korea: 73.4 World: 65.96 1995 Israel: 77.45 South Korea: 73.7 World: 66.2 1996 Israel: 78.1 South Korea: 74.15 World: 66.52 1997 Israel: 78 South Korea: 74.6 World: 66.83 1998 Israel: 78.15 South Korea: 75 World: 67.07 1999 Israel: 78.66 South Korea: 75.41 World: 67.31 2000 Israel: 78.95 South Korea: 75.91 World: 67.65 2001 Israel: 79.41 South Korea: 76.41 World: 67.95 2002 Israel: 79.45 South Korea: 76.77 World: 68.23 2003 Israel: 79.65 South Korea: 77.21 World: 68.52 2004 Israel: 80.15 South Korea: 77.67 World: 68.77 2005 Israel: 80.15 South Korea: 78.17 World: 69.11 2006 Israel: 80.55 South Korea: 78.67 World: 69.47 2007 Israel: 80.5 South Korea: 79.12 World: 69.81 2008 Israel: 80.95 South Korea: 79.52 World: 70 2009 Israel: 81.4 South Korea: 79.97 World: 70.38 2010 Israel: 81.6 South Korea: 80.12 World: 70.68 2011 Israel: 81.66 South Korea: 80.57 World: 70.97 2012 Israel: 81.7 South Korea: 80.82 World: 71.26 2013 Israel: 82.06 South Korea: 81.27 World: 71.53 2014 Israel: 82.15 South Korea: 81.72 World: 71.78 2015 Israel: 82.05 South Korea: 82.02 World: 71.97 2016 Israel: 82.41 South Korea: 82.28 World: 72.19 2017 Israel: 82.55 South Korea: 82.63 World: 72.37 2018 Israel: 82.8 South Korea: 82.63 World: 72.64 2019 Israel: 82.8 South Korea: 83.23 World: 72.87 2020 Israel: 82.65 South Korea: 83.43 World: 72.18 2021 Israel: 82.5 South Korea: 83.53 World: 71.22 2022 Israel: 82.7 South Korea: 82.68 World: 72.97 2023 Israel: 83.2 South Korea: 83.43 World: 73.33 2024 Israel: 83.2 South Korea: 83.63 World: 73.48 1961 1982 1991 2000 2009 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Israel South Korea World

