All countries · PSE
West Bank and Gaza
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Lower middle income
Reports 19 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old69.2years
Ranks 160 of 217 in 2024
7% below world median · 10% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old37.9per 1,000 live births
Ranks 152 of 196 in 2024
1.5× above world median · 1.9× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old16per 100,000 live births
Ranks 62 of 194 in 2023
66% below world median · 6% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2020 · 6 years old8.7% of under-5s
Ranks 7 of 26 in 2020
53% below world median · about the same Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 26 countries reporting in 2020 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old10.73% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
69% above world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old3.25births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
72% above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2024 · 2 years old97.9% of adults 15+
Ranks 5 of 29 in 2024
4% above world median · about the same Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 29 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2023 · 3 years old91.4% gross
Ranks 139 of 166 in 2023
9% below world median · 7% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 166 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Education spending
2021 · 5 years old5.43% of GDP
Ranks 40 of 168 in 2021
28% above world median · about the same Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 168 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old3,171current US$
Ranks 136 of 186 in 2025
60% below world median · 45% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old5,000international $
Ranks 153 of 185 in 2025
75% below world median · 74% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2023 · 3 years old2.1% of population
Ranks 39 of 57 in 2023
1.3× above world median · 62% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 57 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2023 · 3 years old36.4index, 0–100
Ranks 37 of 57 in 2023
7% above world median · 8% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 57 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2022 · 4 years old24.4% of labour force
Ranks 183 of 186 in 2022
3.6× above world median · 1.6× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old9.8% per year
Not ranked — no better end
2.2× above world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old100.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 215 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Safe drinking water
2024 · 2 years old80.6% of population
Ranks 75 of 148 in 2024
about the same world median · 5% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2023 · 3 years old86.6% of population
Ranks 67 of 181 in 2023
6% above world median · about the same Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 181 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old5.4mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
17% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
West Bank and Gaza has no figure in this dataset for Military spending, CO₂ per person. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.