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Israel vs United Kingdom: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Israel
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Leads on 40 of 110 metrics
United Kingdom
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Leads on 54 of 110 metrics

Summary

Comparing Israel and United Kingdom: Israel leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (294,300) against United Kingdom (1.29); Israel leads on Oil Imports (282,200) against United Kingdom (1.45); Israel leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (242,200) against United Kingdom (1.58). Across 110 compared metrics, Israel wins on 40 and United Kingdom wins on 54.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇱 Israel🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)87.04 %96.3 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 87% (2023 est.)percent of population: 96% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score51.06 points78.89 points★
Radios3.0784.5★
Televisions1.6930.5★
Waterwaysnone3,200

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇮🇱 Israel🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country7.20B $31.15B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars608.30B $4.10T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.1 %0.25 %★
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.5 %4.38 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.5 % of GDP10 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index94.1★93.8
Electricity Consumption55309.2★
Electricity Exports5.2★2.15
Electricity from Fossil Fuels95★50
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants02★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables539★
Electricity Imports019.7★
Electricity Installed Capacity17.5997.06★
Electricity Production63.09318.2★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)112.44 USD per capita★94.28 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient37.9★32.4
Gross Fixed Investment19.5★13.9
Gross National Saving23.6★13.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-4.2 %-0.5 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.1 %★3.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)8 % of GDP★2.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption1079.17★
Natural Gas Exports011.27★
Natural Gas Imports509.7★47
Natural Gas Production9.8342.11★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves176176
Oil Consumption238,000★1.62
Oil Exports86,010★1.31
Oil Imports282,200★1.45
Oil Production4,029★1.39
Oil Proved Reserves1.942.86★
Population Below Poverty Line22 people18.6 people★
Public Debt59.6★138.6
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)0.9 USD1.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption242,200★1.58
Refined Petroleum Products Exports111,700613,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports98,860907,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production294,300★1.29
Remittances0.2★0.1
Revenue from Forest Resources00.01★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.720.5★
Taxes and Other Revenues22.127.4★
Unemployment Rate3.2 %★4.2 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇱 Israel🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-2.74M★5.08M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions64.4★340.94
Continental Shelfto depth of exploitation;200
Population Distributionpopulation concentrated in and around Tel-Aviv, as well as around the Sea of Galilee; the south remains sparsely populated, with the exception of the shore of the Gulf of Aqabathe core of the population lies in and around London, with significant clusters found in central Britain around Manchester and Liverpool, in the Scottish lowlands between Edinburgh and Glasgow, in southern Wales in and around Cardiff, and in far-eastern N
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country1.23 Cubic meters per year9.8 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources1.78147★

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇮🇱 Israel🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization12.07 %★9.75 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)7.69115★
Agricultural land3,913.4 sq. km172,448.2 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)273 km12,429 km★
Irrigated Land1,927★718

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇱 Israel🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Rule of Law Index by Country76.29 %86.77 %★
Administrative Divisions6England: 24 two-tier counties, 32 London boroughs and 1 City of London or Greater London, 36 metropolitan districts, 59 unitary authorities (including 4 single-tier counties*) two-tier counties: Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Ess
Independence14no official date of independence: 927 (minor English kingdoms unite); 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales); 1536 (Act of Union incorporates England and Wales); 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union unite England, Scotland, and
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇮🇱 Israel🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)21.098.38★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.1★7.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.9 % of GDP11.3 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %NA
Hospital Bed Density3.1 people/sq km★2.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★8 %
Mean Age at First Birth27.729★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)26.1 %★27.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS9,000NA
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇱 Israel🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)178,000★153,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇮🇱 Israel🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Currently married (Percent)48.6 %★46.59 %
Human Capital Index0.770.79★
Life expectancy at birth84.84 years★83.69 years
Median age of population29.29 years40.33 years★
Population Change119,748.8 persons377,688.2 persons★
Population density446.84 per sq. km288.63 per sq. km★
Total population9.65M persons69.96M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.84★0.67
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAC★
Birth Rate (%)18.89 %★10.76 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA76.1 %
Death Rate (%)4.89 %★9.25 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.9 % of GDP5.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age2.23M persons15.28M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate4.7135.36★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.19 years11.65 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population4.42 people9.65 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)176.86177.49★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★16
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization93.9 %★86.48 %
Physician Density3.8 people/sq km★3.3 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★0.4 %
Total deaths53,774.5 persons★675,626.2 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)44.57 %75.07 %★
Total fertility rate2.66 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration4,734.6 persons375,700.7 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.8 per live births★4.03 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇮🇱 Israel🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.472.25★
Airports401,057★
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel32618★
Heliports13139★

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