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Ethiopia vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ethiopia has a population of 132M (ranked 10/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Ethiopia's land area is 435,716 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 25th vs. 180th).

By GDP, Ethiopia ranks 62/197 ($127B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Ethiopia ranks 176/197 ($1,011), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Ethiopia Palau
Population
138227398
17663
Population rank 10/197 194/197
GDP
$127B
2022
$282M
2023
GDP rank 62/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$1,011
2022
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 176/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,278
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$59.5B
2022
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
41.8%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$474
2022
n/a
Government debt per person rank 168/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,273
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
435,716 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
303 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.99
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.9 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Ethiopia and Palau: Comparison Charts

Ethiopia and Palau economies compared

GDP
Ethiopia

Palau
Year GDP
Ethiopia Palau
1960 $1,610,511,694 -
1961 $1,680,859,514 -
1962 $1,747,566,307 -
1963 $1,825,058,828 -
1964 $1,984,129,186 -
1965 $2,159,998,591 -
1966 $2,324,466,416 -
1967 $2,461,762,003 -
1968 $2,619,948,865 -
1969 $2,768,987,372 -
1970 $3,045,354,455 $11,563,041
1971 $3,224,280,835 $12,706,874
1972 $3,520,252,938 $13,956,474
1973 $4,070,570,550 $15,331,889
1974 $4,577,209,966 $16,848,759
1975 $4,577,047,854 $18,521,112
1976 $4,943,806,093 $20,364,420
1977 $5,651,840,585 $22,308,104
1978 $6,014,961,435 $24,530,015
1979 $6,586,048,398 $27,004,251
1980 $7,012,585,454 $29,728,054
1981 $7,507,663,567 $32,726,594
1982 $7,899,988,841 $36,027,583
1983 $8,781,664,427 $39,661,530
1984 $8,298,309,581 $44,814,259
1985 $9,717,392,687 $51,030,637
1986 $10,094,328,898 $58,109,314
1987 $10,790,001,558 $66,169,905
1988 $11,181,119,718 $75,348,615
1989 $11,762,932,007 $85,800,543
1990 $12,478,943,895 $97,702,303
1991 $13,799,799,324 $106,555,300
1992 $10,754,799,037 $104,771,300
1993 $9,051,043,870 $96,455,700
1994 $7,100,806,754 $106,138,500
1995 $7,855,205,207 $121,018,500
1996 $8,761,215,548 $137,494,600
1997 $8,803,539,988 $143,860,800
1998 $8,013,274,132 $149,079,600
1999 $7,892,973,532 $144,206,500
2000 $8,242,349,618 $149,535,800
2001 $8,231,326,016 $159,453,500
2002 $7,850,809,498 $162,665,500
2003 $8,623,691,300 $154,559,900
2004 $10,131,187,261 $166,391,600
2005 $12,401,139,454 $191,048,400
2006 $15,280,861,835 $193,679,700
2007 $19,707,616,773 $200,903,600
2008 $27,066,912,635 $201,167,300
2009 $32,437,389,116 $189,998,000
2010 $29,933,790,334 $188,174,300
2011 $31,952,763,089 $198,873,900
2012 $43,310,721,414 $215,762,400
2013 $47,648,276,605 $225,345,700
2014 $55,612,228,234 $243,156,500
2015 $64,589,328,551 $278,824,800
2016 $74,296,766,562 $298,323,500
2017 $81,770,885,148 $285,600,000
2018 $84,269,180,857 $288,546,300
2019 $95,912,620,248 $281,941,600
2020 $107,657,732,424 $258,990,800
2021 $111,261,888,669 $235,752,900
2022 $126,772,707,851 $255,591,100
2023 - $281,849,100

Ethiopia and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Ethiopia

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Ethiopia Palau
1960 $75.3 -
1961 $76.7 -
1962 $77.8 -
1963 $79.2 -
1964 $83.8 -
1965 $88.9 -
1966 $93.2 -
1967 $96.1 -
1968 $99.5 -
1969 $102.3 -
1970 $109.4 $1,017
1971 $112.7 $1,081
1972 $119.8 $1,145
1973 $134.9 $1,221
1974 $147.9 $1,328
1975 $144.3 $1,464
1976 $152 $1,616
1977 $170.4 $1,781
1978 $178.3 $1,972
1979 $192.4 $2,189
1980 $203.7 $2,423
1981 $212.7 $2,639
1982 $215.3 $2,838
1983 $232.7 $3,049
1984 $214.2 $3,360
1985 $243.9 $3,728
1986 $246 $4,144
1987 $254.1 $4,616
1988 $253.2 $5,145
1989 $256.4 $5,741
1990 $262.1 $6,403
1991 $277.6 $6,824
1992 $207.4 $6,553
1993 $168.5 $5,892
1994 $127.7 $6,329
1995 $136.5 $7,038
1996 $147.3 $7,788
1997 $143.4 $7,945
1998 $126.5 $8,048
1999 $120.7 $7,630
2000 $122.3 $7,797
2001 $118.5 $8,240
2002 $109.6 $8,341
2003 $116.8 $7,862
2004 $133.2 $8,395
2005 $158.2 $9,640
2006 $189.3 $9,885
2007 $237.1 $10,408
2008 $316 $10,583
2009 $369 $10,155
2010 $331 $10,229
2011 $343 $11,001
2012 $452 $12,145
2013 $484 $12,769
2014 $550 $13,726
2015 $622 $15,691
2016 $696 $16,763
2017 $746 $16,034
2018 $748 $16,198
2019 $829 $15,841
2020 $905 $14,557
2021 $911 $13,257
2022 $1,011 $14,392
2023 - $15,899

