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Mexico vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mexico has a population of 131M (ranked 11/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Mexico's land area is 750,563 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 13th vs. 180th).

By GDP, Mexico ranks 12/197 ($1.85T) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Mexico ranks 71/197 ($14,158), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Mexico Palau
Population
132790957
17663
Population rank 11/197 194/197
GDP
$1.85T
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 12/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$14,158
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 71/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$25,688
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$1.08T
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.7%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$8,272
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 64/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,601
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
750,563 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
174.4 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.91
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
30.3 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.4 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Mexico and Palau: Comparison Charts

Mexico and Palau economies compared

GDP
Mexico

Palau
Year GDP
Mexico Palau
1960 $13,040,000,000 -
1961 $14,160,000,000 -
1962 $15,200,000,000 -
1963 $16,960,000,000 -
1964 $20,080,000,000 -
1965 $21,840,000,000 -
1966 $24,320,000,000 -
1967 $26,560,000,000 -
1968 $29,360,000,000 -
1969 $32,480,000,000 -
1970 $35,520,000,000 $11,563,041
1971 $39,200,000,000 $12,706,874
1972 $45,200,000,000 $13,956,474
1973 $55,280,000,000 $15,331,889
1974 $72,000,000,000 $16,848,759
1975 $88,000,000,000 $18,521,112
1976 $88,875,923,765 $20,364,420
1977 $81,912,018,784 $22,308,104
1978 $102,648,570,299 $24,530,015
1979 $134,531,900,899 $27,004,251
1980 $205,577,055,466 $29,728,054
1981 $263,797,827,860 $32,726,594
1982 $184,602,611,610 $36,027,583
1983 $156,167,000,433 $39,661,530
1984 $184,230,754,105 $44,814,259
1985 $195,241,069,482 $51,030,637
1986 $134,556,034,673 $58,109,314
1987 $147,542,558,209 $66,169,905
1988 $181,611,150,497 $75,348,615
1989 $221,403,098,267 $85,800,543
1990 $261,253,675,693 $97,702,303
1991 $313,139,656,146 $106,555,300
1992 $363,157,832,924 $104,771,300
1993 $530,160,763,663 $96,455,700
1994 $553,618,247,901 $106,138,500
1995 $380,157,469,867 $121,018,500
1996 $432,157,945,024 $137,494,600
1997 $523,449,530,464 $143,860,800
1998 $557,461,102,631 $149,079,600
1999 $631,249,359,702 $144,206,500
2000 $742,061,329,749 $149,535,800
2001 $796,064,590,549 $159,453,500
2002 $810,666,116,402 $162,665,500
2003 $765,549,967,889 $154,559,900
2004 $819,459,227,375 $166,391,600
2005 $917,571,853,529 $191,048,400
2006 $1,020,265,057,882 $193,679,700
2007 $1,102,355,554,880 $200,903,600
2008 $1,161,553,459,985 $201,167,300
2009 $943,437,415,025 $189,998,000
2010 $1,105,424,238,573 $188,174,300
2011 $1,229,013,703,578 $198,873,900
2012 $1,255,110,424,666 $215,762,400
2013 $1,327,436,290,439 $225,345,700
2014 $1,364,507,717,765 $243,156,500
2015 $1,213,294,467,780 $278,824,800
2016 $1,112,233,497,453 $298,323,500
2017 $1,190,721,475,906 $285,600,000
2018 $1,256,300,182,776 $288,546,300
2019 $1,304,106,203,902 $281,941,600
2020 $1,121,064,767,402 $258,990,800
2021 $1,316,569,466,735 $235,752,900
2022 $1,466,464,899,304 $255,591,100
2023 $1,793,798,859,343 $281,849,100
2024 $1,852,722,885,258 -

Mexico and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Mexico

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Mexico Palau
1960 $355 -
1961 $374 -
1962 $388 -
1963 $420 -
1964 $481 -
1965 $506 -
1966 $545 -
1967 $576 -
1968 $616 -
1969 $660 -
1970 $699 $1,017
1971 $748 $1,081
1972 $837 $1,145
1973 $993 $1,221
1974 $1,256 $1,328
1975 $1,492 $1,464
1976 $1,465 $1,616
1977 $1,315 $1,781
1978 $1,604 $1,972
1979 $2,049 $2,189
1980 $3,055 $2,423
1981 $3,829 $2,639
1982 $2,621 $2,838
1983 $2,170 $3,049
1984 $2,506 $3,360
1985 $2,602 $3,728
1986 $1,757 $4,144
1987 $1,888 $4,616
1988 $2,279 $5,145
1989 $2,725 $5,741
1990 $3,154 $6,403
1991 $3,709 $6,824
1992 $4,221 $6,553
1993 $6,048 $5,892
1994 $6,202 $6,329
1995 $4,184 $7,038
1996 $4,674 $7,788
1997 $5,567 $7,945
1998 $5,833 $8,048
1999 $6,500 $7,630
2000 $7,524 $7,797
2001 $7,953 $8,240
2002 $7,983 $8,341
2003 $7,434 $7,862
2004 $7,850 $8,395
2005 $8,672 $9,640
2006 $9,513 $9,885
2007 $10,134 $10,408
2008 $10,524 $10,583
2009 $8,424 $10,155
2010 $9,729 $10,229
2011 $10,664 $11,001
2012 $10,744 $12,145
2013 $11,217 $12,769
2014 $11,391 $13,726
2015 $10,021 $15,691
2016 $9,098 $16,763
2017 $9,649 $16,034
2018 $10,085 $16,198
2019 $10,370 $15,841
2020 $8,841 $14,557
2021 $10,314 $13,257
2022 $11,402 $14,392
2023 $13,826 $15,899
2024 $14,158 -

