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Palestine vs Syria

80 shared metrics.

PalestineLeads in 42

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SyriaLeads in 38

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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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Syria

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Syrian Arab Republic.

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Identity

Name origin: the source of the name is uncertain.

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Analysis

Palestine leads in 42 of 80 shared metrics, while Syria leads in 38.

Palestine's Solar Electricity Share is 97.5x that of Syria (39.39% vs 0.40%).

Palestine's Protected Land (%) is 13.3x that of Syria (10% vs 0.70%).

Palestine's Renewable Energy (%) is 13.0x that of Syria (15.4% vs 1.1%).

Palestine's Health Spending Per Capita is 9.2x that of Syria ($350.64 vs $34.36).

Palestine's Population Density is 5.7x that of Syria (857.39 /km² vs 128.49 /km²).

Key Comparisons

Solar Electricity SharePalestine leads

Palestine

39.39%

Syria

0.40%

Protected Land (%)Palestine leads

Palestine

10%

Syria

0.70%

Renewable Energy (%)Palestine leads

Palestine

15.4%

Syria

1.1%

Health Spending Per CapitaPalestine leads

Palestine

$350.64

Syria

$34.36

Population DensityPalestine leads

Palestine

857.39 /km²

Syria

128.49 /km²

GNI Per CapitaPalestine leads

Palestine

$2,710

Syria

$710

All Metrics

Solar Electricity Share

Palestine

39.39%

Syria

0.40%

9748% higher

Protected Land (%)

Palestine

10%

Syria

0.70%

1329% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Palestine

15.4%

Syria

1.1%

1300% higher

Health Spending Per Capita

Palestine

$350.64

Syria

$34.36

920% higher

Population Density

Palestine

857.39 /km²

Syria

128.49 /km²

567% higher

GNI Per Capita

Palestine

$2,710

Syria

$710

282% higher

Exports (% GDP)

Palestine

21.04% of GDP

Syria

6.8% of GDP

209% higher

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Palestine

23.18 per 100k

Syria

8.2 per 100k

182% higher

Credit Card Ownership

Palestine

7.8% of adults

Syria

2.8% of adults

181% higher

Internet Users (%)

Palestine

87%

Syria

35%

149% higher

Health Spending (% GDP)

Palestine

9.7% of GDP

Syria

4.2% of GDP

134% higher

Doctors (per 1,000)

Palestine

3.3 per 1k

Syria

1.5 per 1k

114% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Palestine

0.11

Syria

0.05

111% higher

Imports (% GDP)

Palestine

60.27% of GDP

Syria

28.8% of GDP

109% higher

Forest Area

Syria

Palestine

101.4 km²

Syria

5.2K km²

98% lower

Water Withdrawal

Syria

Palestine

0.33 B m³

Syria

13.96 B m³

98% lower

Irrigated Land

Syria

Palestine

201 km²

Syria

9.8K km²

98% lower

Land Area

Syria

Palestine

6.0K km²

Syria

183.6K km²

97% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

Syria

Palestine

352.0K kW

Syria

9.64M kW

96% lower

Electricity Generation

Syria

Palestine

1.0 TWh

Syria

20.08 TWh

95% lower

Unemployment Rate

Palestine

24.42%

Syria

12.96%

88% higher

Population

Syria

Palestine

3.31M

Syria

24.26M

86% lower

Road Traffic Death Rate

Syria

Palestine

4.7 per 100k

Syria

29.9 per 100k

84% lower

Land Border Length

Syria

Palestine

478 km

Syria

2.4K km

80% lower

Water Stress (%)

Syria

Palestine

41.23%

Syria

195.8%

79% lower

Food Waste per Person

Syria

Palestine

53.56 kg/person/yr

Syria

227.07 kg/person/yr

76% lower

Government Debt (% GDP)

