Israel vs Palestine: Total shortfall from extreme poverty
Total shortfall from extreme poverty over time
- Israel
- Palestine
How they compare
Israel currently reports 19.93 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 18.76 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Palestine, a difference of 1.18 million international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Palestine's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 81st and Palestine ranks 83rd of 120 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.12 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 10.78 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 13.35 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Israel |
| 2010s | 15.18 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.24 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.94 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total shortfall from extreme poverty, Israel or Palestine?
- Israel, at 19.93 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 18.76 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Palestine as of 2022.
- What is the difference in total shortfall from extreme poverty between Israel and Palestine?
- 1.18 million international-$ in 2021 prices, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Palestine?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2016.
- How do Israel and Palestine rank globally for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Israel ranks 81st and Palestine ranks 83rd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.