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Belgium vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belgium has a population of 11.9M (ranked 82/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Belgium's land area is 11,774 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 136th vs. 180th).

By GDP, Belgium ranks 23/197 ($665B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Belgium ranks 17/197 ($55,955), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Belgium Palau
Population
11909960
17663
Population rank 83/197 194/197
GDP
$665B
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 23/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$55,955
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 17/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$72,126
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$694B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
106.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$58,455
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 5/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$34,348
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
11,774 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,009 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.47
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
42.7 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Belgium and Palau: Comparison Charts

Belgium and Palau economies compared

GDP
Belgium

Palau
Year GDP
Belgium Palau
1960 $11,810,619,368 -
1961 $12,561,701,694 -
1962 $13,436,827,167 -
1963 $14,445,805,381 -
1964 $16,168,044,450 -
1965 $17,597,783,297 -
1966 $18,894,891,312 -
1967 $20,252,508,995 -
1968 $21,654,856,965 -
1969 $24,019,653,475 -
1970 $26,706,196,047 $11,563,041
1971 $29,821,661,870 $12,706,874
1972 $37,209,418,019 $13,956,474
1973 $47,743,801,490 $15,331,889
1974 $56,033,077,879 $16,848,759
1975 $65,678,189,097 $18,521,112
1976 $71,113,882,968 $20,364,420
1977 $82,839,905,459 $22,308,104
1978 $101,246,526,194 $24,530,015
1979 $116,315,456,797 $27,004,251
1980 $126,829,314,388 $29,728,054
1981 $104,730,018,470 $32,726,594
1982 $92,095,926,188 $36,027,583
1983 $87,184,239,053 $39,661,530
1984 $83,349,530,159 $44,814,259
1985 $86,268,264,148 $51,030,637
1986 $120,018,787,249 $58,109,314
1987 $149,394,404,106 $66,169,905
1988 $162,299,103,675 $75,348,615
1989 $164,221,056,511 $85,800,543
1990 $205,331,747,948 $97,702,303
1991 $210,510,999,409 $106,555,300
1992 $234,781,652,447 $104,771,300
1993 $224,721,795,709 $96,455,700
1994 $244,884,129,491 $106,138,500
1995 $288,025,588,396 $121,018,500
1996 $279,201,433,225 $137,494,600
1997 $252,708,051,421 $143,860,800
1998 $258,528,339,631 $149,079,600
1999 $258,245,733,221 $144,206,500
2000 $236,792,460,312 $149,535,800
2001 $236,746,141,604 $159,453,500
2002 $258,383,599,375 $162,665,500
2003 $318,082,528,507 $154,559,900
2004 $369,214,712,443 $166,391,600
2005 $385,714,762,230 $191,048,400
2006 $408,259,840,869 $193,679,700
2007 $470,922,156,309 $200,903,600
2008 $517,328,087,920 $201,167,300
2009 $485,014,525,992 $189,998,000
2010 $481,556,503,720 $188,174,300
2011 $527,196,649,049 $198,873,900
2012 $498,414,364,945 $215,762,400
2013 $524,097,026,599 $225,345,700
2014 $537,987,419,164 $243,156,500
2015 $461,044,767,545 $278,824,800
2016 $474,271,566,740 $298,323,500
2017 $500,908,767,352 $285,600,000
2018 $542,638,913,428 $288,546,300
2019 $536,726,344,405 $281,941,600
2020 $529,694,473,502 $258,990,800
2021 $598,522,422,242 $235,752,900
2022 $593,614,574,326 $255,591,100
2023 $644,655,275,112 $281,849,100
2024 $664,564,181,487 -

Belgium and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Belgium

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Belgium Palau
1960 $1,290 -
1961 $1,368 -
1962 $1,457 -
1963 $1,555 -
1964 $1,724 -
1965 $1,860 -
1966 $1,983 -
1967 $2,114 -
1968 $2,251 -
1969 $2,490 -
1970 $2,766 $1,017
1971 $3,083 $1,081
1972 $3,832 $1,145
1973 $4,901 $1,221
1974 $5,734 $1,328
1975 $6,701 $1,464
1976 $7,243 $1,616
1977 $8,427 $1,781
1978 $10,290 $1,972
1979 $11,811 $2,189
1980 $12,864 $2,423
1981 $10,623 $2,639
1982 $9,344 $2,838
1983 $8,846 $3,049
1984 $8,457 $3,360
1985 $8,751 $3,728
1986 $12,170 $4,144
1987 $15,136 $4,616
1988 $16,391 $5,145
1989 $16,525 $5,741
1990 $20,600 $6,403
1991 $21,042 $6,824
1992 $23,373 $6,553
1993 $22,284 $5,892
1994 $24,209 $6,329
1995 $28,414 $7,038
1996 $27,490 $7,788
1997 $24,821 $7,945
1998 $25,338 $8,048
1999 $25,253 $7,630
2000 $23,099 $7,797
2001 $23,015 $8,240
2002 $25,006 $8,341
2003 $30,655 $7,862
2004 $35,429 $8,395
2005 $36,810 $9,640
2006 $38,705 $9,885
2007 $44,319 $10,408
2008 $48,303 $10,583
2009 $44,923 $10,155
2010 $44,197 $10,229
2011 $47,761 $11,001
2012 $44,874 $12,145
2013 $46,965 $12,769
2014 $47,996 $13,726
2015 $40,894 $15,691
2016 $41,855 $16,763
2017 $44,035 $16,034
2018 $47,487 $16,198
2019 $46,717 $15,841
2020 $45,906 $14,557
2021 $51,658 $13,257
2022 $50,822 $14,392
2023 $54,690 $15,899
2024 $55,955 -