0 2 4 6 1960 Israel: 3.87 South Korea: 5.99 World: 4.69 1961 Israel: 3.86 South Korea: 5.8 World: 4.56 1962 Israel: 3.85 South Korea: 5.56 World: 5.02 1963 Israel: 3.84 South Korea: 5.33 World: 5.31 1964 Israel: 3.83 South Korea: 5.07 World: 5.13 1965 Israel: 3.81 South Korea: 4.89 World: 5.08 1966 Israel: 3.8 South Korea: 4.78 World: 4.97 1967 Israel: 3.79 South Korea: 4.62 World: 4.87 1968 Israel: 3.79 South Korea: 4.51 World: 4.98 1969 Israel: 3.78 South Korea: 4.45 World: 4.88 1970 Israel: 3.78 South Korea: 4.53 World: 4.84 1971 Israel: 3.77 South Korea: 4.54 World: 4.69 1972 Israel: 3.77 South Korea: 4.12 World: 4.55 1973 Israel: 3.7 South Korea: 4.07 World: 4.42 1974 Israel: 3.63 South Korea: 3.77 World: 4.26 1975 Israel: 3.55 South Korea: 3.43 World: 4.07 1976 Israel: 3.48 South Korea: 3 World: 3.97 1977 Israel: 3.41 South Korea: 2.99 World: 3.84 1978 Israel: 3.35 South Korea: 2.64 World: 3.77 1979 Israel: 3.3 South Korea: 2.9 World: 3.76 1980 Israel: 3.24 South Korea: 2.82 World: 3.73 1981 Israel: 3.19 South Korea: 2.57 World: 3.71 1982 Israel: 3.13 South Korea: 2.39 World: 3.72 1983 Israel: 3.11 South Korea: 2.06 World: 3.59 1984 Israel: 3.08 South Korea: 1.74 World: 3.57 1985 Israel: 3.06 South Korea: 1.66 World: 3.53 1986 Israel: 3.03 South Korea: 1.58 World: 3.51 1987 Israel: 3.01 South Korea: 1.53 World: 3.48 1988 Israel: 2.95 South Korea: 1.55 World: 3.39 1989 Israel: 2.89 South Korea: 1.56 World: 3.35 1990 Israel: 2.82 South Korea: 1.57 World: 3.31 1991 Israel: 2.76 South Korea: 1.71 World: 3.13 1992 Israel: 2.7 South Korea: 1.76 World: 3.04 1993 Israel: 2.8 South Korea: 1.65 World: 2.97 1994 Israel: 2.9 South Korea: 1.66 World: 2.92 1995 Israel: 2.9 South Korea: 1.63 World: 2.87 1996 Israel: 2.9 South Korea: 1.57 World: 2.82 1997 Israel: 2.94 South Korea: 1.54 World: 2.78 1998 Israel: 2.98 South Korea: 1.46 World: 2.75 1999 Israel: 2.97 South Korea: 1.43 World: 2.72 2000 Israel: 2.95 South Korea: 1.48 World: 2.73 2001 Israel: 2.92 South Korea: 1.31 World: 2.69 2002 Israel: 2.89 South Korea: 1.18 World: 2.66 2003 Israel: 2.95 South Korea: 1.19 World: 2.64 2004 Israel: 2.9 South Korea: 1.16 World: 2.63 2005 Israel: 2.84 South Korea: 1.09 World: 2.61 2006 Israel: 2.88 South Korea: 1.13 World: 2.61 2007 Israel: 2.9 South Korea: 1.26 World: 2.6 2008 Israel: 2.96 South Korea: 1.19 World: 2.6 2009 Israel: 2.96 South Korea: 1.15 World: 2.59 2010 Israel: 3.03 South Korea: 1.23 World: 2.57 2011 Israel: 2.98 South Korea: 1.24 World: 2.55 2012 Israel: 3.05 South Korea: 1.3 World: 2.56 2013 Israel: 3.03 South Korea: 1.19 World: 2.53 2014 Israel: 3.08 South Korea: 1.21 World: 2.52 2015 Israel: 3.09 South Korea: 1.24 World: 2.49 2016 Israel: 3.11 South Korea: 1.17 World: 2.49 2017 Israel: 3.11 South Korea: 1.05 World: 2.46 2018 Israel: 3.09 South Korea: 0.98 World: 2.39 2019 Israel: 3.01 South Korea: 0.92 World: 2.35 2020 Israel: 2.9 South Korea: 0.84 World: 2.28 2021 Israel: 3 South Korea: 0.81 World: 2.25 2022 Israel: 2.89 South Korea: 0.78 World: 2.22 2023 Israel: 2.85 South Korea: 0.72 World: 2.2 2024 Israel: 2.87 South Korea: 0.75 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Israel South Korea World

