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Palestine vs United Kingdom statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Palestine has a population of 5.29M (ranked 123/197), compared with 69.2M in The United Kingdom (ranked 21/197). Palestine's land area is 2,326 sq mi versus 93,410 sq mi for The United Kingdom (ranked 164th vs. 78th).

By GDP, Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B) and The United Kingdom ranks 6/197 ($3.64T). By GDP per capita, Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592), while The United Kingdom ranks 23/197 ($52,637).

Main facts and rankings

Palestine United Kingdom
Population
5459557
69945462
Population rank 122/197 22/197
GDP
$13.7B
2024
$3.64T
2024
GDP rank 146/197 6/197
GDP per capita
$2,592
2024
$52,637
2024
GDP per capita rank 147/197 23/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,371
2024
$60,620
2024
Government debt n/a
$3.69T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
103.9%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$53,283
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 7/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,705
2025
$40,805
2025
Land area
2,326 sq mi
2025
93,410 sq mi
2025
Population density
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
741 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.31
2023
1.56
2023
Median age
20.9 years
2024
41 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
81.6 years
2025

Palestine and United Kingdom: Comparison Charts

Palestine and United Kingdom economies compared

GDP
Palestine

United Kingdom
Year GDP
Palestine United Kingdom
1960 - $73,233,967,692
1961 - $77,741,965,703
1962 - $81,247,564,157
1963 - $86,561,961,812
1964 - $94,407,558,351
1965 - $101,824,755,079
1966 - $108,572,752,102
1967 - $113,116,888,211
1968 - $107,759,910,068
1969 - $116,464,702,803
1970 - $130,671,946,244
1971 - $148,113,896,325
1972 - $169,965,034,965
1973 - $192,537,971,583
1974 - $206,131,369,799
1975 - $241,756,637,168
1976 - $232,614,555,256
1977 - $263,066,457,352
1978 - $335,883,029,722
1979 - $438,994,070,309
1980 - $564,947,710,899
1981 - $540,765,675,241
1982 - $515,048,916,841
1983 - $489,618,008,186
1984 - $461,487,097,632
1985 - $489,285,164,271
1986 - $601,452,653,181
1987 - $745,162,608,269
1988 - $910,122,732,124
1989 - $926,884,816,754
1990 - $1,093,169,389,205
1991 - $1,142,797,178,131
1992 - $1,179,659,529,660
1993 - $1,061,388,722,256
1994 $2,843,300,000 $1,140,489,745,944
1995 $3,282,800,000 $1,344,240,176,740
1996 $3,409,600,000 $1,419,645,865,835
1997 $3,759,800,000 $1,560,911,918,795
1998 $4,067,800,000 $1,653,694,932,097
1999 $4,271,200,000 $1,687,830,448,148
2000 $4,313,600,000 $1,665,534,876,683
2001 $4,003,700,000 $1,649,827,263,567
2002 $3,555,800,000 $1,785,729,916,067
2003 $3,968,000,000 $2,054,422,857,143
2004 $4,603,100,000 $2,421,525,082,387
2005 $5,125,700,000 $2,543,180,000,000
2006 $5,348,300,000 $2,708,441,582,337
2007 $5,815,700,000 $3,090,510,204,082
2008 $7,310,400,000 $2,929,411,764,706
2009 $8,085,700,000 $2,412,840,006,232
2010 $9,681,500,000 $2,485,482,596,185
2011 $11,186,100,000 $2,663,805,834,828
2012 $12,208,400,000 $2,707,089,726,615
2013 $13,515,500,000 $2,784,853,502,534
2014 $13,989,700,000 $3,064,708,247,921
2015 $13,972,400,000 $2,927,911,140,917
2016 $15,405,400,000 $2,689,106,566,900
2017 $16,128,000,000 $2,680,148,052,335
2018 $16,276,600,000 $2,871,340,347,582
2019 $17,133,500,000 $2,851,407,164,908
2020 $15,531,700,000 $2,696,778,386,608
2021 $18,109,000,000 $3,143,323,050,707
2022 $19,165,500,000 $3,114,042,471,144
2023 $17,847,900,000 $3,369,861,888,973
2024 $13,711,100,000 $3,643,834,188,783

