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Israel

State of Israel

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

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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.

Total area

22,070 km²

148th of 205

2023

Coastline

273 km

128th of 213

2026 edition

Highest point

2,236 m

112th of 213

2026 edition

Forest cover

6.5%

170th of 207

2023

Population

10.1 million

95th of 210

2025

Population density

468 per km²

24th of 209

2025

Height of men

176 cm

57th of 196

2019

Height of women

162.2 cm

70th of 196

2019

Median age

29.2 years

118th of 213

2023

Fertility rate

2.87 children per woman

58th of 210

2024

Aged 65 and over

12.7%

76th of 210

2025

Economy size (GDP)

$611 billion

26th of 207

2025

GDP per person (PPP)

Int$59,717

39th of 198

2025

Income inequality (Gini)

38.3

52nd of 155

2022

Unemployment

3.5%

130th of 186

2025

Health spending per person

$3,928

21st of 193

2023

Military spending

8.8%

2nd of 158

2024

Life expectancy

83.2 years

17th of 210

2024

Infant mortality

2.7 per 1,000

173rd of 194

2024

Doctors

3.8 per 1,000

36th of 190

2023

Adult obesity

23.3%

103rd of 195

2024

Smoking

21.2%

72nd of 166

2024

Life satisfaction

7.19

8th of 163

2025

Alcohol consumption

4.2 litres

102nd of 195

2023

Meat supply

108.7 kg

13th of 189

2023

Daily calories

3,754 kcal

7th of 189

2023

Working hours

1,890 hours

75th of 130

2023

Years of schooling

13.5 years

8th of 193

2023

Internet users

88%

74th of 208

2024

Access to electricity

100%

1st of 209

2024

Urban population

92%

25th of 210

2025

Mobile subscriptions

177

11th of 208

2024

CO₂ per person

5.6 t

51st of 203

2024

Renewable electricity

16.9%

136th of 201

2025

Air pollution (PM2.5)

20.4 µg/m³

82nd of 213

2024

Homicide rate

1.6 per 100k

94th of 160

2022

Road deaths

4.2 per 100k

173rd of 193

2021

Average temperature

21.1°C

106th of 187

2016–2025 avg

Rainfall

205 mm

169th of 187

2016–2025 avg

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

5.9

21st of 160

2025

Railway network

1,720 km

75th of 133

2021

Air passengers per resident

0.73

51st of 165

2023

Tourists per resident

0.1

125th of 179

2024

Official languages

31st of 213

2026

Price level (US = 100)

101%

7th of 198

2025

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.