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Mozambique vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mozambique has a population of 34.6M (ranked 46/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Mozambique's land area is 303,623 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 34th vs. 180th).

By GDP, Mozambique ranks 123/197 ($22.4B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Mozambique ranks 190/197 ($647), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Mozambique Palau
Population
36441519
17663
Population rank 43/197 194/197
GDP
$22.4B
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 123/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$647
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 190/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,700
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$21.7B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
101.1%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$625
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 158/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,107
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
303,623 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
114.1 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.76
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
17.5 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Mozambique and Palau: Comparison Charts

Mozambique and Palau economies compared

GDP
Mozambique

Palau
Year GDP
Mozambique 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 - $29,728,054
1981 - $32,726,594
1982 - $36,027,583
1983 - $39,661,530
1984 - $44,814,259
1985 - $51,030,637
1986 - $58,109,314
1987 - $66,169,905
1988 - $75,348,615
1989 - $85,800,543
1990 - $97,702,303
1991 $3,854,856,435 $106,555,300
1992 $2,798,696,511 $104,771,300
1993 $2,883,161,897 $96,455,700
1994 $2,958,108,170 $106,138,500
1995 $3,061,646,174 $121,018,500
1996 $4,030,146,135 $137,494,600
1997 $4,873,663,775 $143,860,800
1998 $5,551,118,149 $149,079,600
1999 $6,285,219,691 $144,206,500
2000 $5,930,685,215 $149,535,800
2001 $5,650,154,067 $159,453,500
2002 $5,950,769,427 $162,665,500
2003 $6,583,526,861 $154,559,900
2004 $7,937,255,565 $166,391,600
2005 $8,868,504,900 $191,048,400
2006 $9,509,835,537 $193,679,700
2007 $10,811,456,006 $200,903,600
2008 $12,920,340,965 $201,167,300
2009 $12,263,894,790 $189,998,000
2010 $11,411,894,724 $188,174,300
2011 $14,619,279,989 $198,873,900
2012 $16,688,114,144 $215,762,400
2013 $17,198,073,057 $225,345,700
2014 $17,978,246,586 $243,156,500
2015 $16,208,985,770 $278,824,800
2016 $12,069,051,237 $298,323,500
2017 $13,264,640,646 $285,600,000
2018 $15,017,358,953 $288,546,300
2019 $15,512,759,047 $281,941,600
2020 $14,235,420,174 $258,990,800
2021 $16,168,055,475 $235,752,900
2022 $18,883,528,581 $255,591,100
2023 $20,954,220,984 $281,849,100
2024 $22,416,650,343 -

Mozambique and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Mozambique

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Mozambique 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 - $2,423
1981 - $2,639
1982 - $2,838
1983 - $3,049
1984 - $3,360
1985 - $3,728
1986 - $4,144
1987 - $4,616
1988 - $5,145
1989 - $5,741
1990 - $6,403
1991 $288.7 $6,824
1992 $205.6 $6,553
1993 $205.2 $5,892
1994 $196.8 $6,329
1995 $191.8 $7,038
1996 $244.4 $7,788
1997 $287.5 $7,945
1998 $320 $8,048
1999 $354 $7,630
2000 $327 $7,797
2001 $305 $8,240
2002 $314 $8,341
2003 $339 $7,862
2004 $400 $8,395
2005 $437 $9,640
2006 $457 $9,885
2007 $508 $10,408
2008 $592 $10,583
2009 $548 $10,155
2010 $496 $10,229
2011 $618 $11,001
2012 $686 $12,145
2013 $687 $12,769
2014 $697 $13,726
2015 $611 $15,691
2016 $441 $16,763
2017 $471 $16,034
2018 $518 $16,198
2019 $519 $15,841
2020 $462 $14,557
2021 $510 $13,257
2022 $578 $14,392
2023 $623 $15,899
2024 $647 -

