Country rankings
Countries that Recognize Palestine
Countries that Recognize Palestine: compare 230 countries on 4 metrics.
Palestine Recognized
2 values across 230 entries
Diplomatic Relations
2 values across 230 entries
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230 countries
Afghanistan | Yes | 11-16-1988 | Yes | — |
Albania | Yes | 11-17-1988 | Yes | — |
Algeria | Yes | 11-15-1988 | Yes | — |
American Samoa | No | — | No | — |
Andorra | Yes | 09-22-2025 | Yes | — |
Angola | Yes | 12-06-1988 | Yes | — |
Anguilla | No | — | No | — |
Antigua and Barbuda | Yes | 09-22-2011 | Yes | — |
Argentina | Yes | 12-06-2010 | Yes | — |
Armenia | Yes | 06-21-2024 | Yes | — |
Aruba | No | — | No | — |
Australia | Yes | 09-21-2025 | Yes | — |
Austria | No | — | No | — |
Azerbaijan | Yes | 04-15-1992 | Yes | — |
Bahamas | Yes | 05-07-2024 | No | — |
Bangladesh | Yes | 11-16-1988 | Yes | — |
Barbados | Yes | 04-19-2024 | Yes | — |
Belarus | Yes | 11-19-1988 | Yes | — |
Belgium | No | — | No | — |
Belize | Yes | 09-09-2011 | Yes | — |
Benin | Yes | 05-12-1989 | Yes | — |
Bermuda | No | — | No | — |
Bhutan | Yes | 12-25-1988 | No | — |
Bolivia | Yes | 12-17-2010 | Yes | — |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Yes | 05-27-1992 | Yes | — |
Botswana | Yes | 12-19-1988 | Yes | — |
Brazil | Yes | 12-01-2010 | Yes | — |
Brunei | Yes | 11-17-1988 | Yes | — |
Bulgaria | Yes | 11-25-1988 | Yes | — |
Burkina Faso | Yes | 11-21-1988 | Yes | — |
Burundi | Yes | 12-22-1988 | No | — |
Cambodia | Yes | 11-21-1988 | Yes | — |
Cameroon | No | — | No | — |
Canada | Yes | 09-21-2025 | Yes | — |
Cape Verde | Yes | 11-24-1988 | Yes | — |
Cayman Islands | No | — | No | — |
Central African Republic | Yes | 12-23-1988 | No | — |
Chad | Yes | 12-01-1988 | Yes | — |
Chile | Yes | 01-07-2011 | Yes | — |
China | Yes | 11-20-1988 | Yes | — |
Colombia | Yes | 08-03-2018 | Yes | — |
Comoros | Yes | 11-21-1988 | Yes | — |
Cook Islands | No | — | No | — |
Costa Rica | Yes | 02-05-2008 | Yes | — |
Croatia | No | — | No | — |
Cuba | Yes | 11-16-1988 | Yes | — |
Curacao | No | — | No | — |
Cyprus | Yes | 11-18-1988 | Yes | — |
Czechia | No | — | Yes | Czechoslovakia recognized Palestine in 1988, but dissolved in 1992. Czechia initially declared it would continue recognizing all states recognized by its predecessor, but its current government has refused to recognize Palestine, maintaining that Palestine was never formally r… |
Denmark | No | — | No | — |
Djibouti | Yes | 11-17-1988 | Yes | — |
Dominica | Yes | 09-19-2011 | Yes | — |
Dominican Republic | Yes | 07-15-2009 | Yes | — |
DR Congo | Yes | 12-18-1988 | No | Recognition was initially given by Zaire, but was withdrawn when Zaire dissolved and was replaced by DR Congo. |
Ecuador | Yes | 12-24-2010 | Yes | — |
Egypt | Yes | 11-18-1988 | Yes | — |
El Salvador | Yes | 08-25-2011 | Yes | — |
Equatorial Guinea | Yes | 01-05-1989 | Yes | — |
Eritrea | No | — | No | — |
Estonia | No | — | No | — |
Eswatini | Yes | 07-01-1991 | Yes | — |
Ethiopia | Yes | 02-04-1989 | Yes | — |
Falkland Islands | No | — | No | — |
Faroe Islands | No | — | No | — |
Fiji | No | — | No | — |
Finland | No | — | No | — |
France | Yes | 09-22-2025 | Yes | — |
French Guiana | No | — | No | — |
French Polynesia | No | — | No | — |
Gabon | Yes | 12-12-1988 | Yes | — |
Gambia | Yes | 11-18-1988 | Yes | — |
Georgia | Yes | 04-25-1992 | Yes | — |
