Israel vs Palestine: Deaths in armed conflicts, per square kilometre
Israel
0.0638 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Palestine
4.36 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Israel rank
3rd
Palestine rank
1st
Deaths in armed conflicts, per square kilometre over time
- Israel
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 4.36 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0638 deaths per square kilometre in Israel, a difference of 4.3 deaths per square kilometre.
That makes Palestine's figure about 68.3 times Israel's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 3rd and Palestine ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0004 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0105 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0101 deaths per square kilometre | Palestine |
| 1990s | 0.0008 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0036 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0028 deaths per square kilometre | Palestine |
| 2000s | 0.0037 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0751 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0714 deaths per square kilometre | Palestine |
| 2010s | 0.0003 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0462 deaths per square kilometre | 0.046 deaths per square kilometre | Palestine |
| 2020s | 0.0161 deaths per square kilometre | 1.1 deaths per square kilometre | 1.09 deaths per square kilometre | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths in armed conflicts, per square kilometre, Israel or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 4.36 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0638 deaths per square kilometre in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in deaths in armed conflicts, per square kilometre between Israel and Palestine?
- 4.3 deaths per square kilometre, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Palestine?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Palestine rank globally for deaths in armed conflicts, per square kilometre?
- Israel ranks 3rd and Palestine ranks 1st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Deaths in armed conflicts, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Deaths in armed conflicts divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.