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Indonesia vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Indonesia has a population of 283M (ranked 4/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Indonesia's land area is 730,720 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 14th vs. 180th).

By GDP, Indonesia ranks 16/197 ($1.4T) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Indonesia ranks 119/197 ($4,925), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Indonesia Palau
Population
287460768
17663
Population rank 4/197 194/197
GDP
$1.4T
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 16/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$4,925
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 119/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,448
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$561B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
41%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$1,979
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 120/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,538
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
730,720 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
388 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.13
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
31.1 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.4 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Indonesia and Palau: Comparison Charts

Indonesia and Palau economies compared

GDP
Indonesia

Palau
Year GDP
Indonesia Palau
1967 $5,667,756,628 -
1968 $7,076,465,300 -
1969 $8,337,423,313 -
1970 $9,150,684,932 $11,563,041
1971 $9,333,536,370 $12,706,874
1972 $10,997,590,361 $13,956,474
1973 $16,273,253,012 $15,331,889
1974 $25,802,409,639 $16,848,759
1975 $30,463,855,422 $18,521,112
1976 $37,269,156,627 $20,364,420
1977 $45,808,915,663 $22,308,104
1978 $51,455,719,076 $24,530,015
1979 $51,400,186,343 $27,004,251
1980 $72,482,337,397 $29,728,054
1981 $85,518,233,419 $32,726,594
1982 $90,158,449,295 $36,027,583
1983 $81,052,283,384 $39,661,530
1984 $84,853,700,028 $44,814,259
1985 $85,289,488,375 $51,030,637
1986 $79,954,072,545 $58,109,314
1987 $75,929,617,558 $66,169,905
1988 $84,300,174,486 $75,348,615
1989 $94,451,427,877 $85,800,543
1990 $106,140,727,334 $97,702,303
1991 $116,621,996,217 $106,555,300
1992 $128,026,966,580 $104,771,300
1993 $158,006,700,302 $96,455,700
1994 $176,892,143,932 $106,138,500
1995 $202,132,028,723 $121,018,500
1996 $227,369,679,375 $137,494,600
1997 $215,748,998,610 $143,860,800
1998 $95,445,547,873 $149,079,600
1999 $140,001,351,215 $144,206,500
2000 $165,021,012,078 $149,535,800
2001 $160,446,947,785 $159,453,500
2002 $195,660,611,165 $162,665,500
2003 $234,772,463,824 $154,559,900
2004 $256,836,875,295 $166,391,600
2005 $285,868,619,196 $191,048,400
2006 $364,570,515,618 $193,679,700
2007 $432,216,737,775 $200,903,600
2008 $510,228,634,992 $201,167,300
2009 $539,580,085,612 $189,998,000
2010 $755,094,157,622 $188,174,300
2011 $892,969,104,563 $198,873,900
2012 $917,869,913,333 $215,762,400
2013 $912,524,136,718 $225,345,700
2014 $890,814,755,534 $243,156,500
2015 $860,854,232,686 $278,824,800
2016 $931,877,364,038 $298,323,500
2017 $1,015,618,744,160 $285,600,000
2018 $1,042,271,532,989 $288,546,300
2019 $1,119,099,871,350 $281,941,600
2020 $1,059,054,842,698 $258,990,800
2021 $1,186,509,691,087 $235,752,900
2022 $1,319,101,183,380 $255,591,100
2023 $1,371,169,301,564 $281,849,100
2024 $1,396,300,098,191 -

Indonesia and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Indonesia

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Indonesia Palau
1967 $53.2 -
1968 $64.7 -
1969 $74.1 -
1970 $79.1 $1,017
1971 $78.5 $1,081
1972 $90.1 $1,145
1973 $129.9 $1,221
1974 $200.7 $1,328
1975 $231.1 $1,464
1976 $275.7 $1,616
1977 $331 $1,781
1978 $362 $1,972
1979 $353 $2,189
1980 $487 $2,423
1981 $561 $2,639
1982 $578 $2,838
1983 $508 $3,049
1984 $520 $3,360
1985 $511 $3,728
1986 $470 $4,144
1987 $438 $4,616
1988 $477 $5,145
1989 $524 $5,741
1990 $578 $6,403
1991 $624 $6,824
1992 $674 $6,553
1993 $817 $5,892
1994 $900 $6,329
1995 $1,011 $7,038
1996 $1,119 $7,788
1997 $1,045 $7,945
1998 $455 $8,048
1999 $657 $7,630
2000 $764 $7,797
2001 $732 $8,240
2002 $881 $8,341
2003 $1,043 $7,862
2004 $1,127 $8,395
2005 $1,238 $9,640
2006 $1,558 $9,885
2007 $1,823 $10,408
2008 $2,125 $10,583
2009 $2,218 $10,155
2010 $3,066 $10,229
2011 $3,579 $11,001
2012 $3,632 $12,145
2013 $3,567 $12,769
2014 $3,441 $13,726
2015 $3,288 $15,691
2016 $3,521 $16,763
2017 $3,799 $16,034
2018 $3,861 $16,198
2019 $4,107 $15,841
2020 $3,854 $14,557
2021 $4,287 $13,257
2022 $4,731 $14,392
2023 $4,876 $15,899
2024 $4,925 -

