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Japan vs Palestine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Japan has a population of 124M (ranked 12/197), compared with 5.29M in Palestine (ranked 123/197). Japan's land area is 140,761 sq mi versus 2,326 sq mi for Palestine (ranked 61st vs. 164th).

By GDP, Japan ranks 4/197 ($4.03T) and Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B). By GDP per capita, Japan ranks 37/197 ($32,476), while Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592).

Main facts and rankings

Japan Palestine
Population
123324642
5459557
Population rank 12/197 122/197
GDP
$4.03T
2024
$13.7B
2024
GDP rank 4/197 146/197
GDP per capita
$32,476
2024
$2,592
2024
GDP per capita rank 37/197 147/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$51,685
2024
$4,371
2024
Government debt
$9.53T
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
234.9%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$76,857
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 3/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$23,719
2025
$7,705
2025
Land area
140,761 sq mi
2025
2,326 sq mi
2025
Population density
881 ppl/mi²
2024
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
3.31
2023
Median age
50.4 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
85 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Japan and Palestine: Comparison Charts

Japan and Palestine economies compared

GDP
Japan

Palestine
Year GDP
Japan Palestine
1960 $47,419,238,274 -
1961 $57,266,758,180 -
1962 $64,987,857,542 -
1963 $74,379,284,603 -
1964 $87,490,590,818 -
1965 $97,338,107,606 -
1966 $113,046,784,179 -
1967 $132,475,614,227 -
1968 $156,897,496,759 -
1969 $184,298,841,305 -
1970 $217,223,652,719 -
1971 $245,364,056,622 -
1972 $324,933,841,269 -
1973 $441,460,582,536 -
1974 $490,035,789,970 -
1975 $532,861,438,885 -
1976 $598,883,902,156 -
1977 $737,069,290,928 -
1978 $1,035,611,588,217 -
1979 $1,077,910,077,676 -
1980 $1,129,377,244,854 -
1981 $1,245,221,410,764 -
1982 $1,158,731,426,906 -
1983 $1,270,859,919,743 -
1984 $1,345,824,500,837 -
1985 $1,427,019,759,717 -
1986 $2,120,083,812,110 -
1987 $2,580,748,422,781 -
1988 $3,125,724,434,401 -
1989 $3,109,455,047,824 -
1990 $3,185,904,656,664 -
1991 $3,648,065,760,649 -
1992 $3,980,702,922,118 -
1993 $4,536,940,479,038 -
1994 $4,998,797,547,741 $2,843,300,000
1995 $5,545,563,663,890 $3,282,800,000
1996 $4,923,391,533,852 $3,409,600,000
1997 $4,492,448,605,639 $3,759,800,000
1998 $4,098,362,709,531 $4,067,800,000
1999 $4,635,982,224,064 $4,271,200,000
2000 $4,968,359,075,957 $4,313,600,000
2001 $4,374,711,694,091 $4,003,700,000
2002 $4,182,846,045,874 $3,555,800,000
2003 $4,519,561,645,254 $3,968,000,000
2004 $4,893,116,005,657 $4,603,100,000
2005 $4,831,467,035,390 $5,125,700,000
2006 $4,601,663,122,650 $5,348,300,000
2007 $4,579,750,920,355 $5,815,700,000
2008 $5,106,679,115,127 $7,310,400,000
2009 $5,289,493,117,994 $8,085,700,000
2010 $5,759,071,769,013 $9,681,500,000
2011 $6,233,147,172,341 $11,186,100,000
2012 $6,272,362,996,105 $12,208,400,000
2013 $5,212,328,181,166 $13,515,500,000
2014 $4,896,994,405,353 $13,989,700,000
2015 $4,444,930,651,964 $13,972,400,000
2016 $5,003,677,627,544 $15,405,400,000
2017 $4,930,837,369,151 $16,128,000,000
2018 $5,040,880,939,325 $16,276,600,000
2019 $5,117,993,853,017 $17,133,500,000
2020 $5,054,068,005,376 $15,531,700,000
2021 $5,039,148,168,861 $18,109,000,000
2022 $4,262,463,317,797 $19,165,500,000
2023 $4,213,167,237,906 $17,847,900,000
2024 $4,026,210,821,147 $13,711,100,000

