Israel
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Identity
Formal name: State of Israel.
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Identity
Name origin: named after the ancient Kingdom of Israel.
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Israel vs Palestine
94 shared metrics.
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Palestine
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Name origin: name refers to the location of the British Mandate of Palestine that was occupied and administered by Jordan in 1948, on the west bank of the Jordan River.
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Geography
Size snapshot: slightly smaller than Delaware.
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Analysis
Israel leads in 65 of 94 shared metrics, while Palestine leads in 29.
Israel's Electricity Generation is 78.0x that of Palestine (80.57 TWh vs 1.0 TWh).
Israel's Electric Generating Capacity is 63.2x that of Palestine (22.61M kW vs 352.0K kW).
Israel's GDP (Nominal) is 38.4x that of Palestine ($540,379,921,261.68 vs $13,711,100,000).
Israel's Firms Asked for Bribes is 25.7x that of Palestine (28.5% of firms vs 1.1% of firms).
Israel's Scientific Publications is 20.6x that of Palestine (15.4K vs 714.58).
Key Comparisons
Electricity GenerationIsrael leads
Israel
80.57 TWh
Palestine
1.0 TWh
Electric Generating CapacityIsrael leads
Israel
22.61M kW
Palestine
352.0K kW
GDP (Nominal)Israel leads
Israel
$540,379,921,261.68
Palestine
$13,711,100,000
Firms Asked for BribesIsrael leads
Israel
28.5% of firms
Palestine
1.1% of firms
Scientific PublicationsIsrael leads
Israel
15.4K
Palestine
714.58
High-Tech Exports (%)Israel leads
Israel
37.23%
Palestine
1.8%
All Metrics
Electricity Generation
IsraelIsrael
80.57 TWh
Palestine
1.0 TWh
7799% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
IsraelIsrael
22.61M kW
Palestine
352.0K kW
6324% higher
GDP (Nominal)
IsraelIsrael
$540,379,921,261.68
Palestine
$13,711,100,000
3841% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
IsraelIsrael
28.5% of firms
Palestine
1.1% of firms
2569% higher
Scientific Publications
IsraelIsrael
15.4K
Palestine
714.58
2058% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
IsraelIsrael
37.23%
Palestine
1.8%
1920% higher
GNI Per Capita
IsraelIsrael
$52,910
Palestine
$2,710
1852% higher
Forest Area
IsraelIsrael
1.4K km²
Palestine
101.4 km²
1281% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
IsraelIsrael
$55,690.74
Palestine
$4,371.11
1174% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
IsraelIsrael
$4,223.87
Palestine
$350.64
1105% higher
Credit Card Ownership
IsraelIsrael
79.05% of adults
Palestine
7.8% of adults
908% higher
Irrigated Land
IsraelIsrael
1.9K km²
Palestine
201 km²
859% higher
Suicide Rate
IsraelIsrael
4.4 per 100k
Palestine
0.65 per 100k
572% higher
CO2 Per Capita
IsraelIsrael
5.6 t/person/yr
Palestine
0.87 t/person/yr
545% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
IsraelIsrael
379.04 per 1k people
Palestine
62.85 per 1k people
503% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
IsraelIsrael
138.25 per 100k
Palestine
23.18 per 100k
497% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
IsraelIsrael
0.59
Palestine
0.11
416% higher
Water Stress (%)
IsraelIsrael
204%
Palestine
41.23%
395% higher
Water Withdrawal
IsraelIsrael
1.5 B m³
Palestine
0.33 B m³
357% higher
Digital Payments Used
IsraelIsrael
91.16% of adults
Palestine
20.83% of adults
338% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
IsraelIsrael
6.5%
Palestine
1.7%
284% higher
Broadband Access (%)
IsraelIsrael
30 per 100 people
Palestine
8.0 per 100 people
275% higher
Land Area
IsraelIsrael
21.6K km²
Palestine
6.0K km²
259% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
IsraelIsrael
9.3% of firms
Palestine
2.7% of firms
238% higher
Elderly Population (%)
IsraelIsrael
12.55%
Palestine
3.8%
227% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
IsraelIsrael
0.69
Palestine
0.21
224% higher
Food Waste per Person
IsraelIsrael
170.92 kg/person/yr
Palestine
53.56 kg/person/yr
219% higher
Population
IsraelIsrael
9.40M
Palestine
3.31M
184% higher
Protected Land (%)
IsraelIsrael
27.6%
Palestine
10%
176% higher
Homicide Rate
IsraelIsrael
1.6 per 100k
Palestine
0.62 per 100k
161% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
IsraelIsrael
59.6% of GDP
Palestine
23.8% of GDP
150% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
IsraelIsrael
3.1 per 1k
Palestine
1.3 per 1k
138% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
IsraelIsrael
0.82
Palestine
0.35
133% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
IsraelIsrael
2.7% of GDP
Palestine
1.2% of GDP
131% higher
Land Border Length
IsraelIsrael
1.1K km
Palestine
478 km
123% higher
Highest Elevation
IsraelIsrael
2.2K m
Palestine
1.0K m
118% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
IsraelIsrael
10 sites
Palestine
5.0 sites
100% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
