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Palau vs South Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Palau has a population of 17.7K (ranked 194/197), compared with 51.8M in South Korea (ranked 29/197). Palau's land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 37,684 sq mi for South Korea (ranked 180th vs. 105th).

By GDP, Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M) and South Korea ranks 15/197 ($1.71T). By GDP per capita, Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899), while South Korea ranks 36/197 ($33,121).

Main facts and rankings

Palau South Korea
Population
17663
51700480
Population rank 194/197 31/197
GDP
$282M
2023
$1.71T
2023
GDP rank 193/197 15/197
GDP per capita
$15,899
2023
$33,121
2023
GDP per capita rank 67/197 36/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,532
2023
$52,204
2023
Government debt n/a
$868B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
54.5%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$16,791
2023
Government debt per person rank n/a 36/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,654
2025
$23,981
2025
Land area
177.6 sq mi
2025
37,684 sq mi
2025
Population density
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
1,373 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.91
2023
0.72
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
46.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
84.5 years
2025

Palau and South Korea: Comparison Charts

Palau and South Korea economies compared

GDP
Palau

South Korea
Year GDP
Palau South Korea
1960 - $3,958,811,881
1961 - $2,417,628,737
1962 - $2,814,615,385
1963 - $3,988,461,538
1964 - $3,459,019,943
1965 - $3,120,861,499
1966 - $3,929,055,144
1967 - $4,855,892,446
1968 - $6,119,394,892
1969 - $7,678,698,838
1970 $11,563,041 $9,005,144,969
1971 $12,706,874 $9,903,571,249
1972 $13,956,474 $10,862,211,761
1973 $15,331,889 $13,876,472,208
1974 $16,848,759 $19,543,973,941
1975 $18,521,112 $21,784,297,521
1976 $20,364,420 $29,902,479,339
1977 $22,308,104 $38,446,487,603
1978 $24,530,015 $51,972,107,438
1979 $27,004,251 $66,946,900,826
1980 $29,728,054 $65,398,377,598
1981 $32,726,594 $72,933,533,012
1982 $36,027,583 $78,358,416,171
1983 $39,661,530 $87,760,553,262
1984 $44,814,259 $97,510,744,119
1985 $51,030,637 $101,296,177,099
1986 $58,109,314 $116,836,246,285
1987 $66,169,905 $147,948,709,376
1988 $75,348,615 $199,591,287,825
1989 $85,800,543 $246,928,837,311
1990 $97,702,303 $283,365,844,161
1991 $106,555,300 $330,647,042,837
1992 $104,771,300 $355,524,903,068
1993 $96,455,700 $392,665,710,525
1994 $106,138,500 $463,619,823,515
1995 $121,018,500 $566,581,003,128
1996 $137,494,600 $610,167,053,824
1997 $143,860,800 $569,755,022,973
1998 $149,079,600 $383,331,833,682
1999 $144,206,500 $497,514,040,642
2000 $149,535,800 $576,179,387,820
2001 $159,453,500 $547,656,279,895
2002 $162,665,500 $627,246,933,730
2003 $154,559,900 $702,714,855,194
2004 $166,391,600 $793,175,561,887
2005 $191,048,400 $934,901,071,333
2006 $193,679,700 $1,053,216,909,888
2007 $200,903,600 $1,172,614,086,540
2008 $201,167,300 $1,047,339,010,225
2009 $189,998,000 $943,941,876,219
2010 $188,174,300 $1,143,672,241,150
2011 $198,873,900 $1,253,289,537,501
2012 $215,762,400 $1,278,046,536,287
2013 $225,345,700 $1,370,632,955,321
2014 $243,156,500 $1,484,488,526,272
2015 $278,824,800 $1,466,038,936,206
2016 $298,323,500 $1,499,679,823,910
2017 $285,600,000 $1,623,074,183,502
2018 $288,546,300 $1,725,373,496,825
2019 $281,941,600 $1,651,422,932,448
2020 $258,990,800 $1,644,312,831,906
2021 $235,752,900 $1,818,432,106,880
2022 $255,591,100 $1,673,916,511,800
2023 $281,849,100 $1,712,792,854,202

