Palestine Occupied Palestinian Territory
Status	Proto Independent State (OIsraelupied)
Capital
Land Area
Location	Asia, The Mediterranean, The Middle East
Population	4.9m₁
Life Expectancy	73.07yrs (2017)₂
GNI	$5 256 (2017)₃
ISO3166-1 Codes	, , ₄
Internet Domain	₅
Currency	₆
Telephone	+₇

1. Overview

“Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without ending the deep tensions between the two sides. (The territories Israel occupied since the 1967 war are not included in the Israel country profile, unless otherwise noted.) On 25 April 1982, Israel withdrew from the Sinai pursuant to the 1979 Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. In keeping with the framework established at the Madrid Conference in October 1991, bilateral negotiations were conducted between Israel and Palestinian representatives and Syria to achieve a permanent settlement. Israel and Palestinian officials signed on 13 September 1993 a Declaration of Principles (also known as the "Oslo Accords") guiding an interim period of Palestinian self-rule. Outstanding territorial and other disputes with Jordan were resolved in the 26 October 1994 Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace. Progress toward a permanent status agreement was undermined by Israeli-Palestinian violence between September 2003 and February 2005. Israel in 2005 unilaterally disengaged from the Gaza Strip, evacuating settlers and its military while retaining control over most points of entry into the Gaza Strip. The election of HAMAS to head the Palestinian Legislative Council in 2006 froze relations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA). In 2006 Israel engaged in a 34-day conflict with Hizballah in Lebanon in June-August 2006 and a 23-day conflict with HAMAS in the Gaza Strip during December 2008 and January 2009. Prime Minister Binyamin NETANYAHU formed a coalition in March 2009 following a February 2009 general election. Direct talks with the PA launched in September 2010 collapsed following the expiration of Israel's 10-month partial settlement construction moratorium in the West Bank.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₈

2. Palestine National and Social Development

#economics #human_development

UN HDI (2016)₉
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₉
1	Norway	1
2	Australia	2
3	Switzerland	2
	...
111	Egypt	111
112	Turkmenistan	111
113	Indonesia	113
114	Palestine	114
115	Vietnam	115
116	Philippines	116
117	El Salvador	117
118	Bolivia	118
	World Avg	94.3
q=188.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2011)₁₀
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $₁₀
1	Qatar	$129 916
2	Singapore	$78 162
3	Kuwait	$76 075
	...
132	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	$5 371
133	Vietnam	$5 335
134	Tonga	$5 284
135	Palestine	$5 256
136	Laos	$5 049
137	Pakistan	$5 031
138	Moldova	$5 026
139	Myanmar (Burma)	$4 943
	World Avg	$17 240
q=193.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

As a territory of Israel I do not have many specific statistics for this territory in its own right.

3. Palestine's Demographics

#birth_control #demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population

Population:

Palestine's population is predicted to rise to 6.755 million by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 4.31. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population is growing, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity, i.e., the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate, which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1.

Population (2018)₁
Pos.		Population₁
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
	...
117	Norway	5.3m
118	Congo, (Brazzaville)	5.2m
119	Costa Rica	5.0m
120	Palestine	4.9m
121	Oman	4.8m
122	Liberia	4.8m
123	Ireland	4.8m
124	New Zealand	4.7m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy (2015)₁₀
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₀
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
95	Honduras	73.33
96	Seychelles	73.30
97	El Salvador	73.27
98	Palestine	73.07
99	St Vincent & Grenadines	73.04
100	Paraguay	73.00
101	Tonga	72.99
102	Palau	72.87
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₁
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₁
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
144	Burundi	4.10
145	Ivory Coast	4.27
146	Eritrea	4.28
147	Palestine	4.31
148	Cameroon	4.33
149	Mauritania	4.40
150	Congo, (Brazzaville)	4.46
151	Central African Rep.	4.46
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)₁₂
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100₁₂
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3	Chad	04.7
	...
36	Madagascar	06.4
37	Papua New Guinea	06.4
38	Ghana	06.5
39	Palestine	06.5
40	Ethiopia	06.6
41	Swaziland	06.6
42	Central African Rep.	06.8
43	Sudan	06.8
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)₁₃
Pos.		%₁₃
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
81	Syria	5.5%
82	Thailand	5.2%
83	Hungary	5.2%
84	Palestine	5.2%
85	Argentina	4.9%
86	Panama	4.7%
87	Tonga	4.6%
88	Venezuela	4.5%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants (2010)₁₄
Pos.		%₁₄
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
4	Grenada	65.5%
5	St Kitts & Nevis	61.1%
6	Guyana	56.9%
7	Monaco	56.3%
8	Antigua & Barbuda	47.6%
9	Tonga	45.4%
10	Albania	45.4%
11	Barbados	41.0%
12	Suriname	39.0%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Palestine's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freethought #human_rights #international_law #mass_media #morals #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #tolerance