IsraelIsrael
153.34 per 100 people
Palestine
77 per 100 people
99% higher
Inflation Rate
PalestineIsrael
3.1%
Palestine
53.7%
94% lower
Child Mortality
PalestineIsrael
3.4 per 1k births
Palestine
26.3 per 1k births
87% lower
Unemployment Rate
PalestineIsrael
3.1%
Palestine
24.42%
87% lower
Teen Birth Rate
PalestineIsrael
6.2 per 1k
Palestine
36.04 per 1k
83% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
IsraelIsrael
0.86
Palestine
0.47
83% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
PalestineIsrael
6.0% of youth labor force
Palestine
36.09% of youth labor force
83% lower
Infant Mortality
PalestineIsrael
2.7 per 1k births
Palestine
14.3 per 1k births
81% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
PalestineIsrael
8.3% of firms
Palestine
42.22% of firms
80% lower
Political Corruption Index
PalestineIsrael
0.11
Palestine
0.46
77% lower
Time Zones Count
IsraelIsrael
5.0 time zones
Palestine
3.0 time zones
67% higher
Border Neighbors
IsraelIsrael
5.0
Palestine
3.0
67% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
PalestineIsrael
24.8%
Palestine
64.93%
62% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
PalestineIsrael
6.2%
Palestine
15.4%
60% lower
Solar Electricity Share
PalestineIsrael
16.18%
Palestine
39.39%
59% lower
Imports (% GDP)
PalestineIsrael
26.02% of GDP
Palestine
60.27% of GDP
57% lower
Death Rate
IsraelIsrael
4.9 per 1k
Palestine
3.2 per 1k
53% higher
Life Evaluation Score
IsraelIsrael
7.2 pts
Palestine
4.7 pts
53% higher
Population Density
PalestineIsrael
455.13 /km²
Palestine
857.39 /km²
47% lower
Median Age
IsraelIsrael
29.1 years
Palestine
19.8 years
47% higher
Women in Senior Management
IsraelIsrael
32.76% of managers
Palestine
23.53% of managers
39% higher
Human Development Index
IsraelIsrael
0.92
Palestine
0.67
36% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
PalestineIsrael
22.4% of adults
Palestine
34.8% of adults
36% lower
Exports (% GDP)
IsraelIsrael
28.43% of GDP
Palestine
21.04% of GDP
35% higher
Birth Rate
PalestineIsrael
18.89 per 1k
Palestine
27.24 per 1k
31% lower
Obesity Rate
PalestineIsrael
23.39%
Palestine
32.82%
29% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
PalestineIsrael
18.6 µg/m³
Palestine
26.36 µg/m³
29% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
PalestineIsrael
10.3% of firms
Palestine
14.48% of firms
29% lower
Life Expectancy
IsraelIsrael
83.2 years
Palestine
65.2 years
28% higher
Youth Population (%)
PalestineIsrael
27.41%
Palestine
38.05%
28% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
PalestineIsrael
29.4% of adults
Palestine
39.5% of adults
26% lower
University Enrollment Rate
IsraelIsrael
55.84%
Palestine
44.49%
25% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
PalestineIsrael
7.3% of GDP
Palestine
9.7% of GDP
25% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
IsraelIsrael
99.46%
Palestine
80.64%
23% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
IsraelIsrael
492.69 gCO2/kWh
Palestine
414.14 gCO2/kWh
19% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
IsraelIsrael
3.8 per 1k
Palestine
3.3 per 1k
17% higher
Fertility Rate
PalestineIsrael
2.9 children/woman
Palestine
3.4 children/woman
16% lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
PalestineIsrael
0.53 per 1M people
Palestine
0.60 per 1M people
12% lower
Capital Elevation
PalestineIsrael
754 m
Palestine
847 m
11% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
PalestineIsrael
27.46% of adults
Palestine
30.85% of adults
11% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
PalestineIsrael
4.2 per 100k
Palestine
4.7 per 100k
11% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
PalestineIsrael
37.74 hrs/week
Palestine
41.9 hrs/week
10% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
IsraelIsrael
5.9% of GDP
Palestine
5.4% of GDP
9% higher
Dependency Ratio
PalestineIsrael
66.56% of working-age pop.
Palestine
72.07% of working-age pop.
8% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
PalestineIsrael
89.66% of adults
Palestine
97.68% of adults
8% lower
Urban Population (%)
IsraelIsrael
91.54%
Palestine
87.12%
5% higher
Inequality (Gini)
IsraelIsrael
37.9
Palestine
36.4
4% higher
Internet Users (%)
IsraelIsrael
88.18%
Palestine
87%
1% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
IsraelIsrael
99.92%
Palestine
99.39%
1% higher
Coastline Length
IsraelIsrael
273 km
Palestine
0 km
ranked higher
Coal Electricity Share
IsraelIsrael
3.4%
Palestine
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
IsraelIsrael
0.56%
Palestine
0%
ranked higher
Electricity Access (%)
IsraelIsrael
100%
Palestine
100%
equal
Armed Forces Personnel
IsraelIsrael
178.0K
Palestine
0
ranked higher
GDP Growth Rate
IsraelIsrael
0.87%
Palestine
-26.56%
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
IsraelIsrael
-431 m
Palestine
-431 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
IsraelIsrael
1.0
Palestine
1.0
equal
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