Palau and South Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Palau

South Korea
Year GDP per capita
Palau South Korea
1960 - $158.3
1961 - $93.8
1962 - $106.2
1963 - $146.3
1964 - $123.6
1965 - $108.7
1966 - $133.5
1967 - $161.2
1968 - $198.4
1969 - $243.4
1970 $1,017 $279.3
1971 $1,081 $301
1972 $1,145 $324
1973 $1,221 $407
1974 $1,328 $563
1975 $1,464 $617
1976 $1,616 $834
1977 $1,781 $1,056
1978 $1,972 $1,406
1979 $2,189 $1,784
1980 $2,423 $1,715
1981 $2,639 $1,883
1982 $2,838 $1,993
1983 $3,049 $2,199
1984 $3,360 $2,413
1985 $3,728 $2,482
1986 $4,144 $2,835
1987 $4,616 $3,555
1988 $5,145 $4,749
1989 $5,741 $5,817
1990 $6,403 $6,610
1991 $6,824 $7,637
1992 $6,553 $8,127
1993 $5,892 $8,885
1994 $6,329 $10,385
1995 $7,038 $12,565
1996 $7,788 $13,403
1997 $7,945 $12,398
1998 $8,048 $8,282
1999 $7,630 $10,672
2000 $7,797 $12,257
2001 $8,240 $11,561
2002 $8,341 $13,165
2003 $7,862 $14,673
2004 $8,395 $16,496
2005 $9,640 $19,403
2006 $9,885 $21,743
2007 $10,408 $24,086
2008 $10,583 $21,350
2009 $10,155 $19,144
2010 $10,229 $23,079
2011 $11,001 $25,098
2012 $12,145 $25,459
2013 $12,769 $27,180
2014 $13,726 $29,253
2015 $15,691 $28,737
2016 $16,763 $29,280
2017 $16,034 $31,601
2018 $16,198 $33,447
2019 $15,841 $31,902
2020 $14,557 $31,721
2021 $13,257 $35,126
2022 $14,392 $32,395
2023 $15,899 $33,121

Palau vs. South Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palau

South Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Palau South Korea
1950 52.7 22.2
1951 52.9 26.6
1952 53.1 36.6
1953 53.3 40.5
1954 53.5 46.1
1955 53.7 48.4
1956 53.9 50.2
1957 54.1 51.6
1958 54.4 51.8
1959 54.6 52.9
1960 54.9 53.8
1961 55.1 54.4
1962 55.4 55
1963 55.6 55
1964 55.8 55.3
1965 55.9 55.8
1966 56.2 55.4
1967 56.5 60.9
1968 56.9 60.9
1969 57.3 61.4
1970 57.7 62.2
1971 58.1 62.7
1972 58.6 63.2
1973 59 63.8
1974 59.5 64.2
1975 60 64.7
1976 60.5 65
1977 60.9 64.6
1978 61.3 65
1979 61.6 66.1
1980 61.9 64.8
1981 62.1 67.1
1982 62.3 67.1
1983 62.5 66.7
1984 62.6 68.1
1985 62.7 68.4
1986 62.8 69
1987 62.8 69.3
1988 62.8 70.2
1989 62.8 70.7
1990 62.8 71
1991 62.8 71.4
1992 62.9 72.2
1993 63 72.7
1994 63.1 72.9
1995 63.3 73.4
1996 63.5 74
1997 63.7 74.5
1998 64 75
1999 64.2 75.6
2000 64.5 76.2
2001 64.8 76.9
2002 65.1 77.2
2003 65.4 77.5
2004 65.8 78
2005 66.2 78.4
2006 66.6 79
2007 67.1 79.4
2008 67.6 80
2009 68 80.6
2010 68.3 80.7
2011 68.6 81.2
2012 68.9 81.3
2013 69 81.8
2014 69.1 82.4
2015 69.1 82.5
2016 69 82.9
2017 69 83.3
2018 69 83.3
2019 69 83.7
2020 68.7 83.7
2021 68.6 83.9
2022 68.9 82.7
2023 69.3 84.3
2024 69.4 84.4
2025 69.5 84.5