0 5 10 15 1991 Israel: 13.39 South Korea: 2.41 World: 5.12 1992 Israel: 14.08 South Korea: 2.51 World: 5.28 1993 Israel: 12.74 South Korea: 2.88 World: 5.54 1994 Israel: 9.93 South Korea: 2.48 World: 5.79 1995 Israel: 8.78 South Korea: 2.06 World: 5.92 1996 Israel: 8.46 South Korea: 2.05 World: 5.98 1997 Israel: 9.75 South Korea: 2.61 World: 6.01 1998 Israel: 10.75 South Korea: 6.96 World: 6.16 1999 Israel: 11.18 South Korea: 6.34 World: 6.28 2000 Israel: 11.1 South Korea: 4.06 World: 6.11 2001 Israel: 11.81 South Korea: 3.7 World: 6.19 2002 Israel: 12.89 South Korea: 3.05 World: 6.41 2003 Israel: 13.51 South Korea: 3.35 World: 6.48 2004 Israel: 13.03 South Korea: 3.42 World: 6.33 2005 Israel: 11.34 South Korea: 3.48 World: 6.22 2006 Israel: 10.71 South Korea: 3.25 World: 5.97 2007 Israel: 9.38 South Korea: 3.01 World: 5.77 2008 Israel: 7.7 South Korea: 2.96 World: 5.82 2009 Israel: 9.53 South Korea: 3.36 World: 6.41 2010 Israel: 8.48 South Korea: 3.32 World: 6.28 2011 Israel: 7.14 South Korea: 2.99 World: 6.15 2012 Israel: 6.76 South Korea: 2.81 World: 6.15 2013 Israel: 6.14 South Korea: 3.07 World: 6.1 2014 Israel: 5.79 South Korea: 3.08 World: 5.96 2015 Israel: 5.18 South Korea: 3.55 World: 6 2016 Israel: 4.72 South Korea: 3.65 World: 5.97 2017 Israel: 4.14 South Korea: 3.65 World: 5.9 2018 Israel: 3.92 South Korea: 3.82 World: 5.76 2019 Israel: 3.73 South Korea: 3.75 World: 5.59 2020 Israel: 4.17 South Korea: 3.93 World: 6.59 2021 Israel: 4.81 South Korea: 3.64 World: 6.05 2022 Israel: 3.7 South Korea: 2.86 World: 5.23 2023 Israel: 3.37 South Korea: 2.68 World: 4.85 2024 Israel: 3.6 South Korea: 2.78 World: 4.81 2025 Israel: 3.49 South Korea: 2.68 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Israel South Korea World

