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India vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

India has a population of 1.45B (ranked 1/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). India's land area is 1,147,955 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 7th vs. 180th).

By GDP, India ranks 5/197 ($3.91T) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, India ranks 143/197 ($2,697), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

India Palau
Population
1474115403
17663
Population rank 1/197 194/197
GDP
$3.91T
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 5/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$2,697
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 143/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,159
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$3.18T
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
80.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$2,192
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 116/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,011
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
1,147,955 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,264 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.98
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
29.5 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

India and Palau: Comparison Charts

India and Palau economies compared

GDP
India

Palau
Year GDP
India Palau
1960 $37,029,883,876 -
1961 $39,232,435,784 -
1962 $42,161,481,858 -
1963 $48,421,923,459 -
1964 $56,480,289,941 -
1965 $59,556,105,229 -
1966 $45,581,230,504 -
1967 $50,134,942,204 -
1968 $53,085,455,871 -
1969 $58,447,995,017 -
1970 $62,422,483,055 $11,563,041
1971 $67,351,404,352 $12,706,874
1972 $71,464,700,667 $13,956,474
1973 $85,517,673,173 $15,331,889
1974 $99,526,597,934 $16,848,759
1975 $98,473,832,017 $18,521,112
1976 $102,716,451,980 $20,364,420
1977 $121,486,641,441 $22,308,104
1978 $137,302,319,829 $24,530,015
1979 $152,995,442,498 $27,004,251
1980 $186,328,579,302 $29,728,054
1981 $193,491,368,446 $32,726,594
1982 $200,715,624,831 $36,027,583
1983 $218,262,146,413 $39,661,530
1984 $212,157,645,178 $44,814,259
1985 $232,511,554,840 $51,030,637
1986 $248,985,994,041 $58,109,314
1987 $279,033,584,092 $66,169,905
1988 $296,589,670,896 $75,348,615
1989 $296,042,052,945 $85,800,543
1990 $320,979,026,420 $97,702,303
1991 $270,105,341,879 $106,555,300
1992 $288,208,070,278 $104,771,300
1993 $279,295,648,983 $96,455,700
1994 $327,274,843,459 $106,138,500
1995 $360,281,909,643 $121,018,500
1996 $392,896,866,205 $137,494,600
1997 $415,867,563,593 $143,860,800
1998 $421,351,317,225 $149,079,600
1999 $458,821,052,616 $144,206,500
2000 $468,395,521,654 $149,535,800
2001 $485,440,139,204 $159,453,500
2002 $514,939,140,319 $162,665,500
2003 $607,700,687,237 $154,559,900
2004 $709,152,728,831 $166,391,600
2005 $820,383,763,511 $191,048,400
2006 $940,259,888,788 $193,679,700
2007 $1,216,736,438,835 $200,903,600
2008 $1,198,895,139,006 $201,167,300
2009 $1,341,888,016,995 $189,998,000
2010 $1,675,615,519,485 $188,174,300
2011 $1,823,051,829,895 $198,873,900
2012 $1,827,637,590,410 $215,762,400
2013 $1,856,721,507,622 $225,345,700
2014 $2,039,126,479,155 $243,156,500
2015 $2,103,588,360,045 $278,824,800
2016 $2,294,796,885,663 $298,323,500
2017 $2,651,474,262,755 $285,600,000
2018 $2,702,929,641,649 $288,546,300
2019 $2,835,606,256,558 $281,941,600
2020 $2,674,851,578,587 $258,990,800
2021 $3,167,270,623,260 $235,752,900
2022 $3,346,107,287,731 $255,591,100
2023 $3,638,489,096,034 $281,849,100
2024 $3,912,686,168,582 -

India and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
India

Palau
Year GDP per capita
India Palau
1960 $84.9 -
1961 $87.9 -
1962 $92.2 -
1963 $103.4 -
1964 $117.9 -
1965 $121.5 -
1966 $91 -
1967 $98 -
1968 $101.6 -
1969 $109.5 -
1970 $114.4 $1,017
1971 $120.7 $1,081
1972 $125.3 $1,145
1973 $146.6 $1,221
1974 $166.7 $1,328
1975 $161.1 $1,464
1976 $164.1 $1,616
1977 $189.6 $1,781
1978 $209.4 $1,972
1979 $228 $2,189
1980 $271.1 $2,423
1981 $275 $2,639
1982 $278.7 $2,838
1983 $296 $3,049
1984 $281 $3,360
1985 $301 $3,728
1986 $315 $4,144
1987 $345 $4,616
1988 $358 $5,145
1989 $350 $5,741
1990 $371 $6,403
1991 $306 $6,824
1992 $319 $6,553
1993 $303 $5,892
1994 $348 $6,329
1995 $375 $7,038
1996 $401 $7,788
1997 $416 $7,945
1998 $414 $8,048
1999 $442 $7,630
2000 $443 $7,797
2001 $450 $8,240
2002 $469 $8,341
2003 $544 $7,862
2004 $624 $8,395
2005 $710 $9,640
2006 $802 $9,885
2007 $1,022 $10,408
2008 $993 $10,583
2009 $1,095 $10,155
2010 $1,348 $10,229
2011 $1,445 $11,001
2012 $1,429 $12,145
2013 $1,433 $12,769
2014 $1,554 $13,726
2015 $1,584 $15,691
2016 $1,708 $16,763
2017 $1,950 $16,034
2018 $1,966 $16,198
2019 $2,041 $15,841
2020 $1,907 $14,557
2021 $2,240 $13,257
2022 $2,347 $14,392
2023 $2,530 $15,899
2024 $2,697 -

India vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
India

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
India Palau
1950 41.2 52.7
1951 41.6 52.9
1952 42.1 53.1
1953 42.4 53.3
1954 43.2 53.5
1955 43.7 53.7
1956 44.1 53.9
1957 44.4 54.1
1958 44.8 54.4
1959 45.3 54.6
1960 45.6 54.9
1961 45.8 55.1
1962 46.1 55.4
1963 46.5 55.6
1964 46.7 55.8
1965 45.6 55.9
1966 45.9 56.2
1967 46.2 56.5
1968 47.9 56.9
1969 48.3 57.3
1970 48.6 57.7
1971 48.9 58.1
1972 49.2 58.6
1973 49.6 59
1974 50.3 59.5
1975 50.8 60
1976 51.3 60.5
1977 51.8 60.9
1978 52.4 61.3
1979 53 61.6
1980 53.6 61.9
1981 54.2 62.1
1982 54.7 62.3
1983 55.3 62.5
1984 55.8 62.6
1985 56.3 62.7
1986 56.8 62.8
1987 57.3 62.8
1988 57.7 62.8
1989 58.2 62.8
1990 58.6 62.8
1991 59 62.8
1992 59.4 62.9
1993 59.8 63
1994 60.2 63.1
1995 60.6 63.3
1996 61 63.5
1997 61.4 63.7
1998 61.9 64
1999 62.3 64.2
2000 62.7 64.5
2001 63.2 64.8
2002 63.6 65.1
2003 64.1 65.4
2004 64.5 65.8
2005 64.9 66.2
2006 65.4 66.6
2007 65.8 67.1
2008 66.2 67.6
2009 66.7 68
2010 67.2 68.3
2011 67.6 68.6
2012 68.1 68.9
2013 68.5 69
2014 68.9 69.1
2015 69.3 69.1
2016 69.7 69
2017 70.1 69
2018 70.4 69
2019 70.7 69
2020 70.2 68.7
2021 67.3 68.6
2022 71.7 68.9
2023 72 69.3
2024 72.2 69.4
2025 72.5 69.5

India and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
India

Palau
Year Population
India Palau
1960 435,990,338 9,328
1961 446,564,729 9,555
1962 457,283,090 9,793
1963 468,138,575 10,037
1964 479,229,598 10,292
1965 490,140,146 10,547
1966 500,740,247 10,805
1967 511,606,372 10,988
1968 522,716,889 11,080
1969 533,880,544 11,159
1970 545,864,268 11,368
1971 558,096,387 11,759
1972 570,482,142 12,194
1973 583,465,598 12,552
1974 597,041,391 12,687
1975 611,309,535 12,655
1976 625,861,883 12,598
1977 640,801,103 12,525
1978 655,728,229 12,440
1979 671,155,747 12,337
1980 687,354,025 12,271
1981 703,696,250 12,402
1982 720,313,473 12,694
1983 737,372,681 13,006
1984 754,875,449 13,337
1985 772,647,793 13,688
1986 790,689,978 14,024
1987 808,931,270 14,334
1988 827,342,990 14,645
1989 846,039,529 14,945
1990 864,972,221 15,259
1991 883,927,600 15,614
1992 902,957,070 15,989
1993 922,118,387 16,372
1994 941,163,767 16,770
1995 960,301,044 17,195
1996 979,678,458 17,654
1997 999,133,762 18,108
1998 1,018,665,080 18,524
1999 1,038,225,823 18,901
2000 1,057,922,733 19,178
2001 1,077,898,575 19,352
2002 1,097,600,380 19,503
2003 1,116,803,006 19,659
2004 1,135,991,513 19,820
2005 1,154,676,322 19,819
2006 1,172,878,890 19,593
2007 1,190,676,021 19,302
2008 1,207,930,964 19,009
2009 1,225,524,753 18,709
2010 1,243,481,564 18,396
2011 1,261,224,954 18,078
2012 1,278,674,502 17,765
2013 1,295,829,511 17,648
2014 1,312,277,191 17,715
2015 1,328,024,498 17,770
2016 1,343,944,296 17,797
2017 1,359,657,400 17,812
2018 1,374,659,064 17,814
2019 1,389,030,312 17,798
2020 1,402,617,695 17,792
2021 1,414,203,896 17,783
2022 1,425,423,212 17,759
2023 1,438,069,596 17,727
2024 1,450,935,791 17,695

