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Bahamas vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Bahamas has a population of 401K (ranked 173/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). The Bahamas' land area is 3,865 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 162nd vs. 180th).

By GDP, The Bahamas ranks 140/197 ($15.8B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, The Bahamas ranks 30/197 ($39,455), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Bahamas Palau
Population
404321
17663
Population rank 173/197 194/197
GDP
$15.8B
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 140/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$39,455
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 30/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,198
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
78.3%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$30,693
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 24/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$25,682
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
3,865 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
103.8 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.37
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
36 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Bahamas and Palau: Comparison Charts

Bahamas and Palau economies compared

GDP
Bahamas

Palau
Year GDP
Bahamas Palau
1960 $169,736,027 -
1961 $190,022,030 -
1962 $212,170,034 -
1963 $237,650,038 -
1964 $266,560,043 -
1965 $300,272,048 -
1966 $346,800,000 -
1967 $398,000,000 -
1968 $453,800,000 -
1969 $538,700,000 -
1970 $539,500,000 $11,563,041
1971 $573,400,000 $12,706,874
1972 $590,900,000 $13,956,474
1973 $670,900,000 $15,331,889
1974 $632,400,000 $16,848,759
1975 $596,200,000 $18,521,112
1976 $642,100,000 $20,364,420
1977 $713,000,000 $22,308,104
1978 $832,400,000 $24,530,015
1979 $1,139,800,100 $27,004,251
1980 $1,335,300,000 $29,728,054
1981 $1,426,500,000 $32,726,594
1982 $1,578,300,000 $36,027,583
1983 $1,732,800,000 $39,661,530
1984 $2,041,100,000 $44,814,259
1985 $2,320,699,900 $51,030,637
1986 $2,472,500,000 $58,109,314
1987 $2,713,999,900 $66,169,905
1988 $2,817,900,000 $75,348,615
1989 $3,062,000,000 $85,800,543
1990 $3,166,000,000 $97,702,303
1991 $3,111,160,000 $106,555,300
1992 $3,109,000,000 $104,771,300
1993 $3,092,000,000 $96,455,700
1994 $3,259,000,000 $106,138,500
1995 $3,429,000,000 $121,018,500
1996 $3,609,000,000 $137,494,600
1997 $6,332,360,000 $143,860,800
1998 $6,833,220,000 $149,079,600
1999 $7,683,870,000 $144,206,500
2000 $8,076,470,000 $149,535,800
2001 $8,317,830,000 $159,453,500
2002 $8,881,160,000 $162,665,500
2003 $8,870,090,000 $154,559,900
2004 $9,055,290,000 $166,391,600
2005 $9,836,200,000 $191,048,400
2006 $10,167,250,000 $193,679,700
2007 $10,618,340,000 $200,903,600
2008 $10,526,000,000 $201,167,300
2009 $9,981,960,000 $189,998,000
2010 $10,095,760,000 $188,174,300
2011 $10,070,450,000 $198,873,900
2012 $10,720,400,000 $215,762,400
2013 $10,475,300,000 $225,345,700
2014 $11,139,100,000 $243,156,500
2015 $11,837,600,000 $278,824,800
2016 $11,880,900,000 $298,323,500
2017 $12,446,900,000 $285,600,000
2018 $12,819,200,000 $288,546,300
2019 $13,277,000,000 $281,941,600
2020 $10,363,200,000 $258,990,800
2021 $12,037,000,000 $235,752,900
2022 $13,896,800,000 $255,591,100
2023 $15,271,300,000 $281,849,100
2024 $15,832,800,000 -

Bahamas and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahamas

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Bahamas Palau
1960 $1,459 -
1961 $1,555 -
1962 $1,651 -
1963 $1,759 -
1964 $1,883 -
1965 $2,030 -
1966 $2,239 -
1967 $2,453 -
1968 $2,668 -
1969 $3,027 -
1970 $2,916 $1,017
1971 $3,004 $1,081
1972 $3,014 $1,145
1973 $3,341 $1,221
1974 $3,080 $1,328
1975 $2,841 $1,464
1976 $2,993 $1,616
1977 $3,253 $1,781
1978 $3,720 $1,972
1979 $4,994 $2,189
1980 $5,743 $2,423
1981 $6,029 $2,639
1982 $6,559 $2,838
1983 $7,081 $3,049
1984 $8,202 $3,360
1985 $9,167 $3,728
1986 $9,601 $4,144
1987 $10,361 $4,616
1988 $10,576 $5,145
1989 $11,291 $5,741
1990 $11,473 $6,403
1991 $11,082 $6,824
1992 $10,873 $6,553
1993 $10,613 $5,892
1994 $10,991 $6,329
1995 $11,375 $7,038
1996 $11,784 $7,788
1997 $20,368 $7,945
1998 $21,667 $8,048
1999 $24,041 $7,630
2000 $24,940 $7,797
2001 $25,372 $8,240
2002 $26,782 $8,341
2003 $26,429 $7,862
2004 $26,650 $8,395
2005 $28,602 $9,640
2006 $29,185 $9,885
2007 $30,052 $10,408
2008 $29,392 $10,583
2009 $27,513 $10,155
2010 $27,473 $10,229
2011 $27,091 $11,001
2012 $28,552 $12,145
2013 $27,643 $12,769
2014 $29,137 $13,726
2015 $30,719 $15,691
2016 $30,617 $16,763
2017 $31,875 $16,034
2018 $32,642 $16,198
2019 $33,640 $15,841
2020 $26,179 $14,557
2021 $30,368 $13,257
2022 $34,957 $14,392
2023 $38,232 $15,899
2024 $39,455 -