0 5 10 15 1970 Israel: 5.02 South Korea: 1.93 World: 4.14 1971 Israel: 4.87 South Korea: 1.92 World: 4.04 1972 Israel: 5 South Korea: 1.94 World: 4.16 1973 Israel: 5.14 South Korea: 2.34 World: 4.32 1974 Israel: 5.12 South Korea: 2.42 World: 4.23 1975 Israel: 5.27 South Korea: 2.58 World: 4.14 1976 Israel: 5.14 South Korea: 2.84 World: 4.31 1977 Israel: 5.25 South Korea: 3.18 World: 4.36 1978 Israel: 5.47 South Korea: 3.31 World: 4.42 1979 Israel: 5.43 South Korea: 3.7 World: 4.46 1980 Israel: 5.27 South Korea: 3.71 World: 4.33 1981 Israel: 5.38 South Korea: 3.81 World: 4.18 1982 Israel: 5.57 South Korea: 3.74 World: 4.05 1983 Israel: 5.67 South Korea: 4.02 World: 4.01 1984 Israel: 5.8 South Korea: 4.47 World: 4.07 1985 Israel: 6.1 South Korea: 4.63 World: 4.05 1986 Israel: 6.54 South Korea: 4.77 World: 4.04 1987 Israel: 7.02 South Korea: 4.87 World: 4.1 1988 Israel: 7.33 South Korea: 5.44 World: 4.16 1989 Israel: 7.48 South Korea: 5.67 World: 4.16 1990 Israel: 7.56 South Korea: 6.07 World: 4.15 1991 Israel: 7.25 South Korea: 6.75 World: 4.1 1992 Israel: 7.5 South Korea: 7.34 World: 4.01 1993 Israel: 8.01 South Korea: 7.91 World: 3.97 1994 Israel: 8.35 South Korea: 8.46 World: 3.94 1995 Israel: 8.69 South Korea: 9.03 World: 3.99 1996 Israel: 9.01 South Korea: 9.59 World: 4.01 1997 Israel: 9.07 South Korea: 9.99 World: 4.02 1998 Israel: 8.96 South Korea: 8.5 World: 3.98 1999 Israel: 8.97 South Korea: 9.24 World: 3.95 2000 Israel: 9.43 South Korea: 9.92 World: 4.01 2001 Israel: 9.2 South Korea: 10.07 World: 4.01 2002 Israel: 9.51 South Korea: 10.38 World: 4.02 2003 Israel: 9.6 South Korea: 10.5 World: 4.15 2004 Israel: 9.4 South Korea: 10.8 World: 4.28 2005 Israel: 8.93 South Korea: 10.71 World: 4.39 2006 Israel: 9.22 South Korea: 10.81 World: 4.48 2007 Israel: 9.39 South Korea: 11.11 World: 4.59 2008 Israel: 9.27 South Korea: 11.26 World: 4.56 2009 Israel: 8.96 South Korea: 11.28 World: 4.45 2010 Israel: 9.44 South Korea: 12.37 World: 4.67 2011 Israel: 9.16 South Korea: 12.97 World: 4.76 2012 Israel: 9.81 South Korea: 12.85 World: 4.77 2013 Israel: 8.47 South Korea: 12.73 World: 4.81 2014 Israel: 8.02 South Korea: 12.43 World: 4.78 2015 Israel: 8.11 South Korea: 12.62 World: 4.7 2016 Israel: 7.9 South Korea: 12.67 World: 4.65 2017 Israel: 7.78 South Korea: 12.95 World: 4.67 2018 Israel: 7.15 South Korea: 13.19 World: 4.73 2019 Israel: 7.21 South Korea: 12.65 World: 4.7 2020 Israel: 6.66 South Korea: 11.91 World: 4.47 2021 Israel: 6.51 South Korea: 12.34 World: 4.68 2022 Israel: 6.66 South Korea: 11.87 World: 4.67 2023 Israel: 6.14 South Korea: 11.42 World: 4.68 2024 Israel: 5.77 South Korea: 11.36 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Israel South Korea World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Israel: 25.19 South Korea: 73.5 World: 15.6 2006 Israel: 27.88 South Korea: 78.1 World: 17.2 2007 Israel: 48.13 South Korea: 78.8 World: 20.2 2008 Israel: 59.39 South Korea: 81 World: 22.8 2009 Israel: 63.12 South Korea: 81.6 World: 25.3 2010 Israel: 67.5 South Korea: 83.7 World: 28.4 2011 Israel: 68.87 South Korea: 83.76 World: 30.9 2012 Israel: 70.8 South Korea: 84.07 World: 33.3 2013 Israel: 70.25 South Korea: 84.77 World: 35.3 2014 Israel: 75.02 South Korea: 87.56 World: 37.4 2015 Israel: 77.35 South Korea: 89.9 World: 39.9 2016 Israel: 79.65 South Korea: 92.84 World: 43.6 2017 Israel: 81.58 South Korea: 95.07 World: 46.3 2018 Israel: 83.73 South Korea: 96.02 World: 49.4 2019 Israel: 86.79 South Korea: 96.16 World: 53.9 2020 Israel: 90.13 South Korea: 96.51 World: 60.1 2021 Israel: 90.3 South Korea: 97.57 World: 63.8 2022 Israel: 91.85 South Korea: 97.17 World: 67 2023 Israel: 87.04 South Korea: 97.42 World: 69.2 2024 Israel: 88.18 South Korea: 97.9 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Israel South Korea
Population 10.1 mn 2025
95th of 215		 51.7 mn 2025
29th of 215
Population density 455.1 /km² 2023
25th of 214		 529.8 /km² 2023
22nd of 214
Population growth 1.20 % 2025
88th of 215		 -0.13 % 2025
180th of 215
Life expectancy 83.2 years 2024
16th of 215		 83.6 years 2024
13th of 215
Fertility rate 2.87 2024
58th of 215		 0.75 2024
214th of 215
Birth rate 18.6 ‰ 2024
82nd of 215		 4.7 ‰ 2024
214th of 215
Infant mortality 2.7 ‰ 2024
21st of 196		 2.3 ‰ 2024
17th of 196
Urban population 91.6 % 2025
28th of 215		 81.2 % 2025
53rd of 215
Aged 65+ 12.7 % 2025
77th of 215		 20.3 % 2025
35th of 215
Living in cities 70.2 % 2025
15th of 215		 76.0 % 2025
11th of 215
Living in towns 23.6 % 2025
160th of 215		 14.4 % 2025
200th of 215
Living in rural areas 6.2 % 2025
200th of 215		 9.6 % 2025
191st of 215

