Mahmoud Abbas
🌍Palestine
Rank #103
Score: 63
About Mahmoud Abbas
Mahmoud Abbas (b.1935) is the President of the State of Palestine and Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). A long-time Palestinian diplomat and politician, Abbas has been central to Palestinian diplomacy, institution building and inter-factional negotiation. His tenure has been marked by constrained state capacity, economic pressure, and efforts to pursue international recognition and negotiation.
HDI
State of Palestine HDI ≈ 0.708 (UNDP country insights)6/10
GDP per capita
Palestine GDP per capita — low and affected by crisis and movement restrictions (World Bank)3/10
Gini coefficient
Gini (Palestine) – household inequality available in surveys; moderate inequality indicated3/10
Employment rate
Employment-to-population & labour indicators (ILO / PCBS) — low labour force participation and high youth unemployment2/5
Freedom index
Freedom House — State of Palestine country report (limited/full constraints across territories)3/10
Corruption index
Transparency International — Myanmar/Occupied/territories indices vary; Palestine CPI indicates governance challenges2/5
Derived Criminal Score
No public criminal convictions documented (public legal record / press)20/20