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Italy vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Italy has a population of 59M (ranked 25/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Italy's land area is 114,178 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 72nd vs. 180th).

By GDP, Italy ranks 8/197 ($2.37T) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Italy ranks 29/197 ($40,226), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Italy Palau
Population
58790597
17663
Population rank 25/197 194/197
GDP
$2.37T
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 8/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$40,226
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 29/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$60,847
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$3.21T
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
137.3%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$54,420
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 6/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$23,309
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
114,178 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
517 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
48.8 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
84 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Italy and Palau: Comparison Charts

Italy and Palau economies compared

GDP
Italy

Palau
Year GDP
Italy Palau
1960 $42,012,422,612 -
1961 $46,649,487,320 -
1962 $52,413,872,628 -
1963 $60,035,924,618 -
1964 $65,720,771,779 -
1965 $70,717,012,186 -
1966 $76,622,444,787 -
1967 $84,401,995,573 -
1968 $91,485,448,148 -
1969 $100,996,667,239 -
1970 $113,656,669,765 $11,563,041
1971 $124,959,712,859 $12,706,874
1972 $145,594,833,997 $13,956,474
1973 $175,896,529,392 $15,331,889
1974 $200,024,444,775 $16,848,759
1975 $228,220,643,535 $18,521,112
1976 $225,235,205,862 $20,364,420
1977 $258,190,019,750 $22,308,104
1978 $315,784,469,541 $24,530,015
1979 $394,584,507,108 $27,004,251
1980 $478,356,755,596 $29,728,054
1981 $431,695,533,981 $32,726,594
1982 $428,257,421,618 $36,027,583
1983 $444,063,496,940 $39,661,530
1984 $438,896,930,791 $44,814,259
1985 $453,259,761,687 $51,030,637
1986 $641,862,313,287 $58,109,314
1987 $807,570,134,449 $66,169,905
1988 $893,663,934,841 $75,348,615
1989 $930,801,709,004 $85,800,543
1990 $1,183,945,130,899 $97,702,303
1991 $1,249,092,439,519 $106,555,300
1992 $1,323,204,350,354 $104,771,300
1993 $1,067,412,587,671 $96,455,700
1994 $1,101,750,159,702 $106,138,500
1995 $1,177,369,428,266 $121,018,500
1996 $1,314,776,508,972 $137,494,600
1997 $1,244,988,176,444 $143,860,800
1998 $1,272,729,786,997 $149,079,600
1999 $1,255,004,736,464 $144,206,500
2000 $1,149,661,363,439 $149,535,800
2001 $1,172,041,488,806 $159,453,500
2002 $1,281,746,271,196 $162,665,500
2003 $1,582,930,016,539 $154,559,900
2004 $1,812,808,753,295 $166,391,600
2005 $1,864,982,261,287 $191,048,400
2006 $1,958,563,654,386 $193,679,700
2007 $2,222,524,108,128 $200,903,600
2008 $2,417,508,414,187 $201,167,300
2009 $2,209,484,319,013 $189,998,000
2010 $2,144,936,254,535 $188,174,300
2011 $2,306,974,020,278 $198,873,900
2012 $2,097,929,495,122 $215,762,400
2013 $2,153,225,581,941 $225,345,700
2014 $2,173,255,507,986 $243,156,500
2015 $1,845,428,048,839 $278,824,800
2016 $1,887,111,188,177 $298,323,500
2017 $1,970,720,904,585 $285,600,000
2018 $2,099,435,266,459 $288,546,300
2019 $2,019,606,796,584 $281,941,600
2020 $1,907,481,094,079 $258,990,800
2021 $2,179,207,773,596 $235,752,900
2022 $2,104,067,630,319 $255,591,100
2023 $2,304,605,139,863 $281,849,100
2024 $2,372,774,547,793 -

Italy and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Italy

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Italy Palau
1960 $837 -
1961 $923 -
1962 $1,030 -
1963 $1,171 -
1964 $1,272 -
1965 $1,357 -
1966 $1,459 -
1967 $1,595 -
1968 $1,718 -
1969 $1,886 -
1970 $2,112 $1,017
1971 $2,311 $1,081
1972 $2,677 $1,145
1973 $3,213 $1,221
1974 $3,629 $1,328
1975 $4,116 $1,464
1976 $4,042 $1,616
1977 $4,614 $1,781
1978 $5,623 $1,972
1979 $7,006 $2,189
1980 $8,476 $2,423
1981 $7,640 $2,639
1982 $7,574 $2,838
1983 $7,851 $3,049
1984 $7,758 $3,360
1985 $8,009 $3,728
1986 $11,341 $4,144
1987 $14,268 $4,616
1988 $15,781 $5,145
1989 $16,424 $5,741
1990 $20,874 $6,403
1991 $22,007 $6,824
1992 $23,297 $6,553
1993 $18,782 $5,892
1994 $19,382 $6,329
1995 $20,712 $7,038
1996 $23,123 $7,788
1997 $21,884 $7,945
1998 $22,365 $8,048
1999 $22,050 $7,630
2000 $20,190 $7,797
2001 $20,570 $8,240
2002 $22,451 $8,341
2003 $27,578 $7,862
2004 $31,348 $8,395
2005 $32,063 $9,640
2006 $33,537 $9,885
2007 $37,826 $10,408
2008 $40,829 $10,583
2009 $37,100 $10,155
2010 $35,857 $10,229
2011 $38,432 $11,001
2012 $34,854 $12,145
2013 $35,702 $12,769
2014 $36,028 $13,726
2015 $30,640 $15,691
2016 $31,392 $16,763
2017 $32,844 $16,034
2018 $34,904 $16,198
2019 $33,813 $15,841
2020 $32,091 $14,557
2021 $36,853 $13,257
2022 $35,654 $14,392
2023 $39,065 $15,899
2024 $40,226 -

