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Mongolia vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mongolia has a population of 3.52M (ranked 132/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Mongolia's land area is 601,740 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 18th vs. 180th).

By GDP, Mongolia ranks 121/197 ($23.6B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Mongolia ranks 107/197 ($6,691), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Mongolia Palau
Population
3599274
17663
Population rank 132/197 194/197
GDP
$23.6B
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 121/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$6,691
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 107/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$19,098
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$10.5B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.6%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$2,969
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 101/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,196
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
601,740 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
5.86 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.7
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
27.8 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.2 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Mongolia and Palau: Comparison Charts

Mongolia and Palau economies compared

GDP
Mongolia

Palau
Year GDP
Mongolia Palau
1970 - $11,563,041
1971 - $12,706,874
1972 - $13,956,474
1973 - $15,331,889
1974 - $16,848,759
1975 - $18,521,112
1976 - $20,364,420
1977 - $22,308,104
1978 - $24,530,015
1979 - $27,004,251
1980 $2,101,394,100 $29,728,054
1981 $2,310,099,100 $32,726,594
1982 $2,552,401,933 $36,027,583
1983 $2,725,736,633 $39,661,530
1984 $2,098,734,600 $44,814,259
1985 $2,186,505,475 $51,030,637
1986 $2,896,178,867 $58,109,314
1987 $3,020,611,600 $66,169,905
1988 $3,204,461,567 $75,348,615
1989 $3,576,966,800 $85,800,543
1990 $2,560,785,660 $97,702,303
1991 $2,379,018,326 $106,555,300
1992 $1,317,611,864 $104,771,300
1993 $768,401,634 $96,455,700
1994 $925,817,092 $106,138,500
1995 $1,452,165,005 $121,018,500
1996 $1,345,719,472 $137,494,600
1997 $1,180,934,203 $143,860,800
1998 $1,124,440,205 $149,079,600
1999 $1,057,408,589 $144,206,500
2000 $1,136,896,124 $149,535,800
2001 $1,267,997,934 $159,453,500
2002 $1,396,555,720 $162,665,500
2003 $1,595,297,356 $154,559,900
2004 $1,992,066,808 $166,391,600
2005 $2,523,471,601 $191,048,400
2006 $3,414,055,662 $193,679,700
2007 $4,234,999,704 $200,903,600
2008 $5,623,216,608 $201,167,300
2009 $4,583,850,368 $189,998,000
2010 $7,189,481,999 $188,174,300
2011 $10,409,797,378 $198,873,900
2012 $12,292,770,632 $215,762,400
2013 $12,582,122,604 $225,345,700
2014 $12,226,514,668 $243,156,500
2015 $11,619,892,591 $278,824,800
2016 $11,181,350,649 $298,323,500
2017 $11,480,847,741 $285,600,000
2018 $13,178,094,720 $288,546,300
2019 $14,206,359,018 $281,941,600
2020 $13,312,981,429 $258,990,800
2021 $15,286,441,738 $235,752,900
2022 $17,146,471,714 $255,591,100
2023 $20,325,121,394 $281,849,100
2024 $23,586,055,802 -

Mongolia and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Mongolia

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Mongolia Palau
1970 - $1,017
1971 - $1,081
1972 - $1,145
1973 - $1,221
1974 - $1,328
1975 - $1,464
1976 - $1,616
1977 - $1,781
1978 - $1,972
1979 - $2,189
1980 $1,235 $2,423
1981 $1,325 $2,639
1982 $1,430 $2,838
1983 $1,490 $3,049
1984 $1,120 $3,360
1985 $1,138 $3,728
1986 $1,469 $4,144
1987 $1,493 $4,616
1988 $1,543 $5,145
1989 $1,684 $5,741
1990 $1,220 $6,403
1991 $1,099 $6,824
1992 $608 $6,553
1993 $355 $5,892
1994 $423 $6,329
1995 $653 $7,038
1996 $596 $7,788
1997 $515 $7,945
1998 $484 $8,048
1999 $449 $7,630
2000 $476 $7,797
2001 $524 $8,240
2002 $570 $8,341
2003 $643 $7,862
2004 $794 $8,395
2005 $995 $9,640
2006 $1,330 $9,885
2007 $1,628 $10,408
2008 $2,127 $10,583
2009 $1,703 $10,155
2010 $2,625 $10,229
2011 $3,736 $11,001
2012 $4,329 $12,145
2013 $4,340 $12,769
2014 $4,126 $13,726
2015 $3,839 $15,691
2016 $3,620 $16,763
2017 $3,646 $16,034
2018 $4,108 $16,198
2019 $4,348 $15,841
2020 $4,001 $14,557
2021 $4,518 $13,257
2022 $4,994 $14,392
2023 $5,839 $15,899
2024 $6,691 -

