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How big is Israel compared to the State of Palestine?
How big is Israel compared to the State of Palestine? Compare cited land area and population, see real outlines at a shared area scale, and inspect calculated population density.
Israel has 3.59× the land area of State of Palestine. Israel has 1.87× the listed population of State of Palestine. Density is calculated from the cited figures.
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Land area, population and calculated density
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- Israel21,640 km²
- State of Palestine6,025 km²
- Israel10,122,800
- State of Palestine5,413,596
- Israel468 people/km²
- State of Palestine899 people/km²
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| Measure | Israel | State of Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Land area | 21,640 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023 | 6,025 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023 |
| Population | 10,122,800 peopleWorld Bank — Population, total · 2025 | 5,413,596 peopleWorld Bank — Population, total · 2025 |
| Calculated density | 468 people/km²Calculated from the values above | 899 people/km²Calculated from the values above |
Density is calculated as population ÷ land area converted to km². Source years are shown separately; the calculation may combine different years.
Calculated from the cited values
Land area, population and density differences
The land-area gap is about 0.94 × Hawaii's land area (15,615 km², calculated).
Israel has 1.87× the listed population of State of Palestine.
State of Palestine has 1.92× the calculated population density of Israel.
Land area is shown in km² in the charts so the bars use the same unit.
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