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Chile vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Chile has a population of 19.8M (ranked 66/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Chile's land area is 286,809 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 38th vs. 180th).

By GDP, Chile ranks 46/197 ($330B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Chile ranks 65/197 ($16,710), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Chile Palau
Population
19928941
17663
Population rank 67/197 194/197
GDP
$330B
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 46/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$16,710
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 65/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$34,637
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$139B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$7,015
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 69/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,593
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
286,809 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
68.9 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.17
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
37.5 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Chile and Palau: Comparison Charts

Chile and Palau economies compared

GDP
Chile

Palau
Year GDP
Chile Palau
1960 $4,211,103,677 -
1961 $4,948,564,551 -
1962 $5,765,971,144 -
1963 $5,702,520,146 -
1964 $6,065,708,668 -
1965 $6,183,988,944 -
1966 $7,256,882,086 -
1967 $7,145,068,068 -
1968 $7,286,820,526 -
1969 $8,456,519,044 -
1970 $9,261,006,540 $11,563,041
1971 $10,999,807,567 $12,706,874
1972 $12,057,501,635 $13,956,474
1973 $17,237,336,173 $15,331,889
1974 $16,584,311,220 $16,848,759
1975 $7,812,161,793 $18,521,112
1976 $10,523,479,089 $20,364,420
1977 $14,272,711,437 $22,308,104
1978 $16,373,093,554 $24,530,015
1979 $22,249,574,628 $27,004,251
1980 $29,586,676,576 $29,728,054
1981 $35,180,322,211 $32,726,594
1982 $19,710,229,067 $36,027,583
1983 $20,629,678,694 $39,661,530
1984 $19,974,595,028 $44,814,259
1985 $17,933,557,360 $51,030,637
1986 $19,197,818,085 $58,109,314
1987 $22,605,488,851 $66,169,905
1988 $26,174,858,614 $75,348,615
1989 $30,101,767,991 $85,800,543
1990 $33,428,580,448 $97,702,303
1991 $38,232,330,917 $106,555,300
1992 $46,538,895,686 $104,771,300
1993 $49,934,943,321 $96,455,700
1994 $57,438,273,591 $106,138,500
1995 $73,820,425,702 $121,018,500
1996 $78,584,098,984 $137,494,600
1997 $85,741,415,285 $143,860,800
1998 $81,990,010,704 $149,079,600
1999 $75,578,685,736 $144,206,500
2000 $78,339,750,721 $149,535,800
2001 $71,574,739,561 $159,453,500
2002 $70,264,045,939 $162,665,500
2003 $76,492,579,644 $154,559,900
2004 $99,075,985,774 $166,391,600
2005 $122,294,145,163 $191,048,400
2006 $153,843,518,171 $193,679,700
2007 $172,491,076,034 $200,903,600
2008 $179,894,594,475 $201,167,300
2009 $171,777,900,624 $189,998,000
2010 $217,051,209,239 $188,174,300
2011 $251,382,573,894 $198,873,900
2012 $267,024,782,487 $215,762,400
2013 $277,395,018,842 $225,345,700
2014 $259,560,978,224 $243,156,500
2015 $242,450,355,831 $278,824,800
2016 $249,344,863,928 $298,323,500
2017 $276,154,259,981 $285,600,000
2018 $295,857,562,992 $288,546,300
2019 $278,285,058,719 $281,941,600
2020 $254,042,159,309 $258,990,800
2021 $315,325,547,162 $235,752,900
2022 $301,226,575,540 $255,591,100
2023 $335,518,054,098 $281,849,100
2024 $330,267,137,372 -

Chile and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Chile

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Chile Palau
1960 $516 -
1961 $594 -
1962 $679 -
1963 $658 -
1964 $686 -
1965 $686 -
1966 $790 -
1967 $764 -
1968 $766 -
1969 $874 -
1970 $941 $1,017
1971 $1,099 $1,081
1972 $1,185 $1,145
1973 $1,667 $1,221
1974 $1,579 $1,328
1975 $732 $1,464
1976 $971 $1,616
1977 $1,297 $1,781
1978 $1,465 $1,972
1979 $1,962 $2,189
1980 $2,571 $2,423
1981 $3,012 $2,639
1982 $1,663 $2,838
1983 $1,715 $3,049
1984 $1,636 $3,360
1985 $1,447 $3,728
1986 $1,525 $4,144
1987 $1,767 $4,616
1988 $2,014 $5,145
1989 $2,278 $5,741
1990 $2,488 $6,403
1991 $2,798 $6,824
1992 $3,352 $6,553
1993 $3,541 $5,892
1994 $4,012 $6,329
1995 $5,081 $7,038
1996 $5,334 $7,788
1997 $5,742 $7,945
1998 $5,420 $8,048
1999 $4,934 $7,630
2000 $5,053 $7,797
2001 $4,564 $8,240
2002 $4,431 $8,341
2003 $4,773 $7,862
2004 $6,121 $8,395
2005 $7,480 $9,640
2006 $9,319 $9,885
2007 $10,346 $10,408
2008 $10,683 $10,583
2009 $10,099 $10,155
2010 $12,633 $10,229
2011 $14,487 $11,001
2012 $15,242 $12,145
2013 $15,684 $12,769
2014 $14,530 $13,726
2015 $13,434 $15,691
2016 $13,650 $16,763
2017 $14,880 $16,034
2018 $15,659 $16,198
2019 $14,496 $15,841
2020 $13,115 $14,557
2021 $16,207 $13,257
2022 $15,406 $14,392
2023 $17,067 $15,899
2024 $16,710 -

