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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 old

69.2years

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 old

37.9per 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 old

16per 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 old

8.7% 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 old

10.73% 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 old

3.25births 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 old

97.9% 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 old

91.4% 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 old

5.43% 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 old

3,171current 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 old

5,000international $

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 old

2.1% 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 old

36.4index, 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 old

24.4% 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 old

9.8% 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 old

100.0% 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 old

80.6% 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 old

86.6% 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 old

5.4mpeople

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.