Japan and Palestine economies compared

GDP per capita
Japan

Palestine
Year GDP per capita
Japan Palestine
1960 $509 -
1961 $609 -
1962 $685 -
1963 $776 -
1964 $903 -
1965 $994 -
1966 $1,144 -
1967 $1,326 -
1968 $1,553 -
1969 $1,803 -
1970 $2,101 -
1971 $2,321 -
1972 $3,031 -
1973 $4,061 -
1974 $4,448 -
1975 $4,776 -
1976 $5,310 -
1977 $6,473 -
1978 $9,012 -
1979 $9,301 -
1980 $9,669 -
1981 $10,583 -
1982 $9,780 -
1983 $10,652 -
1984 $11,207 -
1985 $11,809 -
1986 $17,452 -
1987 $21,142 -
1988 $25,500 -
1989 $25,266 -
1990 $25,801 -
1991 $29,428 -
1992 $31,993 -
1993 $36,345 -
1994 $39,934 $1,202
1995 $44,198 $1,327
1996 $39,150 $1,317
1997 $35,638 $1,389
1998 $32,424 $1,465
1999 $36,610 $1,499
2000 $39,169 $1,476
2001 $34,406 $1,336
2002 $32,821 $1,156
2003 $35,387 $1,258
2004 $38,299 $1,422
2005 $37,813 $1,544
2006 $35,992 $1,570
2007 $35,779 $1,664
2008 $39,876 $2,035
2009 $41,309 $2,192
2010 $44,968 $2,557
2011 $48,760 $2,881
2012 $49,145 $3,067
2013 $40,899 $3,315
2014 $38,475 $3,352
2015 $34,961 $3,272
2016 $39,375 $3,528
2017 $38,834 $3,620
2018 $39,751 $3,562
2019 $40,416 $3,657
2020 $40,029 $3,234
2021 $40,095 $3,679
2022 $34,066 $3,800
2023 $33,836 $3,455
2024 $32,476 $2,592

Japan vs. Palestine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Japan

Palestine
Year Life expectancy, years
Japan Palestine
1950 59.3 45.7
1951 61 46
1952 63 46.3
1953 63.3 46.6
1954 64.5 46.9
1955 65.7 47.2
1956 65.6 47.6
1957 65.4 48
1958 67 48.4
1959 67.5 48.8
1960 67.7 49.3
1961 68.4 49.8
1962 68.7 50.4
1963 69.7 51
1964 70.2 51.6
1965 70.3 52.2
1966 71.1 52.8
1967 71.4 50.9
1968 71.7 54.1
1969 71.9 54.7
1970 72 55.4
1971 72.8 56
1972 73.3 56.7
1973 73.4 57.6
1974 73.8 58
1975 74.4 58.7
1976 74.8 59.4
1977 75.3 60.1
1978 75.7 60.8
1979 76.2 61.5
1980 76.1 62.2
1981 76.6 62.8
1982 77.1 63.5
1983 77.1 64.1
1984 77.5 64.7
1985 77.8 65.3
1986 78.2 65.7
1987 78.6 66.3
1988 78.5 66.7
1989 79 67.1
1990 79 67.8
1991 79.3 68.2
1992 79.3 68.5
1993 79.4 68.8
1994 79.8 69.3
1995 79.7 69.6
1996 80.4 70
1997 80.6 70.3
1998 80.6 70.6
1999 80.6 70.8
2000 81.2 70.3
2001 81.5 69.8
2002 81.8 70.9
2003 81.9 71
2004 82.1 71.1
2005 82 72
2006 82.4 71.8
2007 82.5 72.1
2008 82.6 72.2
2009 83 72.3
2010 82.9 73.3
2011 82.7 73.6
2012 83.2 73.7
2013 83.4 74.1
2014 83.6 72.8
2015 83.9 74.6
2016 84.1 74.9
2017 84.2 75.2
2018 84.3 75.4
2019 84.4 75.8
2020 84.7 75
2021 84.6 73.9
2022 84.1 76.7
2023 84.7 65.2
2024 84.9 69.2
2025 85 73.1

