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Finland vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Finland has a population of 5.64M (ranked 116/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Finland's land area is 117,360 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 70th vs. 180th).

By GDP, Finland ranks 48/197 ($300B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Finland ranks 22/197 ($53,189), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Finland Palau
Population
5643254
17663
Population rank 118/197 194/197
GDP
$300B
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 48/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$53,189
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 22/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$64,091
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$247B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
86.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$43,897
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 12/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$37,252
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
117,360 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
48 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.26
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
44 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Finland and Palau: Comparison Charts

Finland and Palau economies compared

GDP
Finland

Palau
Year GDP
Finland Palau
1960 $5,279,481,824 -
1961 $5,984,433,774 -
1962 $6,407,796,043 -
1963 $6,958,916,548 -
1964 $7,848,987,793 -
1965 $8,680,393,839 -
1966 $9,306,142,172 -
1967 $9,468,272,357 -
1968 $8,916,565,041 -
1969 $10,177,524,839 -
1970 $11,358,529,162 $11,563,041
1971 $12,528,522,307 $12,706,874
1972 $14,744,499,570 $13,956,474
1973 $19,474,098,335 $15,331,889
1974 $24,851,036,710 $16,848,759
1975 $29,475,251,333 $18,521,112
1976 $31,852,352,670 $20,364,420
1977 $33,502,784,418 $22,308,104
1978 $36,259,392,058 $24,530,015
1979 $44,469,218,440 $27,004,251
1980 $53,649,984,061 $29,728,054
1981 $52,440,066,134 $32,726,594
1982 $52,784,013,815 $36,027,583
1983 $50,956,447,481 $39,661,530
1984 $52,870,993,273 $44,814,259
1985 $55,856,676,899 $51,030,637
1986 $73,511,611,541 $58,109,314
1987 $91,564,993,913 $66,169,905
1988 $109,039,090,263 $75,348,615
1989 $118,991,270,611 $85,800,543
1990 $141,446,120,355 $97,702,303
1991 $127,794,441,994 $106,555,300
1992 $112,537,828,511 $104,771,300
1993 $89,112,105,756 $96,455,700
1994 $103,182,697,780 $106,138,500
1995 $134,060,457,516 $121,018,500
1996 $131,991,975,149 $137,494,600
1997 $126,862,902,302 $143,860,800
1998 $133,990,876,725 $149,079,600
1999 $135,234,241,918 $144,206,500
2000 $125,967,821,111 $149,535,800
2001 $129,519,672,869 $159,453,500
2002 $140,360,963,812 $162,665,500
2003 $171,612,867,736 $154,559,900
2004 $197,458,297,640 $166,391,600
2005 $204,859,368,791 $191,048,400
2006 $217,044,068,234 $193,679,700
2007 $256,360,251,538 $200,903,600
2008 $285,698,662,071 $201,167,300
2009 $253,480,783,439 $189,998,000
2010 $249,429,613,683 $188,174,300
2011 $275,126,915,516 $198,873,900
2012 $257,443,384,493 $215,762,400
2013 $270,268,036,626 $225,345,700
2014 $273,478,528,955 $243,156,500
2015 $233,210,733,506 $278,824,800
2016 $238,777,818,793 $298,323,500
2017 $253,846,138,440 $285,600,000
2018 $273,869,255,596 $288,546,300
2019 $267,014,821,129 $281,941,600
2020 $270,000,311,606 $258,990,800
2021 $294,223,210,496 $235,752,900
2022 $280,253,099,309 $255,591,100
2023 $294,950,618,733 $281,849,100
2024 $299,835,625,551 -

Finland and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Finland

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Finland Palau
1960 $1,192 -
1961 $1,341 -
1962 $1,427 -
1963 $1,538 -
1964 $1,726 -
1965 $1,902 -
1966 $2,032 -
1967 $2,056 -
1968 $1,927 -
1969 $2,201 -
1970 $2,466 $1,017
1971 $2,716 $1,081
1972 $3,178 $1,145
1973 $4,174 $1,221
1974 $5,298 $1,328
1975 $6,256 $1,464
1976 $6,740 $1,616
1977 $7,070 $1,781
1978 $7,629 $1,972
1979 $9,333 $2,189
1980 $11,225 $2,423
1981 $10,925 $2,639
1982 $10,935 $2,838
1983 $10,494 $3,049
1984 $10,830 $3,360
1985 $11,394 $3,728
1986 $14,947 $4,144
1987 $18,565 $4,616
1988 $22,044 $5,145
1989 $23,969 $5,741
1990 $28,366 $6,403
1991 $25,489 $6,824
1992 $22,320 $6,553
1993 $17,589 $5,892
1994 $20,278 $6,329
1995 $26,246 $7,038
1996 $25,757 $7,788
1997 $24,682 $7,945
1998 $26,000 $8,048
1999 $26,180 $7,630
2000 $24,336 $7,797
2001 $24,965 $8,240
2002 $26,989 $8,341
2003 $32,920 $7,862
2004 $37,768 $8,395
2005 $39,050 $9,640
2006 $41,214 $9,885
2007 $48,473 $10,408
2008 $53,769 $10,583
2009 $47,478 $10,155
2010 $46,506 $10,229
2011 $51,060 $11,001
2012 $47,552 $12,145
2013 $49,691 $12,769
2014 $50,074 $13,726
2015 $42,560 $15,691
2016 $43,451 $16,763
2017 $46,085 $16,034
2018 $49,654 $16,198
2019 $48,358 $15,841
2020 $48,829 $14,557
2021 $53,099 $13,257
2022 $50,441 $14,392
2023 $52,822 $15,899
2024 $53,189 -

