Freedom in Palestine
Where Palestine sits on every statistic this site carries, each against the countries the same source covers. Palestine has a figure for 27 of 60 indicators.
Personal
What a person may say, believe, publish, join and where they may go.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal rights for women | 26.3 | 2023 | 164 of 164 |
| Women can get a passport as men do | 1.000 | 2023 | 108 of 164 |
Economic
What a person may own, trade, earn and keep.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trade openness | 74.8% | 2025 | 67 of 125 |
| Foreign investment inflows | 1.9% | 2025 | 40 of 87 |
| Regulatory quality | 47.5 | 2024 | 103 of 169 |
| GDP per capita | $4,273 | 2025 | 128 of 157 |
| GDP growth | 4.3% | 2025 | — |
| Inflation | 9.8% | 2025 | — |
| Income inequality | 36.400 | 2023 | — |
| Extreme poverty | 2.1% | 2023 | 37 of 55 |
Digital
What a person may read, send and encrypt online, and who is watching.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed broadband subscriptions | 8.2 | 2024 | 86 of 134 |
Government
How power is held, checked and abused.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voice and accountability | 33.3 | 2024 | 144 of 170 |
| Control of corruption | 36.3 | 2024 | 103 of 170 |
| Government effectiveness | 30.0 | 2024 | 147 of 169 |
| Political stability | 33.8 | 2024 | 156 of 170 |
Society
Health, schooling, safety and who takes part.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Development Index | 0.674 | 2023 | 111 of 165 |
| Life expectancy | 69.2 | 2024 | 119 of 170 |
| Adult literacy | 97.9% | 2024 | 5 of 27 |
| Health spending | 10.7% | 2023 | — |
| Health costs paid out of pocket | 42.1% | 2023 | 116 of 164 |
| Maternal mortality | 16.0 | 2023 | 59 of 167 |
| Fertility rate | 3.25 | 2024 | — |
| Urban population | 87.4% | 2025 | — |
| Refugees who left | 795.2 | 2024 | 147 of 168 |
| Population | 5.4M | 2025 | — |
Environment
Energy, emissions and access to power.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renewable energy use | 15.4% | 2021 | 113 of 169 |
| Access to electricity | 100.0% | 2024 | 64 of 169 |
What is missing
33 of the 60 statistics here have no figure for Palestine in the year they were last ranked. Coverage differs by source: an indicator missing here is one its producer does not publish for Palestine, not a zero. Who publishes what