Japan and Palestine population clocks and comparison

Population
Japan

Palestine
Year Population
Japan Palestine
1960 93,216,000 -
1961 94,055,000 -
1962 94,933,000 -
1963 95,900,000 -
1964 96,903,000 -
1965 97,952,000 -
1966 98,851,000 -
1967 99,879,000 -
1968 101,011,000 -
1969 102,219,000 -
1970 103,403,000 -
1971 105,697,000 -
1972 107,188,000 -
1973 108,707,000 -
1974 110,162,000 -
1975 111,573,000 -
1976 112,775,000 -
1977 113,872,000 -
1978 114,913,000 -
1979 115,890,000 -
1980 116,807,000 -
1981 117,661,000 -
1982 118,480,000 -
1983 119,307,000 -
1984 120,083,000 -
1985 120,837,000 -
1986 121,482,000 -
1987 122,069,000 -
1988 122,578,000 -
1989 123,069,000 -
1990 123,478,000 1,978,248
1991 123,964,000 2,068,845
1992 124,425,000 2,163,591
1993 124,829,000 2,262,676
1994 125,178,000 2,366,298
1995 125,472,000 2,474,666
1996 125,757,000 2,587,997
1997 126,057,000 2,706,518
1998 126,400,000 2,776,568
1999 126,631,000 2,848,431
2000 126,843,000 2,922,153
2001 127,149,000 2,997,784
2002 127,445,000 3,075,373
2003 127,718,000 3,154,969
2004 127,761,000 3,236,626
2005 127,773,000 3,320,396
2006 127,854,000 3,406,334
2007 128,001,000 3,494,496
2008 128,063,000 3,591,977
2009 128,047,000 3,689,099
2010 128,070,000 3,786,161
2011 127,833,000 3,882,986
2012 127,629,000 3,979,998
2013 127,445,000 4,076,708
2014 127,276,000 4,173,398
2015 127,141,000 4,270,092
2016 127,076,000 4,367,088
2017 126,972,000 4,454,805
2018 126,811,000 4,569,087
2019 126,633,000 4,685,306
2020 126,261,000 4,803,269
2021 125,681,593 4,922,749
2022 125,124,989 5,043,612
2023 124,516,650 5,165,775
2024 123,975,371 5,289,152

Fertility rates in Japan and Palestine

Fertility rate
Japan

Palestine
Year Fertility rate
Japan Palestine
1960 2 -
1961 1.96 -
1962 1.98 -
1963 2 -
1964 2.05 -
1965 2.14 -
1966 1.58 -
1967 2.23 -
1968 2.13 -
1969 2.13 -
1970 2.13 -
1971 2.16 -
1972 2.14 -
1973 2.14 -
1974 2.05 -
1975 1.91 -
1976 1.85 -
1977 1.8 -
1978 1.79 -
1979 1.77 -
1980 1.75 -
1981 1.74 -
1982 1.77 -
1983 1.8 -
1984 1.81 -
1985 1.76 -
1986 1.72 -
1987 1.69 -
1988 1.66 -
1989 1.57 -
1990 1.54 6.81
1991 1.53 6.75
1992 1.5 6.65
1993 1.46 6.5
1994 1.5 6.33
1995 1.42 6.16
1996 1.43 5.99
1997 1.39 5.82
1998 1.38 5.69
1999 1.34 5.58
2000 1.36 5.46
2001 1.33 5.34
2002 1.32 5.22
2003 1.29 5.06
2004 1.29 4.97
2005 1.26 4.87
2006 1.32 4.74
2007 1.34 4.63
2008 1.37 4.51
2009 1.37 4.44
2010 1.39 4.43
2011 1.39 4.31
2012 1.41 4.15
2013 1.43 4.05
2014 1.42 4
2015 1.45 3.98
2016 1.44 3.89
2017 1.43 3.77
2018 1.42 3.67
2019 1.36 3.59
2020 1.33 3.51
2021 1.3 3.44
2022 1.26 3.38
2023 1.2 3.31

