Israel - Did you know?

The stories about Isreal on the BBC, in The Guardian and Indepndent newspapers and much of the West's media is overwhelmingly negative. Here's some more positive facts:

'Did you know...

...That Israel has the 8th longest life expectancy in the world: 80.7 years. More than the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany.

 

...That there are 26 official Muslim States, 18 official Christian States, but there is only 1 Jewish State-Israel.

 

...That relative to its size, Israel is the largest immigrant absorbing nation on Earth, it has absorbed 350% of its population in 60 years.

 

...That Israel has more Nobel Prizes per capita than any other country. It has more laureates, in real numbers, than Spain, Mexico and China.

 

...That Israel is the only country in the world that entered the 21st century with a net gain of trees, made more remarkable by the fact that it is 60% desert.

 

...That 93% of Israeli homes use Solar energy for water heating, the highest percentage in the world.

 

...That Israel scientific research institutions are ranked 3rd in the world.

 

...That Israel is ranked 2nd in space sciences.

 

...That Israel is one of the eight countries in the world capable of launching its own satellites.

 

...That Israel produces more scientific papers per capita than any other nation by a large margin.

 

...That Israel has the 3rd highest rate of entrepreneurship amongst women in the world.

 

...That Israel has attracted the most venture capital investment per capita in the world, 30 times more than Europe.

 

...That Israel leads the world in patents for medical equipment.

 

...That Israel has more NASDAQ listed companies than any other country, besides the US. More than all of Europe, India, China and Japan combined.

 

...That in proportion to its population Israel has the largest number of startup companies in the world. In absolute numbers Israel has more startup companies than any other country besides the US.

 

...That Israel has the highest number of museums per capita in the world.

 

...That Israel is the world's 8th happiest country.

 ...That Israel is ranked 17th in the Human Development Index.

 

...That Israel is ranked 27th in terms of Gross domestic product per capita with $32,297.

 

...The proportion of women among R&D workers in Israel is approximately 23.4%. This puts Israel in second place behind Denmark. Women earned 37% of all degrees granted in science and engineering in Israel, one of the highest proportions in the world.

...That Israel is among the top three countries in cyber attack defense.'

Thanks to Double Tapper for the facts.