The recent conflict between Hamas and Israel has brought the Gaza Strip, and the partially recognized State of Palestine, prominently into the focus of the global news cycle.
In the graphic below, Visual Capitalist’s Bruno Venditti uses Wikipedia data to map the countries that currently recognize Palestine as a state and those that don’t.
55 Countries Do Not Recognize Palestine
On November 15, 1988, the State of Palestine was officially proclaimed by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) coalition. The state claimed sovereignty of the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem.
As of November 2023, 138 of the 193 UN members (72%) recognize the State of Palestine.
Here are the 55 countries that don’t recognize Palestine:
| State | Recognizes Palestine? |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | No |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | No |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | No, informal relations |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | No, informal relations |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | No |
| 🇧🇧 Barbados | No |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | No, informal relations |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | No, informal relations |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | No, informal relations |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | No, informal relations |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | No, informal relations |
| 🇪🇷 Eritrea | No, informal relations |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | No, informal relations |
| 🇫🇲… |
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