Indonesia vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Indonesia

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Indonesia Palau
1950 40.2 52.7
1951 40.8 52.9
1952 41.5 53.1
1953 42.2 53.3
1954 42.9 53.5
1955 43.6 53.7
1956 44.3 53.9
1957 45 54.1
1958 45.4 54.4
1959 46.2 54.6
1960 46.8 54.9
1961 47.4 55.1
1962 48.1 55.4
1963 48.7 55.6
1964 49.4 55.8
1965 42.8 55.9
1966 48.4 56.2
1967 51.3 56.5
1968 51.9 56.9
1969 52.6 57.3
1970 53.3 57.7
1971 53.8 58.1
1972 54.4 58.6
1973 54.9 59
1974 55.4 59.5
1975 56 60
1976 56.4 60.5
1977 57.1 60.9
1978 57.6 61.3
1979 58.2 61.6
1980 58.7 61.9
1981 59.1 62.1
1982 59.7 62.3
1983 60.3 62.5
1984 60.9 62.6
1985 61.4 62.7
1986 61.7 62.8
1987 62.1 62.8
1988 62.4 62.8
1989 62.9 62.8
1990 63.2 62.8
1991 63.7 62.8
1992 64.2 62.9
1993 64.9 63
1994 65 63.1
1995 65.3 63.3
1996 65.5 63.5
1997 65.8 63.7
1998 65.9 64
1999 66 64.2
2000 66.3 64.5
2001 66.6 64.8
2002 67 65.1
2003 67.1 65.4
2004 65.5 65.8
2005 67.5 66.2
2006 67.7 66.6
2007 67.9 67.1
2008 68.1 67.6
2009 68.3 68
2010 68.4 68.3
2011 68.6 68.6
2012 68.9 68.9
2013 69.1 69
2014 69.3 69.1
2015 69.5 69.1
2016 69.7 69
2017 70 69
2018 70.1 69
2019 70.3 69
2020 68.8 68.7
2021 67.5 68.6
2022 70.9 68.9
2023 71.1 69.3
2024 71.3 69.4
2025 71.4 69.5

Indonesia and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Indonesia

Palau
Year Population
Indonesia Palau
1960 88,296,070 9,328
1961 90,791,249 9,555
1962 93,375,850 9,793
1963 96,051,424 10,037
1964 98,833,749 10,292
1965 101,365,130 10,547
1966 103,792,754 10,805
1967 106,526,393 10,988
1968 109,450,006 11,080
1969 112,517,639 11,159
1970 115,657,495 11,368
1971 118,833,702 11,759
1972 122,039,841 12,194
1973 125,288,515 12,552
1974 128,555,045 12,687
1975 131,843,848 12,655
1976 135,173,655 12,598
1977 138,533,541 12,525
1978 141,953,163 12,440
1979 145,434,834 12,337
1980 148,950,540 12,271
1981 152,485,035 12,402
1982 156,052,152 12,694
1983 159,651,381 13,006
1984 163,251,124 13,337
1985 166,776,185 13,688
1986 170,175,065 14,024
1987 173,511,154 14,334
1988 176,855,065 14,645
1989 180,201,630 14,945
1990 183,501,098 15,259
1991 186,778,238 15,614
1992 190,043,744 15,989
1993 193,305,168 16,372
1994 196,591,828 16,770
1995 199,888,057 17,195
1996 203,204,348 17,654
1997 206,536,095 18,108
1998 209,826,788 18,524
1999 213,004,668 18,901
2000 216,077,790 19,178
2001 219,097,902 19,352
2002 222,088,495 19,503
2003 225,048,008 19,659
2004 227,926,649 19,820
2005 230,871,650 19,819
2006 233,951,652 19,593
2007 237,062,337 19,302
2008 240,157,903 19,009
2009 243,220,028 18,709
2010 246,305,322 18,396
2011 249,470,032 18,078
2012 252,698,525 17,765
2013 255,852,467 17,648
2014 258,877,399 17,715
2015 261,799,249 17,770
2016 264,627,418 17,797
2017 267,346,658 17,812
2018 269,951,846 17,814
2019 272,489,381 17,798
2020 274,814,866 17,792
2021 276,758,053 17,783
2022 278,830,529 17,759
2023 281,190,067 17,727
2024 283,487,931 17,695