Chile vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Chile

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Chile Palau
1950 53.2 52.7
1951 53.5 52.9
1952 53.9 53.1
1953 54.3 53.3
1954 54.7 53.5
1955 54.9 53.7
1956 55.5 53.9
1957 55.8 54.1
1958 56.3 54.4
1959 56.6 54.6
1960 57.2 54.9
1961 57.3 55.1
1962 57.8 55.4
1963 58.3 55.6
1964 58.8 55.8
1965 59.5 55.9
1966 60.4 56.2
1967 61.1 56.5
1968 61.7 56.9
1969 62.3 57.3
1970 62.6 57.7
1971 63.1 58.1
1972 63.7 58.6
1973 64.4 59
1974 65.1 59.5
1975 66 60
1976 66.8 60.5
1977 67.5 60.9
1978 68 61.3
1979 68.9 61.6
1980 69.5 61.9
1981 69.8 62.1
1982 70.3 62.3
1983 70.8 62.5
1984 71.2 62.6
1985 71.6 62.7
1986 72.1 62.8
1987 72.5 62.8
1988 72.8 62.8
1989 73.2 62.8
1990 73.7 62.8
1991 74.1 62.8
1992 74.4 62.9
1993 74.7 63
1994 75 63.1
1995 75.3 63.3
1996 75.6 63.5
1997 75.8 63.7
1998 76.3 64
1999 76.7 64.2
2000 77.1 64.5
2001 77.6 64.8
2002 77.8 65.1
2003 77.9 65.4
2004 78.3 65.8
2005 78.5 66.2
2006 78.5 66.6
2007 78.7 67.1
2008 78.8 67.6
2009 78.9 68
2010 79.1 68.3
2011 79.2 68.6
2012 79.2 68.9
2013 79.6 69
2014 79.7 69.1
2015 80 69.1
2016 80.3 69
2017 80.6 69
2018 80.6 69
2019 80.3 69
2020 79.3 68.7
2021 78.9 68.6
2022 79.2 68.9
2023 81.2 69.3
2024 81.4 69.4
2025 81.5 69.5

Chile and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Chile

Palau
Year Population
Chile Palau
1960 8,153,350 9,328
1961 8,324,802 9,555
1962 8,497,059 9,793
1963 8,670,144 10,037
1964 8,842,525 10,292
1965 9,012,938 10,547
1966 9,181,722 10,805
1967 9,348,939 10,988
1968 9,514,716 11,080
1969 9,680,282 11,159
1970 9,845,344 11,368
1971 10,009,701 11,759
1972 10,174,678 12,194
1973 10,340,362 12,552
1974 10,505,817 12,687
1975 10,671,559 12,655
1976 10,838,251 12,598
1977 11,005,519 12,525
1978 11,172,695 12,440
1979 11,339,779 12,337
1980 11,508,550 12,271
1981 11,678,717 12,402
1982 11,850,214 12,694
1983 12,026,138 13,006
1984 12,207,733 13,337
1985 12,395,274 13,688
1986 12,588,914 14,024
1987 12,790,150 14,334
1988 12,999,424 14,645
1989 13,215,005 14,945
1990 13,437,176 15,259
1991 13,662,491 15,614
1992 13,884,577 15,989
1993 14,102,276 16,372
1994 14,316,256 16,770
1995 14,527,381 17,195
1996 14,734,046 17,654
1997 14,932,434 18,108
1998 15,127,799 18,524
1999 15,319,313 18,901
2000 15,503,635 19,178
2001 15,683,849 19,352
2002 15,857,925 19,503
2003 16,024,752 19,659
2004 16,187,322 19,820
2005 16,348,778 19,819
2006 16,509,195 19,593
2007 16,671,581 19,302
2008 16,838,988 19,009
2009 17,009,731 18,709
2010 17,181,464 18,396
2011 17,351,816 18,078
2012 17,519,119 17,765
2013 17,687,006 17,648
2014 17,864,195 17,715
2015 18,047,625 17,770
2016 18,267,221 17,797
2017 18,558,868 17,812
2018 18,893,191 17,814
2019 19,197,744 17,798
2020 19,370,624 17,792
2021 19,456,334 17,783
2022 19,553,036 17,759
2023 19,658,835 17,727
2024 19,764,771 17,695