Bahamas vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahamas

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahamas Palau
1950 58.9 52.7
1951 59.2 52.9
1952 59.6 53.1
1953 60 53.3
1954 60.3 53.5
1955 60.7 53.7
1956 61 53.9
1957 61.4 54.1
1958 61.7 54.4
1959 62.1 54.6
1960 62.5 54.9
1961 62.8 55.1
1962 63.2 55.4
1963 63.5 55.6
1964 63.9 55.8
1965 64.3 55.9
1966 64.6 56.2
1967 65 56.5
1968 65.4 56.9
1969 65.8 57.3
1970 66.2 57.7
1971 66.5 58.1
1972 66.8 58.6
1973 67.1 59
1974 67.6 59.5
1975 68.1 60
1976 68.5 60.5
1977 68.8 60.9
1978 68.9 61.3
1979 69 61.6
1980 69.1 61.9
1981 69.4 62.1
1982 69.7 62.3
1983 70 62.5
1984 70.2 62.6
1985 70.3 62.7
1986 70.3 62.8
1987 70.4 62.8
1988 70.5 62.8
1989 70.7 62.8
1990 70.9 62.8
1991 71.2 62.8
1992 71.3 62.9
1993 71.4 63
1994 71.4 63.1
1995 71.4 63.3
1996 71.5 63.5
1997 71.6 63.7
1998 71.8 64
1999 72.1 64.2
2000 72.5 64.5
2001 72.8 64.8
2002 73 65.1
2003 73.2 65.4
2004 73.2 65.8
2005 73.4 66.2
2006 73.5 66.6
2007 73.5 67.1
2008 73.4 67.6
2009 73.5 68
2010 73.4 68.3
2011 73.6 68.6
2012 73.7 68.9
2013 73.9 69
2014 74 69.1
2015 73.8 69.1
2016 74 69
2017 74 69
2018 74.1 69
2019 71.4 69
2020 73 68.7
2021 70.8 68.6
2022 74.5 68.9
2023 74.6 69.3
2024 74.7 69.4
2025 74.9 69.5

Bahamas and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahamas

Palau
Year Population
Bahamas Palau
1960 116,317 9,328
1961 122,197 9,555
1962 128,493 9,793
1963 135,087 10,037
1964 141,528 10,292
1965 147,952 10,547
1966 154,874 10,805
1967 162,267 10,988
1968 170,089 11,080
1969 177,981 11,159
1970 184,982 11,368
1971 190,857 11,759
1972 196,055 12,194
1973 200,791 12,552
1974 205,342 12,687
1975 209,886 12,655
1976 214,501 12,598
1977 219,157 12,525
1978 223,761 12,440
1979 228,230 12,337
1980 232,526 12,271
1981 236,614 12,402
1982 240,614 12,694
1983 244,698 13,006
1984 248,863 13,337
1985 253,154 13,688
1986 257,536 14,024
1987 261,935 14,334
1988 266,448 14,645
1989 271,178 14,945
1990 275,945 15,259
1991 280,731 15,614
1992 285,927 15,989
1993 291,339 16,372
1994 296,509 16,770
1995 301,461 17,195
1996 306,268 17,654
1997 310,904 18,108
1998 315,368 18,524
1999 319,614 18,901
2000 323,835 19,178
2001 327,836 19,352
2002 331,614 19,503
2003 335,618 19,659
2004 339,782 19,820
2005 343,894 19,819
2006 348,375 19,593
2007 353,334 19,302
2008 358,120 19,009
2009 362,810 18,709
2010 367,478 18,396
2011 371,729 18,078
2012 375,469 17,765
2013 378,953 17,648
2014 382,298 17,715
2015 385,346 17,770
2016 388,055 17,797
2017 390,485 17,812
2018 392,717 17,814
2019 394,675 17,798
2020 395,863 17,792
2021 396,373 17,783
2022 397,538 17,759
2023 399,440 17,727
2024 401,283 17,695

