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Topic 06 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Palestine: Development & Human Capital
Is a country turning its resources into better lives?
Palestine is placed 119th of 196 countries on development & human capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Social Protection Coverage 16.5 (2025); Maternal Mortality Ratio 16.11 (2023).
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Development & Human Capital
119th
of 196 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Palestine on development & human capital — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 2 of 3
Maternal Mortality Ratio
UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
16.11
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Lower is better
Palestine: 16.11. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 0.11 (Cook Islands) to 992.83 (Nigeria); the world median is 46.65.
- World median
- 46.65
- Best in Western Asia
- 2.49 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Egypt 16.95 · Israel 2.49 · Jordan 30.78
Key 3 of 3
Human Development Index
UNDP Human Development Report Office
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
0.674
HDI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Ranked 133rd of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office
Palestine: 0.674. Across the 193 countries in this edition, values run from 0.388 (South Sudan) to 0.972 (Iceland); the world median is 0.762.
- World median
- 0.762
- Best in Western Asia
- 0.94 United Arab Emirates
- Land neighbours
- Egypt 0.754 · Israel 0.919 · Jordan 0.754
02Over time
Which way Palestine is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Maternal Mortality Ratio
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births · lower is better
PalestineWorld median
Palestine fell from 58.88 in 2000 to 16.11 in 2023; the world median went from 70.99 to 46.65.
Every year’s figures
Year Palestine World median 2023 16.1 46.7 2022 16.6 53.0 2021 28.5 76.6 2020 19.5 56.0 2019 17.7 48.4 2018 19.3 49.3 2017 20.8 47.2 2016 22.9 50.6 2015 25.7 51.9 2014 29.5 52.8 2013 31.7 53.3 2012 35.6 54.6 2011 38.7 55.0 2010 42.0 56.1 2009 47.9 56.3 2008 49.4 55.8 2007 49.2 56.8 2006 50.9 58.1 2005 51.9 60.1 2004 55.2 63.0 2003 56.3 66.8 2002 57.8 66.0 2001 60.2 68.1 2000 58.9 71.0 Human Development Index
HDI score (0–1) · higher is better
PalestineWorld median
Palestine rose from 0.654 in 2004 to 0.674 in 2023; the world median went from 0.696 to 0.762.
Every year’s figures
Year Palestine World median 2023 0.674 0.7620 2022 0.733 0.7610 2021 0.718 0.7450 2020 0.718 0.7425 2019 0.729 0.7515 2018 0.725 0.7520 2017 0.721 0.7480 2016 0.717 0.7500 2015 0.712 0.7430 2014 0.700 0.7410 2013 0.706 0.7390 2012 0.704 0.7350 2011 0.698 0.7250 2010 0.691 0.7250 2009 0.685 0.7220 2008 0.679 0.7180 2007 0.674 0.7100 2006 0.664 0.7045 2005 0.663 0.6960 2004 0.654 0.6960 2003 — 0.6910 2002 — 0.6845 2001 — 0.6770 2000 — 0.6720
03In context
Palestine beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 196 countries on development & human capital, never a place within the region.
Palestine and the countries it borders
Standing among all 196; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Social Protection CoveragePopulation covered by at least one social protection benefit (%) | Maternal Mortality RatioMaternal deaths per 100,000 live births | Human Development IndexHDI score (0–1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Israel | 10th | 100 | 2.49 | 0.919 |
 Egypt | 97th | 36.6 | 16.95 | 0.754 |
 Jordan | =110th | 28.8 | 30.78 | 0.754 |
| Palestine | 119th | 16.5 | 16.11 | 0.674 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 196.
Placed either side on development & human capital
The countries immediately above and below Palestine in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Palestine is ahead of the world, and behind
48 more statistics filed under development & human capital, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median13
Statistics on which Palestine does better than the middle country measured.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 919991▲ Improved since 2015
Palestine: 99 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.0020.039No real change since 2018
Palestine: 0.002 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 100th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 909890▼ Worsened since 2015
Palestine: 98 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5461.3293.546No earlier reading
Palestine: 1.329 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 138th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 0.1850.080.185▲ Improved since 2016
Palestine: 0.08 · world median 0.185 · Squared poverty gap at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (0–100). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 9.74; lower is better.
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 13.88.70313.8No earlier reading
Palestine: 8.703 · world median 13.8 · Children under 5 who are stunted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.518 to 52.8; lower is better.
Position 106th of 162 · derived, 1st = worst.
Child MarriageUNICEF · 2025 · world median 17.113.417.1No earlier reading
Palestine: 13.4 · world median 17.1 · Women 20–24 married before 18 (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.3; lower is better.
Position 88th of 143 · derived, 1st = worst.
Multidimensional Poverty MeasureWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 4.2522.044.252No earlier reading
Palestine: 2.04 · world median 4.252 · Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.96; lower is better.
Position 96th of 157 · derived, 1st = worst.