Fertility rates in Chile and Palau

Fertility rate
Chile

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Chile Palau
1960 4.7 7.19
1961 4.66 7.17
1962 4.6 7.15
1963 4.54 7.12
1964 4.46 7.08
1965 4.36 7.01
1966 4.26 6.93
1967 4.14 6.84
1968 4.03 6.71
1969 3.9 6.58
1970 3.78 6.39
1971 3.65 6.16
1972 3.53 5.9
1973 3.41 5.59
1974 3.29 5.26
1975 3.18 4.9
1976 3.08 4.53
1977 2.98 4.09
1978 2.89 3.74
1979 2.81 3.49
1980 2.74 3.35
1981 2.69 3.28
1982 2.65 3.22
1983 2.62 3.14
1984 2.6 3.08
1985 2.59 3.01
1986 2.59 2.98
1987 2.59 2.93
1988 2.59 2.91
1989 2.59 2.92
1990 2.58 2.88
1991 2.56 2.74
1992 2.48 2.71
1993 2.43 2.73
1994 2.38 2.66
1995 2.35 2.55
1996 2.28 2.39
1997 2.2 2.19
1998 2.15 2.01
1999 2.07 1.91
2000 2.05 1.82
2001 2.01 1.87
2002 1.93 1.92
2003 1.89 1.96
2004 1.84 1.99
2005 1.83 2.02
2006 1.8 2
2007 1.83 1.97
2008 1.85 1.95
2009 1.86 1.94
2010 1.84 1.94
2011 1.82 1.97
2012 1.8 2.01
2013 1.79 2.05
2014 1.77 2.03
2015 1.74 2
2016 1.69 2.06
2017 1.56 2.02
2018 1.54 1.97
2019 1.43 1.98
2020 1.31 1.97
2021 1.18 1.95
2022 1.25 1.93
2023 1.17 1.91

Chile and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Chile

Palau
Year Median age, years
Chile Palau
1960 20.4 16.7
1961 20.3 16.1
1962 20.3 15.5
1963 20.3 15.1
1964 20.3 15
1965 20.3 14.9
1966 20.3 14.9
1967 20.4 15.2
1968 20.5 15.7
1969 20.6 16.1
1970 20.8 16.5
1971 20.9 16.6
1972 21.1 16.6
1973 21.3 16.8
1974 21.5 17.1
1975 21.7 17.4
1976 22 17.8
1977 22.3 18.1
1978 22.5 18.3
1979 22.8 18.6
1980 23 18.9
1981 23.3 19.3
1982 23.6 19.9
1983 23.9 20.5
1984 24.2 21.1
1985 24.4 21.6
1986 24.7 22.2
1987 25 23.1
1988 25.3 24
1989 25.6 24.9
1990 25.9 25.6
1991 26.1 26
1992 26.4 26.4
1993 26.7 26.9
1994 27 27.4
1995 27.3 27.8
1996 27.7 28.3
1997 28 28.8
1998 28.3 29.4
1999 28.7 30.2
2000 29 30.8
2001 29.4 31.2
2002 29.8 31.5
2003 30.2 31.8
2004 30.6 32
2005 30.9 32.3
2006 31.3 32.7
2007 31.7 33.1
2008 32.1 33.5
2009 32.4 33.9
2010 32.7 34.2
2011 33.1 34.6
2012 33.4 35
2013 33.7 35.3
2014 34 35.6
2015 34.3 36
2016 34.6 36.3
2017 34.9 36.7
2018 35.1 37
2019 35.3 37.4
2020 35.7 37.8
2021 36.2 38.1
2022 36.6 38.5
2023 37 38.8
2024 37.5 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Chile Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$311B
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.6%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.9%
2022
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.63%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
114,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.01%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.76%
2024
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
56.1%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
30.1%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
73.2
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.5%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2022
n/a
Number of millionaires
81,274
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.53%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
6
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
437
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$262B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$44.4B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$100M
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
5,431,000
2019
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.3%
2020
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
85.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Chile Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,039 kg
2023
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.1
2023
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
84 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.27 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2023
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
24.2%
2021
0.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
12%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
62.3%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
4,323 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
48.1%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
26%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Chile Palau
% of world population
0.24%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
+58,316
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
88.1%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
63
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
84
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
6.74
2022
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.9
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
162
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.2%
2022
100%
2020
English speaking
9.53%
2023
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
94.5%
2023
27%
2004

Health

Chile Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,715
2023
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$601
2023
$328
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2023
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.17
2022
1.78
2020
Maternal mortality per 100K births
10
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
7.2
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
39.7%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.2%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
46
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.7%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.56 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Chile Palau
% of world land
0.5%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
14,511 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
41,303 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
71,736 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
53,427 mi
2020
n/a

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