Belgium vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belgium

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Belgium Palau
1950 66.3 52.7
1951 66.7 52.9
1952 68 53.1
1953 68.4 53.3
1954 68.6 53.5
1955 68.5 53.7
1956 68.8 53.9
1957 69.2 54.1
1958 69.9 54.4
1959 70.3 54.6
1960 69.6 54.9
1961 70.5 55.1
1962 70.2 55.4
1963 70 55.6
1964 70.7 55.8
1965 70.6 55.9
1966 70.6 56.2
1967 70.9 56.5
1968 70.6 56.9
1969 70.7 57.3
1970 70.9 57.7
1971 71.1 58.1
1972 71.4 58.6
1973 71.6 59
1974 72 59.5
1975 72 60
1976 72.1 60.5
1977 72.8 60.9
1978 72.7 61.3
1979 73.2 61.6
1980 73.2 61.9
1981 73.7 62.1
1982 73.9 62.3
1983 73.9 62.5
1984 74.4 62.6
1985 74.5 62.7
1986 74.7 62.8
1987 75.3 62.8
1988 75.6 62.8
1989 75.6 62.8
1990 76.1 62.8
1991 76.2 62.8
1992 76.4 62.9
1993 76.4 63
1994 76.7 63.1
1995 76.8 63.3
1996 77.2 63.5
1997 77.4 63.7
1998 77.5 64
1999 77.6 64.2
2000 77.8 64.5
2001 78.1 64.8
2002 78.2 65.1
2003 78.3 65.4
2004 79 65.8
2005 79.1 66.2
2006 79.4 66.6
2007 79.5 67.1
2008 79.6 67.6
2009 79.8 68
2010 80 68.3
2011 80.4 68.6
2012 80.3 68.9
2013 80.5 69
2014 81.1 69.1
2015 80.9 69.1
2016 81.3 69
2017 81.4 69
2018 81.5 69
2019 81.8 69
2020 80.8 68.7
2021 81.7 68.6
2022 81.2 68.9
2023 82.1 69.3
2024 82.3 69.4
2025 82.4 69.5

Belgium and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Belgium

Palau
Year Population
Belgium Palau
1960 9,153,489 9,328
1961 9,183,948 9,555
1962 9,220,578 9,793
1963 9,289,770 10,037
1964 9,378,113 10,292
1965 9,463,667 10,547
1966 9,527,807 10,805
1967 9,580,991 10,988
1968 9,618,756 11,080
1969 9,646,032 11,159
1970 9,655,549 11,368
1971 9,673,162 11,759
1972 9,711,115 12,194
1973 9,741,720 12,552
1974 9,772,419 12,687
1975 9,800,700 12,655
1976 9,818,227 12,598
1977 9,830,358 12,525
1978 9,839,534 12,440
1979 9,848,382 12,337
1980 9,859,242 12,271
1981 9,858,982 12,402
1982 9,856,303 12,694
1983 9,855,520 13,006
1984 9,855,372 13,337
1985 9,858,308 13,688
1986 9,861,823 14,024
1987 9,870,234 14,334
1988 9,901,664 14,645
1989 9,937,697 14,945
1990 9,967,379 15,259
1991 10,004,486 15,614
1992 10,045,158 15,989
1993 10,084,475 16,372
1994 10,115,603 16,770
1995 10,136,811 17,195
1996 10,156,637 17,654
1997 10,181,245 18,108
1998 10,203,008 18,524
1999 10,226,419 18,901
2000 10,251,250 19,178
2001 10,286,570 19,352
2002 10,332,785 19,503
2003 10,376,133 19,659
2004 10,421,137 19,820
2005 10,478,617 19,819
2006 10,547,958 19,593
2007 10,625,700 19,302
2008 10,709,973 19,009
2009 10,796,493 18,709
2010 10,895,586 18,396
2011 11,038,264 18,078
2012 11,106,932 17,765
2013 11,159,407 17,648
2014 11,209,057 17,715
2015 11,274,196 17,770
2016 11,331,422 17,797
2017 11,375,158 17,812
2018 11,427,054 17,814
2019 11,488,980 17,798
2020 11,538,604 17,792
2021 11,586,195 17,783
2022 11,680,210 17,759
2023 11,787,423 17,727
2024 11,876,844 17,695

