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Western Asia · partially recognised

Palestine

State of Palestine

Capital
Ramallah
Languages
Arabic
Currency
Egyptian pound, Israeli new shekel, Jordanian dinar
People
5.41 million (2025)
Neighbours
3
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Palestine

  • 5th highest unemployment 24.4% · #5 of 186 · 2022
  • 11th highest population density 899 per km² · #11 of 209 · 2025
  • 13th lowest highest point 105 m · #13 of 213 · 2026 edition

Surprising facts about Palestine

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

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

Palestine among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where Palestine 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 Palestine 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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Countries sharing a land border. Tap one to compare. Equal-area map centred on Palestine.

Natural rivals

About the same size

About as many people