Palau and South Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Palau

South Korea
Year Population
Palau South Korea
1960 9,328 25,012,374
1961 9,555 25,765,673
1962 9,793 26,513,030
1963 10,037 27,261,747
1964 10,292 27,984,155
1965 10,547 28,704,674
1966 10,805 29,435,571
1967 10,988 30,130,983
1968 11,080 30,838,302
1969 11,159 31,544,266
1970 11,368 32,240,827
1971 11,759 32,882,704
1972 12,194 33,505,406
1973 12,552 34,103,149
1974 12,687 34,692,266
1975 12,655 35,280,725
1976 12,598 35,848,523
1977 12,525 36,411,795
1978 12,440 36,969,185
1979 12,337 37,534,236
1980 12,271 38,123,775
1981 12,402 38,723,248
1982 12,694 39,326,352
1983 13,006 39,910,403
1984 13,337 40,405,956
1985 13,688 40,805,744
1986 14,024 41,213,674
1987 14,334 41,621,690
1988 14,645 42,031,247
1989 14,945 42,449,038
1990 15,259 42,869,283
1991 15,614 43,295,704
1992 15,989 43,747,962
1993 16,372 44,194,628
1994 16,770 44,641,540
1995 17,195 45,092,991
1996 17,654 45,524,681
1997 18,108 45,953,580
1998 18,524 46,286,503
1999 18,901 46,616,677
2000 19,178 47,008,111
2001 19,352 47,370,164
2002 19,503 47,644,736
2003 19,659 47,892,330
2004 19,820 48,082,519
2005 19,819 48,184,561
2006 19,593 48,438,292
2007 19,302 48,683,638
2008 19,009 49,054,708
2009 18,709 49,307,835
2010 18,396 49,554,112
2011 18,078 49,936,638
2012 17,765 50,199,853
2013 17,648 50,428,893
2014 17,715 50,746,659
2015 17,770 51,014,947
2016 17,797 51,217,803
2017 17,812 51,361,911
2018 17,814 51,585,058
2019 17,798 51,764,822
2020 17,792 51,836,239
2021 17,783 51,769,539
2022 17,759 51,672,569
2023 17,727 51,712,619
2024 17,695 51,751,065

Fertility rates in Palau and South Korea

Fertility rate
Palau

South Korea
Year Fertility rate
Palau South Korea
1960 7.19 5.99
1961 7.17 5.8
1962 7.15 5.56
1963 7.12 5.33
1964 7.08 5.07
1965 7.01 4.89
1966 6.93 4.78
1967 6.84 4.62
1968 6.71 4.51
1969 6.58 4.45
1970 6.39 4.53
1971 6.16 4.54
1972 5.9 4.12
1973 5.59 4.07
1974 5.26 3.77
1975 4.9 3.43
1976 4.53 3
1977 4.09 2.99
1978 3.74 2.64
1979 3.49 2.9
1980 3.35 2.82
1981 3.28 2.57
1982 3.22 2.39
1983 3.14 2.06
1984 3.08 1.74
1985 3.01 1.66
1986 2.98 1.58
1987 2.93 1.53
1988 2.91 1.55
1989 2.92 1.56
1990 2.88 1.57
1991 2.74 1.71
1992 2.71 1.76
1993 2.73 1.65
1994 2.66 1.66
1995 2.55 1.63
1996 2.39 1.57
1997 2.19 1.54
1998 2.01 1.46
1999 1.91 1.43
2000 1.82 1.48
2001 1.87 1.31
2002 1.92 1.18
2003 1.96 1.19
2004 1.99 1.16
2005 2.02 1.09
2006 2 1.13
2007 1.97 1.26
2008 1.95 1.19
2009 1.94 1.15
2010 1.94 1.23
2011 1.97 1.24
2012 2.01 1.3
2013 2.05 1.19
2014 2.03 1.21
2015 2 1.24
2016 2.06 1.17
2017 2.02 1.05
2018 1.97 0.98
2019 1.98 0.92
2020 1.97 0.84
2021 1.95 0.81
2022 1.93 0.78
2023 1.91 0.72