Syria

Palestine

23.8% of GDP

Syria

91.3% of GDP

74% lower

Electoral Democracy Index

Palestine

0.21

Syria

0.13

67% higher

Highest Elevation

Syria

Palestine

1.0K m

Syria

2.8K m

64% lower

Women's Political Empowerment

Palestine

0.47

Syria

0.29

62% higher

Time Zones Count

Palestine

3.0 time zones

Syria

2.0 time zones

50% higher

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Syria

Palestine

62.85 per 1k people

Syria

124.86 per 1k people

50% lower

Inflation Rate

Syria

Palestine

53.7%

Syria

94.1%

43% lower

GDP (Nominal)

Syria

Palestine

$13,711,100,000

Syria

$23,622,827,079.5

42% lower

Forest Coverage (%)

Syria

Palestine

1.7%

Syria

2.8%

41% lower

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Syria

Palestine

414.14 gCO2/kWh

Syria

706.19 gCO2/kWh

41% lower

Dependency Ratio

Palestine

72.07% of working-age pop.

Syria

51.3% of working-age pop.

40% higher

Border Neighbors

Syria

Palestine

3.0

Syria

5.0

40% lower

Inequality (Gini)

Palestine

36.4

Syria

26.6

37% higher

CO2 Per Capita

Syria

Palestine

0.87 t/person/yr

Syria

1.3 t/person/yr

32% lower

Fertility Rate

Palestine

3.4 children/woman

Syria

2.6 children/woman

30% higher

Youth Population (%)

Palestine

38.05%

Syria

29.16%

30% higher

Child Mortality

Palestine

26.3 per 1k births

Syria

20.6 per 1k births

28% higher

Birth Rate

Palestine

27.24 per 1k

Syria

21.26 per 1k

28% higher

Political Corruption Index

Syria

Palestine

0.46

Syria

0.62

25% lower

Infant Mortality

Syria

Palestine

14.3 per 1k births

Syria

19 per 1k births

25% lower

Capital Elevation

Palestine

847 m

Syria

680 m

25% higher

Scientific Publications

Palestine

714.58

Syria

584.3

22% higher

Urban Population (%)

Palestine

87.12%

Syria

72.08%

21% higher

Human Development Index

Palestine

0.67

Syria

0.56

20% higher

Death Rate

Syria

Palestine

3.2 per 1k

Syria

4.0 per 1k

19% lower

Elderly Population (%)

Syria

Palestine

3.8%

Syria

4.7%

19% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

Syria

Palestine

30.85% of adults

Syria

37.51% of adults

18% lower

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Syria

Palestine

5.0 sites

Syria

6.0 sites

17% lower

Broadband Access (%)

Palestine

8.0 per 100 people

Syria

7.0 per 100 people

14% higher

Electricity Access (%)

Palestine

100%

Syria

88.4%

13% higher

Agricultural Land (%)

Syria

Palestine

64.93%

Syria

74.09%

12% lower

Median Age

Syria

Palestine

19.8 years

Syria

22.2 years

11% lower

Suicide Rate

Palestine

0.65 per 100k

Syria

0.59 per 100k

10% higher

Life Expectancy

Syria

Palestine

65.2 years

Syria

72.1 years

10% lower

Youth Unemployment Rate

Palestine

36.09% of youth labor force

Syria

33.1% of youth labor force

9% higher

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Palestine

77 per 100 people

Syria

71 per 100 people

8% higher

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Syria

Palestine

$4,371.11

Syria

$4,772.46

8% lower

Teen Birth Rate

Syria

Palestine

36.04 per 1k

Syria

38.91 per 1k

7% lower

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Syria

Palestine

1.3 per 1k

Syria

1.4 per 1k

7% lower

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Palestine

26.36 µg/m³

Syria

24.71 µg/m³

7% higher

Obesity Rate

Palestine

32.82%

Syria

31.18%

5% higher

Hypertension Prevalence

Syria

Palestine

39.5% of adults

Syria

41.1% of adults

4% lower

Adult Literacy Rate

Palestine

97.94%

Syria

94.42%

4% higher

Sanitation Access (%)