Germany | No | — | No | — |
Ghana | Yes | 11-29-1988 | Yes | — |
Gibraltar | No | — | No | — |
Greece | No | — | No | — |
Greenland | No | — | No | — |
Grenada | Yes | 09-25-2011 | Yes | — |
Guadeloupe | No | — | No | — |
Guam | No | — | No | — |
Guatemala | Yes | 04-09-2013 | No | — |
Guinea | Yes | 11-21-1988 | Yes | — |
Guinea-Bissau | Yes | 11-21-1988 | Yes | — |
Guyana | Yes | 01-13-2011 | Yes | — |
Haiti | Yes | 09-27-2013 | Yes | — |
Honduras | Yes | 08-26-2011 | Yes | — |
Hong Kong | No | — | No | — |
Hungary | Yes | 11-23-1988 | Yes | — |
Iceland | Yes | 12-15-2011 | Yes | — |
India | Yes | 11-18-1988 | Yes | — |
Indonesia | Yes | 11-15-1988 | Yes | — |
Iran | Yes | 02-04-1989 | Yes | — |
Iraq | Yes | 11-15-1988 | Yes | — |
Ireland | Yes | 05-28-2024 | Yes | — |
Isle of Man | No | — | No | — |
Israel | No | — | No | — |
Italy | No | — | No | — |
Ivory Coast | Yes | 12-01-2008 | Yes | — |
Jamaica | Yes | 04-22-2024 | No | — |
Japan | No | — | No | — |
Jordan | Yes | 11-16-1988 | Yes | — |
Kazakhstan | Yes | 04-06-1992 | Yes | — |
Kenya | Yes | 05-12-1989 | Yes | — |
Kiribati | No | — | No | — |
Kuwait | Yes | 11-15-1988 | Yes | — |
Kyrgyzstan | Yes | 01-11-1995 | Yes | — |
Laos | Yes | 12-02-1988 | Yes | — |
Latvia | No | — | No | — |
Lebanon | Yes | 11-30-2008 | Yes | — |
Lesotho | Yes | 05-03-2011 | Yes | — |
Liberia | Yes | 07-19-2011 | No | — |
Libya | Yes | 11-15-1988 | Yes | — |
Liechtenstein | No | — | No | — |
Lithuania | No | — | No | — |
Luxembourg | Yes | 09-22-2025 | Yes | — |
Macau | No | — | No | — |
Madagascar | Yes | 11-16-1988 | No | — |
Malawi | Yes | 10-23-1998 | Yes | — |
Malaysia | Yes | 11-15-1988 | Yes | — |
Maldives | Yes | 11-28-1988 | Yes | — |
Mali | Yes | 11-21-1988 | Yes | — |
Malta | Yes | 09-22-2025 | Yes | — |
Marshall Islands | No | — | No | — |
Martinique | No | — | No | — |
Mauritania | Yes | 11-15-1988 | Yes | — |
Mauritius | Yes | 11-17-1988 | Yes | — |
Mayotte | No | — | No | — |
Mexico | Yes | 02-05-2025 | Yes | — |
Micronesia | No | — | No | — |
Moldova | No | — | No | — |
Monaco | Yes | 09-22-2025 | Yes | — |
Mongolia | Yes | 11-22-1988 | Yes | — |
Montenegro | Yes | 07-24-2006 | Yes | — |
Montserrat | No | — | No | — |
Morocco | Yes | 11-15-1988 | Yes | — |
Mozambique | Yes | 12-08-1988 | Yes | — |
Myanmar | No | — | No | — |
Namibia | Yes | 11-19-1988 | Yes | — |
Nauru | No | — | No | — |
Nepal | Yes | 12-19-1988 | No | — |
Netherlands | No | — | No | — |
New Caledonia | No | — | No | — |
New Zealand | No | — | No | — |
Nicaragua | Yes | 11-16-1988 | Yes | — |
Niger | Yes | 11-24-1988 | Yes | — |
Nigeria | Yes | 11-18-1988 | Yes | — |
Niue | No | — | No | — |
North Korea | Yes | 11-24-1988 | Yes | — |
North Macedonia | No | — | No | — |
Northern Mariana Islands | No | — | No | — |
Norway | Yes | 05-28-2024 | Yes | — |
Oman | Yes | 12-13-1988 | Yes | — |
Pakistan | Yes | 11-16-1988 | Yes | — |
Palau | No | — | No | — |
Palestine | No | — | No | — |
Panama | No | — | No | — |
Papua New Guinea | Yes | 10-04-1994 | Yes | — |
Paraguay | Yes | 03-25-2005 | Yes | — |
Peru | Yes | 01-24-2011 | Yes | — |
Philippines | Yes | 09-04-1989 | Yes | — |
Poland | Yes | 12-14-1988 | Yes | — |
Portugal | Yes | 09-21-2025 | Yes | — |
Puerto Rico | No | — | No | — |
Qatar | Yes | 11-16-1988 | Yes | — |
Republic of the Congo | Yes | 12-05-1988 | Yes | — |
Reunion | No | — | No | — |
