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Congo vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Congo has a population of 6.33M (ranked 112/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). The Congo's land area is 131,854 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 64th vs. 180th).

By GDP, The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, The Congo ranks 148/197 ($2,482), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Congo Palau
Population
6607609
17663
Population rank 109/197 194/197
GDP
$15.7B
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 141/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$2,482
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 148/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,026
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$15B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$2,369
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 113/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,263
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
131,854 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
48 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.16
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
19.5 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Congo and Palau: Comparison Charts

Congo and Palau economies compared

GDP
Congo

Palau
Year GDP
Congo Palau
1960 $131,731,863 -
1961 $151,675,739 -
1962 $166,521,240 -
1963 $172,233,431 -
1964 $185,693,725 -
1965 $198,318,064 -
1966 $220,613,582 -
1967 $237,397,428 -
1968 $251,247,458 -
1969 $265,040,036 -
1970 $274,960,700 $11,563,041
1971 $322,128,019 $12,706,874
1972 $410,669,264 $13,956,474
1973 $541,973,363 $15,331,889
1974 $585,364,634 $16,848,759
1975 $767,102,680 $18,521,112
1976 $754,549,601 $20,364,420
1977 $765,224,029 $22,308,104
1978 $878,771,772 $24,530,015
1979 $1,198,749,667 $27,004,251
1980 $1,705,796,853 $29,728,054
1981 $1,993,512,323 $32,726,594
1982 $2,160,640,565 $36,027,583
1983 $2,097,274,290 $39,661,530
1984 $2,193,581,365 $44,814,259
1985 $2,160,872,540 $51,030,637
1986 $1,849,268,212 $58,109,314
1987 $2,297,753,652 $66,169,905
1988 $2,212,536,312 $75,348,615
1989 $2,389,593,026 $85,800,543
1990 $2,798,746,050 $97,702,303
1991 $2,724,853,506 $106,555,300
1992 $2,933,222,703 $104,771,300
1993 $2,684,323,623 $96,455,700
1994 $1,769,365,438 $106,138,500
1995 $2,116,003,868 $121,018,500
1996 $2,540,697,539 $137,494,600
1997 $2,322,719,103 $143,860,800
1998 $1,949,481,379 $149,079,600
1999 $2,354,772,960 $144,206,500
2000 $3,227,927,698 $149,535,800
2001 $2,796,704,604 $159,453,500
2002 $3,034,250,924 $162,665,500
2003 $3,503,723,088 $154,559,900
2004 $4,656,974,940 $166,391,600
2005 $6,650,001,680 $191,048,400
2006 $8,072,305,029 $193,679,700
2007 $8,782,703,437 $200,903,600
2008 $11,649,857,673 $201,167,300
2009 $9,723,299,915 $189,998,000
2010 $13,148,396,212 $188,174,300
2011 $15,655,383,577 $198,873,900
2012 $17,692,911,296 $215,762,400
2013 $17,958,720,699 $225,345,700
2014 $17,919,321,078 $243,156,500
2015 $12,434,793,867 $278,824,800
2016 $10,931,328,151 $298,323,500
2017 $11,834,473,039 $285,600,000
2018 $14,773,900,289 $288,546,300
2019 $13,976,637,780 $281,941,600
2020 $11,468,687,464 $258,990,800
2021 $14,825,690,211 $235,752,900
2022 $15,817,030,157 $255,591,100
2023 $15,321,055,818 $281,849,100
2024 $15,719,985,776 -

Congo and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Congo

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Congo Palau
1960 $124.7 -
1961 $139.9 -
1962 $149.6 -
1963 $150.7 -
1964 $158.1 -
1965 $164.2 -
1966 $177.6 -
1967 $185.7 -
1968 $190.8 -
1969 $195.4 -
1970 $196.7 $1,017
1971 $223.5 $1,081
1972 $276.3 $1,145
1973 $353 $1,221
1974 $370 $1,328
1975 $471 $1,464
1976 $453 $1,616
1977 $448 $1,781
1978 $503 $1,972
1979 $670 $2,189
1980 $933 $2,423
1981 $1,066 $2,639
1982 $1,131 $2,838
1983 $1,075 $3,049
1984 $1,097 $3,360
1985 $1,049 $3,728
1986 $872 $4,144
1987 $1,052 $4,616
1988 $984 $5,145
1989 $1,033 $5,741
1990 $1,176 $6,403
1991 $1,113 $6,824
1992 $1,164 $6,553
1993 $1,034 $5,892
1994 $662 $6,329
1995 $770 $7,038
1996 $899 $7,788
1997 $804 $7,945
1998 $660 $8,048
1999 $776 $7,630
2000 $1,024 $7,797
2001 $855 $8,240
2002 $906 $8,341
2003 $1,017 $7,862
2004 $1,306 $8,395
2005 $1,799 $9,640
2006 $2,104 $9,885
2007 $2,206 $10,408
2008 $2,832 $10,583
2009 $2,271 $10,155
2010 $2,947 $10,229
2011 $3,396 $11,001
2012 $3,732 $12,145
2013 $3,697 $12,769
2014 $3,601 $13,726
2015 $2,439 $15,691
2016 $2,093 $16,763
2017 $2,212 $16,034
2018 $2,694 $16,198
2019 $2,488 $15,841
2020 $1,994 $14,557
2021 $2,516 $13,257
2022 $2,621 $14,392
2023 $2,478 $15,899
2024 $2,482 -