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)₁₅_,₁₆
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₅_,₁₆
1	Sweden	9.9
2	Denmark	14.7
3	Norway	15.5
	...
191	Mauritania	144.7
192	N. Korea	146.8
193	Pakistan	147.0
194	Brunei	147.1
195	Sudan	148.8
196	Tuvalu	158.8
197	Somalia	159.8
198	Palestine	163.0
199	Solomon Islands	166.6
	World Avg	89.0
q=199.

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Denmark and Norway₁₅. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are The Solomon Islands, Palestine and Somalia₁₅.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are statistics on commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, opposing gender inequality, the year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice, LGBT equality and freethought. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe₁₅, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Micronesia and Australasia₁₅.

For more, see:

"Which are the Best Countries for Human Rights, Equality and Tolerance?" by Vexen Crabtree (2020)

Human Rights & Tolerance:

HR Treaties Lag (2019)₁₇
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Yrs/Treaty₁₇
1	Ecuador	2.15
2	Uruguay	2.25
3	Tunisia	3.65
	...
188	Kiribati	15.80
189	Solomon Islands	15.81
190	Nauru	16.16
191	Sao Tome & Principe	16.17
192	Tuvalu	16.33
193	Palau	16.34
194	Marshall Islands	16.34
195	Palestine	17.21
	World Avg	10.02
q=195.

Press Freedom (2013)₁₈
Pos.		Lower is better₁₈
1	Finland	638
2	Netherlands	648
3	Norway	652
	...
142	Cambodia	4181
143	Bangladesh	4201
144	Malaysia	4273
145	Palestine	4309
146	Philippines	4311
147	Russia	4342
148	Singapore	4343
149	Iraq	4467
	World Avg	3249
q=178.

Prejudice:

Freedom of Thought (2021)₁₉
Pos.		Lower is better₁₉
1	Belgium	1.0
2	Netherlands	1.0
3	Taiwan	1.0
	...
148	Uzbekistan	3.7
149	Myanmar (Burma)	3.8
150	Zimbabwe	3.8
151	Palestine	3.8
152	Belarus	3.8
153	Sri Lanka	3.8
154	Russia	3.8
155	Thailand	3.8
	World Avg	3.0
q=196.

5. Palestine's Health

#birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #overpopulation #Palestine #parenting #population

Health:

Palestine is a pretty unhealthy country. And finally, it does worse than average in terms of its average life expectancy₁₀, its adolescent birth rate₂₀ and in its fertility rate₁₁. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the last 40 years.

Life Expectancy (2015)₁₀
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₀
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
95	Honduras	73.33
96	Seychelles	73.30
97	El Salvador	73.27
98	Palestine	73.07
99	St Vincent & Grenadines	73.04
100	Paraguay	73.00
101	Tonga	72.99
102	Palau	72.87
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₁
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₁
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
144	Burundi	4.10
145	Ivory Coast	4.27
146	Eritrea	4.28
147	Palestine	4.31
148	Cameroon	4.33
149	Mauritania	4.40
150	Congo, (Brazzaville)	4.46
151	Central African Rep.	4.46
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)₂₀
Pos.		Lower is better Per 1000₂₀
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
119	Seychelles	57.4
120	Paraguay	57.4
121	Ethiopia	58.4
122	Palestine	58.6
123	Jamaica	59.7
124	Azerbaijan	59.8
125	Yemen	61.5
126	Philippines	61.7
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