Romania | Yes | 11-24-1988 | Yes | — |
Russia | Yes | 11-19-1988 | Yes | — |
Rwanda | Yes | 01-02-1989 | No | — |
Saint Barthelemy | No | — | No | — |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Yes | 07-29-2019 | Yes | — |
Saint Lucia | Yes | 09-14-2015 | Yes | — |
Saint Martin | No | — | No | — |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | No | — | No | — |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Yes | 08-29-2011 | Yes | — |
Samoa | No | — | No | — |
San Marino | Yes | 09-23-2025 | Yes | — |
Sao Tome and Principe | Yes | 12-10-1988 | Yes | — |
Saudi Arabia | Yes | 11-16-1988 | Yes | — |
Senegal | Yes | 11-22-1988 | Yes | — |
Serbia | Yes | 11-16-1988 | Yes | — |
Seychelles | Yes | 11-18-1988 | Yes | — |
Sierra Leone | Yes | 12-03-1988 | Yes | — |
Singapore | No | — | No | — |
Sint Maarten | No | — | No | — |
Slovakia | Yes | 11-18-1988 | Yes | Recognized by Czechoslovakia in 1988 (though Czechia disputes this notion). When Czechoslovakia dissolved in 1992, Slovakia maintained Palestine's recognized status. |
Slovenia | Yes | 06-04-2024 | Yes | — |
Solomon Islands | No | — | No | — |
Somalia | Yes | 11-15-1988 | Yes | — |
South Africa | Yes | 02-15-1995 | Yes | — |
South Korea | No | — | No | — |
South Sudan | Yes | 07-14-2011 | Yes | — |
Spain | Yes | 05-28-2024 | Yes | — |
Sri Lanka | Yes | 11-18-1988 | Yes | — |
Sudan | Yes | 11-17-1988 | Yes | — |
Suriname | Yes | 01-26-2011 | No | — |
Sweden | Yes | 10-30-2014 | Yes | — |
Switzerland | No | — | No | — |
Syria | Yes | 07-18-2011 | Yes | — |
Taiwan | No | — | No | — |
Tajikistan | Yes | 04-02-1994 | Yes | — |
Tanzania | Yes | 11-24-1988 | Yes | — |
Thailand | Yes | 01-18-2012 | Yes | — |
Timor-Leste | Yes | 03-01-2004 | Yes | — |
Togo | Yes | 11-29-1988 | Yes | — |
Tokelau | No | — | No | — |
Tonga | No | — | No | — |
Trinidad and Tobago | Yes | 05-02-2024 | Yes | — |
Tunisia | Yes | 11-15-1988 | Yes | — |
Turkey | Yes | 11-15-1988 | Yes | — |
Turkmenistan | Yes | 04-17-1992 | Yes | — |
Turks and Caicos Islands | No | — | No | — |
Tuvalu | No | — | No | — |
Uganda | Yes | 12-03-1988 | Yes | — |
Ukraine | Yes | 11-19-1988 | Yes | — |
United Arab Emirates | Yes | 11-16-1988 | Yes | — |
United Kingdom | Yes | 09-21-2025 | Yes | — |
United States | No | — | No | — |
United States Virgin Islands | No | — | No | — |
Uruguay | Yes | 03-15-2011 | Yes | — |
Uzbekistan | Yes | 09-25-1994 | Yes | — |
Vanuatu | Yes | 08-21-1989 | Yes | — |
Vatican City | Yes | 01-02-2013 | Yes | — |
Venezuela | Yes | 04-27-2009 | Yes | — |
Vietnam | Yes | 11-19-1988 | Yes | — |
Wallis and Futuna | No | — | No | — |
Western Sahara | Yes | 11-15-1988 | No | — |
Yemen | Yes | 11-15-1988 | Yes | — |
Zambia | Yes | 11-16-1988 | Yes | — |
Zimbabwe | Yes | 11-29-1988 | Yes | — |
Quick answers
- Where does this countries that recognize palestine data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: International Recognition of the State of Palestine - Wiki; Czechia defies trend: No recognition of Palestine, yet - Radio Prague International; Czechia's Position on Recognising the State of Palestine - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.





































































































































































































