Palau and South Korea demographics compared

Median age
Palau

South Korea
Year Median age, years
Palau South Korea
1960 16.7 19.3
1961 16.1 19.2
1962 15.5 19.1
1963 15.1 19
1964 15 18.8
1965 14.9 18.6
1966 14.9 18.5
1967 15.2 18.6
1968 15.7 18.7
1969 16.1 18.8
1970 16.5 18.9
1971 16.6 19
1972 16.6 19.1
1973 16.8 19.3
1974 17.1 19.6
1975 17.4 19.9
1976 17.8 20.2
1977 18.1 20.7
1978 18.3 21.1
1979 18.6 21.6
1980 18.9 22.1
1981 19.3 22.5
1982 19.9 22.8
1983 20.5 23.3
1984 21.1 23.7
1985 21.6 24.2
1986 22.2 24.8
1987 23.1 25.3
1988 24 25.8
1989 24.9 26.3
1990 25.6 26.7
1991 26 27.2
1992 26.4 27.8
1993 26.9 28.3
1994 27.4 28.9
1995 27.8 29.4
1996 28.3 29.8
1997 28.8 30.2
1998 29.4 30.7
1999 30.2 31.2
2000 30.8 31.7
2001 31.2 32.3
2002 31.5 32.8
2003 31.8 33.4
2004 32 33.9
2005 32.3 34.5
2006 32.7 35.2
2007 33.1 35.8
2008 33.5 36.4
2009 33.9 37
2010 34.2 37.6
2011 34.6 38.2
2012 35 38.8
2013 35.3 39.5
2014 35.6 40.2
2015 36 40.8
2016 36.3 41.4
2017 36.7 41.9
2018 37 42.5
2019 37.4 43.1
2020 37.8 43.8
2021 38.1 44.4
2022 38.5 44.9
2023 38.8 45.5
2024 39.2 46.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palau South Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$249M
2023
$1.84T
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
53%
2025
23.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.53%
2023
5.81%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.81%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
569,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.29%
2025
-0.4%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.77%
2020
2.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
76.7%
2023
58.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
9.87%
2023
31.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
62
2025
74
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.9%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
1,295,674
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.95%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
30
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
2,599
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.56T
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$418B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.95M
2024
$7.45B
2024
International tourist arrivals
18,399
2020
2,519,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
93.5%
2017
1.94%
2020
Banked people share n/a
96.9%
2024

Energy

Palau South Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,814 kg
1990
5,337 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$1.99
1990
$9.78
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.44 megatons
2023
574 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
81.2 tons
2023
11.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
1990
79.1%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2022
3.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
18.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
84.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
11,426 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
4.6%
2021
6.59%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
1.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
29.6%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Palau South Korea
% of world population
0.0002%
2024
0.64%
2024
Annual migration change
-14
2024
+75,963
2024
Urban population
82.8%
2024
81.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.9
2025
84.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2025
64
2024
Higher education index n/a
86
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.2
2018
0.53
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.78
2013
8.6
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2020
98.8%
2018
English speaking
92.5%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
27%
2004
97.9%
2024

Health

Palau South Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,979
2022
$3,270
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$328
2022
$989
2023
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
84.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
0%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.78
2020
2.52
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
32.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
89
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.3
2023
2.8
2023
Obesity rate
42.1%
2022
7.24%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19.3%
2024
9.6%
2024
Air quality index
65
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.3%
2022
20%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
7.79 liters
2020

Territory

Palau South Korea
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
10,037 sq mi
2024
728 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16.6 sq mi
2025
6,054 sq mi
2025
Forest area
160.8 sq mi
2025
24,158 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
68,794 mi
2018

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