How much coast is there?

Cyprus: 648 km (2026 edition) · Palestine: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Cyprus’ highest peak towers 1,846 m above Palestine’s.

Cyprus: 1,951 m (2026 edition) · Palestine: 105 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Palestine has 3.9 times as many people as Cyprus.

Cyprus: 1.37 million (2025) · Palestine: 5.41 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Palestine is 6.1 times as densely populated as Cyprus.

Cyprus: 148 per km² (2025) · Palestine: 899 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Cyprus is 18 years older than in Palestine.

Cyprus: 37.8 years (2023) · Palestine: 19.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Palestine have 1.9 more children on average than in Cyprus.

Cyprus: 1.38 children per woman (2024) · Palestine: 3.25 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

15% of people in Cyprus are 65 or older, versus 3.9% in Palestine.

Cyprus: 14.9% (2025) · Palestine: 3.9% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Cyprus has produced 7.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Palestine 0.0.

Cyprus: 7.3 (2025) · Palestine: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Cyprus has 2 official languages, Palestine 1.

Cyprus: 2 (2026) · Palestine: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Cyprus’ economy is 2.4 times the size of Palestine’s.

Cyprus: $41.2 billion (2025) · Palestine: $17.2 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Cyprus produces 13 times as much per person as Palestine.

Cyprus: Int$64,575 (2025) · Palestine: Int$5,000 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Palestine than in Cyprus (Gini 4.6 points higher).

Cyprus: 31.8 (2023) · Palestine: 36.4 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 24% in Palestine, versus 4.9% in Cyprus.

Cyprus: 4.9% (2025) · Palestine: 24.4% (2022)

How much goes to the military?

Cyprus: 1.6% (2024) · Palestine: no data

How expensive is it?

Cyprus’ price level (US = 100) is 1× Palestine’s.

Cyprus: 65% (2025) · Palestine: 63% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Cyprus spends 8.4 times as much on health per person as Palestine.

Cyprus: $2,899 (2023) · Palestine: $346 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Palestine is 4.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Cyprus.

Cyprus: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Palestine: 17 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Cyprus has 64% more doctors per person than Palestine.

Cyprus: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Palestine: 2.2 per 1,000 (2018)

How common is obesity?

33% of adults in Palestine are obese, versus 24% in Cyprus.

Cyprus: 23.7% (2024) · Palestine: 33.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

36% of adults in Palestine smoke, versus 33% in Cyprus.

Cyprus: 32.5% (2024) · Palestine: 35.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Cyprus rate their lives 1.43 points higher than in Palestine.

Cyprus: 6.13 (2025) · Palestine: 4.69 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Cyprus: 4.9 litres (2023) · Palestine: no data

How much meat is on the menu?

Cyprus: 77.9 kg (2023) · Palestine: no data

How much food is there per day?

Cyprus: 2,876 kcal (2023) · Palestine: no data

How long do people work?

Cyprus: 1,840 hours (2023) · Palestine: no data

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Cyprus went to school 2.4 years longer than in Palestine.

Cyprus: 12.6 years (2023) · Palestine: 10.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Cyprus welcomed 13 times as many tourists per resident as Palestine (2019).

Cyprus: 2.97 (2024) · Palestine: 0.24 (2019)

How many people are online?

90% of people in Cyprus are online, versus 87% in Palestine.

Cyprus: 90% (2024) · Palestine: 87% (2023)

Who has electricity at home?

Cyprus and Palestine are practically level.

Cyprus: 100% (2024) · Palestine: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

87% of people in Palestine live in cities, versus 67% in Cyprus.

Cyprus: 67% (2025) · Palestine: 87% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Cyprus has 156 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Palestine 77.

Cyprus: 156 (2024) · Palestine: 77 (2023)

How much do they fly?

Cyprus: 0.53 (2023) · Palestine: no data

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 19% of Cyprus, but only 1.7% of Palestine.

Cyprus: 18.7% (2023) · Palestine: 1.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Cyprus emits 6.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Palestine.

Cyprus: 5.4 t (2024) · Palestine: 0.9 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

39% of Palestine’s electricity is renewable, versus 28% in Cyprus.

Cyprus: 27.7% (2025) · Palestine: 39.4% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Palestine carries 40% more fine dust than in Cyprus.

Cyprus: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Palestine: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 54% more likely to be murdered in Cyprus than in Palestine.

Cyprus: 1 per 100k (2024) · Palestine: 0.6 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Palestine are 21% deadlier than in Cyprus.

Cyprus: 3.9 per 100k (2021) · Palestine: 4.7 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Palestine is on average 0.7 °C warmer than Cyprus.

Cyprus: 20.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Palestine: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Cyprus gets 19% more rain than Palestine.

Cyprus: 373 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Palestine: 313 mm (2016–2025 avg)