Completeness of Birth RegistrationUNICEF · 2025 · world median 98.499.298.4No earlier reading
Palestine: 99.2 · world median 98.4 · Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.7 to 100; higher is better.
Statistical Performance IndicatorsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 69.374.469.3▲ Improved since 2017
Palestine: 74.4 · world median 69.3 · SPI overall score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 27.12 to 94.14; higher is better.
Position 80th of 188 · derived.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.580.564▲ Improved since 2017
Palestine: 0.58 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 80th of 172 · derived.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.93310.139.933▲ Improved since 2013
Palestine: 10.13 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 91st of 193 · derived.
Poverty Gap at $3.00 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 0.3450.330.345▼ Worsened since 2016
Palestine: 0.33 · world median 0.345 · Poverty gap at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 19.95; lower is better.
Position 32nd of 59 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median30
Statistics on which Palestine does worse than the middle country measured.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.1348.8998.134▲ Improved since 2014
Palestine: 8.899 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 94th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Low Birthweight PrevalenceUNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) · 2020 · world median 10.2110.3710.21▼ Worsened since 2010
Palestine: 10.37 · world median 10.21 · Live births weighing under 2,500 g (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 3.993 to 27.44; lower is better.
Position 74th of 158 · derived, 1st = worst.
Disability Benefit CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 43.934.543.9No earlier reading
Palestine: 34.5 · world median 43.9 · People with severe disabilities receiving disability benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Coefficient of Human InequalityUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 17.0519.7217.05▼ Worsened since 2013
Palestine: 19.72 · world median 17.05 · Coefficient of Human Inequality (%). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.865 to 43.08; lower is better.
Position 76th of 169 · derived, 1st = worst.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6744.9946.67No real change since 2012
Palestine: 44.99 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 111th of 195 · derived.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7438.940.74No earlier reading
Palestine: 38.9 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 78th of 136 · derived.
Cereal YieldFAO · 2023 · world median 3,0722,4653,072▲ Improved since 2013
Palestine: 2,465 · world median 3,072 · Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 23 to 29,147; higher is better.
Position 103rd of 179 · derived.
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.6530.678▼ Worsened since 2013
Palestine: 0.653 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.
Position 90th of 156 · derived.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.341313.34▼ Worsened since 2013
Palestine: 13 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 113th of 195 · derived.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.1639.1328.163No real change since 2013
Palestine: 9.132 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 85th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Poverty Headcount at $3.00 a Day, Line-up EstimatesWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.14.542.1▼ Worsened since 2014
Palestine: 4.54 · world median 2.1 · Population below $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP, World Bank line-up estimate (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 89.54; lower is better.
Inequality-adjusted Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6090.5380.609▼ Worsened since 2013
Palestine: 0.538 · world median 0.609 · IHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.226 to 0.923; higher is better.
Position 103rd of 169 · derived.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2616.9612.26▼ Worsened since 2014
Palestine: 16.96 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 76th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 0.932.070.93▼ Worsened since 2016
Palestine: 2.07 · world median 0.93 · Population below $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 54.36; lower is better.
Position 21st of 58 · derived, 1st = worst.
Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 1.346.071.34▼ Worsened since 2016
Palestine: 6.07 · world median 1.34 · Population below $4.20 a day, 2021 PPP (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 72.3; lower is better.
Position 20th of 59 · derived, 1st = worst.
Prosperity GapWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 1.7542.9081.754▼ Worsened since 2016
Palestine: 2.908 · world median 1.754 · Average factor incomes must rise by to reach $28 a day. World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.406 to 12.06; lower is better.
Position 20th of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Gender Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.9710.9450.971▲ Improved since 2013
Palestine: 0.945 · world median 0.971 · Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.407 to 1.038; higher is better.
Position 126th of 184 · derived.
Child and Family Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 23.759.123.75No earlier reading
Palestine: 9.1 · world median 23.75 · Children or households with children receiving child or family cash benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 7.8228.587.82▼ Worsened since 2016
Palestine: 28.58 · world median 7.82 · Population below $8.30 a day, 2021 PPP (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.07 to 93.58; lower is better.
Position 18th of 59 · derived, 1st = worst.
Old-Age Pension CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 80.82580.8No earlier reading
Palestine: 25 · world median 80.8 · People above statutory pensionable age receiving an old-age pension (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,8904,77512,890▼ Worsened since 2012
Palestine: 4,775 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 124th of 166 · derived.
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,2734,62514,273▼ Worsened since 2015
Palestine: 4,625 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 78th of 102 · derived.
Under-Five Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 14.5437.8514.54▼ Worsened since 2014
Palestine: 37.85 · world median 14.54 · Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.26 to 115.65; lower is better.
Position 45th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adequacy of Social Protection and Labour BenefitsWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 18.658.74618.65No earlier reading
Palestine: 8.746 · world median 18.65 · Benefits received as a share of beneficiaries' total income or consumption (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.455 to 90.86; higher is better.