Mexico vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mexico

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Mexico Palau
1950 43.8 52.7
1951 44.8 52.9
1952 45.7 53.1
1953 47 53.3
1954 48.3 53.5
1955 49.6 53.7
1956 50.4 53.9
1957 51.1 54.1
1958 51.8 54.4
1959 52.7 54.6
1960 53.6 54.9
1961 54.4 55.1
1962 55.1 55.4
1963 55.5 55.6
1964 55.9 55.8
1965 56.7 55.9
1966 57.4 56.2
1967 58 56.5
1968 58.2 56.9
1969 58.4 57.3
1970 58.9 57.7
1971 59.4 58.1
1972 60.1 58.6
1973 60.5 59
1974 61.2 59.5
1975 61.9 60
1976 62.5 60.5
1977 63 60.9
1978 63.4 61.3
1979 63.9 61.6
1980 64.3 61.9
1981 64.7 62.1
1982 65.3 62.3
1983 65.8 62.5
1984 66.2 62.6
1985 66.8 62.7
1986 67.4 62.8
1987 67.9 62.8
1988 68.3 62.8
1989 68.6 62.8
1990 69 62.8
1991 69.4 62.8
1992 69.7 62.9
1993 70 63
1994 70.3 63.1
1995 70.7 63.3
1996 71.1 63.5
1997 71.5 63.7
1998 71.8 64
1999 72.2 64.2
2000 72.6 64.5
2001 72.9 64.8
2002 73.1 65.1
2003 73.3 65.4
2004 73.4 65.8
2005 73.6 66.2
2006 73.7 66.6
2007 73.8 67.1
2008 73.7 67.6
2009 73.6 68
2010 73.7 68.3
2011 73.9 68.6
2012 74.1 68.9
2013 74.3 69
2014 74.4 69.1
2015 74.4 69.1
2016 74.4 69
2017 74.3 69
2018 74.3 69
2019 74.5 69
2020 70.4 68.7
2021 69.7 68.6
2022 74 68.9
2023 75.1 69.3
2024 75.3 69.4
2025 75.4 69.5

Mexico and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Mexico

Palau
Year Population
Mexico Palau
1960 36,724,615 9,328
1961 37,890,118 9,555
1962 39,129,200 9,793
1963 40,424,065 10,037
1964 41,772,049 10,292
1965 43,174,477 10,547
1966 44,629,106 10,805
1967 46,129,608 10,988
1968 47,668,303 11,080
1969 49,233,194 11,159
1970 50,814,953 11,368
1971 52,412,558 11,759
1972 54,030,168 12,194
1973 55,667,284 12,552
1974 57,320,149 12,687
1975 58,982,400 12,655
1976 60,645,512 12,598
1977 62,308,493 12,525
1978 63,979,046 12,440
1979 65,648,865 12,337
1980 67,300,334 12,271
1981 68,892,108 12,402
1982 70,433,260 12,694
1983 71,971,240 13,006
1984 73,506,846 13,337
1985 75,043,414 13,688
1986 76,585,637 14,024
1987 78,136,651 14,334
1988 79,695,531 14,645
1989 81,247,182 14,945
1990 82,820,170 15,259
1991 84,430,572 15,614
1992 86,044,809 15,989
1993 87,653,807 16,372
1994 89,259,205 16,770
1995 90,862,455 17,195
1996 92,452,702 17,654
1997 94,021,207 18,108
1998 95,575,245 18,524
1999 97,115,707 18,901
2000 98,625,552 19,178
2001 100,099,099 19,352
2002 101,548,624 19,503
2003 102,978,515 19,659
2004 104,394,131 19,820
2005 105,811,504 19,819
2006 107,253,666 19,593
2007 108,774,360 19,302
2008 110,374,288 19,009
2009 111,999,721 18,709
2010 113,623,895 18,396
2011 115,243,504 18,078
2012 116,818,208 17,765
2013 118,343,573 17,648
2014 119,784,261 17,715
2015 121,072,306 17,770
2016 122,251,351 17,797
2017 123,400,057 17,812
2018 124,573,711 17,814
2019 125,762,982 17,798
2020 126,799,054 17,792
2021 127,648,148 17,783
2022 128,613,117 17,759
2023 129,739,759 17,727
2024 130,861,007 17,695