Fertility rates in Bahamas and Palau

Fertility rate
Bahamas

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Bahamas Palau
1960 5.09 7.19
1961 5.16 7.17
1962 5.13 7.15
1963 5.06 7.12
1964 4.97 7.08
1965 4.88 7.01
1966 4.79 6.93
1967 4.69 6.84
1968 4.56 6.71
1969 4.38 6.58
1970 4.21 6.39
1971 4.06 6.16
1972 3.89 5.9
1973 3.73 5.59
1974 3.57 5.26
1975 3.42 4.9
1976 3.3 4.53
1977 3.17 4.09
1978 3.05 3.74
1979 2.94 3.49
1980 2.84 3.35
1981 2.77 3.28
1982 2.71 3.22
1983 2.65 3.14
1984 2.59 3.08
1985 2.55 3.01
1986 2.53 2.98
1987 2.52 2.93
1988 2.52 2.91
1989 2.52 2.92
1990 2.52 2.88
1991 2.51 2.74
1992 2.71 2.71
1993 2.61 2.73
1994 2.47 2.66
1995 2.42 2.55
1996 2.35 2.39
1997 2.29 2.19
1998 2.23 2.01
1999 2.13 1.91
2000 2.06 1.82
2001 2.02 1.87
2002 1.98 1.92
2003 1.97 1.96
2004 1.98 1.99
2005 2.01 2.02
2006 2.02 2
2007 2.04 1.97
2008 2 1.95
2009 2.01 1.94
2010 1.84 1.94
2011 1.79 1.97
2012 1.76 2.01
2013 1.74 2.05
2014 1.69 2.03
2015 1.57 2
2016 1.5 2.06
2017 1.42 2.02
2018 1.4 1.97
2019 1.4 1.98
2020 1.39 1.97
2021 1.38 1.95
2022 1.38 1.93
2023 1.37 1.91

Bahamas and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Bahamas

Palau
Year Median age, years
Bahamas Palau
1960 19.5 16.7
1961 19.6 16.1
1962 19.6 15.5
1963 19.7 15.1
1964 19.8 15
1965 19.9 14.9
1966 20.1 14.9
1967 20.2 15.2
1968 20.3 15.7
1969 20.5 16.1
1970 20.6 16.5
1971 20.6 16.6
1972 20.7 16.6
1973 20.7 16.8
1974 20.8 17.1
1975 20.9 17.4
1976 21.1 17.8
1977 21.3 18.1
1978 21.6 18.3
1979 21.8 18.6
1980 22.1 18.9
1981 22.4 19.3
1982 22.7 19.9
1983 23 20.5
1984 23.4 21.1
1985 23.7 21.6
1986 24 22.2
1987 24.3 23.1
1988 24.7 24
1989 25 24.9
1990 25.4 25.6
1991 25.7 26
1992 26 26.4
1993 26.3 26.9
1994 26.6 27.4
1995 26.9 27.8
1996 27.2 28.3
1997 27.5 28.8
1998 27.9 29.4
1999 28.2 30.2
2000 28.5 30.8
2001 28.9 31.2
2002 29.3 31.5
2003 29.6 31.8
2004 30 32
2005 30.3 32.3
2006 30.6 32.7
2007 30.8 33.1
2008 31 33.5
2009 31.3 33.9
2010 31.5 34.2
2011 31.8 34.6
2012 32.1 35
2013 32.4 35.3
2014 32.6 35.6
2015 33 36
2016 33.3 36.3
2017 33.6 36.7
2018 33.9 37
2019 34.3 37.4
2020 34.6 37.8
2021 34.9 38.1
2022 35.2 38.5
2023 35.6 38.8
2024 36 39.2

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Finance

Bahamas Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$14.2B
2023
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.8%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
3.53%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.53%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.65%
2023
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
77.2%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
63.2
2025
62
2025
Total reserves including gold
$2.51B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$65.9M
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,794,500
2020
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
59.6%
2020
93.5%
2017

Energy

Bahamas Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,007 kg
2007
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.6
2007
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.22 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2022
0.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.48%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bahamas Palau
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,018
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
83.8%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
59.7
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
65
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
18
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
31.2
2022
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.7
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
153
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2003
100%
2020
English speaking
87.1%
2023
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
94.8%
2023
27%
2004

Health

Bahamas Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,341
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$568
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.45%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.86
2017
1.78
2020
Maternal mortality per 100K births
76
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
48.2%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.9%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.3%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.65 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Bahamas Palau
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
9,631 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50.2 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,969 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,678 mi
2011
n/a

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