Mongolia vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mongolia

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Mongolia Palau
1950 38.6 52.7
1951 39.1 52.9
1952 39.4 53.1
1953 39.8 53.3
1954 40.2 53.5
1955 40.7 53.7
1956 41.4 53.9
1957 40.4 54.1
1958 42.8 54.4
1959 43.7 54.6
1960 44.5 54.9
1961 45.4 55.1
1962 46.3 55.4
1963 47.1 55.6
1964 47.9 55.8
1965 48.7 55.9
1966 49.4 56.2
1967 50.1 56.5
1968 50.8 56.9
1969 51.4 57.3
1970 52 57.7
1971 52.6 58.1
1972 53.1 58.6
1973 53.6 59
1974 54 59.5
1975 54.3 60
1976 54.6 60.5
1977 54.8 60.9
1978 54.9 61.3
1979 55.1 61.6
1980 55.2 61.9
1981 55.4 62.1
1982 55.6 62.3
1983 55.9 62.5
1984 56.1 62.6
1985 56.4 62.7
1986 56.8 62.8
1987 57.1 62.8
1988 57.5 62.8
1989 58.1 62.8
1990 58.8 62.8
1991 59.8 62.8
1992 60.4 62.9
1993 60.8 63
1994 60.9 63.1
1995 60.9 63.3
1996 61 63.5
1997 61.4 63.7
1998 62.1 64
1999 62.8 64.2
2000 63.5 64.5
2001 63.8 64.8
2002 64 65.1
2003 64.1 65.4
2004 64.3 65.8
2005 64.8 66.2
2006 65.6 66.6
2007 66.5 67.1
2008 67.1 67.6
2009 67.2 68
2010 67.1 68.3
2011 67.2 68.6
2012 67.6 68.9
2013 68.2 69
2014 68.7 69.1
2015 69.2 69.1
2016 69.7 69
2017 70.2 69
2018 70.6 69
2019 70.7 69
2020 70 68.7
2021 68.6 68.6
2022 71.5 68.9
2023 71.7 69.3
2024 72 69.4
2025 72.2 69.5

Mongolia and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Mongolia

Palau
Year Population
Mongolia Palau
1960 977,595 9,328
1961 1,009,284 9,555
1962 1,041,444 9,793
1963 1,071,362 10,037
1964 1,100,234 10,292
1965 1,131,177 10,547
1966 1,163,754 10,805
1967 1,196,996 10,988
1968 1,229,930 11,080
1969 1,262,284 11,159
1970 1,295,272 11,368
1971 1,330,071 11,759
1972 1,366,821 12,194
1973 1,405,502 12,552
1974 1,446,050 12,687
1975 1,488,296 12,655
1976 1,531,945 12,598
1977 1,576,245 12,525
1978 1,619,468 12,440
1979 1,660,659 12,337
1980 1,701,335 12,271
1981 1,742,857 12,402
1982 1,785,364 12,694
1983 1,829,092 13,006
1984 1,874,349 13,337
1985 1,921,514 13,688
1986 1,970,965 14,024
1987 2,022,800 14,334
1988 2,076,322 14,645
1989 2,124,185 14,945
1990 2,098,710 15,259
1991 2,165,342 15,614
1992 2,167,790 15,989
1993 2,165,130 16,372
1994 2,189,395 16,770
1995 2,224,945 17,195
1996 2,259,507 17,654
1997 2,291,750 18,108
1998 2,323,809 18,524
1999 2,356,813 18,901
2000 2,388,299 19,178
2001 2,417,751 19,352
2002 2,449,027 19,503
2003 2,480,374 19,659
2004 2,508,412 19,820
2005 2,536,407 19,819
2006 2,567,168 19,593
2007 2,601,850 19,302
2008 2,643,201 19,009
2009 2,691,115 18,709
2010 2,738,622 18,396
2011 2,786,317 18,078
2012 2,839,705 17,765
2013 2,899,011 17,648
2014 2,963,113 17,715
2015 3,026,864 17,770
2016 3,088,856 17,797
2017 3,148,917 17,812
2018 3,208,189 17,814
2019 3,267,673 17,798
2020 3,327,204 17,792
2021 3,383,741 17,783
2022 3,433,748 17,759
2023 3,481,145 17,727
2024 3,524,788 17,695

