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Western Asia · sovereign state

Israel

State of Israel

Capital
Jerusalem
Languages
Arabic, Hebrew
Currency
Israeli new shekel
People
10.1 million (2025)
Neighbours
5
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Israel

  • 3rd highest military spending 7.8% · #3 of 161 · 2025
  • 7th highest daily calories 3,754 kcal · #7 of 189 · 2023
  • 10th highest fixed broadband download speed 392 Mbps · #10 of 197 · 2026

Surprising facts about Israel

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among Israel’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

Israel among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where Israel sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like Israel across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

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Natural rivals

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