Palestine

99.39%

Syria

95.65%

4% higher

Freedom of Expression Index

Syria

Palestine

0.35

Syria

0.36

1% lower

Coastline Length

Syria

Palestine

0 km

Syria

193 km

ranked lower

Coal Electricity Share

Palestine

Syria

ranked higher

Wind Electricity Share

Palestine

Syria

ranked higher

Armed Forces Personnel

Syria

Palestine

Syria

269.0K

ranked lower

GDP Growth Rate

Syria

Palestine

-26.56%

Syria

0.73%

ranked lower

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Palestine

0.60 per 1M people

Syria

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Lowest Elevation

Syria

Palestine

-431 m

Syria

-66 m

ranked lower

Official Languages Count

Palestine

1.0

Syria

1.0

equal

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Palestine

1.2% of GDP

Syria

0% of GDP

ranked higher

Comparison of Palestine and Syria across 80 metrics
				Winner
Solar Electricity Share	39.39%	0.40%	9748% higher	Palestine
Protected Land (%)	10%	0.70%	1329% higher	Palestine
Renewable Energy (%)	15.4%	1.1%	1300% higher	Palestine
Health Spending Per Capita	$350.64	$34.36	920% higher	Palestine
Population Density	857.39 /km²	128.49 /km²	567% higher	Palestine
GNI Per Capita	$2,710	$710	282% higher	Palestine
Exports (% GDP)	21.04% of GDP	6.8% of GDP	209% higher	Palestine
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	23.18 per 100k	8.2 per 100k	182% higher	Palestine
Credit Card Ownership	7.8% of adults	2.8% of adults	181% higher	Palestine
Internet Users (%)	87%	35%	149% higher	Palestine
Health Spending (% GDP)	9.7% of GDP	4.2% of GDP	134% higher	Palestine
Doctors (per 1,000)	3.3 per 1k	1.5 per 1k	114% higher	Palestine
Liberal Democracy Index	0.11	0.05	111% higher	Palestine
Imports (% GDP)	60.27% of GDP	28.8% of GDP	109% higher	Palestine
Forest Area	101.4 km²	5.2K km²	98% lower	Syria
Water Withdrawal	0.33 B m³	13.96 B m³	98% lower	Syria
Irrigated Land	201 km²	9.8K km²	98% lower	Syria
Land Area	6.0K km²	183.6K km²	97% lower	Syria
Electric Generating Capacity	352.0K kW	9.64M kW	96% lower	Syria
Electricity Generation	1.0 TWh	20.08 TWh	95% lower	Syria
Unemployment Rate	24.42%	12.96%	88% higher	Palestine
Population	3.31M	24.26M	86% lower	Syria
Road Traffic Death Rate	4.7 per 100k	29.9 per 100k	84% lower	Syria
Land Border Length	478 km	2.4K km	80% lower	Syria
Water Stress (%)	41.23%	195.8%	79% lower	Syria
Food Waste per Person	53.56 kg/person/yr	227.07 kg/person/yr	76% lower	Syria
Government Debt (% GDP)	23.8% of GDP	91.3% of GDP	74% lower	Syria
Electoral Democracy Index	0.21	0.13	67% higher	Palestine
Highest Elevation	1.0K m	2.8K m	64% lower	Syria
Women's Political Empowerment	0.47	0.29	62% higher	Palestine
Time Zones Count	3.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	50% higher	Palestine
Vehicles per 1,000 People	62.85 per 1k people	124.86 per 1k people	50% lower	Syria
Inflation Rate	53.7%	94.1%	43% lower	Syria
GDP (Nominal)	$13,711,100,000	$23,622,827,079.5	42% lower	Syria
Forest Coverage (%)	1.7%	2.8%	41% lower	Syria
Electricity Carbon Intensity	414.14 gCO2/kWh	706.19 gCO2/kWh	41% lower	Syria
Dependency Ratio	72.07% of working-age pop.	51.3% of working-age pop.	40% higher	Palestine
Border Neighbors	3.0	5.0	40% lower	Syria
Inequality (Gini)	36.4	26.6	37% higher	Palestine
CO2 Per Capita	0.87 t/person/yr	1.3 t/person/yr	32% lower	Syria
Fertility Rate	3.4 children/woman	2.6 children/woman	30% higher	Palestine
Youth Population (%)	38.05%	29.16%	30% higher	Palestine
Child Mortality	26.3 per 1k births	20.6 per 1k births	28% higher	Palestine
Birth Rate	27.24 per 1k	21.26 per 1k	28% higher	Palestine
Political Corruption Index	0.46	0.62	25% lower	Syria
Infant Mortality	14.3 per 1k births	19 per 1k births	25% lower	Syria
Capital Elevation	847 m	680 m	25% higher	Palestine
Scientific Publications	714.58	584.3	22% higher	Palestine
Urban Population (%)	87.12%	72.08%	21% higher	Palestine
Human Development Index	0.67	0.56	20% higher	Palestine
Death Rate	3.2 per 1k	4.0 per 1k	19% lower	Syria
Elderly Population (%)	3.8%	4.7%	19% lower	Syria
Insufficient Physical Activity	30.85% of adults	37.51% of adults	18% lower	Syria
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	5.0 sites	6.0 sites	17% lower	Syria
Broadband Access (%)	8.0 per 100 people	7.0 per 100 people	14% higher	Palestine
Electricity Access (%)	100%	88.4%	13% higher	Palestine
Agricultural Land (%)	64.93%	74.09%	12% lower	Syria
Median Age	19.8 years	22.2 years	11% lower	Syria
Suicide Rate	0.65 per 100k	0.59 per 100k	10% higher	Palestine
Life Expectancy	65.2 years	72.1 years	10% lower	Syria
Youth Unemployment Rate	36.09% of youth labor force	33.1% of youth labor force	9% higher	Palestine
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	77 per 100 people	71 per 100 people	8% higher	Palestine
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$4,371.11	$4,772.46	8% lower	Syria
Teen Birth Rate	36.04 per 1k	38.91 per 1k	7% lower	Syria
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	1.3 per 1k	1.4 per 1k	7% lower	Syria
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	26.36 µg/m³	24.71 µg/m³	7% higher	Palestine
Obesity Rate	32.82%	31.18%	5% higher	Palestine
Hypertension Prevalence	39.5% of adults	41.1% of adults	4% lower	Syria
Adult Literacy Rate	97.94%	94.42%	4% higher	Palestine
Sanitation Access (%)	99.39%	95.65%	4% higher	Palestine
Freedom of Expression Index	0.35	0.36	1% lower	Syria
Coastline Length	0 km	193 km	ranked lower	Syria
Coal Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Palestine
Wind Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Palestine
Armed Forces Personnel	0	269.0K	ranked lower	Syria
GDP Growth Rate	-26.56%	0.73%	ranked lower	Syria
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.60 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Palestine
Lowest Elevation	-431 m	-66 m	ranked lower	Syria
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	Palestine
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	1.2% of GDP	0% of GDP	ranked higher	Palestine