GDP per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 17,2654,27217,265▼ Worsened since 2015
Palestine: 4,272 · world median 17,265 · GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,067 to 139,593; higher is better.
Position 153rd of 185 · derived.
Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 72.8339.6272.83▼ Worsened since 2014
Palestine: 39.62 · world median 72.83 · Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 14.83 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 121st of 139 · derived.
Life Expectancy at BirthUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 74.6365.1774.63▼ Worsened since 2013
Palestine: 65.17 · world median 74.63 · Years a newborn would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 54.46 to 86.37; higher is better.
Position 194th of 222 · derived.
Violent Discipline of ChildrenUNICEF · 2025 · world median 75.890.175.8No earlier reading
Palestine: 90.1 · world median 75.8 · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 37.6 to 94; lower is better.
Position 6th of 90 · derived, 1st = worst.
Employment Injury Protection CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 45.9045.9No earlier reading
Palestine: 0 · world median 45.9 · Labour force covered in the event of a work injury (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.85859.042.858▼ Worsened since 2014
Palestine: 59.04 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 1st of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Level with the median, or no median to compare3
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▲ Improved since 2014
Palestine: 100 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▼ Worsened since 2014
Palestine: 100 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
Unemployment Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 000No earlier reading
Palestine: 0 · world median 0 · Unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
No better end2
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Net Official Development Assistance ReceivedOECD Development Assistance Committee · 2023 · world median 2.57916.242.579No real change since 2013
Palestine: 16.24 · world median 2.579 · Net ODA received (% of GNI). OECD Development Assistance Committee, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -0.001 to 101.78.
Position 11th of 130 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Children with Functional DifficultiesUNICEF · 2024 · world median 1314.913No earlier reading
Palestine: 14.9 · world median 13 · Children aged 5-17 with a functional difficulty (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.9 to 35.2.
No current reading for Palestine
Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, Foundational ID Ownership (last 2021), Gender Inequality Index, Human Capital Wealth per Capita, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP) (last 2024) and Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Development & Human Capital among Palestine’s 12 topics
Development & Human Capital is Palestine’s 5th best-placed topic of 12. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability24th of 1862/4 keys
- Energy70th of 1652/3 keys
- Poverty & Inequalityjoint 70th of 1592/3 keys
- Digital & Technology108th of 1982/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital119th of 1963/3 keys
- Risk & Resilience125th of 1932/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing140th of 2003/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge140th of 1983/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions140th of 1942/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation156th of 1763/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties180th of 1982/4 keys
- Gender & Equality177th of 1833/4 keys
No standing on Work & Labour, Peace & Security, Mobility & Trade, Food & Agriculture: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on development & human capital
The three countries placed highest of 196, and the leaders Palestine can most readily be measured against.
1
Cook IslandsPolynesia
1st of 196 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Benedict Adam · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
DenmarkNorthern Europe
3rd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Israel10th3/3 keysThis page
Palestine119th3/3 keys
Positions out of 196 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Palestine and development & human capital
On development & human capital
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On development & human capital
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
08Questions
Palestine on development & human capital: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Palestine rank on development & human capital?
Palestine is placed 119th of 196 countries on Development & Human Capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Social Protection Coverage, Maternal Mortality Ratio and Human Development Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Social Protection Coverage figure for Palestine?
16.5 in 2025 (population covered by at least one social protection benefit (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 52.1.
What is the latest Maternal Mortality Ratio figure for Palestine?
16.11 in 2023 (maternal deaths per 100,000 live births), according to UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG). The world median in the same edition was 46.65.
How does Palestine compare with Egypt on development & human capital?
Egypt is placed 97th of 196, and Palestine 119th. Social Protection Coverage: Egypt 36.6, Palestine 16.5; Maternal Mortality Ratio: Egypt 16.95, Palestine 16.11; Human Development Index: Egypt 0.754, Palestine 0.674.
How have Palestine’s development & human capital figures changed?
Maternal Mortality Ratio fell from 58.88 in 2000 to 16.11 in 2023; Human Development Index rose from 0.654 in 2004 to 0.674 in 2023.
Which development & human capital statistics are missing for Palestine?
No current reading is published for Palestine on Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, Foundational ID Ownership, Gender Inequality Index, Human Capital Wealth per Capita, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP) and Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI). They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Poverty lines, inequality and aid received are published here as context rather than as keys, often because they cover fewer countries or are measured too rarely. Development is also not the same as economic size or growth, which belong to Economy & Innovation.
How the Development & Human Capital standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The development & human capital method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Social Protection Coverage — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Maternal Mortality Ratio — UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Human Development Index — UNDP Human Development Report Office, CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 48 statistics on this page come from 14 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Palestine’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Palestine (banner) — KlausFoehl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cook Islands — Benedict Adam, CC BY 2.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Denmark — User:Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Palestine: Development & Human Capital — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/palestine/development