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China vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

China has a population of 1.41B (ranked 2/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). China's land area is 3,624,808 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 2nd vs. 180th).

By GDP, China ranks 2/197 ($18.7T) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, China ranks 76/197 ($13,303), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

China Palau
Population
1405773318
17663
Population rank 2/197 194/197
GDP
$18.7T
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 2/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$13,303
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 76/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,105
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$16.6T
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
96.3%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$11,750
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 48/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,060
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
3,624,808 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
389 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
40.6 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

China and Palau: Comparison Charts

China and Palau economies compared

GDP
China

Palau
Year GDP
China Palau
1960 $59,846,235,025 -
1961 $50,162,299,350 -
1962 $47,310,737,754 -
1963 $50,812,227,919 -
1964 $59,821,862,703 -
1965 $70,565,994,356 -
1966 $76,854,053,259 -
1967 $73,011,350,596 -
1968 $70,980,323,819 -
1969 $79,847,786,729 -
1970 $92,752,930,873 $11,563,041
1971 $99,959,013,880 $12,706,874
1972 $113,871,930,714 $13,956,474
1973 $138,764,340,892 $15,331,889
1974 $144,418,433,058 $16,848,759
1975 $163,687,619,736 $18,521,112
1976 $154,196,810,059 $20,364,420
1977 $175,226,595,860 $22,308,104
1978 $149,788,617,886 $24,530,015
1979 $178,573,913,043 $27,004,251
1980 $191,487,500,000 $29,728,054
1981 $196,218,253,968 $32,726,594
1982 $205,480,916,031 $36,027,583
1983 $231,130,268,199 $39,661,530
1984 $260,442,857,143 $44,814,259
1985 $310,064,625,850 $51,030,637
1986 $301,310,144,928 $58,109,314
1987 $273,455,156,951 $66,169,905
1988 $312,888,888,889 $75,348,615
1989 $348,380,566,802 $85,800,543
1990 $361,560,229,446 $97,702,303
1991 $384,510,452,962 $106,555,300
1992 $428,502,354,788 $104,771,300
1993 $446,557,291,212 $96,455,700
1994 $566,929,539,493 $106,138,500
1995 $738,190,896,228 $121,018,500
1996 $868,523,936,530 $137,494,600
1997 $967,753,570,435 $143,860,800
1998 $1,037,134,141,760 $149,079,600
1999 $1,103,843,203,576 $144,206,500
2000 $1,223,754,919,971 $149,535,800
2001 $1,355,036,590,252 $159,453,500
2002 $1,489,821,682,051 $162,665,500
2003 $1,683,903,309,844 $154,559,900
2004 $1,984,196,551,300 $166,391,600
2005 $2,317,551,298,052 $191,048,400
2006 $2,791,498,472,804 $193,679,700
2007 $3,604,055,822,572 $200,903,600
2008 $4,667,346,414,522 $201,167,300
2009 $5,189,577,094,998 $189,998,000
2010 $6,192,564,874,453 $188,174,300
2011 $7,671,757,207,851 $198,873,900
2012 $8,673,664,713,189 $215,762,400
2013 $9,743,124,247,267 $225,345,700
2014 $10,674,533,168,257 $243,156,500
2015 $11,280,814,787,469 $278,824,800
2016 $11,456,024,084,962 $298,323,500
2017 $12,537,559,062,283 $285,600,000
2018 $14,147,765,772,964 $288,546,300
2019 $14,560,167,101,283 $281,941,600
2020 $14,996,414,166,715 $258,990,800
2021 $18,201,698,719,564 $235,752,900
2022 $18,316,765,021,690 $255,591,100
2023 $18,270,356,654,533 $281,849,100
2024 $18,743,803,170,827 -

China and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
China

Palau
Year GDP per capita
China Palau
1960 $89.7 -
1961 $76 -
1962 $71.1 -
1963 $74.5 -
1964 $85.7 -
1965 $98.7 -
1966 $104.5 -
1967 $96.8 -
1968 $91.6 -
1969 $100.3 -
1970 $113.3 $1,017
1971 $118.8 $1,081
1972 $132.1 $1,145
1973 $157.3 $1,221
1974 $160.4 $1,328
1975 $178.6 $1,464
1976 $165.7 $1,616
1977 $185.7 $1,781
1978 $156.7 $1,972
1979 $184.3 $2,189
1980 $195.1 $2,423
1981 $197.4 $2,639
1982 $203.7 $2,838
1983 $225.9 $3,049
1984 $251.2 $3,360
1985 $295 $3,728
1986 $282.4 $4,144
1987 $252.3 $4,616
1988 $284 $5,145
1989 $311 $5,741
1990 $319 $6,403
1991 $334 $6,824
1992 $368 $6,553
1993 $379 $5,892
1994 $476 $6,329
1995 $613 $7,038
1996 $713 $7,788
1997 $787 $7,945
1998 $835 $8,048
1999 $881 $7,630
2000 $969 $7,797
2001 $1,065 $8,240
2002 $1,164 $8,341
2003 $1,307 $7,862
2004 $1,531 $8,395
2005 $1,778 $9,640
2006 $2,129 $9,885
2007 $2,735 $10,408
2008 $3,523 $10,583
2009 $3,898 $10,155
2010 $4,629 $10,229
2011 $5,704 $11,001
2012 $6,405 $12,145
2013 $7,147 $12,769
2014 $7,781 $13,726
2015 $8,175 $15,691
2016 $8,255 $16,763
2017 $8,980 $16,034
2018 $10,086 $16,198
2019 $10,343 $15,841
2020 $10,627 $14,557
2021 $12,887 $13,257
2022 $12,971 $14,392
2023 $12,951 $15,899
2024 $13,303 -

China vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
China

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
China Palau
1950 43.8 52.7
1951 44.6 52.9
1952 45.3 53.1
1953 45.9 53.3
1954 46.8 53.5
1955 47.2 53.7
1956 47.8 53.9
1957 48.4 54.1
1958 48.8 54.4
1959 40.2 54.6
1960 33.4 54.9
1961 40.2 55.1
1962 51 55.4
1963 51.7 55.6
1964 52.3 55.8
1965 53 55.9
1966 53.7 56.2
1967 54.4 56.5
1968 55.2 56.9
1969 56 57.3
1970 56.8 57.7
1971 57.7 58.1
1972 58.6 58.6
1973 59.5 59
1974 60.2 59.5
1975 61 60
1976 61.2 60.5
1977 62.5 60.9
1978 63.1 61.3
1979 63.7 61.6
1980 64.2 61.9
1981 64.8 62.1
1982 65.2 62.3
1983 65.7 62.5
1984 66.1 62.6
1985 66.5 62.7
1986 66.9 62.8
1987 67.3 62.8
1988 67.6 62.8
1989 67.9 62.8
1990 68.2 62.8
1991 68.6 62.8
1992 69.1 62.9
1993 69.5 63
1994 69.8 63.1
1995 70.4 63.3
1996 70.8 63.5
1997 71.2 63.7
1998 71.6 64
1999 72 64.2
2000 72.3 64.5
2001 72.7 64.8
2002 73 65.1
2003 73.4 65.4
2004 73.7 65.8
2005 74.1 66.2
2006 74.4 66.6
2007 74.8 67.1
2008 74.8 67.6
2009 75.3 68
2010 75.7 68.3
2011 75.9 68.6
2012 76.2 68.9
2013 76.5 69
2014 76.7 69.1
2015 77 69.1
2016 77.2 69
2017 77.2 69
2018 77.7 69
2019 77.9 69
2020 78 68.7
2021 78.1 68.6
2022 78.2 68.9
2023 78 69.3
2024 78 69.4
2025 78.4 69.5

China and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
China

Palau
Year Population
China Palau
1960 667,070,000 9,328
1961 660,330,000 9,555
1962 665,770,000 9,793
1963 682,335,000 10,037
1964 698,355,000 10,292
1965 715,185,000 10,547
1966 735,400,000 10,805
1967 754,550,000 10,988
1968 774,510,000 11,080
1969 796,025,000 11,159
1970 818,315,000 11,368
1971 841,105,000 11,759
1972 862,030,000 12,194
1973 881,940,000 12,552
1974 900,350,000 12,687
1975 916,395,000 12,655
1976 930,685,000 12,598
1977 943,455,000 12,525
1978 956,165,000 12,440
1979 969,005,000 12,337
1980 981,235,000 12,271
1981 993,885,000 12,402
1982 1,008,630,000 12,694
1983 1,023,310,000 13,006
1984 1,036,825,000 13,337
1985 1,051,040,000 13,688
1986 1,066,790,000 14,024
1987 1,084,035,000 14,334
1988 1,101,630,000 14,645
1989 1,118,650,000 14,945
1990 1,135,185,000 15,259
1991 1,150,780,000 15,614
1992 1,164,970,000 15,989
1993 1,178,440,000 16,372
1994 1,191,835,000 16,770
1995 1,204,855,000 17,195
1996 1,217,550,000 17,654
1997 1,230,075,000 18,108
1998 1,241,935,000 18,524
1999 1,252,735,000 18,901
2000 1,262,645,000 19,178
2001 1,271,850,000 19,352
2002 1,280,400,000 19,503
2003 1,288,400,000 19,659
2004 1,296,075,000 19,820
2005 1,303,720,000 19,819
2006 1,311,020,000 19,593
2007 1,317,885,000 19,302
2008 1,324,655,000 19,009
2009 1,331,260,000 18,709
2010 1,337,705,000 18,396
2011 1,345,035,000 18,078
2012 1,354,190,000 17,765
2013 1,363,240,000 17,648
2014 1,371,860,000 17,715
2015 1,379,860,000 17,770
2016 1,387,790,000 17,797
2017 1,396,215,000 17,812
2018 1,402,760,000 17,814
2019 1,407,745,000 17,798
2020 1,411,100,000 17,792
2021 1,412,360,000 17,783
2022 1,412,175,000 17,759
2023 1,410,710,000 17,727
2024 1,408,975,000 17,695