Italy vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Italy

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Italy Palau
1950 65.7 52.7
1951 65.3 52.9
1952 65.9 53.1
1953 66.6 53.3
1954 67.9 53.5
1955 68.3 53.7
1956 67.6 53.9
1957 67.8 54.1
1958 68.9 54.4
1959 69.3 54.6
1960 69.2 54.9
1961 69.8 55.1
1962 69.2 55.4
1963 69.3 55.6
1964 70.4 55.8
1965 70.3 55.9
1966 71 56.2
1967 71 56.5
1968 70.9 56.9
1969 70.9 57.3
1970 71.6 57.7
1971 71.9 58.1
1972 72.1 58.6
1973 72.1 59
1974 72.8 59.5
1975 72.7 60
1976 73.1 60.5
1977 73.4 60.9
1978 73.8 61.3
1979 74.1 61.6
1980 74.1 61.9
1981 74.4 62.1
1982 74.9 62.3
1983 74.7 62.5
1984 75.5 62.6
1985 75.6 62.7
1986 75.9 62.8
1987 76.3 62.8
1988 76.5 62.8
1989 76.9 62.8
1990 77 62.8
1991 77 62.8
1992 77.4 62.9
1993 77.7 63
1994 77.9 63.1
1995 78.1 63.3
1996 78.4 63.5
1997 78.7 63.7
1998 78.8 64
1999 79.2 64.2
2000 79.6 64.5
2001 79.9 64.8
2002 80.1 65.1
2003 80.2 65.4
2004 81 65.8
2005 81 66.2
2006 81.4 66.6
2007 81.5 67.1
2008 81.6 67.6
2009 81.8 68
2010 82.1 68.3
2011 82.2 68.6
2012 82.3 68.9
2013 82.7 69
2014 82.9 69.1
2015 82.5 69.1
2016 83 69
2017 82.7 69
2018 83.2 69
2019 83.3 69
2020 82.2 68.7
2021 82.9 68.6
2022 82.1 68.9
2023 83.7 69.3
2024 83.9 69.4
2025 84 69.5

Italy and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Italy

Palau
Year Population
Italy Palau
1960 50,199,700 9,328
1961 50,536,350 9,555
1962 50,879,450 9,793
1963 51,252,000 10,037
1964 51,675,350 10,292
1965 52,112,350 10,547
1966 52,519,000 10,805
1967 52,900,500 10,988
1968 53,235,750 11,080
1969 53,537,950 11,159
1970 53,821,850 11,368
1971 54,073,490 11,759
1972 54,381,345 12,194
1973 54,751,406 12,552
1974 55,110,868 12,687
1975 55,441,001 12,655
1976 55,718,260 12,598
1977 55,955,411 12,525
1978 56,155,143 12,440
1979 56,317,749 12,337
1980 56,433,883 12,271
1981 56,501,675 12,402
1982 56,543,548 12,694
1983 56,564,074 13,006
1984 56,576,718 13,337
1985 56,593,071 13,688
1986 56,596,155 14,024
1987 56,601,931 14,334
1988 56,629,288 14,645
1989 56,671,781 14,945
1990 56,719,240 15,259
1991 56,758,521 15,614
1992 56,797,087 15,989
1993 56,831,821 16,372
1994 56,843,400 16,770
1995 56,844,303 17,195
1996 56,860,281 17,654
1997 56,890,372 18,108
1998 56,906,744 18,524
1999 56,916,317 18,901
2000 56,942,108 19,178
2001 56,976,981 19,352
2002 57,089,824 19,503
2003 57,399,184 19,659
2004 57,828,179 19,820
2005 58,166,682 19,819
2006 58,399,861 19,593
2007 58,756,247 19,302
2008 59,211,181 19,009
2009 59,555,454 18,709
2010 59,819,407 18,396
2011 60,026,841 18,078
2012 60,191,247 17,765
2013 60,311,613 17,648
2014 60,320,707 17,715
2015 60,229,605 17,770
2016 60,115,223 17,797
2017 60,002,252 17,812
2018 60,148,658 17,814
2019 59,729,081 17,798
2020 59,438,851 17,792
2021 59,133,173 17,783
2022 59,013,667 17,759
2023 58,993,475 17,727
2024 58,986,023 17,695