Human development

Indicator Israel South Korea
Human Development Index 0.919 2023
27th of 193		 0.937 2023
20th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.813 2023
37th of 169		 0.857 2023
18th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.709 2023
59th of 156		 0.745 2023
34th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.080 2023
28th of 172		 0.038 2023
12th of 172

Economy

Indicator Israel South Korea
GDP 610.8 bn US$ 2025
26th of 186		 1.9 tn US$ 2025
13th of 186
GDP per capita 60,337 US$ 2025
17th of 186		 36,227 US$ 2025
32nd of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 59,717 int. $ 2025
33rd of 185		 63,125 int. $ 2025
29th of 185
GNI per capita 56,180 US$ 2025
18th of 182		 37,880 US$ 2025
27th of 182
GDP growth 2.9 % 2025
106th of 186		 1.0 % 2025
159th of 186
Inflation 3.0 % 2025
83rd of 165		 2.1 % 2025
107th of 165
Trade 53.0 % 2025
99th of 138		 86.4 % 2025
63rd of 138
Exports 27.6 % 2025
91st of 138		 45.8 % 2025
46th of 138
FDI inflows 4.3 % 2025
84th of 192		 0.8 % 2025
151st of 192
Manufacturing 11.2 % 2024 27.4 % 2025
5th of 132
Agriculture 1.3 % 2024 1.5 % 2025
139th of 158
Tax revenue 23.2 % 2024
21st of 89		 13.3 % 2024
67th of 89
Military spending 8.8 % 2024
2nd of 147		 2.6 % 2024
34th of 147
Government debt - 47.8 % 2024
16th of 56

Labour

Indicator Israel South Korea
Unemployment 3.5 % 2025
57th of 181		 2.7 % 2025
29th of 181
Youth unemployment 6.0 % 2025
34th of 181		 6.7 % 2025
39th of 181
Women in the labour force 62.3 % 2025
33rd of 181		 56.8 % 2025
65th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 0.8 % 2025
178th of 181		 5.1 % 2025
128th of 181
Weekly hours worked 35.0 h 2025
133rd of 181		 37.3 h 2025
113th of 181
Youth NEET rate 15.3 % 2025
75th of 181		 11.0 % 2025
43rd of 181
Labour income share 49.4 % 2025
40th of 114		 58.7 % 2025
10th of 114
Output per hour 61.1 $ 2025
30th of 181		 47.9 $ 2025
46th of 181

Health

Indicator Israel South Korea
Health spending 7.1 % 2023
81st of 192		 8.7 % 2024
50th of 192
Health spending per person 3,928 US$ 2023
21st of 191		 3,137 US$ 2024
29th of 191
Physicians 3.80 /1,000 2023
30th of 125		 2.61 /1,000 2022
59th of 125
Under-5 mortality 3.3 ‰ 2024
23rd of 196		 2.8 ‰ 2024
18th of 196
Maternal mortality 2 /100k 2023
4th of 194		 4 /100k 2023
18th of 194
Tobacco use 21.2 % 2024
95th of 166		 18.6 % 2024
82nd of 166
Safe drinking water 99.5 % 2024
25th of 147		 99.3 % 2024
27th of 147

Food

Indicator Israel South Korea
Calories per person 3,754 kcal 2023
6th of 155		 3,430 kcal 2023
29th of 155
Protein supply 134.8 g 2022
3rd of 174		 109.4 g 2022
41st of 174
Animal protein supply 80.7 g 2022
10th of 174		 62.1 g 2022
46th of 174
Fat supply 162.2 g 2022
6th of 174		 126.3 g 2022
44th of 174
Food insecurity 8.9 % 2024
32nd of 134		 5.8 % 2024
16th of 134
Severe food insecurity 0.7 % 2024
8th of 124		 1.3 % 2024
15th of 124
Cereal import dependency 93.7 % 2022
26th of 160		 78.5 % 2022
46th of 160

