Prosperity gap in Israel
Israel: Prosperity gap was 1.18 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prosperity gap in Israel, 1979–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Israel recorded 1.18 for prosperity gap in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prosperity gap in Israel peaked at 2.06 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.18, in 2022.
Israel ranks 94th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.06 | 2.06 | 2.06 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.75 | 1.65 | 1.85 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.77 | 1.53 | 1.96 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.44 | 1.24 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 | 1.18 | 1.34 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More reference data data for Israel
- Spring temperature anomalies -1 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1393 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.73 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3165 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.06 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 126.13 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prosperity gap in Israel?
- Prosperity gap in Israel was 1.18 in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prosperity gap recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 in 1986.
- What is the lowest prosperity gap recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 in 2022.
- How does Israel rank for prosperity gap?
- Israel ranks 94th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prosperity gap rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Prosperity gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.