Fertility rates in Italy and Palau

Fertility rate
Italy

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Italy Palau
1960 2.4 7.19
1961 2.44 7.17
1962 2.46 7.15
1963 2.51 7.12
1964 2.66 7.08
1965 2.6 7.01
1966 2.58 6.93
1967 2.5 6.84
1968 2.46 6.71
1969 2.47 6.58
1970 2.38 6.39
1971 2.4 6.16
1972 2.35 5.9
1973 2.3 5.59
1974 2.28 5.26
1975 2.17 4.9
1976 2.04 4.53
1977 1.93 4.09
1978 1.84 3.74
1979 1.73 3.49
1980 1.64 3.35
1981 1.58 3.28
1982 1.56 3.22
1983 1.51 3.14
1984 1.46 3.08
1985 1.42 3.01
1986 1.35 2.98
1987 1.33 2.93
1988 1.36 2.91
1989 1.33 2.92
1990 1.33 2.88
1991 1.3 2.74
1992 1.3 2.71
1993 1.25 2.73
1994 1.21 2.66
1995 1.19 2.55
1996 1.2 2.39
1997 1.22 2.19
1998 1.22 2.01
1999 1.23 1.91
2000 1.26 1.82
2001 1.25 1.87
2002 1.27 1.92
2003 1.29 1.96
2004 1.34 1.99
2005 1.33 2.02
2006 1.37 2
2007 1.39 1.97
2008 1.44 1.95
2009 1.44 1.94
2010 1.44 1.94
2011 1.42 1.97
2012 1.42 2.01
2013 1.39 2.05
2014 1.38 2.03
2015 1.36 2
2016 1.36 2.06
2017 1.34 2.02
2018 1.31 1.97
2019 1.27 1.98
2020 1.24 1.97
2021 1.25 1.95
2022 1.24 1.93
2023 1.2 1.91

Italy and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Italy

Palau
Year Median age, years
Italy Palau
1960 31.6 16.7
1961 31.8 16.1
1962 32 15.5
1963 32.1 15.1
1964 32.2 15
1965 32.3 14.9
1966 32.4 14.9
1967 32.5 15.2
1968 32.7 15.7
1969 32.8 16.1
1970 33 16.5
1971 33.1 16.6
1972 33.2 16.6
1973 33.3 16.8
1974 33.4 17.1
1975 33.5 17.4
1976 33.6 17.8
1977 33.7 18.1
1978 33.9 18.3
1979 34 18.6
1980 34.1 18.9
1981 34.3 19.3
1982 34.6 19.9
1983 34.9 20.5
1984 35.3 21.1
1985 35.6 21.6
1986 35.8 22.2
1987 36.1 23.1
1988 36.4 24
1989 36.8 24.9
1990 37.1 25.6
1991 37.5 26
1992 37.9 26.4
1993 38.2 26.9
1994 38.6 27.4
1995 38.9 27.8
1996 39.1 28.3
1997 39.4 28.8
1998 39.6 29.4
1999 39.9 30.2
2000 40.3 30.8
2001 40.6 31.2
2002 41 31.5
2003 41.3 31.8
2004 41.6 32
2005 41.9 32.3
2006 42.3 32.7
2007 42.6 33.1
2008 42.8 33.5
2009 43.1 33.9
2010 43.5 34.2
2011 43.9 34.6
2012 44.2 35
2013 44.6 35.3
2014 45 35.6
2015 45.4 36
2016 45.8 36.3
2017 46.2 36.7
2018 46.6 37
2019 47 37.4
2020 47.4 37.8
2021 47.7 38.1
2022 48.1 38.5
2023 48.4 38.8
2024 48.8 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Italy Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$2.26T
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
50.8%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.07%
2022
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.61%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
338,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.26%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.5%
2024
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
65.6%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
21.7%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
60.9
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2023
n/a
Number of millionaires
1,338,142
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
2.73%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
74
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
290
2014
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$587B
2014
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$291B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$11.2B
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
38,419,000
2020
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.65%
2020
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
86%
2024
n/a

Energy

Italy Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,298 kg
2023
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25.2
2023
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
305 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.18 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
76.8%
2023
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
17.5%
2021
0.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.95%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
79.6%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
5,047 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
41%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
15.9%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Italy Palau
% of world population
0.72%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
+95,246
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
72.3%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
79.6
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
54
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
91
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.55
2022
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.3
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
175
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.3%
2019
100%
2020
English speaking
13.6%
2023
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
89.2%
2024
27%
2004

Health

Italy Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,228
2023
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$745
2023
$328
2022
Life expectancy
84 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.25
2022
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
31.8 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.8
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
17.8%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
61
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.4%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.97 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Italy Palau
% of world land
0.2%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,936 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50,531 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
37,558 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
303,043 mi
2007
n/a

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