Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Cyprus is 54% bigger than Palestine
Cyprus: 9,250 km² (2024) · Palestine: 6,025 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 65% of Palestine, versus 14% of Cyprus
Cyprus: 13.6% (2024) · Palestine: 64.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Palestine are 2.3 cm taller than in Cyprus
Cyprus: 172.8 cm (2019) · Palestine: 175.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Palestine and Cyprus are practically level
Cyprus: 160.6 cm (2019) · Palestine: 161.3 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Cyprus: 35.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Palestine: no data
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Cyprus has produced 7.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Palestine none
Cyprus: 7.3 (2026) · Palestine: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Cyprus has 2 official languages, Palestine 1
Cyprus: 2 (2026) · Palestine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
2.1% of people in Palestine live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Cyprus
Cyprus: 0% (2023) · Palestine: 2.1% (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% (2025) · Palestine: no data
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Cyprus: 23.9% (2024) · Palestine: no data
How expensive is it?
Cyprus’ price level (US = 100) is 1× Palestine’s
Cyprus: 65% (2025) · Palestine: 63% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Cyprus live 13 years longer than in Palestine
Cyprus: 81.8 years (2024) · Palestine: 69.2 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Cyprus has 65% more hospital beds per person than Palestine
Cyprus: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Palestine: 1.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Cyprus is 2.5 times that in Palestine
Cyprus: 3.8 per 100k (2023) · Palestine: 1.5 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Palestine has 3 more World Heritage sites than Cyprus (6 against 3)
Cyprus: 3 (2026) · Palestine: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Cyprus has won 2 Olympic medals, Palestine none
Cyprus: 2 (2026 edition) · Palestine: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Cyprus are online, versus 87% in Palestine
Cyprus: 90% (2024) · Palestine: 87% (2023)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Palestine is 5% faster than in Cyprus
Cyprus: 249 Mbps (2026) · Palestine: 261 Mbps (2026)
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
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 19% of Cyprus, but only 1.8% of Palestine
Cyprus: 18.6% (2024) · Palestine: 1.8% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 Cyprus are 39% deadlier than in Palestine
Cyprus: 5.7 per 100k (2023) · Palestine: 4.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Cyprus bigger than Palestine?
Cyprus is larger. Cyprus is 54% bigger than Palestine.
Which has more people, Cyprus or Palestine?
Palestine has 3.9 times as many people as Cyprus (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Cyprus or Palestine?
People in Cyprus live 13 years longer than in Palestine. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Cyprus and 69.2 in Palestine.
Are people taller in Cyprus or Palestine?
Men in Palestine are 2.3 cm taller than in Cyprus (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