6. Palestine's Modernity and Learning

#education #modernity #religion #technology #the_internet

Modernity and Learning (2020)₂₁
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₁
1	Finland	8.0
2	Belgium	9.1
3	Denmark	10.0
	...
97	Belize	72.7
98	Brunei	73.0
99	Philippines	74.1
100	Palestine	74.8
101	Uganda	75.3
102	Sri Lanka	76.0
103	Tonga	76.0
104	Oman	76.1
105	Maldives	77.0
	World Avg	69.0
q=180.

Modernity and Education:

Secondary Education (2018)₂₂
Pos.		Higher is better₂₂
1	Luxembourg	100.0%
2	Estonia	100.0%
3	Austria	100.0%
	...
88	Guyana	63.3%
89	Ghana	63.1%
90	Peru	62.2%
91	Palestine	61.1%
92	Suriname	60.5%
93	Mexico	59.7%
94	Bahrain	59.6%
95	Brazil	59.5%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling (2018)₂₃
Pos.		Higher is better Years₂₃
1	Australia	22.1
2	Belgium	19.7
3	Finland	19.3
	...
101	Gabon	12.9
102	Panama	12.9
103	Suriname	12.9
104	Palestine	12.8
105	Bahamas	12.8
106	Venezuela	12.8
107	Libya	12.8
108	Cameroon	12.7
	World Avg	13.2
q=193.

Religiosity (2009)₂₄
Pos.		Lower is better %₂₄
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
79	Sudan	93
80	Tunisia	93
81	Uganda	93
82	Palestine	93
83	Nepal	93
84	Bahrain	94
85	Congo, DR	94
86	Kenya	94
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users (2016)₂₅
Pos.		Higher is better₂₅
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
71	Saudi Arabia	65%
72	French Polynesia	64%
73	Albania	63%
74	Palestine	63%
75	Montenegro	62%
76	Bosnia & Herzegovina	62%
77	Azerbaijan	61%
78	Belarus	61%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)₂₆
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio₂₆
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
145	Oman	0.0
146	Papua New Guinea	0.0
147	French Polynesia	0.0
148	Palestine	0.0
149	Lesotho	0.0
150	Monaco	0.0
151	Bermuda	0.0
152	Isle of Man	0.0
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

7. National Culture

#charity #happiness #morals

World Giving Index (2013-2021)₂₇
Pos.		Lower is better₂₇
1	Myanmar (Burma)	2.7
2	New Zealand	4.0
3	USA	4.7
	...
153	Morocco	117.9
154	Armenia	125.0
155	Lithuania	125.6
156	Greece	127.1
157	China	131.4
158	Palestine	136.2
159	Yemen	138.0
160	Burundi	145.0
	World Avg	67.9
q=160.

Happiness (2018)₂₈
Pos.		Higher is better₂₈
1	Finland	7.6
2	Norway	7.6
3	Denmark	7.6
	...
101	Nepal	4.9
102	Venezuela	4.8
103	Gabon	4.8
104	Palestine	4.7
105	S. Africa	4.7
106	Iran	4.7
107	Ivory Coast	4.7
108	Ghana	4.7
	World Avg	5.38
q=156.

8. Peace Versus Instability

#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism

Global Peace Index (2021)₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better₂₉
1	Iceland	1.10
2	New Zealand	1.25
3	Denmark	1.26
	...
135	India	2.55
136	Eritrea	2.56
137	Niger	2.59
138	Palestine	2.61
139	Ethiopia	2.61
140	Mexico	2.62
141	Iran	2.64
142	Ukraine	2.66
	World Avg	2.08
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism (2019)₃₀
Pos.		Lower is better Score₃₀
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
	...
116	Indonesia	5.07
117	Nepal	5.09
118	Burundi	5.10
119	Palestine	5.18
120	Bangladesh	5.21
121	Saudi Arabia	5.24
122	Ethiopia	5.35
123	UK	5.41
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)₃₁
Pos.		Higher is better %₃₁
1	Iceland	+205.6
2	Bahrain	+144.4
3	Uruguay	+131.3
	...
71	Germany	+01.2
72	Estonia	+01.2
73	Seychelles	+01.1
74	Palestine	+01.0
75	Tajikistan	+01.0
76	Slovakia	+01.0
77	Russia	+00.8
78	Sweden	+00.8
	World Avg	+02.8
q=184.

