Israel vs Türkiye
Israel vs Türkiye: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 6.8% in Israel and 29.5% in Türkiye, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 22.6 percentage points, or 4.31 times that in Israel.
% of land · FAO
What the numbers say
- Türkiye has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Israel ranked 173 and Türkiye ranked 113 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Israel | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.8 | 29.5 | – |
| 2023 | 6.7 | 29.3 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 6.7 | 29.2 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 6.6 | 29 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 6.5 | 28.9 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 6.7 | 28.7 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 6.9 | 28.6 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 7.2 | 28.4 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 7.4 | 28.3 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 7.6 | 28.1 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 7.5 | 28 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 7.4 | 27.8 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 7.3 | 27.7 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 7.2 | 27.5 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 7.1 | 27.4 | 32 |
| 2009 | 7.1 | 27.3 | 32 |
| 2008 | 7.1 | 27.2 | 32 |
| 2007 | 7.1 | 27 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 7.1 | 26.9 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 7.1 | 26.8 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 7.1 | 26.7 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 7.1 | 26.5 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 7.1 | 26.4 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 7.1 | 26.3 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 7.1 | 26.2 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 7 | 26.1 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 6.9 | 26.1 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 6.8 | 26 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 6.7 | 26 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 6.6 | 25.9 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 6.5 | 25.9 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 6.4 | 25.9 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 6.3 | 25.8 | 33 |
| 1991 | 6.2 | 25.8 | – |
| 1990 | 6.1 | 25.7 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Israel vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIsrael: 7.81% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIsrael: $43.7B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personIsrael: $5,108 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIsrael: 17.8% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerIsrael: 0.38% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIsrael: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025