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Analysis

Palestine leads in 42 of 80 shared metrics, while Syria leads in 38.

Palestine's Solar Electricity Share is 97.5x that of Syria (39.39% vs 0.40%).

Palestine's Protected Land (%) is 13.3x that of Syria (10% vs 0.70%).

Palestine's Renewable Energy (%) is 13.0x that of Syria (15.4% vs 1.1%).

Palestine's Health Spending Per Capita is 9.2x that of Syria ($350.64 vs $34.36).

Palestine's Population Density is 5.7x that of Syria (857.39 /km² vs 128.49 /km²).

Key Comparisons

Solar Electricity SharePalestine leads

Palestine

39.39%

Syria

0.40%

Protected Land (%)Palestine leads

Palestine

10%

Syria

0.70%

Renewable Energy (%)Palestine leads

Palestine

15.4%

Syria

1.1%

Health Spending Per CapitaPalestine leads

Palestine

$350.64

Syria

$34.36

Population DensityPalestine leads

Palestine

857.39 /km²

Syria

128.49 /km²

GNI Per CapitaPalestine leads

Palestine

$2,710

Syria

$710

Solar Electricity Share

39.39%

0.40%

Protected Land (%)

10%

0.70%

Renewable Energy (%)

15.4%

1.1%

Health Spending Per Capita

$350.64

$34.36

Population Density

857.39 /km²

128.49 /km²

GNI Per Capita

$2,710

$710

Exports (% GDP)

