Asia · Western Asia
Israel
Israel covers about 22,100 km² (8,530 mi²), the 152nd largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Belize, at about 22,300 km².
- 22,100km²Area, main territory
- 9.8 millionPopulation
- 0.72In Belgiums
The boundary or political status of this area is contested. Size Versus draws the Natural Earth de facto outline and takes no position on it.
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Facts
| Area, main territory | 22,100 km²8,530 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 20,800 km²Wikidata · 6.4% below our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.72 |
| Capital | Jerusalem |
| Population | 9.8 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 445 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 29°N to 33°N |
| In other languages | Israël Français · イスラエル 日本語 · 以色列 中文 · 이스라엘 한국어 |
| Continent | Asia#39 of 51 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Israel
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 768× the size of Israel.
- Israel ranks 93rd of 237 by population but only 151st of 239 by area: it holds more people than its size suggests.
- At 445 people per km², Israel is the 12th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 31°N is drawn about 1.4× too large in area, so Israel looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Israel's main territory stretches about 436 km north to south and 154 km east to west.
- Our measured 22,100 km² is 6.4% above Wikidata's official figure of 20,800 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
How Israel measures up
Israel holds 0.1% of the land area and 0.2% of the people of the 51 countries listed for Asia. In Western Asia it is the 12th largest of 19.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 22,100 km² | 151st of 239 |
| Population | 9.8 million | 93rd of 237 |
| Density | 445 per km² | 12th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 31.4°N | 77th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Israel is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 0.72× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.09× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.06× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.06× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.04× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 383 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 427 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 768 its size |
Where Israel sits
- Israel's centre lies at 31.4°N, 35.0°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 3,500 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 29°N to 33°N, about 440 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Israel had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Israel would have 27.7 million people. It has 9.8 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Israel would have 82,000 people. It has 9.8 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 1.6 million.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2023; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11