Finland vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Finland

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Finland Palau
1950 64.2 52.7
1951 65.6 52.9
1952 66.5 53.1
1953 66.6 53.3
1954 67.5 53.5
1955 67.3 53.7
1956 68 53.9
1957 67.5 54.1
1958 68.6 54.4
1959 68.8 54.6
1960 69 54.9
1961 69 55.1
1962 68.7 55.4
1963 69.2 55.6
1964 69.4 55.8
1965 69.1 55.9
1966 69.6 56.2
1967 69.8 56.5
1968 69.8 56.9
1969 69.6 57.3
1970 70.3 57.7
1971 70.1 58.1
1972 70.9 58.6
1973 71.4 59
1974 71.3 59.5
1975 71.8 60
1976 72 60.5
1977 72.5 60.9
1978 73.1 61.3
1979 73.4 61.6
1980 73.6 61.9
1981 74 62.1
1982 74.5 62.3
1983 74.4 62.5
1984 74.7 62.6
1985 74.4 62.7
1986 74.8 62.8
1987 74.8 62.8
1988 74.8 62.8
1989 75 62.8
1990 75 62.8
1991 75.4 62.8
1992 75.6 62.9
1993 75.9 63
1994 76.6 63.1
1995 76.6 63.3
1996 76.9 63.5
1997 77.1 63.7
1998 77.3 64
1999 77.5 64.2
2000 77.7 64.5
2001 78.1 64.8
2002 78.3 65.1
2003 78.5 65.4
2004 78.8 65.8
2005 79 66.2
2006 79.4 66.6
2007 79.4 67.1
2008 79.7 67.6
2009 79.8 68
2010 80 68.3
2011 80.4 68.6
2012 80.5 68.9
2013 80.9 69
2014 81.1 69.1
2015 81.4 69.1
2016 81.3 69
2017 81.5 69
2018 81.6 69
2019 81.9 69
2020 81.8 68.7
2021 81.8 68.6
2022 81.2 68.9
2023 81.9 69.3
2024 82.1 69.4
2025 82.2 69.5

Finland and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Finland

Palau
Year Population
Finland Palau
1960 4,429,634 9,328
1961 4,461,005 9,555
1962 4,491,443 9,793
1963 4,523,309 10,037
1964 4,548,543 10,292
1965 4,563,732 10,547
1966 4,580,869 10,805
1967 4,605,744 10,988
1968 4,626,469 11,080
1969 4,623,785 11,159
1970 4,606,307 11,368
1971 4,612,124 11,759
1972 4,639,657 12,194
1973 4,666,081 12,552
1974 4,690,574 12,687
1975 4,711,440 12,655
1976 4,725,664 12,598
1977 4,738,902 12,525
1978 4,752,528 12,440
1979 4,764,690 12,337
1980 4,779,535 12,271
1981 4,799,964 12,402
1982 4,826,933 12,694
1983 4,855,787 13,006
1984 4,881,803 13,337
1985 4,902,206 13,688
1986 4,918,154 14,024
1987 4,932,123 14,334
1988 4,946,481 14,645
1989 4,964,371 14,945
1990 4,986,431 15,259
1991 5,013,740 15,614
1992 5,041,992 15,989
1993 5,066,447 16,372
1994 5,088,333 16,770
1995 5,107,790 17,195
1996 5,124,573 17,654
1997 5,139,835 18,108
1998 5,153,498 18,524
1999 5,165,474 18,901
2000 5,176,209 19,178
2001 5,188,008 19,352
2002 5,200,598 19,503
2003 5,213,014 19,659
2004 5,228,172 19,820
2005 5,246,096 19,819
2006 5,266,268 19,593
2007 5,288,720 19,302
2008 5,313,399 19,009
2009 5,338,871 18,709
2010 5,363,352 18,396
2011 5,388,272 18,078
2012 5,413,971 17,765
2013 5,438,972 17,648
2014 5,461,512 17,715
2015 5,479,531 17,770
2016 5,495,303 17,797
2017 5,508,214 17,812
2018 5,515,525 17,814
2019 5,521,606 17,798
2020 5,529,543 17,792
2021 5,541,017 17,783
2022 5,556,106 17,759
2023 5,583,911 17,727
2024 5,637,214 17,695