Palestine and United Kingdom economies compared

GDP per capita
Palestine

United Kingdom
Year GDP per capita
Palestine United Kingdom
1960 - $1,398
1961 - $1,472
1962 - $1,526
1963 - $1,613
1964 - $1,748
1965 - $1,874
1966 - $1,987
1967 - $2,059
1968 - $1,952
1969 - $2,101
1970 - $2,348
1971 - $2,650
1972 - $3,030
1973 - $3,426
1974 - $3,666
1975 - $4,300
1976 - $4,138
1977 - $4,681
1978 - $5,977
1979 - $7,805
1980 - $10,032
1981 - $9,599
1982 - $9,146
1983 - $8,692
1984 - $8,179
1985 - $8,652
1986 - $10,611
1987 - $13,119
1988 - $15,987
1989 - $16,239
1990 - $19,095
1991 - $19,901
1992 - $20,487
1993 - $18,389
1994 $1,202 $19,709
1995 $1,327 $23,169
1996 $1,317 $24,406
1997 $1,389 $26,766
1998 $1,465 $28,275
1999 $1,499 $28,762
2000 $1,476 $28,281
2001 $1,336 $27,907
2002 $1,156 $30,078
2003 $1,258 $34,443
2004 $1,422 $40,367
2005 $1,544 $42,105
2006 $1,570 $44,512
2007 $1,664 $50,398
2008 $2,035 $47,396
2009 $2,192 $38,744
2010 $2,557 $39,599
2011 $2,881 $42,110
2012 $3,067 $42,490
2013 $3,315 $43,419
2014 $3,352 $47,427
2015 $3,272 $44,984
2016 $3,528 $40,988
2017 $3,620 $40,629
2018 $3,562 $43,315
2019 $3,657 $42,794
2020 $3,234 $40,405
2021 $3,679 $46,926
2022 $3,800 $46,063
2023 $3,455 $49,201
2024 $2,592 $52,637

Palestine vs. United Kingdom life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palestine

United Kingdom
Year Life expectancy, years
Palestine United Kingdom
1950 45.7 68.6
1951 46 68.2
1952 46.3 69.5
1953 46.6 69.8
1954 46.9 70.2
1955 47.2 70.1
1956 47.6 70.4
1957 48 70.5
1958 48.4 70.7
1959 48.8 70.8
1960 49.3 71
1961 49.8 70.8
1962 50.4 70.9
1963 51 70.8
1964 51.6 71.5
1965 52.2 71.5
1966 52.8 71.4
1967 50.9 72.1
1968 54.1 71.7
1969 54.7 71.7
1970 55.4 71.9
1971 56 72.2
1972 56.7 72
1973 57.6 72.2
1974 58 72.4
1975 58.7 72.7
1976 59.4 72.6
1977 60.1 73.1
1978 60.8 73
1979 61.5 73.2
1980 62.2 73.6
1981 62.8 73.9
1982 63.5 74
1983 64.1 74.3
1984 64.7 74.7
1985 65.3 74.5
1986 65.7 74.8
1987 66.3 75.1
1988 66.7 75.3
1989 67.1 75.4
1990 67.8 75.7
1991 68.2 75.9
1992 68.5 76.3
1993 68.8 76.2
1994 69.3 76.7
1995 69.6 76.6
1996 70 76.9
1997 70.3 77.1
1998 70.6 77.3
1999 70.8 77.4
2000 70.3 77.8
2001 69.8 78.1
2002 70.9 78.2
2003 71 78.3
2004 71.1 78.9
2005 72 79.1
2006 71.8 79.3
2007 72.1 79.5
2008 72.2 79.7
2009 72.3 80.2
2010 73.3 80.4
2011 73.6 80.8
2012 73.7 80.9
2013 74.1 80.9
2014 72.8 81.2
2015 74.6 80.9
2016 74.9 81.1
2017 75.2 81.2
2018 75.4 81.1
2019 75.8 81.4
2020 75 80.4
2021 73.9 80.7
2022 76.7 81.1
2023 65.2 81.3
2024 69.2 81.4
2025 73.1 81.6