Fertility rates in Indonesia and Palau

Fertility rate
Indonesia

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Indonesia Palau
1960 5.51 7.19
1961 5.52 7.17
1962 5.53 7.15
1963 5.55 7.12
1964 5.57 7.08
1965 5.59 7.01
1966 5.59 6.93
1967 5.58 6.84
1968 5.57 6.71
1969 5.55 6.58
1970 5.49 6.39
1971 5.4 6.16
1972 5.32 5.9
1973 5.25 5.59
1974 5.09 5.26
1975 5.03 4.9
1976 4.92 4.53
1977 4.81 4.09
1978 4.73 3.74
1979 4.63 3.49
1980 4.5 3.35
1981 4.36 3.28
1982 4.25 3.22
1983 4.11 3.14
1984 3.96 3.08
1985 3.73 3.01
1986 3.53 2.98
1987 3.42 2.93
1988 3.35 2.91
1989 3.25 2.92
1990 3.11 2.88
1991 3.06 2.74
1992 2.95 2.71
1993 2.9 2.73
1994 2.85 2.66
1995 2.81 2.55
1996 2.78 2.39
1997 2.74 2.19
1998 2.66 2.01
1999 2.57 1.91
2000 2.5 1.82
2001 2.47 1.87
2002 2.44 1.92
2003 2.41 1.96
2004 2.42 1.99
2005 2.45 2.02
2006 2.46 2
2007 2.48 1.97
2008 2.44 1.95
2009 2.44 1.94
2010 2.46 1.94
2011 2.52 1.97
2012 2.51 2.01
2013 2.44 2.05
2014 2.39 2.03
2015 2.35 2
2016 2.31 2.06
2017 2.25 2.02
2018 2.22 1.97
2019 2.21 1.98
2020 2.19 1.97
2021 2.17 1.95
2022 2.15 1.93
2023 2.13 1.91

Indonesia and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Indonesia

Palau
Year Median age, years
Indonesia Palau
1960 20.1 16.7
1961 20.1 16.1
1962 20.1 15.5
1963 20 15.1
1964 19.9 15
1965 19.8 14.9
1966 19.6 14.9
1967 19.4 15.2
1968 19.3 15.7
1969 19.1 16.1
1970 19 16.5
1971 18.9 16.6
1972 18.8 16.6
1973 18.8 16.8
1974 18.9 17.1
1975 18.9 17.4
1976 19 17.8
1977 19.1 18.1
1978 19.2 18.3
1979 19.3 18.6
1980 19.4 18.9
1981 19.6 19.3
1982 19.7 19.9
1983 19.9 20.5
1984 20.1 21.1
1985 20.3 21.6
1986 20.6 22.2
1987 20.9 23.1
1988 21.1 24
1989 21.4 24.9
1990 21.7 25.6
1991 22 26
1992 22.3 26.4
1993 22.6 26.9
1994 22.9 27.4
1995 23.2 27.8
1996 23.5 28.3
1997 23.7 28.8
1998 24 29.4
1999 24.3 30.2
2000 24.6 30.8
2001 24.9 31.2
2002 25.2 31.5
2003 25.6 31.8
2004 25.9 32
2005 26.2 32.3
2006 26.5 32.7
2007 26.8 33.1
2008 27.1 33.5
2009 27.3 33.9
2010 27.6 34.2
2011 27.9 34.6
2012 28.1 35
2013 28.3 35.3
2014 28.6 35.6
2015 28.9 36
2016 29.1 36.3
2017 29.4 36.7
2018 29.6 37
2019 29.9 37.4
2020 30.1 37.8
2021 30.3 38.1
2022 30.6 38.5
2023 30.8 38.8
2024 31.1 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Indonesia Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$1.39T
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
16.7%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.28%
2023
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.68%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
676,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.59%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.31%
2023
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
43.8%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
39.3%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
65.2
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.8%
2024
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2024
n/a
Number of millionaires
178,605
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.09%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
33
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
903
2023
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$758B
2023
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$156B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$16B
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,053,000
2020
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.98%
2020
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
56.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Indonesia Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
977 kg
2023
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.8
2023
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
675 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.4 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
77.2%
2022
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
20.2%
2021
0.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-89.5%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,445 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
15.5%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
5.67%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Indonesia Palau
% of world population
3.48%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
-38,469
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
59.2%
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
5.07 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
73
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.31
2022
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.3
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
92
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
96%
2020
100%
2020
English speaking
30.8%
2023
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
72.8%
2024
27%
2004

Health

Indonesia Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$127.4
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$42
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
71.4 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.98%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.69
2022
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
22.4 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
140
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
20.6
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.3%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
38.2%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.07 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Indonesia Palau
% of world land
1.27%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
2,578 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
212,828 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
348,714 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
340,572 mi
2022
n/a

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