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Israel vs United States: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Israel
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Leads on 43 of 111 metrics
United States
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Leads on 58 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Israel and United States: Israel leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (98,860) against United States (2.17); Israel leads on Oil Exports (86,010) against United States (1.92); Israel leads on Oil Imports (282,200) against United States (10.27). Across 111 compared metrics, Israel wins on 43 and United States wins on 58.

  • 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: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇱 Israel🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)87.04 %93.14 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 87% (2023 est.)percent of population: 93% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score51.06 points65.49 points★
Radios3.07575★
Televisions1.69219★
Waterwaysnone41,009

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇮🇱 Israel🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country7.20B $350.60B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars608.30B $32.95T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.1 %0.5 %★
Coal Revenue00.2★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.5 %4.1 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.5 % of GDP16.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index94.1★92
Electricity Consumption55★3.9
Electricity Exports5.29.7★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels95★70
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants07★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables514★
Electricity Imports072.72★
Electricity Installed Capacity17.59★1.09
Electricity Production63.09★4.1
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)112.44 USD per capita278.47 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient37.941.8★
Gross Fixed Investment19.5★12.9
Gross National Saving23.6★18.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-4.2 %3.25 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.1 %2.9 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)8 % of GDP★3.2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption10767.6★
Natural Gas Exports089.7★
Natural Gas Imports509.7★86.15
Natural Gas Production9.83772.8★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves176★0
Oil Consumption238,000★19.15
Oil Exports86,010★1.92
Oil Imports282,200★10.27
Oil Production4,029★9.69
Oil Proved Reserves1.9420.68★
Population Below Poverty Line22 people15.1 people★
Public Debt59.6★114.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)0.9 USD2.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption242,200★19.96
Refined Petroleum Products Exports111,700★5.22
Refined Petroleum Products Imports98,860★2.18
Refined Petroleum Products Production294,300★20.3
Remittances0.2★0
Revenue from Forest Resources00.04★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.720.5★
Taxes and Other Revenues22.1★10.6
Unemployment Rate3.2 %★4.2 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇱 Israel🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-2.74M-14.29M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions64.44.8★
Continental Shelfto depth of exploitation;not specified;
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 Aqabalarge urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwest
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country1.23 Cubic meters per year1,383 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources1.783.07★

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇮🇱 Israel🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization12.07 %★2.11 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)7.6994.67★
Agricultural land3,913.4 sq. km4.17M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)273 km19,924 km★
Irrigated Land1,927234,782★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇱 Israel🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Rule of Law Index by Country76.29 %88.3 %★
Administrative Divisions650★
Independence14★4
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇮🇱 Israel🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)20.65★26.21
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.113.7★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.9 % of GDP16.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %NA
Hospital Bed Density3.1 people/sq km★2.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★17 %
Mean Age at First Birth27.7★27.5
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)26.1 %★36.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS9,000NA
Underweight Children Under 5NA0.4

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇱 Israel🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)178,0001.40M★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇮🇱 Israel🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Currently married (Percent)48.6 %51.38 %★
Human Capital Index0.77★0.72
Life expectancy at birth84.84 years★83.22 years
Median age of population29.29 years38.79 years★
Population Change119,748.8 persons2.26M persons★
Population density446.84 per sq. km38.15 per sq. km★
Total population9.65M persons349.13M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.84★0.4
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAC★
Birth Rate (%)18.89 %★10.75 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA73.9 %
Death Rate (%)4.89 %★8.76 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.9 % of GDP★5.4 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age2.23M persons78.56M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate4.71174.17★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.19 years★11.07 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days183.4 days★
Major Urban Areas Population4.42 people18.94 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)176.86177.13★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization93.9 %★74.52 %
Physician Density3.8 people/sq km★3.68 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★0.45 %
Total deaths53,774.5 persons★2.87M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)44.57 %65.73 %★
Total fertility rate2.66 per woman★1.61 per woman
Total net-migration4,734.6 persons1.49M persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.8 per live births★5.52 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇮🇱 Israel🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.472.06★
Airports4016,116★
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)03★
Civil Air Travel328,252★
Heliports138,130★

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