Palestine and United Kingdom population clocks and comparison

Population
Palestine

United Kingdom
Year Population
Palestine United Kingdom
1960 - 52,400,000
1961 - 52,800,000
1962 - 53,250,000
1963 - 53,650,000
1964 - 54,000,000
1965 - 54,348,050
1966 - 54,648,500
1967 - 54,943,600
1968 - 55,211,700
1969 - 55,441,750
1970 - 55,663,250
1971 - 55,896,223
1972 - 56,086,065
1973 - 56,194,527
1974 - 56,229,974
1975 - 56,225,800
1976 - 56,211,968
1977 - 56,193,492
1978 - 56,196,504
1979 - 56,246,951
1980 - 56,314,216
1981 - 56,333,829
1982 - 56,313,641
1983 - 56,332,848
1984 - 56,422,072
1985 - 56,550,268
1986 - 56,681,396
1987 - 56,802,050
1988 - 56,928,327
1989 - 57,076,711
1990 1,978,248 57,247,586
1991 2,068,845 57,424,897
1992 2,163,591 57,580,402
1993 2,262,676 57,718,614
1994 2,366,298 57,865,745
1995 2,474,666 58,019,030
1996 2,587,997 58,166,950
1997 2,706,518 58,316,954
1998 2,776,568 58,487,141
1999 2,848,431 58,682,466
2000 2,922,153 58,892,514
2001 2,997,784 59,119,673
2002 3,075,373 59,370,479
2003 3,154,969 59,647,577
2004 3,236,626 59,987,905
2005 3,320,396 60,401,206
2006 3,406,334 60,846,820
2007 3,494,496 61,322,463
2008 3,591,977 61,806,995
2009 3,689,099 62,276,270
2010 3,786,161 62,766,365
2011 3,882,986 63,258,810
2012 3,979,998 63,711,000
2013 4,076,708 64,139,000
2014 4,173,398 64,620,000
2015 4,270,092 65,088,000
2016 4,367,088 65,607,000
2017 4,454,805 65,966,000
2018 4,569,087 66,289,000
2019 4,685,306 66,631,000
2020 4,803,269 66,744,000
2021 4,922,749 66,984,000
2022 5,043,612 67,604,000
2023 5,165,775 68,492,000
2024 5,289,152 69,226,000

Fertility rates in Palestine and United Kingdom

Fertility rate
Palestine

United Kingdom
Year Fertility rate
Palestine United Kingdom
1960 - 2.69
1961 - 2.78
1962 - 2.86
1963 - 2.88
1964 - 2.93
1965 - 2.86
1966 - 2.78
1967 - 2.68
1968 - 2.6
1969 - 2.51
1970 - 2.44
1971 - 2.41
1972 - 2.2
1973 - 2.04
1974 - 1.92
1975 - 1.81
1976 - 1.74
1977 - 1.69
1978 - 1.75
1979 - 1.86
1980 - 1.9
1981 - 1.82
1982 - 1.78
1983 - 1.77
1984 - 1.77
1985 - 1.79
1986 - 1.78
1987 - 1.81
1988 - 1.82
1989 - 1.79
1990 6.81 1.83
1991 6.75 1.82
1992 6.65 1.79
1993 6.5 1.76
1994 6.33 1.74
1995 6.16 1.71
1996 5.99 1.73
1997 5.82 1.72
1998 5.69 1.71
1999 5.58 1.68
2000 5.46 1.64
2001 5.34 1.63
2002 5.22 1.63
2003 5.06 1.7
2004 4.97 1.75
2005 4.87 1.76
2006 4.74 1.82
2007 4.63 1.86
2008 4.51 1.91
2009 4.44 1.89
2010 4.43 1.92
2011 4.31 1.91
2012 4.15 1.92
2013 4.05 1.83
2014 4 1.81
2015 3.98 1.8
2016 3.89 1.79
2017 3.77 1.74
2018 3.67 1.68
2019 3.59 1.63
2020 3.51 1.57
2021 3.44 1.58
2022 3.38 1.56
2023 3.31 1.56