Fertility rates in China and Palau

Fertility rate
China

Palau
Year Fertility rate
China Palau
1960 4.45 7.19
1961 3.86 7.17
1962 6.09 7.15
1963 7.51 7.12
1964 6.67 7.08
1965 6.61 7.01
1966 6.31 6.93
1967 5.81 6.84
1968 6.51 6.71
1969 6.18 6.58
1970 6.09 6.39
1971 5.52 6.16
1972 5.11 5.9
1973 4.73 5.59
1974 4.17 5.26
1975 3.57 4.9
1976 3.24 4.53
1977 2.84 4.09
1978 2.72 3.74
1979 2.75 3.49
1980 2.74 3.35
1981 2.79 3.28
1982 2.97 3.22
1983 2.56 3.14
1984 2.61 3.08
1985 2.63 3.01
1986 2.72 2.98
1987 2.76 2.93
1988 2.54 2.91
1989 2.52 2.92
1990 2.51 2.88
1991 1.93 2.74
1992 1.78 2.71
1993 1.69 2.73
1994 1.63 2.66
1995 1.59 2.55
1996 1.55 2.39
1997 1.53 2.19
1998 1.52 2.01
1999 1.53 1.91
2000 1.63 1.82
2001 1.56 1.87
2002 1.57 1.92
2003 1.57 1.96
2004 1.61 1.99
2005 1.62 2.02
2006 1.64 2
2007 1.67 1.97
2008 1.7 1.95
2009 1.71 1.94
2010 1.69 1.94
2011 1.67 1.97
2012 1.8 2.01
2013 1.71 2.05
2014 1.77 2.03
2015 1.67 2
2016 1.77 2.06
2017 1.8 2.02
2018 1.54 1.97
2019 1.5 1.98
2020 1.24 1.97
2021 1.12 1.95
2022 1.03 1.93
2023 1 1.91

China and Palau demographics compared

Median age
China

Palau
Year Median age, years
China Palau
1960 20.9 16.7
1961 21.1 16.1
1962 21 15.5
1963 20.4 15.1
1964 19.9 15
1965 19.6 14.9
1966 19.3 14.9
1967 19.2 15.2
1968 19.2 15.7
1969 19.1 16.1
1970 19.1 16.5
1971 19.2 16.6
1972 19.3 16.6
1973 19.5 16.8
1974 19.7 17.1
1975 20.1 17.4
1976 20.4 17.8
1977 20.8 18.1
1978 21.2 18.3
1979 21.4 18.6
1980 21.6 18.9
1981 21.8 19.3
1982 22.1 19.9
1983 22.6 20.5
1984 23 21.1
1985 23.2 21.6
1986 23.4 22.2
1987 23.6 23.1
1988 23.9 24
1989 24.4 24.9
1990 24.7 25.6
1991 25.1 26
1992 25.6 26.4
1993 26.1 26.9
1994 26.6 27.4
1995 27.2 27.8
1996 27.8 28.3
1997 28.3 28.8
1998 28.8 29.4
1999 29.4 30.2
2000 30 30.8
2001 30.5 31.2
2002 31.1 31.5
2003 31.6 31.8
2004 32.1 32
2005 32.6 32.3
2006 33.1 32.7
2007 33.7 33.1
2008 34.2 33.5
2009 34.7 33.9
2010 35.1 34.2
2011 35.5 34.6
2012 35.7 35
2013 36 35.3
2014 36.3 35.6
2015 36.7 36
2016 37.1 36.3
2017 37.4 36.7
2018 37.7 37
2019 38.1 37.4
2020 38.5 37.8
2021 39 38.1
2022 39.6 38.5
2023 40.1 38.8
2024 40.6 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

China Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$19.3T
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.7%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4%
2023
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.67%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
2,535,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.57%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.11%
2021
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
56.7%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
36.5%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
49
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.4%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2022
n/a
Number of millionaires
6,013,282
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.55%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
450
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
11,231
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$11.8T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.46T
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$31.4B
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,402,000
2020
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.59%
2004
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
89.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

China Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,851 kg
2023
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.83
2023
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
13,260 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
9.4 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.7%
2022
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
15.2%
2021
0.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.76%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
24%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
6,524 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
28.4%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
13.5%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
4.55%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

China Palau
% of world population
17.3%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
-318,992
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
65.5%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
51.4
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
90
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.5
2020
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17.4
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
94
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.7%
2020
100%
2020
English speaking
0.7%
2023
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
92%
2024
27%
2004

Health

China Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$672
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$225.9
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.05%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.52
2021
1.78
2020
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.2
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
8.37%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.9%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
14
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.4%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.58 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

China Palau
% of world land
6.3%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
2,573 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,009,326 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871,112 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,411,576 mi
2024
n/a

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