Education

Indicator Israel South Korea
Secondary enrolment 98.5 % 2024
42nd of 108		 96.3 % 2024
47th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 56.3 % 2024
54th of 128		 111.9 % 2024
6th of 128
Education spending 5.9 % 2022 5.4 % 2022
Expected schooling 14.9 yrs 2023
68th of 195		 16.6 yrs 2023
34th of 195
Mean schooling 13.5 yrs 2023
8th of 193		 12.7 yrs 2023
25th of 193

Society

Indicator Israel South Korea
Income inequality 38.3 2022
66th of 93		 32.9 2021
38th of 93
Extreme poverty 0.4 % 2022
39th of 93		 0.1 % 2021
20th of 93
Internet use 88.2 % 2024
68th of 182		 97.9 % 2024
13th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 177.4 /100 2024
9th of 151		 172.5 /100 2024
14th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
51st of 213		 100.0 % 2024
58th of 213
Women in parliament 24.2 % 2025
102nd of 184		 20.3 % 2025
119th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Israel South Korea
Refugees hosted 1,274 2025
122nd of 177		 4,407 2025
107th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
127th of 177		 0.1 ‰ 2025
133rd of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 29,682 2025
32nd of 177		 39,106 2025
27th of 177
Refugees from the country 1,265 2025
102nd of 199		 117 2025
148th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
113th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
187th of 199

Governance

Indicator Israel South Korea
Control of corruption 65.1 /100 2024
43rd of 207		 65.1 /100 2024
44th of 207
Government effectiveness 74.1 /100 2024
33rd of 205		 80.2 /100 2024
20th of 205
Rule of law 67.3 /100 2024
60th of 207		 76.2 /100 2024
30th of 207
Regulatory quality 72.4 /100 2024
29th of 205		 70.8 /100 2024
35th of 205
Voice and accountability 62.0 /100 2024
84th of 205		 71.0 /100 2024
51st of 205
Political stability 48.2 /100 2024
178th of 207		 76.8 /100 2024
61st of 207

Environment

Indicator Israel South Korea
CO₂ per capita 5.77 t 2024
160th of 202		 11.36 t 2024
187th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 52.6 Mt 2024
56th of 204		 583.7 Mt 2024
9th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.14 % 2024
56th of 204		 1.51 % 2024
9th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 2.6 Gt 2024
60th of 204		 20.7 Gt 2024
16th of 204
GHG per capita 7.66 t 2024
154th of 202		 12.91 t 2024
182nd of 202
Renewable energy 6.2 % 2021
161st of 211		 3.6 % 2021
171st of 211
Forest area 6.5 % 2023
176th of 212		 64.1 % 2023
21st of 212
PM2.5 exposure 21.9 µg/m³ 2023
129th of 200		 21.9 µg/m³ 2023
128th of 200
Water stress 132.0 % 2021 85.2 % 2022
157th of 176
Land area 21,640 km² 2023
149th of 214		 97,600 km² 2023
106th of 214

Energy

Indicator Israel South Korea
Renewable electricity 16.9 % 2025
138th of 190		 10.4 % 2025
147th of 190
Wind and solar 16.7 % 2025
54th of 190		 6.6 % 2025
95th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
94th of 180		 29.6 % 2025
11th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 16.9 % 2025
142nd of 190		 40.0 % 2025
88th of 190
Fossil electricity 83.1 % 2025
142nd of 190		 60.0 % 2025
88th of 190
Coal power 3.4 % 2025
142nd of 188		 31.1 % 2025
160th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 493 g/kWh 2025
120th of 190		 417 g/kWh 2025
86th of 190
Electricity per capita 7.95 MWh 2025
28th of 191		 12.09 MWh 2025
13th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.