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Australia vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Australia has a population of 27.2M (ranked 54/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Australia's land area is 2,969,906 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 6th vs. 180th).

By GDP, Australia ranks 13/197 ($1.75T) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Australia ranks 14/197 ($64,407), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Australia Palau
Population
27677455
17663
Population rank 55/197 194/197
GDP
$1.75T
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 13/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$64,407
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 14/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$71,193
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$873B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.9%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$32,093
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 22/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$45,914
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
2,969,906 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
9.16 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
39 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
84.2 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Australia and Palau: Comparison Charts

Australia and Palau economies compared

GDP
Australia

Palau
Year GDP
Australia Palau
1960 $18,607,682,977 -
1961 $19,684,003,149 -
1962 $19,923,683,188 -
1963 $21,540,963,447 -
1964 $23,801,123,808 -
1965 $25,977,284,156 -
1966 $27,308,964,369 -
1967 $30,442,724,871 -
1968 $32,714,085,234 -
1969 $36,684,485,870 -
1970 $41,334,726,614 $11,563,041
1971 $45,217,767,235 $12,706,874
1972 $52,042,056,075 $13,956,474
1973 $63,833,440,102 $15,331,889
1974 $88,965,364,775 $16,848,759
1975 $97,304,383,449 $18,521,112
1976 $105,060,616,985 $20,364,420
1977 $110,352,144,987 $22,308,104
1978 $118,492,761,338 $24,530,015
1979 $134,900,602,067 $27,004,251
1980 $149,987,743,733 $29,728,054
1981 $176,895,390,688 $32,726,594
1982 $194,041,708,044 $36,027,583
1983 $177,267,290,706 $39,661,530
1984 $193,525,337,526 $44,814,259
1985 $180,643,265,927 $51,030,637
1986 $182,481,113,598 $58,109,314
1987 $189,495,764,955 $66,169,905
1988 $236,161,314,544 $75,348,615
1989 $299,875,906,679 $85,800,543
1990 $311,426,665,220 $97,702,303
1991 $325,975,319,456 $106,555,300
1992 $325,525,379,567 $104,771,300
1993 $312,133,923,553 $96,455,700
1994 $322,806,641,301 $106,138,500
1995 $368,166,023,166 $121,018,500
1996 $401,341,880,621 $137,494,600
1997 $435,642,611,297 $143,860,800
1998 $399,674,421,759 $149,079,600
1999 $389,652,212,057 $144,206,500
2000 $416,167,815,093 $149,535,800
2001 $379,629,301,675 $159,453,500
2002 $395,788,696,012 $162,665,500
2003 $467,739,079,790 $154,559,900
2004 $614,659,980,083 $166,391,600
2005 $695,692,898,677 $191,048,400
2006 $748,417,562,770 $193,679,700
2007 $855,007,458,585 $200,903,600
2008 $1,056,112,427,190 $201,167,300
2009 $928,762,122,698 $189,998,000
2010 $1,148,838,233,481 $188,174,300
2011 $1,398,610,616,773 $198,873,900
2012 $1,547,532,281,116 $215,762,400
2013 $1,577,123,329,411 $225,345,700
2014 $1,468,265,356,428 $243,156,500
2015 $1,351,296,372,254 $278,824,800
2016 $1,206,836,962,282 $298,323,500
2017 $1,325,582,658,157 $285,600,000
2018 $1,427,809,041,019 $288,546,300
2019 $1,392,723,834,563 $281,941,600
2020 $1,328,414,058,378 $258,990,800
2021 $1,556,735,770,437 $235,752,900
2022 $1,690,858,246,994 $255,591,100
2023 $1,728,057,316,696 $281,849,100
2024 $1,752,193,307,380 -

Australia and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Australia

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Australia Palau
1960 $1,811 -
1961 $1,878 -
1962 $1,855 -
1963 $1,967 -
1964 $2,131 -
1965 $2,281 -
1966 $2,344 -
1967 $2,580 -
1968 $2,724 -
1969 $2,991 -
1970 $3,305 $1,017
1971 $3,495 $1,081
1972 $3,949 $1,145
1973 $4,771 $1,221
1974 $6,483 $1,328
1975 $7,004 $1,464
1976 $7,487 $1,616
1977 $7,776 $1,781
1978 $8,253 $1,972
1979 $9,295 $2,189
1980 $10,209 $2,423
1981 $11,854 $2,639
1982 $12,779 $2,838
1983 $11,516 $3,049
1984 $12,422 $3,360
1985 $11,442 $3,728
1986 $11,392 $4,144
1987 $11,651 $4,616
1988 $14,285 $5,145
1989 $17,834 $5,741
1990 $18,249 $6,403
1991 $18,860 $6,824
1992 $18,624 $6,553
1993 $17,700 $5,892
1994 $18,130 $6,329
1995 $20,448 $7,038
1996 $22,022 $7,788
1997 $23,647 $7,945
1998 $21,479 $8,048
1999 $20,713 $7,630
2000 $21,870 $7,797
2001 $19,696 $8,240
2002 $20,302 $8,341
2003 $23,718 $7,862
2004 $30,837 $8,395
2005 $34,480 $9,640
2006 $36,596 $9,885
2007 $41,052 $10,408
2008 $49,701 $10,583
2009 $42,817 $10,155
2010 $52,145 $10,229
2011 $62,606 $11,001
2012 $68,073 $12,145
2013 $68,191 $12,769
2014 $62,544 $13,726
2015 $56,739 $15,691
2016 $49,888 $16,763
2017 $53,902 $16,034
2018 $57,196 $16,198
2019 $54,973 $15,841
2020 $51,792 $14,557
2021 $60,608 $13,257
2022 $64,997 $14,392
2023 $64,836 $15,899
2024 $64,407 -