Mozambique vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mozambique

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Mozambique Palau
1950 37.3 52.7
1951 37.7 52.9
1952 38.1 53.1
1953 38.5 53.3
1954 38.9 53.5
1955 39.3 53.7
1956 39.6 53.9
1957 40.1 54.1
1958 40.5 54.4
1959 40.9 54.6
1960 41.2 54.9
1961 41.5 55.1
1962 41.8 55.4
1963 42 55.6
1964 41.7 55.8
1965 41.8 55.9
1966 41.8 56.2
1967 42 56.5
1968 42.1 56.9
1969 42.3 57.3
1970 42.5 57.7
1971 42.6 58.1
1972 42.5 58.6
1973 42.7 59
1974 43.2 59.5
1975 43.8 60
1976 43.9 60.5
1977 43.9 60.9
1978 44 61.3
1979 43.9 61.6
1980 44 61.9
1981 41.6 62.1
1982 41.7 62.3
1983 41.6 62.5
1984 38.9 62.6
1985 39 62.7
1986 41 62.8
1987 41 62.8
1988 43.7 62.8
1989 43.9 62.8
1990 44.3 62.8
1991 44.7 62.8
1992 45.1 62.9
1993 45.7 63
1994 46.1 63.1
1995 46.5 63.3
1996 47.1 63.5
1997 47.8 63.7
1998 48.2 64
1999 48.8 64.2
2000 49.5 64.5
2001 50.3 64.8
2002 50.9 65.1
2003 51.4 65.4
2004 51.9 65.8
2005 52.3 66.2
2006 52.7 66.6
2007 53.3 67.1
2008 53.8 67.6
2009 54.4 68
2010 55 68.3
2011 55.7 68.6
2012 56.5 68.9
2013 57.2 69
2014 58 69.1
2015 58.7 69.1
2016 59.5 69
2017 60.1 69
2018 60.8 69
2019 61.3 69
2020 61.4 68.7
2021 60.3 68.6
2022 63 68.9
2023 63.6 69.3
2024 63.8 69.4
2025 64 69.5

Mozambique and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Mozambique

Palau
Year Population
Mozambique Palau
1960 6,713,695 9,328
1961 6,834,936 9,555
1962 6,969,364 9,793
1963 7,109,828 10,037
1964 7,255,061 10,292
1965 7,406,421 10,547
1966 7,562,990 10,805
1967 7,724,550 10,988
1968 7,892,613 11,080
1969 8,066,951 11,159
1970 8,250,506 11,368
1971 8,456,317 11,759
1972 8,692,935 12,194
1973 8,954,242 12,552
1974 9,236,093 12,687
1975 9,540,817 12,655
1976 9,867,209 12,598
1977 10,224,975 12,525
1978 10,618,250 12,440
1979 11,028,809 12,337
1980 11,336,221 12,271
1981 11,568,127 12,402
1982 11,824,370 12,694
1983 12,073,822 13,006
1984 12,315,954 13,337
1985 12,548,949 13,688
1986 12,770,578 14,024
1987 12,822,574 14,334
1988 12,800,558 14,645
1989 12,906,842 14,945
1990 13,094,537 15,259
1991 13,352,090 15,614
1992 13,613,316 15,989
1993 14,051,192 16,372
1994 15,033,853 16,770
1995 15,960,530 17,195
1996 16,492,480 17,654
1997 16,949,982 18,108
1998 17,340,464 18,524
1999 17,734,506 18,901
2000 18,129,653 19,178
2001 18,537,729 19,352
2002 18,958,338 19,503
2003 19,392,475 19,659
2004 19,840,313 19,820
2005 20,304,569 19,819
2006 20,787,087 19,593
2007 21,287,635 19,302
2008 21,819,036 19,009
2009 22,391,745 18,709
2010 22,999,235 18,396
2011 23,649,039 18,078
2012 24,337,846 17,765
2013 25,051,611 17,648
2014 25,788,475 17,715
2015 26,547,572 17,770
2016 27,337,105 17,797
2017 28,166,393 17,812
2018 29,018,644 17,814
2019 29,884,380 17,798
2020 30,783,688 17,792
2021 31,707,800 17,783
2022 32,656,246 17,759
2023 33,635,160 17,727
2024 34,631,766 17,695

