Country profile
Palestine
Palestine ranks #122 of 215 for population, #162 of 209 for gdp per capita, #159 of 216 for life expectancy, across 23 open-data indicators.
People
Population
5,289,152
people · 2024
Rank #122 of 215
Life expectancy
69.2
years · 2024
Rank #159 of 216
Poverty headcount
2.1%
% of population · 2023
Rank #101 of 186
Under-5 mortality
37.9
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #63 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
87.2%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #71 of 232
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
93,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #172 of 203
GDP per capita
$2,592
current US$ · 2024
Rank #162 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
53.7
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #7 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
211
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #34 of 210
Forest area
1.68%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #238 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
26.4
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #93 of 248
Protected areas
10%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #146 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.87
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #159 of 210
Fertilizer use
73.9
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #89 of 194
Pesticide use
11.9
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #28 of 193
Cereal yield
2.52
tonnes per hectare · 2022
Rank #106 of 182
Digital
Internet users
86.6%
% of population · 2023
Rank #81 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
8.16
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #153 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
76.7
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #215 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #128 of 215
Renewable electricity output
24.5%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #140 of 257
Energy use per person
4,393
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #153 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.08
index (0-1) · 1948
Rank #168 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Palestine; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield