Compare Israel & its neighbours

(Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria)

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Misc
Country CodeILCYEGJOLBSY
Geography
Area (sq km)20,7709,2511,001,45089,34210,400185,180
Coastline (km)2736482,45026225193
Highest Point (m)2,224 (Mitspe Shlagim)1,951 (Mount Olympus)2,629 (Mount Catherine)1,854 (Jabal Umm ad Dami)3,088 (Qornet es Saouda)2,814 (Mount Hermon (Jabal a-Shayk))
Average Elevation (m)508913218121,250514
People
Population8,424,9041,237,08899,413,31710,458,4136,100,07519,454,263
Median Age30.1037.2023.9022.8031.3024.50
Growth Rate1.49 %1.27 %2.38 %2.02 %-3.13 %7.37 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)17.9011.2028.8023.6014.1020.70
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)5.206.804.503.405.104.00
Urban Population92.40 %66.80 %42.70 %91.00 %88.60 %54.20 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth27.6028.8022.7024.80
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)5.007.0033.0058.0015.0068.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)3.407.7018.3013.707.2014.40
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)7.80 %7.40 %5.60 %7.50 %6.40 %3.30 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)3.221.950.792.342.271.22
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)3.103.401.601.402.901.50
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)26.10 %21.80 %32.00 %35.50 %32.00 %27.80 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)5.90 %6.40 %3.60 %2.50 %5.10 %
School life (years)16151313119
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)7.30 %24.70 %29.60 %35.60 %35.80 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)317.100 billion31.780 billion1.204 trillion89.000 billion88.250 billion50.280 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)3.30 %3.90 %4.20 %2.00 %1.50 %-36.50 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)36,40037,20012,7009,20019,6002,900
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)23.60 %13.70 %9.00 %9.10 %-0.70 %17.00 %