Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Palestine fits inside Israel 3.7 times
Israel: 22,070 km² (2024) · Palestine: 6,025 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Israel: 273 km (2026 edition) · Palestine: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Israel’s highest peak towers 2,131 m above Palestine’s
Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition) · Palestine: 105 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 65% of Palestine, versus 24% of Israel
Israel: 23.8% (2024) · Palestine: 64.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Israel has 87% more people than Palestine
Israel: 10.1 million (2025) · Palestine: 5.41 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Palestine is 92% more densely populated than Israel
Israel: 468 per km² (2025) · Palestine: 899 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Israel are 0.9 cm taller than in Palestine
Israel: 176 cm (2019) · Palestine: 175.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Israel are 0.9 cm taller than in Palestine
Israel: 162.2 cm (2019) · Palestine: 161.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Israel is 9.4 years older than in Palestine
Israel: 29.2 years (2023) · Palestine: 19.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Palestine have 0.4 more children on average than in Israel
Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024) · Palestine: 3.25 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 3.9% in Palestine
Israel: 12.7% (2025) · Palestine: 3.9% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Israel: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Palestine: no data
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Palestine none
Israel: 5.9 (2026) · Palestine: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Israel has 2 official languages, Palestine 1
Israel: 2 (2026) · Palestine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Israel’s economy is 36 times the size of Palestine’s
Israel: $611 billion (2025) · Palestine: $17.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Israel produces 12 times as much per person as Palestine
Israel: Int$59,717 (2025) · Palestine: Int$5,000 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Israel than in Palestine (Gini 1.9 points higher)
Israel: 38.3 (2022) · 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 0.4% in Israel
Israel: 0.4% (2022) · Palestine: 2.1% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 24% in Palestine, versus 3.5% in Israel
Israel: 3.5% (2025) · Palestine: 24.4% (2022)
How much goes to the military?
Israel: 7.8% (2025) · Palestine: no data
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Israel: 23.2% (2024) · Palestine: no data
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Palestine’s
Israel: 101% (2025) · Palestine: 63% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Israel spends 11 times as much on health per person as Palestine
Israel: $3,928 (2023) · Palestine: $346 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 14 years longer than in Palestine
Israel: 83.2 years (2024) · Palestine: 69.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Palestine is 6.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel
Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Palestine: 17 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Israel has 75% more doctors per person than Palestine
Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Palestine: 2.2 per 1,000 (2018)
How many hospital beds are there?
Israel has 2.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Palestine
Israel: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Palestine: 1.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Israel is 4.6 times that in Palestine
Israel: 6.9 per 100k (2023) · Palestine: 1.5 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
33% of adults in Palestine are obese, versus 23% in Israel
Israel: 23.3% (2024) · Palestine: 33.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
36% of adults in Palestine smoke, versus 21% in Israel
Israel: 21.2% (2024) · Palestine: 35.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 2.49 points higher than in Palestine
Israel: 7.19 (2025) · Palestine: 4.69 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Israel: 4.2 litres (2023) · Palestine: no data
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel: 108.7 kg (2023) · Palestine: no data
How much food is there per day?
Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023) · Palestine: no data
How long do people work?
Israel: 1,890 hours (2023) · Palestine: no data
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 3.4 years longer than in Palestine
Israel: 13.5 years (2023) · Palestine: 10.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Palestine welcomed 2.5 times as many tourists per resident as Israel (2019)
Israel: 0.1 (2024) · Palestine: 0.24 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Israel has 3 more World Heritage sites than Palestine (9 against 6)
Israel: 9 (2026) · Palestine: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Israel has won 20 Olympic medals, Palestine none
Israel: 20 (2026 edition) · Palestine: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Israel are online, versus 87% in Palestine
Israel: 88% (2024) · Palestine: 87% (2023)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Israel is 50% faster than in Palestine
Israel: 392 Mbps (2026) · Palestine: 261 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Israel and Palestine are practically level
Israel: 100% (2024) · Palestine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 87% in Palestine
Israel: 92% (2025) · Palestine: 87% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Palestine 77
Israel: 177 (2024) · Palestine: 77 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Israel: 1,720 km (2021) · Palestine: no data
How much do they fly?
Israel: 0.73 (2023) · Palestine: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 6.8% of Israel, but only 1.8% of Palestine
Israel: 6.8% (2024) · Palestine: 1.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Israel emits 6.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Palestine
Israel: 5.6 t (2024) · Palestine: 0.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
39% of Palestine’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel
Israel: 16.9% (2025) · Palestine: 39.4% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Palestine carries 14% more fine dust than in Israel
Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Palestine: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.6 times as likely to be murdered in Israel as in Palestine
Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022) · Palestine: 0.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Israel are 66% deadlier than in Palestine
Israel: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Palestine: 4.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Israel and Palestine are practically level
Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Palestine: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Palestine gets 53% more rain than Israel
Israel: 205 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 Israel bigger than Palestine?
Israel is larger. Palestine fits inside Israel 3.7 times.
Which has more people, Israel or Palestine?
Israel has 87% more people than Palestine (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Israel or Palestine?
People in Israel live 14 years longer than in Palestine. Life expectancy at birth is 83.2 years in Israel and 69.2 in Palestine.
Are people taller in Israel or Palestine?
Men in Israel are 0.9 cm taller than in Palestine (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