21.04% of GDP

6.8% of GDP

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

23.18 per 100k

8.2 per 100k

Credit Card Ownership

7.8% of adults

2.8% of adults

Internet Users (%)

87%

35%

Health Spending (% GDP)

9.7% of GDP

4.2% of GDP

Doctors (per 1,000)

3.3 per 1k

1.5 per 1k

Liberal Democracy Index

0.11

0.05

Imports (% GDP)

60.27% of GDP

28.8% of GDP

Forest Area

101.4 km²

5.2K km²

Water Withdrawal

0.33 B m³

13.96 B m³

Irrigated Land

201 km²

9.8K km²

Land Area

6.0K km²

183.6K km²

Electric Generating Capacity

352.0K kW

9.64M kW

Electricity Generation

1.0 TWh

20.08 TWh

Unemployment Rate

24.42%

12.96%

Population

3.31M

24.26M

Road Traffic Death Rate

4.7 per 100k

29.9 per 100k

Land Border Length

478 km

2.4K km

Water Stress (%)

41.23%

195.8%

Food Waste per Person

53.56 kg/person/yr

227.07 kg/person/yr

Government Debt (% GDP)

23.8% of GDP

91.3% of GDP

Electoral Democracy Index

0.21

0.13

Highest Elevation

1.0K m

2.8K m

Women's Political Empowerment

0.47

0.29

Time Zones Count

3.0 time zones

2.0 time zones

Vehicles per 1,000 People

62.85 per 1k people

124.86 per 1k people

Inflation Rate

53.7%

94.1%

GDP (Nominal)

$13,711,100,000

$23,622,827,079.5

Forest Coverage (%)

1.7%

2.8%

Electricity Carbon Intensity

414.14 gCO2/kWh

706.19 gCO2/kWh

Dependency Ratio

72.07% of working-age pop.

51.3% of working-age pop.

Border Neighbors

3.0

5.0

Inequality (Gini)

36.4

26.6

CO2 Per Capita

0.87 t/person/yr

1.3 t/person/yr

Fertility Rate

3.4 children/woman

2.6 children/woman

Youth Population (%)

38.05%

29.16%

Child Mortality

26.3 per 1k births

20.6 per 1k births

Birth Rate

27.24 per 1k

21.26 per 1k

Political Corruption Index

0.46

0.62

Infant Mortality

14.3 per 1k births

19 per 1k births

Capital Elevation

847 m

680 m

Scientific Publications

714.58

584.3

Urban Population (%)

87.12%

72.08%

Human Development Index

0.67

0.56

Death Rate

3.2 per 1k

4.0 per 1k

Elderly Population (%)

3.8%

4.7%

Insufficient Physical Activity

30.85% of adults

37.51% of adults

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

5.0 sites

6.0 sites

Broadband Access (%)

8.0 per 100 people

7.0 per 100 people

Electricity Access (%)

100%

88.4%

Agricultural Land (%)

64.93%

74.09%

Median Age

19.8 years

22.2 years

Suicide Rate

0.65 per 100k

0.59 per 100k

Life Expectancy

65.2 years

72.1 years

Youth Unemployment Rate

36.09% of youth labor force

33.1% of youth labor force

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

77 per 100 people

71 per 100 people

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$4,371.11

$4,772.46

Teen Birth Rate

36.04 per 1k

38.91 per 1k

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

1.3 per 1k

1.4 per 1k

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

26.36 µg/m³

24.71 µg/m³

Obesity Rate

32.82%

31.18%

Hypertension Prevalence

39.5% of adults

41.1% of adults

Adult Literacy Rate

97.94%

94.42%

Sanitation Access (%)

99.39%

95.65%

Freedom of Expression Index

0.35

0.36

Coastline Length

0 km

193 km

Coal Electricity Share

Wind Electricity Share

Armed Forces Personnel

269.0K

GDP Growth Rate

-26.56%

0.73%

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0.60 per 1M people

0 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

-431 m

-66 m

Official Languages Count

1.0

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

1.2% of GDP

0% of GDP