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Luxembourg vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Luxembourg has a population of 678K (ranked 164/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Luxembourg's land area is 994 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 169th vs. 180th).

By GDP, Luxembourg ranks 73/197 ($93.2B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Luxembourg ranks 3/197 ($137,517), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Luxembourg Palau
Population
690832
17663
Population rank 164/197 194/197
GDP
$93.2B
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 73/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$137,517
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 3/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$150,772
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$24.2B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
26.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$35,728
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 20/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$64,450
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
994 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
682 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.25
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.5 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Luxembourg and Palau: Comparison Charts

Luxembourg and Palau economies compared

GDP
Luxembourg

Palau
Year GDP
Luxembourg Palau
1960 $709,941,874 -
1961 $710,163,719 -
1962 $747,846,862 -
1963 $797,902,154 -
1964 $910,877,686 -
1965 $929,477,285 -
1966 $976,717,015 -
1967 $983,052,315 -
1968 $1,075,561,623 -
1969 $1,245,432,991 -
1970 $1,457,768,455 $11,563,041
1971 $1,518,773,421 $12,706,874
1972 $1,901,697,370 $13,956,474
1973 $2,609,875,802 $15,331,889
1974 $3,183,637,117 $16,848,759
1975 $3,123,333,333 $18,521,112
1976 $3,423,586,207 $20,364,420
1977 $3,789,321,328 $22,308,104
1978 $4,718,539,772 $24,530,015
1979 $5,516,982,664 $27,004,251
1980 $6,019,805,490 $29,728,054
1981 $5,053,665,797 $32,726,594
1982 $4,602,316,793 $36,027,583
1983 $4,524,217,751 $39,661,530
1984 $4,438,435,493 $44,814,259
1985 $4,577,211,767 $51,030,637
1986 $6,685,595,088 $58,109,314
1987 $8,320,902,215 $66,169,905
1988 $9,418,167,855 $75,348,615
1989 $10,037,674,038 $85,800,543
1990 $12,778,792,854 $97,702,303
1991 $13,834,219,728 $106,555,300
1992 $15,518,702,635 $104,771,300
1993 $15,925,521,222 $96,455,700
1994 $17,701,798,891 $106,138,500
1995 $20,853,093,870 $121,018,500
1996 $20,895,314,658 $137,494,600
1997 $19,563,836,265 $143,860,800
1998 $20,150,053,345 $149,079,600
1999 $21,899,317,599 $144,206,500
2000 $21,230,182,989 $149,535,800
2001 $21,387,533,703 $159,453,500
2002 $23,649,833,332 $162,665,500
2003 $29,667,268,248 $154,559,900
2004 $35,064,843,793 $166,391,600
2005 $37,672,280,120 $191,048,400
2006 $42,910,146,296 $193,679,700
2007 $51,587,401,416 $200,903,600
2008 $58,844,277,702 $201,167,300
2009 $54,467,289,898 $189,998,000
2010 $56,213,985,987 $188,174,300
2011 $61,696,281,326 $198,873,900
2012 $59,776,383,527 $215,762,400
2013 $65,203,276,467 $225,345,700
2014 $68,804,811,898 $243,156,500
2015 $60,071,584,216 $278,824,800
2016 $62,216,885,436 $298,323,500
2017 $65,712,180,343 $285,600,000
2018 $71,085,623,495 $288,546,300
2019 $69,872,035,114 $281,941,600
2020 $73,670,782,100 $258,990,800
2021 $86,386,759,695 $235,752,900
2022 $80,801,680,397 $255,591,100
2023 $87,574,021,092 $281,849,100
2024 $93,197,329,012 -

Luxembourg and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Luxembourg

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Luxembourg Palau
1960 $2,261 -
1961 $2,241 -
1962 $2,332 -
1963 $2,462 -
1964 $2,779 -
1965 $2,804 -
1966 $2,925 -
1967 $2,935 -
1968 $3,203 -
1969 $3,690 -
1970 $4,298 $1,017
1971 $4,435 $1,081
1972 $5,487 $1,145
1973 $7,447 $1,221
1974 $8,967 $1,328
1975 $8,701 $1,464
1976 $9,491 $1,616
1977 $10,486 $1,781
1978 $13,034 $1,972
1979 $15,204 $2,189
1980 $16,531 $2,423
1981 $13,837 $2,639
1982 $12,591 $2,838
1983 $12,374 $3,049
1984 $12,127 $3,360
1985 $12,482 $3,728
1986 $18,150 $4,144
1987 $22,443 $4,616
1988 $25,219 $5,145
1989 $26,618 $5,741
1990 $33,465 $6,403
1991 $35,747 $6,824
1992 $39,571 $6,553
1993 $40,067 $5,892
1994 $43,933 $6,329
1995 $51,032 $7,038
1996 $50,444 $7,788
1997 $46,642 $7,945
1998 $47,445 $8,048
1999 $50,872 $7,630
2000 $48,660 $7,797
2001 $48,440 $8,240
2002 $53,006 $8,341
2003 $65,689 $7,862
2004 $76,545 $8,395
2005 $80,988 $9,640
2006 $90,789 $9,885
2007 $107,475 $10,408
2008 $120,422 $10,583
2009 $109,420 $10,155
2010 $110,886 $10,229
2011 $119,025 $11,001
2012 $112,585 $12,145
2013 $120,000 $12,769
2014 $123,679 $13,726
2015 $105,462 $15,691
2016 $106,899 $16,763
2017 $110,193 $16,034
2018 $116,927 $16,198
2019 $112,697 $15,841
2020 $116,860 $14,557
2021 $134,966 $13,257
2022 $123,720 $14,392
2023 $131,408 $15,899
2024 $137,517 -