Fertility rates in Finland and Palau

Fertility rate
Finland

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Finland Palau
1960 2.72 7.19
1961 2.72 7.17
1962 2.68 7.15
1963 2.68 7.12
1964 2.59 7.08
1965 2.48 7.01
1966 2.41 6.93
1967 2.32 6.84
1968 2.14 6.71
1969 1.93 6.58
1970 1.83 6.39
1971 1.68 6.16
1972 1.58 5.9
1973 1.49 5.59
1974 1.61 5.26
1975 1.68 4.9
1976 1.7 4.53
1977 1.68 4.09
1978 1.64 3.74
1979 1.64 3.49
1980 1.63 3.35
1981 1.64 3.28
1982 1.71 3.22
1983 1.74 3.14
1984 1.69 3.08
1985 1.64 3.01
1986 1.6 2.98
1987 1.59 2.93
1988 1.69 2.91
1989 1.71 2.92
1990 1.78 2.88
1991 1.79 2.74
1992 1.85 2.71
1993 1.81 2.73
1994 1.85 2.66
1995 1.81 2.55
1996 1.78 2.39
1997 1.75 2.19
1998 1.7 2.01
1999 1.73 1.91
2000 1.73 1.82
2001 1.73 1.87
2002 1.72 1.92
2003 1.76 1.96
2004 1.8 1.99
2005 1.8 2.02
2006 1.84 2
2007 1.83 1.97
2008 1.85 1.95
2009 1.86 1.94
2010 1.87 1.94
2011 1.83 1.97
2012 1.8 2.01
2013 1.75 2.05
2014 1.71 2.03
2015 1.65 2
2016 1.57 2.06
2017 1.49 2.02
2018 1.41 1.97
2019 1.35 1.98
2020 1.37 1.97
2021 1.46 1.95
2022 1.32 1.93
2023 1.26 1.91

Finland and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Finland

Palau
Year Median age, years
Finland Palau
1960 28.4 16.7
1961 28.4 16.1
1962 28.5 15.5
1963 28.5 15.1
1964 28.6 15
1965 28.7 14.9
1966 28.8 14.9
1967 28.9 15.2
1968 29 15.7
1969 29.3 16.1
1970 29.6 16.5
1971 29.9 16.6
1972 30.1 16.6
1973 30.2 16.8
1974 30.4 17.1
1975 30.7 17.4
1976 31.2 17.8
1977 31.7 18.1
1978 32.1 18.3
1979 32.4 18.6
1980 32.8 18.9
1981 33.2 19.3
1982 33.5 19.9
1983 33.9 20.5
1984 34.3 21.1
1985 34.7 21.6
1986 35.1 22.2
1987 35.4 23.1
1988 35.8 24
1989 36.1 24.9
1990 36.4 25.6
1991 36.7 26
1992 37 26.4
1993 37.2 26.9
1994 37.5 27.4
1995 37.8 27.8
1996 38.1 28.3
1997 38.4 28.8
1998 38.7 29.4
1999 39 30.2
2000 39.4 30.8
2001 39.7 31.2
2002 40 31.5
2003 40.3 31.8
2004 40.6 32
2005 40.9 32.3
2006 41.2 32.7
2007 41.4 33.1
2008 41.6 33.5
2009 41.8 33.9
2010 41.9 34.2
2011 42.1 34.6
2012 42.2 35
2013 42.3 35.3
2014 42.4 35.6
2015 42.5 36
2016 42.6 36.3
2017 42.7 36.7
2018 42.8 37
2019 43 37.4
2020 43.2 37.8
2021 43.3 38.1
2022 43.5 38.5
2023 43.8 38.8
2024 44 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Finland Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$292B
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
57.5%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.38%
2022
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.42%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.51%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.34%
2024
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
62.9%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
22.1%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
77
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.5%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
n/a
Number of billionaires
7
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
134
2004
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.3B
2004
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$18B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$749M
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
896,000
2020
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.79%
2020
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
99.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Finland Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,867 kg
2023
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.5
2023
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
32.3 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.78 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
32.7%
2023
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
50.2%
2021
0.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
35.4%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
30.3%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
14,391 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
52.9%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
18.6%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
42.1%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Finland Palau
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
+26,894
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
85.9%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.46 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
90.9
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
88
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
96
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.98
2023
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.9
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
175
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2000
100%
2020
English speaking
70.2%
2023
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
93.5%
2023
27%
2004

Health

Finland Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,902
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$789
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.38
2021
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
30 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.3
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
92
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.3%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.08 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Finland Palau
% of world land
0.2%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
20,819 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,734 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
86,522 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
282,103 mi
2019
n/a

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