Fertility rates in Mozambique and Palau

Fertility rate
Mozambique

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Mozambique Palau
1960 6.31 7.19
1961 6.37 7.17
1962 6.42 7.15
1963 6.47 7.12
1964 6.51 7.08
1965 6.54 7.01
1966 6.58 6.93
1967 6.61 6.84
1968 6.65 6.71
1969 6.67 6.58
1970 6.7 6.39
1971 6.7 6.16
1972 6.7 5.9
1973 6.7 5.59
1974 6.67 5.26
1975 6.66 4.9
1976 6.64 4.53
1977 6.62 4.09
1978 6.59 3.74
1979 6.56 3.49
1980 6.53 3.35
1981 6.48 3.28
1982 6.43 3.22
1983 6.43 3.14
1984 6.44 3.08
1985 6.43 3.01
1986 6.41 2.98
1987 6.39 2.93
1988 6.37 2.91
1989 6.35 2.92
1990 6.32 2.88
1991 6.28 2.74
1992 6.22 2.71
1993 6.15 2.73
1994 6.08 2.66
1995 6.02 2.55
1996 5.97 2.39
1997 5.93 2.19
1998 5.91 2.01
1999 5.88 1.91
2000 5.83 1.82
2001 5.76 1.87
2002 5.67 1.92
2003 5.6 1.96
2004 5.55 1.99
2005 5.5 2.02
2006 5.45 2
2007 5.47 1.97
2008 5.6 1.95
2009 5.68 1.94
2010 5.66 1.94
2011 5.6 1.97
2012 5.52 2.01
2013 5.43 2.05
2014 5.3 2.03
2015 5.25 2
2016 5.19 2.06
2017 5.13 2.02
2018 5.07 1.97
2019 5.02 1.98
2020 4.96 1.97
2021 4.91 1.95
2022 4.84 1.93
2023 4.76 1.91

Mozambique and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Mozambique

Palau
Year Median age, years
Mozambique Palau
1960 19.9 16.7
1961 19.8 16.1
1962 19.8 15.5
1963 19.7 15.1
1964 19.6 15
1965 19.4 14.9
1966 19.3 14.9
1967 19.2 15.2
1968 19 15.7
1969 18.9 16.1
1970 18.7 16.5
1971 18.6 16.6
1972 18.5 16.6
1973 18.4 16.8
1974 18.3 17.1
1975 18.2 17.4
1976 18.1 17.8
1977 18 18.1
1978 17.9 18.3
1979 17.8 18.6
1980 17.6 18.9
1981 17.4 19.3
1982 17.3 19.9
1983 17.2 20.5
1984 17.1 21.1
1985 17.1 21.6
1986 17 22.2
1987 17 23.1
1988 17 24
1989 17 24.9
1990 17 25.6
1991 17.1 26
1992 17.1 26.4
1993 17.2 26.9
1994 17.2 27.4
1995 17.3 27.8
1996 17.4 28.3
1997 17.4 28.8
1998 17.3 29.4
1999 17.3 30.2
2000 17.3 30.8
2001 17.2 31.2
2002 17.2 31.5
2003 17.2 31.8
2004 17.1 32
2005 17.1 32.3
2006 17.1 32.7
2007 17.1 33.1
2008 17 33.5
2009 17 33.9
2010 16.9 34.2
2011 16.9 34.6
2012 16.9 35
2013 16.9 35.3
2014 16.9 35.6
2015 16.9 36
2016 17 36.3
2017 17 36.7
2018 17.1 37
2019 17.1 37.4
2020 17.2 37.8
2021 17.3 38.1
2022 17.3 38.5
2023 17.4 38.8
2024 17.5 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mozambique Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$18.9B
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.2%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.98%
2022
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.73%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.58%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.79%
2022
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
38.4%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
24.6%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
50.7
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
40.8%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2022
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.84B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$267M
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,033,000
2019
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.51%
2020
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
54.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mozambique Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
359 kg
2022
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.41
2022
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.74 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.29 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
24.6%
2022
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
76.9%
2021
0.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.9%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-106.4%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
398 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
82.7%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
82.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
36%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mozambique Palau
% of world population
0.43%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
-38,940
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
39.3%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.2
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
44
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
3.57
2011
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
30
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
68
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
61.7%
2022
100%
2020
English speaking
2%
2025
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
19.8%
2023
27%
2004

Health

Mozambique Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$49.5
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$4.79
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
54.2%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.08
2022
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
99
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
61.7
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
10.5%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
38
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.89 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Mozambique Palau
% of world land
0.53%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
8,767 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
160,280 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
139,099 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,314 mi
2015
n/a

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