Fertility rates in India and Palau

Fertility rate
India

Palau
Year Fertility rate
India Palau
1960 5.92 7.19
1961 5.94 7.17
1962 5.95 7.15
1963 5.97 7.12
1964 5.98 7.08
1965 5.94 7.01
1966 5.88 6.93
1967 5.83 6.84
1968 5.76 6.71
1969 5.68 6.58
1970 5.62 6.39
1971 5.57 6.16
1972 5.48 5.9
1973 5.4 5.59
1974 5.33 5.26
1975 5.2 4.9
1976 5.13 4.53
1977 5.01 4.09
1978 4.89 3.74
1979 4.81 3.49
1980 4.78 3.35
1981 4.7 3.28
1982 4.62 3.22
1983 4.57 3.14
1984 4.52 3.08
1985 4.43 3.01
1986 4.4 2.98
1987 4.31 2.93
1988 4.22 2.91
1989 4.13 2.92
1990 4.05 2.88
1991 3.96 2.74
1992 3.88 2.71
1993 3.8 2.73
1994 3.72 2.66
1995 3.65 2.55
1996 3.58 2.39
1997 3.51 2.19
1998 3.45 2.01
1999 3.38 1.91
2000 3.35 1.82
2001 3.3 1.87
2002 3.22 1.92
2003 3.12 1.96
2004 3.05 1.99
2005 2.96 2.02
2006 2.87 2
2007 2.78 1.97
2008 2.71 1.95
2009 2.67 1.94
2010 2.6 1.94
2011 2.53 1.97
2012 2.47 2.01
2013 2.4 2.05
2014 2.29 2.03
2015 2.29 2
2016 2.28 2.06
2017 2.19 2.02
2018 2.18 1.97
2019 2.12 1.98
2020 2.05 1.97
2021 2.01 1.95
2022 1.99 1.93
2023 1.98 1.91

India and Palau demographics compared

Median age
India

Palau
Year Median age, years
India Palau
1960 20.2 16.7
1961 20.1 16.1
1962 19.9 15.5
1963 19.8 15.1
1964 19.6 15
1965 19.5 14.9
1966 19.4 14.9
1967 19.3 15.2
1968 19.2 15.7
1969 19.2 16.1
1970 19.2 16.5
1971 19.2 16.6
1972 19.2 16.6
1973 19.3 16.8
1974 19.3 17.1
1975 19.4 17.4
1976 19.5 17.8
1977 19.6 18.1
1978 19.7 18.3
1979 19.8 18.6
1980 19.9 18.9
1981 20 19.3
1982 20 19.9
1983 20.1 20.5
1984 20.2 21.1
1985 20.3 21.6
1986 20.4 22.2
1987 20.4 23.1
1988 20.5 24
1989 20.6 24.9
1990 20.7 25.6
1991 20.8 26
1992 21 26.4
1993 21.1 26.9
1994 21.2 27.4
1995 21.4 27.8
1996 21.6 28.3
1997 21.7 28.8
1998 21.9 29.4
1999 22.1 30.2
2000 22.3 30.8
2001 22.5 31.2
2002 22.7 31.5
2003 22.9 31.8
2004 23.1 32
2005 23.3 32.3
2006 23.6 32.7
2007 23.8 33.1
2008 24.1 33.5
2009 24.4 33.9
2010 24.7 34.2
2011 25 34.6
2012 25.3 35
2013 25.6 35.3
2014 26 35.6
2015 26.3 36
2016 26.6 36.3
2017 27 36.7
2018 27.3 37
2019 27.7 37.4
2020 28.1 37.8
2021 28.4 38.1
2022 28.7 38.5
2023 29.1 38.8
2024 29.5 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

India Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$3.84T
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.1%
2022
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.44%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
3,068,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.86%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
49.9%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
24.5%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
53
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.1%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
4.5%
2022
n/a
Number of millionaires
868,660
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.09%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
205
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
2,673
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$5.13T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$643B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$138B
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
17,914,000
2019
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.77%
2020
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
89%
2024
n/a

Energy

India Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
754 kg
2023
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2,955 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.05 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
74.9%
2022
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2021
0.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
4.12%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
36.1%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,182 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
19.1%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.24%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
2.41%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

India Palau
% of world population
17.8%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
-630,830
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
36.9%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
70
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.83
2022
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.6
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
74
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
81.7%
2023
100%
2020
English speaking
15.8%
2023
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
55.9%
2022
27%
2004

Health

India Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$79.5
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.6
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.17%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.73
2020
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
21.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
27.7
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
7.51%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
4
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.3%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.1 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

India Palau
% of world land
2%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
791 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
689,466 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
281,697 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,111,675 mi
2024
n/a

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