Asia · Western Asia
Palestine
Palestine covers about 6,070 km² (2,350 mi²), the 172nd largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Brunei, at about 5,720 km².
- 6,070km²Area, main territory
- 4.7 millionPopulation
- 0.20In 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 | 6,070 km²2,350 mi² |
|---|---|
| In Belgiums | 0.20 |
| Population | 4.7 millionNatural Earth, 2019 |
| Density | 771 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 31°N to 33°N |
| In other languages | Palestina Español · Palästina Deutsch · Palestina Português · パレスチナ 日本語 · 巴勒斯坦 中文 · 팔레스타인 한국어 |
| Continent | Asia#44 of 51 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Palestine
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 2,795× the size of Palestine.
- Palestine ranks 127th of 237 by population but only 171st of 239 by area: it holds more people than its size suggests.
- At 771 people per km², Palestine is the 3rd 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 32°N is drawn about 1.4× too large in area, so Palestine looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Palestine's main territory stretches about 148 km north to south and 130 km east to west.
How Palestine measures up
Palestine holds 0.0% of the land area and 0.1% of the people of the 51 countries listed for Asia. In Western Asia it is the 16th largest of 19.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 6,070 km² | 171st of 239 |
| Population | 4.7 million | 127th of 237 |
| Density | 771 per km² | 3rd of 185 |
| Farthest north | 31.9°N | 76th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Palestine is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 0.20× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.02× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.02× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.02× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 519 its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 1,395 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 1,555 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 2,795 its size |
Where Palestine sits
- Palestine's centre lies at 31.9°N, 35.2°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 3,550 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 31°N to 33°N, about 150 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Palestine had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Palestine would have 7.6 million people. It has 4.7 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Palestine would have 23,000 people. It has 4.7 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 439,000.
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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
- Not available from Wikidata
- Population
- Natural Earth, 2019; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11