Luxembourg vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Luxembourg

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Luxembourg Palau
1950 65.5 52.7
1951 65.9 52.9
1952 66.1 53.1
1953 66.4 53.3
1954 66.7 53.5
1955 67.4 53.7
1956 67.1 53.9
1957 66.9 54.1
1958 68.4 54.4
1959 68.4 54.6
1960 68.8 54.9
1961 69.1 55.1
1962 68.4 55.4
1963 68.7 55.6
1964 68.8 55.8
1965 69.2 55.9
1966 68.9 56.2
1967 69.5 56.5
1968 70 56.9
1969 69.7 57.3
1970 69.2 57.7
1971 69.2 58.1
1972 70.5 58.6
1973 70.3 59
1974 70.2 59.5
1975 70.3 60
1976 70.2 60.5
1977 71.5 60.9
1978 71.5 61.3
1979 72.3 61.6
1980 72.4 61.9
1981 72.1 62.1
1982 72.2 62.3
1983 73 62.5
1984 72.7 62.6
1985 73.3 62.7
1986 74.1 62.8
1987 73.9 62.8
1988 74.3 62.8
1989 74.3 62.8
1990 75 62.8
1991 75 62.8
1992 74.7 62.9
1993 75.4 63
1994 75.9 63.1
1995 75.9 63.3
1996 76.2 63.5
1997 76.4 63.7
1998 76.6 64
1999 77 64.2
2000 77.3 64.5
2001 77.5 64.8
2002 77.6 65.1
2003 77.3 65.4
2004 78.7 65.8
2005 78.9 66.2
2006 78.8 66.6
2007 79.1 67.1
2008 80.1 67.6
2009 79.9 68
2010 80.1 68.3
2011 80.3 68.6
2012 80.4 68.9
2013 80.9 69
2014 81.2 69.1
2015 81.3 69.1
2016 81.6 69
2017 81.1 69
2018 81.5 69
2019 81.6 69
2020 81.4 68.7
2021 81.8 68.6
2022 82.2 68.9
2023 82.2 69.3
2024 82.4 69.4
2025 82.5 69.5

Luxembourg and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Luxembourg

Palau
Year Population
Luxembourg Palau
1960 313,970 9,328
1961 316,845 9,555
1962 320,750 9,793
1963 324,100 10,037
1964 327,750 10,292
1965 331,500 10,547
1966 333,895 10,805
1967 334,995 10,988
1968 335,850 11,080
1969 337,500 11,159
1970 339,171 11,368
1971 342,421 11,759
1972 346,600 12,194
1973 350,450 12,552
1974 355,050 12,687
1975 358,950 12,655
1976 360,731 12,598
1977 361,358 12,525
1978 362,007 12,440
1979 362,856 12,337
1980 364,150 12,271
1981 365,225 12,402
1982 365,525 12,694
1983 365,622 13,006
1984 365,998 13,337
1985 366,706 13,688
1986 368,355 14,024
1987 370,750 14,334
1988 373,450 14,645
1989 377,100 14,945
1990 381,850 15,259
1991 387,000 15,614
1992 392,175 15,989
1993 397,475 16,372
1994 402,925 16,770
1995 408,625 17,195
1996 414,225 17,654
1997 419,450 18,108
1998 424,700 18,524
1999 430,475 18,901
2000 436,300 19,178
2001 441,525 19,352
2002 446,175 19,503
2003 451,630 19,659
2004 458,095 19,820
2005 465,158 19,819
2006 472,637 19,593
2007 479,993 19,302
2008 488,650 19,009
2009 497,783 18,709
2010 506,953 18,396
2011 518,347 18,078
2012 530,946 17,765
2013 543,360 17,648
2014 556,319 17,715
2015 569,604 17,770
2016 582,014 17,797
2017 596,336 17,812
2018 607,950 17,814
2019 620,001 17,798
2020 630,419 17,792
2021 640,064 17,783
2022 653,103 17,759
2023 666,430 17,727
2024 677,717 17,695