Japan and Palestine demographics compared

Median age
Japan

Palestine
Year Median age, years
Japan Palestine
1960 25.8 -
1961 26.2 -
1962 26.5 -
1963 26.9 -
1964 27.2 -
1965 27.6 -
1966 28 -
1967 28.4 -
1968 28.6 -
1969 28.9 -
1970 29.2 -
1971 29.6 -
1972 29.9 -
1973 30.2 -
1974 30.4 -
1975 30.6 -
1976 30.9 -
1977 31.5 -
1978 32 -
1979 32.4 -
1980 32.8 -
1981 33.1 -
1982 33.7 -
1983 34.3 -
1984 34.9 -
1985 35.4 -
1986 35.9 -
1987 36.3 -
1988 36.8 -
1989 37.2 -
1990 37.7 15.4
1991 38.2 15.4
1992 38.7 15.4
1993 39.2 15.5
1994 39.6 15.5
1995 40 15.6
1996 40.3 15.7
1997 40.7 15.8
1998 41 15.9
1999 41.4 16
2000 41.8 16.2
2001 42.1 16.3
2002 42.5 16.5
2003 42.8 16.7
2004 43.2 16.9
2005 43.6 17.1
2006 43.9 17.4
2007 44.2 17.6
2008 44.6 17.9
2009 44.9 18.1
2010 45.2 18.4
2011 45.5 18.6
2012 45.8 18.9
2013 46.2 19.1
2014 46.6 19.4
2015 47 19.6
2016 47.3 19.8
2017 47.6 19.9
2018 48 20
2019 48.3 20.2
2020 48.7 20.3
2021 49.1 20.4
2022 49.5 20.6
2023 50 20.8
2024 50.4 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Japan Palestine
GNI, Atlas method
$4.47T
2024
$16.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.6%
2025
20%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.24%
2022
5.43%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.2%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
261,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.85%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
2.5%
2024
31.4%
2024
Services, % of GDP
69.8%
2023
58.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
28.6%
2023
17.4%
2022
Economic freedom index
70.2
2025
30
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.9%
2020
27.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.4%
2020
2.5%
2023
Number of millionaires
2,827,956
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
2.72%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
42
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
3,971
2024
48
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$6.31T
2024
$4.08B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.23T
2024
$1.33B
2024
Personal remittances received
$4.64B
2024
$736M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,115,799
2020
93,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.43%
2020
9.43%
2018
Banked people share
98.5%
2024
39.6%
2024

Energy

Japan Palestine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,039 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.4
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
945 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
7.59 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.8%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
8.8%
2021
15.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
10.8%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
87.3%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
7,655 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
21.1%
2021
24.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
8.48%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
8.38%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Japan Palestine
% of world population
1.52%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+153,357
2024
-23,145
2024
Urban population
92.1%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
88.6
2025
36.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
71
2024
18
2025
Higher education index
98
2025
48
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.23
2022
1.41
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.6
2019
5.3
2016
Visa free countries
173
2025
49
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2002
97.9%
2024
English speaking
15%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
87%
2023
86.6%
2023

Health

Japan Palestine
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,889
2022
$351
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$427
2022
$117.6
2022
Life expectancy
85 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
13.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.61
2020
2.17
2018
Age at first childbirth
30.7 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
26.3
2023
Obesity rate
5.57%
2022
38.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
15.5%
2024
Air quality index
78
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.38 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Japan Palestine
% of world land
0.24%
2025
0.004%
2025
Land area per capita
1,135 sq mi
2024
440 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
17,788 sq mi
2025
1,510 sq mi
2025
Forest area
96,275 sq mi
2025
39.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
757,310 mi
2021
n/a

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