Convention on Biological Diversity
Pos.		Earlier is better Signed
1	China	1993 Dec 29
2	Guinea	1993 Dec 29
3	Cook Islands	1993 Dec 29
	...
190	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	2007 Jan 08
191	Brunei	2008 Jul 27
192	Iraq	2009 Oct 26
193	Somalia	2009 Dec 10
194	Palestine	2015 Apr 02
195	Andorra	2015 May 05
196	USA
197	Vatican City
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)₃₂
Pos.		Higher is better %₃₂
1	Argentina	78.3%
2	Greece	77.6%
3	Brazil	77.1%
	...
98	Comoros	28.3%
99	Ireland	27.9%
100	Israel	27.6%
101	Palestine	27.5%
102	Saudi Arabia	27.2%
103	Belgium	26.9%
104	Syria	26.6%
105	Qatar	26.5%
	World Avg	39.9%
q=145.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #poverty #social_development

Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)₃₃
Pos.		Higher is worse₃₃
184	Chad	40.90
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
	...
99	El Salvador	12.50
98	Cape Verde	12.20
97	Solomon Islands	12.10
96	Palestine	12.00
95	Panama	12.00
94	Egypt	11.60
93	Ecuador	11.50
92	N. Korea	11.50
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)₃₄
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₄
1	Ukraine	25.0
2	Belarus	25.4
3	Slovenia	25.4
	...
44	UK	33.2
45	Pakistan	33.5
46	Armenia	33.6
47	Palestine	33.7
48	Guinea	33.7
49	Jordan	33.7
50	Luxembourg	33.8
51	Sierra Leone	34.0
	World Avg	38.1
q=152.

Multidimensional Poverty (2018)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better Severity₃₅
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
	...
10	Albania	.003
11	Thailand	.003
12	Moldova	.004
13	Palestine	.004
14	Tunisia	.005
15	St Lucia	.007
16	Libya	.007
17	Algeria	.008
	World Avg	.154
q=101.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion

Religiosity (2009)₂₄
Pos.		Lower is better %₂₄
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
79	Sudan	93
80	Tunisia	93
81	Uganda	93
82	Palestine	93
83	Nepal	93
84	Bahrain	94
85	Congo, DR	94
86	Kenya	94
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₃₆:

Christian	2.4%
Muslim	97.6%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	0.1%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	0.1%

The International Humanist and Ethical Union produced a report in 2012 entitled "Freedom of Thought" (2012)₃₇, in which they document bias and prejudice at the national level that is based on religion, belief and/or lack of belief. Their entry for Palestine states:

“Freedom of religion or belief in various parts of the Occupied Territories falls under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority (in much of the West Bank), or Israel, or Hamas (in the Gaza Strip). The "Basic Law" that functions as a constitution for the Palestinian Authority recognizes international human rights standards, which include freedom of thought and expression. However, in the West Bank territories the old Jordanian law against "defaming religion" is still in force and may result in a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
Cases of Discrimination
On Oct. 31, 2010, a 26-year-old blogger was arrested in the West Bank for posting allegedly blasphemous comments on Facebook and his blog. Waleed Hasayin, who used the named Waleed al-Husseini online, described himself as "an atheist from Jerusalem-Palestine" and wrote that God is "a primitive Bedoiun and anthropomorphic" and that "people are free to think and believe in whatever suits them." He was charged with "defaming religion". Hasayin was released in 2012 and fled to Europe, where he is seeking asylum.
”
"Freedom of Thought" by IHEU (2012)₃₈

Links:

A List of All Religions and Belief Systems