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Israel vs Palestinian Territories
How Israel and Palestinian Territories compare on 28 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, Israel was higher: 82.4 years against 65.2 years
- GDP per person · In 2025, Israel was higher: $42,600 against $2,302
- Population · In 2023, Israel was higher: 9.26 million people against 5.41 million people
- Electoral democracy · In 1948, Israel was higher: 0.29 of 1 against 0.08 of 1
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023Palestinian Territories: 65.2 years in 2023
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023Palestinian Territories: 5.41 million people in 2023
- GDP per personIsrael: $42,600 in 2025Palestinian Territories: $2,302 in 2025
- TemperatureIsrael: 21.4 °C in 2025Palestinian Territories: 21.2 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023Palestinian Territories: 65.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Palestinian Territories: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Palestinian Territories: 14.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIsrael: 99.5% in 2022Palestinian Territories: 80.3% in 2022
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017Palestinian Territories: 4.67% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Palestinian Territories: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023Palestinian Territories: 5.41 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023Palestinian Territories: 1.52% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023Palestinian Territories: 3.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025Palestinian Territories: 87.4% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023Palestinian Territories: 19.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023Palestinian Territories: 3.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Palestinian Territories: -4.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020Palestinian Territories: 0 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020Palestinian Territories: 0% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025Palestinian Territories: 2 million TIV in 2023
Climate
Technology and environment
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, WHO/UNICEF, IHME, World Bank, UNESCO, V-Dem, UCDP, IISS, SIPRI, ERA5, CMIP6, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time