Congo vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Congo

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Congo Palau
1950 39.6 52.7
1951 40.3 52.9
1952 41.1 53.1
1953 41.9 53.3
1954 42.6 53.5
1955 43.4 53.7
1956 44.3 53.9
1957 45.1 54.1
1958 46 54.4
1959 46.8 54.6
1960 47.6 54.9
1961 48.4 55.1
1962 49 55.4
1963 49.7 55.6
1964 50.4 55.8
1965 51 55.9
1966 51.6 56.2
1967 51.9 56.5
1968 52.6 56.9
1969 53.1 57.3
1970 53.6 57.7
1971 54 58.1
1972 54.4 58.6
1973 54.7 59
1974 55.1 59.5
1975 55.4 60
1976 55.7 60.5
1977 56 60.9
1978 56.2 61.3
1979 56.5 61.6
1980 56.8 61.9
1981 57.1 62.1
1982 57.2 62.3
1983 57.4 62.5
1984 57.5 62.6
1985 57.6 62.7
1986 57.6 62.8
1987 57.6 62.8
1988 57.5 62.8
1989 57.3 62.8
1990 57.1 62.8
1991 56.8 62.8
1992 56.5 62.9
1993 56 63
1994 55.6 63.1
1995 55.5 63.3
1996 55.2 63.5
1997 48.6 63.7
1998 52.6 64
1999 54.4 64.2
2000 55.4 64.5
2001 55.9 64.8
2002 56.4 65.1
2003 57.1 65.4
2004 58 65.8
2005 58.7 66.2
2006 59.5 66.6
2007 60.1 67.1
2008 60.8 67.6
2009 61.2 68
2010 61.7 68.3
2011 62.3 68.6
2012 62.7 68.9
2013 63 69
2014 63.3 69.1
2015 63.7 69.1
2016 63.9 69
2017 64.2 69
2018 64.5 69
2019 63.2 69
2020 64.4 68.7
2021 64.2 68.6
2022 65 68.9
2023 65.8 69.3
2024 66 69.4
2025 66.2 69.5

Congo and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Congo

Palau
Year Population
Congo Palau
1960 1,056,732 9,328
1961 1,084,389 9,555
1962 1,113,175 9,793
1963 1,143,263 10,037
1964 1,174,816 10,292
1965 1,207,880 10,547
1966 1,242,534 10,805
1967 1,278,691 10,988
1968 1,316,519 11,080
1969 1,356,182 11,159
1970 1,397,638 11,368
1971 1,441,039 11,759
1972 1,486,468 12,194
1973 1,533,680 12,552
1974 1,582,301 12,687
1975 1,627,032 12,655
1976 1,667,225 12,598
1977 1,707,568 12,525
1978 1,748,089 12,440
1979 1,788,524 12,337
1980 1,828,985 12,271
1981 1,869,759 12,402
1982 1,910,430 12,694
1983 1,950,321 13,006
1984 1,999,528 13,337
1985 2,059,311 13,688
1986 2,120,602 14,024
1987 2,183,473 14,334
1988 2,247,653 14,645
1989 2,313,558 14,945
1990 2,380,560 15,259
1991 2,449,229 15,614
1992 2,519,465 15,989
1993 2,595,124 16,372
1994 2,673,144 16,770
1995 2,749,461 17,195
1996 2,826,785 17,654
1997 2,887,862 18,108
1998 2,952,061 18,524
1999 3,032,874 18,901
2000 3,151,345 19,178
2001 3,272,537 19,352
2002 3,350,771 19,503
2003 3,445,753 19,659
2004 3,565,554 19,820
2005 3,696,393 19,819
2006 3,837,409 19,593
2007 3,980,430 19,302
2008 4,113,517 19,009
2009 4,281,219 18,709
2010 4,462,290 18,396
2011 4,609,724 18,078
2012 4,740,450 17,765
2013 4,857,099 17,648
2014 4,975,880 17,715
2015 5,097,581 17,770
2016 5,222,536 17,797
2017 5,351,011 17,812
2018 5,483,118 17,814
2019 5,616,661 17,798
2020 5,752,791 17,792
2021 5,892,183 17,783
2022 6,035,104 17,759
2023 6,182,885 17,727
2024 6,332,961 17,695