Australia vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Australia

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Australia Palau
1950 69 52.7
1951 68.7 52.9
1952 69.1 53.1
1953 69.7 53.3
1954 69.9 53.5
1955 70.2 53.7
1956 70 53.9
1957 70.3 54.1
1958 70.9 54.4
1959 70.4 54.6
1960 70.9 54.9
1961 71.1 55.1
1962 70.9 55.4
1963 71 55.6
1964 70.6 55.8
1965 70.8 55.9
1966 70.7 56.2
1967 71 56.5
1968 70.7 56.9
1969 71.1 57.3
1970 70.7 57.7
1971 71.5 58.1
1972 71.8 58.6
1973 72.1 59
1974 71.8 59.5
1975 72.8 60
1976 72.8 60.5
1977 73.5 60.9
1978 73.7 61.3
1979 74.3 61.6
1980 74.6 61.9
1981 74.8 62.1
1982 74.7 62.3
1983 75.4 62.5
1984 75.5 62.6
1985 75.4 62.7
1986 76.1 62.8
1987 76.1 62.8
1988 76.3 62.8
1989 76.2 62.8
1990 77 62.8
1991 77.5 62.8
1992 77.5 62.9
1993 78 63
1994 77.9 63.1
1995 78.3 63.3
1996 78.3 63.5
1997 78.6 63.7
1998 79 64
1999 79.3 64.2
2000 79.6 64.5
2001 80 64.8
2002 80.1 65.1
2003 80.4 65.4
2004 80.7 65.8
2005 81.1 66.2
2006 81.3 66.6
2007 81.2 67.1
2008 81.4 67.6
2009 81.7 68
2010 82 68.3
2011 82.1 68.6
2012 82.3 68.9
2013 82.6 69
2014 82.5 69.1
2015 82.6 69.1
2016 82.8 69
2017 82.7 69
2018 83.3 69
2019 83.2 69
2020 83.7 68.7
2021 83.6 68.6
2022 82.8 68.9
2023 83.9 69.3
2024 84.1 69.4
2025 84.2 69.5

Australia and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Australia

Palau
Year Population
Australia Palau
1960 10,276,477 9,328
1961 10,483,000 9,555
1962 10,742,000 9,793
1963 10,950,000 10,037
1964 11,167,000 10,292
1965 11,388,000 10,547
1966 11,651,000 10,805
1967 11,799,000 10,988
1968 12,009,000 11,080
1969 12,263,000 11,159
1970 12,507,000 11,368
1971 12,937,000 11,759
1972 13,177,000 12,194
1973 13,380,000 12,552
1974 13,723,000 12,687
1975 13,893,000 12,655
1976 14,033,000 12,598
1977 14,192,000 12,525
1978 14,358,000 12,440
1979 14,514,000 12,337
1980 14,692,000 12,271
1981 14,923,260 12,402
1982 15,184,247 12,694
1983 15,393,472 13,006
1984 15,579,391 13,337
1985 15,788,312 13,688
1986 16,018,350 14,024
1987 16,263,874 14,334
1988 16,532,164 14,645
1989 16,814,416 14,945
1990 17,065,128 15,259
1991 17,284,036 15,614
1992 17,478,635 15,989
1993 17,634,808 16,372
1994 17,805,468 16,770
1995 18,004,882 17,195
1996 18,224,767 17,654
1997 18,423,037 18,108
1998 18,607,584 18,524
1999 18,812,264 18,901
2000 19,028,802 19,178
2001 19,274,701 19,352
2002 19,495,210 19,503
2003 19,720,737 19,659
2004 19,932,722 19,820
2005 20,176,844 19,819
2006 20,450,966 19,593
2007 20,827,622 19,302
2008 21,249,199 19,009
2009 21,691,653 18,709
2010 22,031,750 18,396
2011 22,340,024 18,078
2012 22,733,465 17,765
2013 23,128,129 17,648
2014 23,475,686 17,715
2015 23,815,995 17,770
2016 24,190,907 17,797
2017 24,592,588 17,812
2018 24,963,258 17,814
2019 25,334,826 17,798
2020 25,649,248 17,792
2021 25,685,412 17,783
2022 26,014,399 17,759
2023 26,652,777 17,727
2024 27,204,809 17,695