Fertility rates in Mexico and Palau

Fertility rate
Mexico

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Mexico Palau
1960 6.76 7.19
1961 6.78 7.17
1962 6.8 7.15
1963 6.82 7.12
1964 6.83 7.08
1965 6.82 7.01
1966 6.79 6.93
1967 6.75 6.84
1968 6.71 6.71
1969 6.63 6.58
1970 6.53 6.39
1971 6.42 6.16
1972 6.28 5.9
1973 6.12 5.59
1974 5.95 5.26
1975 5.74 4.9
1976 5.54 4.53
1977 5.36 4.09
1978 5.2 3.74
1979 4.96 3.49
1980 4.74 3.35
1981 4.57 3.28
1982 4.43 3.22
1983 4.3 3.14
1984 4.18 3.08
1985 4.09 3.01
1986 3.97 2.98
1987 3.8 2.93
1988 3.64 2.91
1989 3.53 2.92
1990 3.44 2.88
1991 3.36 2.74
1992 3.29 2.71
1993 3.21 2.73
1994 3.13 2.66
1995 3.04 2.55
1996 2.96 2.39
1997 2.89 2.19
1998 2.82 2.01
1999 2.76 1.91
2000 2.71 1.82
2001 2.67 1.87
2002 2.63 1.92
2003 2.58 1.96
2004 2.54 1.99
2005 2.5 2.02
2006 2.46 2
2007 2.42 1.97
2008 2.39 1.95
2009 2.36 1.94
2010 2.34 1.94
2011 2.32 1.97
2012 2.29 2.01
2013 2.27 2.05
2014 2.21 2.03
2015 2.14 2
2016 2.09 2.06
2017 2.04 2.02
2018 2.03 1.97
2019 2.02 1.98
2020 1.99 1.97
2021 1.97 1.95
2022 1.94 1.93
2023 1.91 1.91

Mexico and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Mexico

Palau
Year Median age, years
Mexico Palau
1960 16.6 16.7
1961 16.5 16.1
1962 16.4 15.5
1963 16.3 15.1
1964 16.3 15
1965 16.2 14.9
1966 16.2 14.9
1967 16.1 15.2
1968 16.1 15.7
1969 16.1 16.1
1970 16.1 16.5
1971 16 16.6
1972 16 16.6
1973 16.1 16.8
1974 16.1 17.1
1975 16.2 17.4
1976 16.2 17.8
1977 16.4 18.1
1978 16.5 18.3
1979 16.6 18.6
1980 16.8 18.9
1981 17.1 19.3
1982 17.4 19.9
1983 17.7 20.5
1984 18 21.1
1985 18.3 21.6
1986 18.6 22.2
1987 18.9 23.1
1988 19.2 24
1989 19.4 24.9
1990 19.7 25.6
1991 20 26
1992 20.4 26.4
1993 20.7 26.9
1994 21 27.4
1995 21.4 27.8
1996 21.7 28.3
1997 22 28.8
1998 22.2 29.4
1999 22.5 30.2
2000 22.8 30.8
2001 23.1 31.2
2002 23.5 31.5
2003 23.8 31.8
2004 24.1 32
2005 24.4 32.3
2006 24.7 32.7
2007 25 33.1
2008 25.3 33.5
2009 25.6 33.9
2010 25.8 34.2
2011 26.1 34.6
2012 26.4 35
2013 26.7 35.3
2014 27 35.6
2015 27.3 36
2016 27.6 36.3
2017 28 36.7
2018 28.3 37
2019 28.6 37.4
2020 29 37.8
2021 29.2 38.1
2022 29.5 38.5
2023 29.9 38.8
2024 30.3 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mexico Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$1.67T
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.07%
2022
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.66%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
341,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.02%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.62%
2024
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
58.2%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
31.6%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
61.3
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.4%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2022
n/a
Number of millionaires
331,538
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.38%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
22
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
129
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$418B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$232B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$67.6B
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
51,128,000
2020
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.57%
2020
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
53%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mexico Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,560 kg
2023
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2023
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
487 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.75 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.7%
2023
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
13%
2021
0.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.94%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
21.6%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
2,609 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
24.4%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
5.45%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
3.24%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mexico Palau
% of world population
1.61%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
-104,581
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
81.9%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.2
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
88
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
24.9
2023
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.8
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
153
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2024
100%
2020
English speaking
13%
2023
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
81.2%
2023
27%
2004

Health

Mexico Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$651
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$254.5
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
75.4 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.56
2021
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
42
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.5
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
36.9%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.4%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.9%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.79 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Mexico Palau
% of world land
1.31%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
5,736 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
380,486 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
252,159 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
519,841 mi
2023
n/a

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