Fertility rates in Congo and Palau

Fertility rate
Congo

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Congo Palau
1960 6.09 7.19
1961 6.09 7.17
1962 6.1 7.15
1963 6.15 7.12
1964 6.18 7.08
1965 6.23 7.01
1966 6.27 6.93
1967 6.29 6.84
1968 6.33 6.71
1969 6.35 6.58
1970 6.38 6.39
1971 6.42 6.16
1972 6.44 5.9
1973 6.42 5.59
1974 6.39 5.26
1975 6.36 4.9
1976 6.32 4.53
1977 6.27 4.09
1978 6.21 3.74
1979 6.14 3.49
1980 6.07 3.35
1981 5.98 3.28
1982 5.85 3.22
1983 5.76 3.14
1984 5.66 3.08
1985 5.59 3.01
1986 5.51 2.98
1987 5.46 2.93
1988 5.39 2.91
1989 5.33 2.92
1990 5.27 2.88
1991 5.22 2.74
1992 5.18 2.71
1993 5.13 2.73
1994 5.1 2.66
1995 5.07 2.55
1996 5.03 2.39
1997 5 2.19
1998 4.91 2.01
1999 4.81 1.91
2000 4.72 1.82
2001 4.67 1.87
2002 4.7 1.92
2003 4.7 1.96
2004 4.69 1.99
2005 4.67 2.02
2006 4.65 2
2007 4.65 1.97
2008 4.73 1.95
2009 4.81 1.94
2010 4.85 1.94
2011 4.83 1.97
2012 4.79 2.01
2013 4.73 2.05
2014 4.67 2.03
2015 4.61 2
2016 4.55 2.06
2017 4.5 2.02
2018 4.44 1.97
2019 4.38 1.98
2020 4.33 1.97
2021 4.28 1.95
2022 4.22 1.93
2023 4.16 1.91

Congo and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Congo

Palau
Year Median age, years
Congo Palau
1960 18.8 16.7
1961 18.7 16.1
1962 18.6 15.5
1963 18.4 15.1
1964 18.3 15
1965 18.2 14.9
1966 18.1 14.9
1967 17.9 15.2
1968 17.8 15.7
1969 17.7 16.1
1970 17.6 16.5
1971 17.5 16.6
1972 17.4 16.6
1973 17.4 16.8
1974 17.3 17.1
1975 17.2 17.4
1976 17.1 17.8
1977 17 18.1
1978 17 18.3
1979 17 18.6
1980 17 18.9
1981 17 19.3
1982 17.1 19.9
1983 17.2 20.5
1984 17.2 21.1
1985 17.3 21.6
1986 17.4 22.2
1987 17.4 23.1
1988 17.5 24
1989 17.6 24.9
1990 17.7 25.6
1991 17.7 26
1992 17.8 26.4
1993 17.9 26.9
1994 18 27.4
1995 18.1 27.8
1996 18.1 28.3
1997 18.1 28.8
1998 18.1 29.4
1999 18.2 30.2
2000 18.5 30.8
2001 18.8 31.2
2002 18.8 31.5
2003 18.9 31.8
2004 19 32
2005 19.2 32.3
2006 19.3 32.7
2007 19.5 33.1
2008 19.5 33.5
2009 19.7 33.9
2010 19.8 34.2
2011 19.7 34.6
2012 19.6 35
2013 19.5 35.3
2014 19.4 35.6
2015 19.3 36
2016 19.2 36.3
2017 19.2 36.7
2018 19.1 37
2019 19.1 37.4
2020 19.2 37.8
2021 19.2 38.1
2022 19.3 38.5
2023 19.4 38.8
2024 19.5 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Congo Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$15.2B
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.9%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.34%
2023
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.54%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
10%
2012
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
45%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
40.1%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
48.6
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.9%
2011
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2011
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$715M
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$44M
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
158,000
2018
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.93%
2016
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
55.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Congo Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
628 kg
2022
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.6
2022
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.25 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.17 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.8%
2022
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2021
0.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.56%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-347%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
459 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
26.3%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
22.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Congo Palau
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,491
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
69.6%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.62 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
17.1
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
19
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
9.32
2015
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.7
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
56
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.6%
2021
100%
2020
English speaking
0%
2025
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
38.4%
2023
27%
2004

Health

Congo Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$50.6
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.1%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
241
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.5
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
8.84%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15.4%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.05 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Congo Palau
% of world land
0.23%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
20,820 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
41,125 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
84,560 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,493 mi
2017
n/a

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