Fertility rates in Belgium and Palau

Fertility rate
Belgium

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Belgium Palau
1960 2.54 7.19
1961 2.63 7.17
1962 2.59 7.15
1963 2.68 7.12
1964 2.71 7.08
1965 2.61 7.01
1966 2.52 6.93
1967 2.41 6.84
1968 2.31 6.71
1969 2.27 6.58
1970 2.25 6.39
1971 2.21 6.16
1972 2.09 5.9
1973 1.95 5.59
1974 1.83 5.26
1975 1.74 4.9
1976 1.73 4.53
1977 1.71 4.09
1978 1.69 3.74
1979 1.69 3.49
1980 1.68 3.35
1981 1.66 3.28
1982 1.61 3.22
1983 1.57 3.14
1984 1.54 3.08
1985 1.51 3.01
1986 1.54 2.98
1987 1.54 2.93
1988 1.57 2.91
1989 1.58 2.92
1990 1.62 2.88
1991 1.66 2.74
1992 1.65 2.71
1993 1.61 2.73
1994 1.56 2.66
1995 1.56 2.55
1996 1.59 2.39
1997 1.6 2.19
1998 1.6 2.01
1999 1.62 1.91
2000 1.67 1.82
2001 1.67 1.87
2002 1.65 1.92
2003 1.67 1.96
2004 1.72 1.99
2005 1.76 2.02
2006 1.8 2
2007 1.82 1.97
2008 1.85 1.95
2009 1.84 1.94
2010 1.86 1.94
2011 1.81 1.97
2012 1.8 2.01
2013 1.76 2.05
2014 1.74 2.03
2015 1.7 2
2016 1.68 2.06
2017 1.65 2.02
2018 1.62 1.97
2019 1.6 1.98
2020 1.55 1.97
2021 1.6 1.95
2022 1.53 1.93
2023 1.47 1.91

Belgium and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Belgium

Palau
Year Median age, years
Belgium Palau
1960 34.9 16.7
1961 34.9 16.1
1962 34.9 15.5
1963 34.9 15.1
1964 34.8 15
1965 34.8 14.9
1966 34.7 14.9
1967 34.7 15.2
1968 34.7 15.7
1969 34.6 16.1
1970 34.5 16.5
1971 34.4 16.6
1972 34.3 16.6
1973 34.3 16.8
1974 34.3 17.1
1975 34.2 17.4
1976 34.1 17.8
1977 34.1 18.1
1978 34.1 18.3
1979 34.1 18.6
1980 34.2 18.9
1981 34.3 19.3
1982 34.5 19.9
1983 34.8 20.5
1984 35 21.1
1985 35.2 21.6
1986 35.4 22.2
1987 35.6 23.1
1988 35.9 24
1989 36.1 24.9
1990 36.3 25.6
1991 36.5 26
1992 36.7 26.4
1993 37 26.9
1994 37.2 27.4
1995 37.5 27.8
1996 37.8 28.3
1997 38.1 28.8
1998 38.3 29.4
1999 38.6 30.2
2000 38.9 30.8
2001 39.2 31.2
2002 39.4 31.5
2003 39.7 31.8
2004 40 32
2005 40.2 32.3
2006 40.4 32.7
2007 40.6 33.1
2008 40.7 33.5
2009 40.8 33.9
2010 40.8 34.2
2011 40.9 34.6
2012 41.1 35
2013 41.2 35.3
2014 41.3 35.6
2015 41.4 36
2016 41.4 36.3
2017 41.6 36.7
2018 41.7 37
2019 41.8 37.4
2020 41.9 37.8
2021 42 38.1
2022 42.2 38.5
2023 42.4 38.8
2024 42.7 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belgium Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$651B
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
54.6%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.28%
2022
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.21%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.03%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.7%
2024
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
72.1%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
17.6%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
69
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.2%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
n/a
Number of millionaires
564,666
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
6.08%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
11
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
117
2015
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$321B
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$41.4B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$15.2B
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,584,000
2020
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.77%
2020
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
98.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Belgium Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,049 kg
2023
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2023
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
84.3 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.15 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
69.3%
2023
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
11.7%
2021
0.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
22.3%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
89.2%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
6,927 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
23.5%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
39.4%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belgium Palau
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
+36,243
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
98.2%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.88 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
87.9
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
69
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
96
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.08
2021
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
175
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
100%
2020
English speaking
59%
2023
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
95.8%
2024
27%
2004

Health

Belgium Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$5,405
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,083
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.24
2021
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
29.5 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.6
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
20.5%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
74
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.7%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.43 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Belgium Palau
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
991 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,225 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,661 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
73,579 mi
2015
n/a

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