Palestine and United Kingdom demographics compared

Median age
Palestine

United Kingdom
Year Median age, years
Palestine United Kingdom
1960 - 35.5
1961 - 35.4
1962 - 35.3
1963 - 35.3
1964 - 35.2
1965 - 35.1
1966 - 34.9
1967 - 34.8
1968 - 34.6
1969 - 34.4
1970 - 34.2
1971 - 34.1
1972 - 34
1973 - 34
1974 - 34
1975 - 34
1976 - 34
1977 - 34.1
1978 - 34.2
1979 - 34.3
1980 - 34.4
1981 - 34.5
1982 - 34.8
1983 - 35
1984 - 35.2
1985 - 35.3
1986 - 35.4
1987 - 35.4
1988 - 35.7
1989 - 35.9
1990 15.4 36
1991 15.4 36.1
1992 15.4 36.2
1993 15.5 36.3
1994 15.5 36.5
1995 15.6 36.6
1996 15.7 36.8
1997 15.8 37
1998 15.9 37.2
1999 16 37.4
2000 16.2 37.7
2001 16.3 37.9
2002 16.5 38.1
2003 16.7 38.2
2004 16.9 38.4
2005 17.1 38.5
2006 17.4 38.6
2007 17.6 38.8
2008 17.9 38.9
2009 18.1 39
2010 18.4 39.2
2011 18.6 39.3
2012 18.9 39.5
2013 19.1 39.6
2014 19.4 39.7
2015 19.6 39.8
2016 19.8 39.8
2017 19.9 39.9
2018 20 40
2019 20.2 40.1
2020 20.3 40.2
2021 20.4 40.3
2022 20.6 40.5
2023 20.8 40.8
2024 20.9 41

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palestine United Kingdom
GNI, Atlas method
$16.3B
2024
$3.37T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20%
2025
43.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.43%
2021
4.96%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
153,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-4.42%
2025
Unemployment rate
31.4%
2024
4.36%
2024
Services, % of GDP
58.3%
2022
72.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2022
16.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
30
2025
69.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.1%
2023
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2023
3%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
3,061,553
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.75%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
55
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
48
2024
1,606
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.08B
2024
$3.1T
2022
Total reserves including gold
$1.33B
2024
$175B
2024
Personal remittances received
$736M
2024
$4.83B
2024
International tourist arrivals
93,000
2020
11,101,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
9.43%
2018
8.24%
1998
Banked people share
39.6%
2024
99.3%
2024

Energy

Palestine United Kingdom
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
2,128 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
302 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
4.41 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
75.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
15.4%
2022
12.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
13.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
44%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,208 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
24.5%
2021
40.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.51%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.8%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Palestine United Kingdom
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.85%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,145
2024
+417,114
2024
Urban population
77.9%
2024
84.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.85 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.38 ft
2025
Quality of life index
36.4
2025
90.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
18
2025
71
2024
Higher education index
48
2025
100
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.41
2022
1.15
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.3
2016
3.2
2019
Visa free countries
49
2025
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2024
99%
2003
English speaking
20%
2025
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
86.6%
2023
96.3%
2023

Health

Palestine United Kingdom
Government health expenditure per capita
$351
2022
$5,367
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$117.6
2022
$742
2023
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
81.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
13.9%
2022
0.01%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.17
2018
3.17
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
29 years
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
26.3
2023
4.5
2023
Obesity rate
38.5%
2022
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
15.5%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
45
2025
83
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
14.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
10.7 liters
2020

Territory

Palestine United Kingdom
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.16%
2025
Land area per capita
440 sq mi
2024
1,349 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,510 sq mi
2025
65,674 sq mi
2025
Forest area
39.2 sq mi
2025
12,415 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
263,542 mi
2020

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