Fertility rates in Luxembourg and Palau

Fertility rate
Luxembourg

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Luxembourg Palau
1960 2.29 7.19
1961 - 7.17
1962 2.37 7.15
1963 - 7.12
1964 2.34 7.08
1965 2.42 7.01
1966 2.34 6.93
1967 2.24 6.84
1968 2.12 6.71
1969 2.02 6.58
1970 1.97 6.39
1971 1.95 6.16
1972 1.75 5.9
1973 1.58 5.59
1974 1.58 5.26
1975 1.55 4.9
1976 1.48 4.53
1977 1.5 4.09
1978 1.48 3.74
1979 1.48 3.49
1980 1.5 3.35
1981 1.55 3.28
1982 1.49 3.22
1983 1.43 3.14
1984 1.42 3.08
1985 1.38 3.01
1986 1.43 2.98
1987 1.4 2.93
1988 1.51 2.91
1989 1.52 2.92
1990 1.6 2.88
1991 1.6 2.74
1992 1.64 2.71
1993 1.7 2.73
1994 1.72 2.66
1995 1.7 2.55
1996 1.77 2.39
1997 1.71 2.19
1998 1.68 2.01
1999 1.74 1.91
2000 1.76 1.82
2001 1.66 1.87
2002 1.63 1.92
2003 1.62 1.96
2004 1.66 1.99
2005 1.63 2.02
2006 1.65 2
2007 1.61 1.97
2008 1.61 1.95
2009 1.59 1.94
2010 1.63 1.94
2011 1.52 1.97
2012 1.57 2.01
2013 1.55 2.05
2014 1.5 2.03
2015 1.47 2
2016 1.41 2.06
2017 1.39 2.02
2018 1.38 1.97
2019 1.34 1.98
2020 1.36 1.97
2021 1.38 1.95
2022 1.31 1.93
2023 1.25 1.91

Luxembourg and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Luxembourg

Palau
Year Median age, years
Luxembourg Palau
1960 35.1 16.7
1961 35.1 16.1
1962 35.1 15.5
1963 35.1 15.1
1964 35.2 15
1965 35.2 14.9
1966 35.2 14.9
1967 35.2 15.2
1968 35.3 15.7
1969 35.3 16.1
1970 35.3 16.5
1971 35.3 16.6
1972 35.1 16.6
1973 35.1 16.8
1974 35 17.1
1975 35 17.4
1976 34.9 17.8
1977 34.8 18.1
1978 34.8 18.3
1979 34.8 18.6
1980 34.9 18.9
1981 35 19.3
1982 35.2 19.9
1983 35.4 20.5
1984 35.6 21.1
1985 35.8 21.6
1986 36 22.2
1987 36.1 23.1
1988 36.2 24
1989 36.3 24.9
1990 36.4 25.6
1991 36.4 26
1992 36.5 26.4
1993 36.5 26.9
1994 36.6 27.4
1995 36.7 27.8
1996 36.8 28.3
1997 37 28.8
1998 37.1 29.4
1999 37.3 30.2
2000 37.3 30.8
2001 37.3 31.2
2002 37.6 31.5
2003 37.8 31.8
2004 38 32
2005 38.2 32.3
2006 38.4 32.7
2007 38.5 33.1
2008 38.7 33.5
2009 38.8 33.9
2010 38.9 34.2
2011 39 34.6
2012 39.1 35
2013 39.1 35.3
2014 39.2 35.6
2015 39.3 36
2016 39.3 36.3
2017 39.4 36.7
2018 39.5 37
2019 39.5 37.4
2020 39.6 37.8
2021 39.7 38.1
2022 39.7 38.5
2023 39.9 38.8
2024 40.2 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Luxembourg Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$62B
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.2%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.71%
2022
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.75%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.78%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.42%
2024
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
81.9%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
9.01%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
79.5
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2023
n/a
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
28
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$41.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$2.79B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$2.45B
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
525,000
2020
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.98%
2020
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
98.8%
2017
n/a

Energy

Luxembourg Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,592 kg
2023
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$31
2023
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.01 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
10.5 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
70.4%
2023
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
20.5%
2021
0.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.55%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
109.6%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
11,428 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
89%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
48.8%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Luxembourg Palau
% of world population
0.008%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
+5,677
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
92.3%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.42 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
93.1
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
81
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
79
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.54
2022
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
175
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2000
100%
2020
English speaking
57%
2023
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
98.8%
2024
27%
2004

Health

Luxembourg Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$7,505
2023
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$654
2023
$328
2022
Life expectancy
82.5 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.07%
2023
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.99
2017
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
31.4 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
11
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.3
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
18.9%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.8%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Luxembourg Palau
% of world land
0.002%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,467 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
514 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
342 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,786 mi
2019
n/a

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