World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Palestine fits inside the median country 18 times.
Palestine: 6,025 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Palestine: 0 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 2,230 m above Palestine’s.
Palestine: 105 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 37% more people than Palestine.
Palestine: 5.41 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Palestine is 9.1 times as densely populated as the median country.
Palestine: 899 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Palestine are 1.5 cm taller than in the median country.
Palestine: 175.1 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Palestine and the median country are practically level.
Palestine: 161.3 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 11 years older than in Palestine.
Palestine: 19.8 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Palestine have 1.3 more children on average than in the median country.
Palestine: 3.25 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 3.9% in Palestine.
Palestine: 3.9% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Palestine and the median country are practically level.
Palestine: 0 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Palestine and the median country are practically level.
Palestine: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 2.6 times the size of Palestine’s.
Palestine: $17.2 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 4.2 times as much per person as Palestine.
Palestine: Int$5,000 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Palestine than in the median country (Gini 2 points higher).
Palestine: 36.4 (2023) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 24% in Palestine, versus 5.1% in the median country.
Palestine: 24.4% (2022) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Palestine: no data · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Palestine’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× the median country’s.
Palestine: 63% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 36% more on health per person than Palestine.
Palestine: $346 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 5.4 years longer than in Palestine.
Palestine: 69.2 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Palestine is 34% more likely to die before turning one than in the median country.
Palestine: 17 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Palestine has 29% more doctors per person than the median country.
Palestine: 2.2 per 1,000 (2018) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
33% of adults in Palestine are obese, versus 24% in the median country.
Palestine: 33.2% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
36% of adults in Palestine smoke, versus 19% in the median country.
Palestine: 35.5% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the median country rate their lives 1.14 points higher than in Palestine.
Palestine: 4.69 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Palestine: no data · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Palestine: no data · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Palestine: no data · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Palestine: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Palestine went to school 0.2 years longer than in the median country.
Palestine: 10.1 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 45% more tourists per resident than Palestine (2019).
Palestine: 0.24 (2019) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
87% of people in Palestine are online, versus 82% in the median country.
Palestine: 87% (2023) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Palestine and the median country are practically level.
Palestine: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
87% of people in Palestine live in cities, versus 64% in the median country.
Palestine: 87% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Palestine 77.
Palestine: 77 (2023) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Palestine: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Palestine: no data · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of the median country, but only 1.7% of Palestine.
Palestine: 1.7% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 3.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Palestine.
Palestine: 0.9 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
39% of Palestine’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in the median country.
Palestine: 39.4% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Palestine carries 40% more fine dust than in the median country.
Palestine: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.6 times as likely to be murdered in the median country as in Palestine.
Palestine: 0.6 per 100k (2022) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 2.6 times as deadly as in Palestine.
Palestine: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The median country is on average 1.9 °C warmer than Palestine.
Palestine: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 3.2 times as much rain as Palestine.
Palestine: 313 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Palestine bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. Palestine fits inside the median country 18 times.
Which has more people, Palestine or the median country?
The median country has 37% more people than Palestine (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Palestine or the median country?
People in the median country live 5.4 years longer than in Palestine. Life expectancy at birth is 69.2 years in Palestine and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Palestine or the median country?
Men in Palestine are 1.5 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