Fertility rates in Mongolia and Palau

Fertility rate
Mongolia

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Mongolia Palau
1960 6.82 7.19
1961 6.96 7.17
1962 7.1 7.15
1963 7.24 7.12
1964 7.33 7.08
1965 7.38 7.01
1966 7.41 6.93
1967 7.39 6.84
1968 7.37 6.71
1969 7.34 6.58
1970 7.31 6.39
1971 7.3 6.16
1972 7.28 5.9
1973 7.24 5.59
1974 7.17 5.26
1975 7.07 4.9
1976 6.93 4.53
1977 6.79 4.09
1978 6.62 3.74
1979 6.42 3.49
1980 6.21 3.35
1981 5.98 3.28
1982 5.8 3.22
1983 5.63 3.14
1984 5.45 3.08
1985 5.26 3.01
1986 5.03 2.98
1987 4.83 2.93
1988 4.65 2.91
1989 4.42 2.92
1990 4.5 2.88
1991 4 2.74
1992 3.5 2.71
1993 2.5 2.73
1994 2.7 2.66
1995 2.77 2.55
1996 2.5 2.39
1997 2.4 2.19
1998 2.3 2.01
1999 2.3 1.91
2000 2.2 1.82
2001 2.2 1.87
2002 2.1 1.92
2003 2 1.96
2004 2 1.99
2005 2 2.02
2006 2.1 2
2007 2.3 1.97
2008 2.6 1.95
2009 2.8 1.94
2010 2.4 1.94
2011 2.6 1.97
2012 2.7 2.01
2013 3 2.05
2014 3.1 2.03
2015 3 2
2016 3 2.06
2017 2.8 2.02
2018 2.9 1.97
2019 3 1.98
2020 2.9 1.97
2021 2.8 1.95
2022 2.7 1.93
2023 2.7 1.91

Mongolia and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Mongolia

Palau
Year Median age, years
Mongolia Palau
1960 22.8 16.7
1961 22.5 16.1
1962 22.2 15.5
1963 21.7 15.1
1964 21 15
1965 20.3 14.9
1966 19.6 14.9
1967 19 15.2
1968 18.4 15.7
1969 18 16.1
1970 17.7 16.5
1971 17.5 16.6
1972 17.3 16.6
1973 17.2 16.8
1974 17.2 17.1
1975 17.2 17.4
1976 17.2 17.8
1977 17.3 18.1
1978 17.4 18.3
1979 17.5 18.6
1980 17.7 18.9
1981 17.9 19.3
1982 18 19.9
1983 18.2 20.5
1984 18.4 21.1
1985 18.5 21.6
1986 18.6 22.2
1987 18.7 23.1
1988 18.7 24
1989 18.8 24.9
1990 19 25.6
1991 19.1 26
1992 19.3 26.4
1993 19.5 26.9
1994 19.8 27.4
1995 20 27.8
1996 20.4 28.3
1997 20.7 28.8
1998 21 29.4
1999 21.4 30.2
2000 21.8 30.8
2001 22.2 31.2
2002 22.6 31.5
2003 23 31.8
2004 23.4 32
2005 23.8 32.3
2006 24.2 32.7
2007 24.5 33.1
2008 24.8 33.5
2009 25.1 33.9
2010 25.4 34.2
2011 25.8 34.6
2012 26.1 35
2013 26.3 35.3
2014 26.5 35.6
2015 26.7 36
2016 26.9 36.3
2017 27 36.7
2018 27.1 37
2019 27.2 37.4
2020 27.3 37.8
2021 27.4 38.1
2022 27.6 38.5
2023 27.7 38.8
2024 27.8 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mongolia Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$18.9B
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.6%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.66%
2023
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.6%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
18,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.95%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.18%
2023
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
44.2%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
38.1%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
62.6
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2022
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$5.51B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$528M
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
66,900
2020
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.64%
2020
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
98.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mongolia Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,891 kg
2022
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.68
2022
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
28.1 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.08 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
94.7%
2022
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
3%
2021
0.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.01%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-226.4%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
2,546 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
10.9%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.81%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mongolia Palau
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
+83
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
69.3%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.6
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
42
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
5.92
2023
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
77
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.6%
2023
100%
2020
English speaking
1%
2025
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
83%
2023
27%
2004

Health

Mongolia Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$448
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$174.6
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
72.2 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.5%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.87
2021
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
41
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.6
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
24.8%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.3%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
24
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.5%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.68 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Mongolia Palau
% of world land
1.05%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
170,717 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
414,933 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
54,709 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
70,339 mi
2017
n/a

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