Fertility rates in Australia and Palau

Fertility rate
Australia

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Australia Palau
1960 3.45 7.19
1961 3.54 7.17
1962 3.44 7.15
1963 3.33 7.12
1964 3.15 7.08
1965 2.98 7.01
1966 2.88 6.93
1967 2.85 6.84
1968 2.89 6.71
1969 2.89 6.58
1970 2.86 6.39
1971 2.96 6.16
1972 2.74 5.9
1973 2.49 5.59
1974 2.4 5.26
1975 2.15 4.9
1976 2.06 4.53
1977 2.01 4.09
1978 1.95 3.74
1979 1.91 3.49
1980 1.89 3.35
1981 1.94 3.28
1982 1.93 3.22
1983 1.92 3.14
1984 1.84 3.08
1985 1.92 3.01
1986 1.87 2.98
1987 1.85 2.93
1988 1.83 2.91
1989 1.84 2.92
1990 1.9 2.88
1991 1.85 2.74
1992 1.89 2.71
1993 1.86 2.73
1994 1.84 2.66
1995 1.82 2.55
1996 1.8 2.39
1997 1.78 2.19
1998 1.76 2.01
1999 1.76 1.91
2000 1.76 1.82
2001 1.74 1.87
2002 1.76 1.92
2003 1.75 1.96
2004 1.77 1.99
2005 1.81 2.02
2006 1.91 2
2007 1.96 1.97
2008 1.98 1.95
2009 1.97 1.94
2010 1.93 1.94
2011 1.93 1.97
2012 1.92 2.01
2013 1.86 2.05
2014 1.83 2.03
2015 1.81 2
2016 1.75 2.06
2017 1.74 2.02
2018 1.74 1.97
2019 1.66 1.98
2020 1.58 1.97
2021 1.7 1.95
2022 1.63 1.93
2023 1.5 1.91

Australia and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Australia

Palau
Year Median age, years
Australia Palau
1960 29.5 16.7
1961 29.3 16.1
1962 29.1 15.5
1963 28.8 15.1
1964 28.6 15
1965 28.3 14.9
1966 28.1 14.9
1967 28 15.2
1968 27.9 15.7
1969 27.8 16.1
1970 27.7 16.5
1971 27.7 16.6
1972 27.7 16.6
1973 27.8 16.8
1974 28 17.1
1975 28.1 17.4
1976 28.4 17.8
1977 28.6 18.1
1978 28.9 18.3
1979 29.1 18.6
1980 29.4 18.9
1981 29.6 19.3
1982 29.9 19.9
1983 30.2 20.5
1984 30.5 21.1
1985 30.8 21.6
1986 31.1 22.2
1987 31.3 23.1
1988 31.6 24
1989 31.8 24.9
1990 32.1 25.6
1991 32.4 26
1992 32.7 26.4
1993 33 26.9
1994 33.3 27.4
1995 33.6 27.8
1996 34 28.3
1997 34.3 28.8
1998 34.7 29.4
1999 35.1 30.2
2000 35.4 30.8
2001 35.6 31.2
2002 35.8 31.5
2003 36.1 31.8
2004 36.3 32
2005 36.5 32.3
2006 36.7 32.7
2007 36.8 33.1
2008 36.8 33.5
2009 36.9 33.9
2010 37 34.2
2011 37.1 34.6
2012 37.2 35
2013 37.2 35.3
2014 37.3 35.6
2015 37.3 36
2016 37.3 36.3
2017 37.4 36.7
2018 37.4 37
2019 37.6 37.4
2020 38 37.8
2021 38.3 38.1
2022 38.5 38.5
2023 38.8 38.8
2024 39 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Australia Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$1.7T
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
38.8%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.06%
2022
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.92%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
60,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.58%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.94%
2024
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
65.5%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
26%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
79.3
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2020
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2020
n/a
Number of millionaires
1,936,114
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
9.35%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
47
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
1,853
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$1.74T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$60.4B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1.89B
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,828,000
2020
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
8.71%
2020
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
98%
2024
n/a

Energy

Australia Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,929 kg
2023
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2023
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
374 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
14 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
90.2%
2023
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
12.3%
2021
0.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.26%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-214.5%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
9,823 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
26.7%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
6.07%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Australia Palau
% of world population
0.33%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
+138,510
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
86.8%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
94.3
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
98
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.85
2023
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.9
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
170
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
100%
2020
English speaking
92.8%
2023
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
97.1%
2023
27%
2004

Health

Australia Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,731
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,029
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
84.2 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.98
2021
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
28.7 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.7
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
31%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
94
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.1%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.3 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Australia Palau
% of world land
5.16%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
109,168 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,402,492 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
517,397 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
607,623 mi
2017
n/a

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