Ethiopia vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ethiopia

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Ethiopia Palau
1950 35.5 52.7
1951 35.9 52.9
1952 36.2 53.1
1953 36.6 53.3
1954 37 53.5
1955 37.3 53.7
1956 37.8 53.9
1957 32.2 54.1
1958 32.6 54.4
1959 39.2 54.6
1960 39.6 54.9
1961 40.2 55.1
1962 40.5 55.4
1963 41 55.6
1964 41.3 55.8
1965 41.4 55.9
1966 39.3 56.2
1967 41.9 56.5
1968 42.1 56.9
1969 42.1 57.3
1970 42.1 57.7
1971 42.2 58.1
1972 41 58.6
1973 41.1 59
1974 39.1 59.5
1975 38.9 60
1976 41.3 60.5
1977 41.4 60.9
1978 41.5 61.3
1979 42.4 61.6
1980 42.8 61.9
1981 43.1 62.1
1982 43.4 62.3
1983 36.3 62.5
1984 36.7 62.6
1985 37.7 62.7
1986 38.4 62.8
1987 45.9 62.8
1988 45.7 62.8
1989 45.6 62.8
1990 45.1 62.8
1991 46.7 62.8
1992 47.3 62.9
1993 47.7 63
1994 47.9 63.1
1995 48.2 63.3
1996 48.7 63.5
1997 49.2 63.7
1998 49.8 64
1999 49.5 64.2
2000 50.9 64.5
2001 51.4 64.8
2002 52.1 65.1
2003 52.9 65.4
2004 53.7 65.8
2005 54.4 66.2
2006 55.4 66.6
2007 56.6 67.1
2008 57.7 67.6
2009 58.7 68
2010 59.7 68.3
2011 60.6 68.6
2012 61.4 68.9
2013 62.2 69
2014 62.9 69.1
2015 63.6 69.1
2016 64.2 69
2017 64.8 69
2018 65.3 69
2019 65.7 69
2020 66 68.7
2021 65.3 68.6
2022 66.9 68.9
2023 67.3 69.3
2024 67.6 69.4
2025 67.9 69.5

Ethiopia and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Ethiopia

Palau
Year Population
Ethiopia Palau
1960 21,376,693 9,328
1961 21,906,102 9,555
1962 22,465,126 9,793
1963 23,051,637 10,037
1964 23,666,548 10,292
1965 24,310,612 10,547
1966 24,952,689 10,805
1967 25,620,276 10,988
1968 26,337,930 11,080
1969 27,072,571 11,159
1970 27,829,128 11,368
1971 28,600,106 11,759
1972 29,374,608 12,194
1973 30,166,785 12,552
1974 30,957,273 12,687
1975 31,723,252 12,655
1976 32,534,418 12,598
1977 33,167,272 12,525
1978 33,734,592 12,440
1979 34,238,652 12,337
1980 34,428,514 12,271
1981 35,304,012 12,402
1982 36,701,290 12,694
1983 37,740,817 13,006
1984 38,735,722 13,337
1985 39,842,136 13,688
1986 41,037,656 14,024
1987 42,460,039 14,334
1988 44,150,825 14,645
1989 45,879,690 14,945
1990 47,609,755 15,259
1991 49,717,198 15,614
1992 51,853,747 15,989
1993 53,708,891 16,372
1994 55,611,508 16,770
1995 57,537,335 17,195
1996 59,467,635 17,654
1997 61,404,539 18,108
1998 63,363,524 18,524
1999 65,374,561 18,901
2000 67,411,494 19,178
2001 69,487,762 19,352
2002 71,635,517 19,503
2003 73,832,663 19,659
2004 76,077,206 19,820
2005 78,367,470 19,819
2006 80,703,490 19,593
2007 83,103,217 19,302
2008 85,543,668 19,009
2009 88,007,636 18,709
2010 90,538,514 18,396
2011 93,149,970 18,078
2012 95,798,767 17,765
2013 98,438,751 17,648
2014 101,115,610 17,715
2015 103,867,135 17,770
2016 106,718,162 17,797
2017 109,666,481 17,812
2018 112,664,152 17,814
2019 115,737,383 17,798
2020 118,917,671 17,792
2021 122,138,588 17,783
2022 125,384,287 17,759
2023 128,691,692 17,727
2024 132,059,767 17,695

Fertility rates in Ethiopia and Palau

Fertility rate
Ethiopia

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Ethiopia Palau
1960 6.51 7.19
1961 6.53 7.17
1962 6.56 7.15
1963 6.59 7.12
1964 6.61 7.08
1965 6.63 7.01
1966 6.66 6.93
1967 6.68 6.84
1968 6.7 6.71
1969 6.72 6.58
1970 6.78 6.39
1971 6.84 6.16
1972 6.9 5.9
1973 6.96 5.59
1974 7.02 5.26
1975 7.08 4.9
1976 7.13 4.53
1977 7.19 4.09
1978 7.23 3.74
1979 7.25 3.49
1980 7.29 3.35
1981 7.31 3.28
1982 7.34 3.22
1983 7.35 3.14
1984 7.36 3.08
1985 7.34 3.01
1986 7.32 2.98
1987 7.29 2.93
1988 7.26 2.91
1989 7.23 2.92
1990 7.2 2.88
1991 7.16 2.74
1992 7.13 2.71
1993 7.09 2.73
1994 7.05 2.66
1995 7 2.55
1996 6.93 2.39
1997 6.87 2.19
1998 6.79 2.01
1999 6.72 1.91
2000 6.65 1.82
2001 6.58 1.87
2002 6.5 1.92
2003 6.4 1.96
2004 6.3 1.99
2005 6.19 2.02
2006 6.05 2
2007 5.89 1.97
2008 5.7 1.95
2009 5.49 1.94
2010 5.28 1.94
2011 5.08 1.97
2012 4.89 2.01
2013 4.71 2.05
2014 4.61 2.03
2015 4.53 2
2016 4.47 2.06
2017 4.4 2.02
2018 4.37 1.97
2019 4.35 1.98
2020 4.27 1.97
2021 4.18 1.95
2022 4.08 1.93
2023 3.99 1.91

Ethiopia and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Ethiopia

Palau
Year Median age, years
Ethiopia Palau
1960 18.6 16.7
1961 18.6 16.1
1962 18.6 15.5
1963 18.6 15.1
1964 18.6 15
1965 18.6 14.9
1966 18.5 14.9
1967 18.5 15.2
1968 18.4 15.7
1969 18.3 16.1
1970 18.1 16.5
1971 17.9 16.6
1972 17.7 16.6
1973 17.6 16.8
1974 17.5 17.1
1975 17.3 17.4
1976 17.2 17.8
1977 17.1 18.1
1978 17 18.3
1979 16.9 18.6
1980 16.8 18.9
1981 16.8 19.3
1982 16.7 19.9
1983 16.7 20.5
1984 16.8 21.1
1985 16.9 21.6
1986 16.9 22.2
1987 16.9 23.1
1988 16.9 24
1989 16.9 24.9
1990 16.9 25.6
1991 16.9 26
1992 16.9 26.4
1993 16.8 26.9
1994 16.7 27.4
1995 16.6 27.8
1996 16.5 28.3
1997 16.4 28.8
1998 16.3 29.4
1999 16.2 30.2
2000 16.2 30.8
2001 16.1 31.2
2002 16.1 31.5
2003 16.1 31.8
2004 16.2 32
2005 16.2 32.3
2006 16.3 32.7
2007 16.4 33.1
2008 16.5 33.5
2009 16.7 33.9
2010 16.9 34.2
2011 17.1 34.6
2012 17.4 35
2013 17.6 35.3
2014 17.9 35.6
2015 18.1 36
2016 18.3 36.3
2017 18.6 36.7
2018 18.8 37
2019 19 37.4
2020 19.2 37.8
2021 19.4 38.1
2022 19.6 38.5
2023 19.7 38.8
2024 19.9 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ethiopia Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$126B
2022
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
11.6%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2024
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.79%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
138,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.7%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.94%
2021
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
37.6%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
25.4%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
48.1
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.8%
2021
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2021
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.78B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$490M
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
518,000
2020
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
29.6%
2020
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
48.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Ethiopia Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
378 kg
2022
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.53
2022
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
16.7 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
9.69%
2022
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
90.6%
2021
0.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.15%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
10.8%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
92.4 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
95.4%
2020
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
55.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Ethiopia Palau
% of world population
1.62%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
+30,069
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
23.7%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.16 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
23.4
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
56
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
8.63
2012
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
28.2
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
56
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
60.5%
2022
100%
2020
English speaking
0.22%
2025
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
16.7%
2021
27%
2004

Health

Ethiopia Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.1
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
67.9 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.3%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.11
2022
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.3 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
195
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
46.5
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
2.9%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
31
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
5.2%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.06 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Ethiopia Palau
% of world land
0.76%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
3,299 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
148,483 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
65,056 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
74,671 mi
2018
n/a

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