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Myanmar vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Myanmar has a population of 54.5M (ranked 27/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Myanmar's land area is 251,997 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 39th vs. 180th).

By GDP, Myanmar ranks 85/197 ($74.1B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Myanmar ranks 165/197 ($1,359), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Myanmar Palau
Population
55119090
17663
Population rank 27/197 194/197
GDP
$74.1B
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 85/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$1,359
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 165/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,997
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$45.4B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
62.6%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$833
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 146/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,798
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
251,997 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
216.3 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.12
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
30.8 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.3 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Myanmar and Palau: Comparison Charts

Myanmar and Palau economies compared

GDP
Myanmar

Palau
Year GDP
Myanmar Palau
1960 $545,098,448 -
1961 $605,581,577 -
1962 $634,528,872 -
1963 $598,998,419 -
1964 $411,419,906 -
1965 $367,053,117 -
1966 $293,103,479 -
1967 $420,359,036 -
1968 $559,956,130 -
1969 $571,854,215 -
1970 $563,555,631 $11,563,041
1971 $587,448,405 $12,706,874
1972 $662,213,083 $13,956,474
1973 $719,754,655 $15,331,889
1974 $1,225,589,878 $16,848,759
1975 $1,061,107,354 $18,521,112
1976 $1,204,699,849 $20,364,420
1977 $873,579,932 $22,308,104
1978 $935,408,775 $24,530,015
1979 $952,265,043 $27,004,251
1980 $1,038,225,167 $29,728,054
1981 $1,111,000,765 $32,726,594
1982 $1,481,165,468 $36,027,583
1983 $1,381,573,615 $39,661,530
1984 $1,304,063,253 $44,814,259
1985 $1,478,908,173 $51,030,637
1986 $1,582,873,750 $58,109,314
1987 $1,562,448,077 $66,169,905
1988 $1,541,088,312 $75,348,615
1989 $2,013,448,229 $85,800,543
1990 $2,115,193,513 $97,702,303
1991 $2,069,832,687 $106,555,300
1992 $2,411,552,289 $104,771,300
1993 $3,163,020,035 $96,455,700
1994 $4,432,257,174 $106,138,500
1995 $5,289,174,943 $121,018,500
1996 $6,123,556,717 $137,494,600
1997 $4,722,288,496 $143,860,800
1998 $6,459,461,639 $149,079,600
1999 $8,486,832,801 $144,206,500
2000 $8,905,066,164 $149,535,800
2001 $6,477,790,688 $159,453,500
2002 $6,777,632,512 $162,665,500
2003 $10,467,109,978 $154,559,900
2004 $10,567,354,056 $166,391,600
2005 $11,986,972,419 $191,048,400
2006 $14,502,553,710 $193,679,700
2007 $20,182,477,481 $200,903,600
2008 $31,862,554,102 $201,167,300
2009 $36,906,181,381 $189,998,000
2010 $49,540,813,342 $188,174,300
2011 $59,977,326,086 $198,873,900
2012 $59,937,796,648 $215,762,400
2013 $60,269,732,855 $225,345,700
2014 $65,531,374,200 $243,156,500
2015 $59,607,290,408 $278,824,800
2016 $63,298,361,996 $298,323,500
2017 $66,053,040,483 $285,600,000
2018 $67,860,515,990 $288,546,300
2019 $75,065,106,228 $281,941,600
2020 $79,006,113,643 $258,990,800
2021 $66,345,291,160 $235,752,900
2022 $62,253,049,892 $255,591,100
2023 $66,757,619,000 $281,849,100
2024 $74,079,772,652 -

Myanmar and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Myanmar

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Myanmar Palau
1960 $25.1 -
1961 $27.3 -
1962 $27.9 -
1963 $25.8 -
1964 $17.3 -
1965 $15.1 -
1966 $11.8 -
1967 $16.5 -
1968 $21.5 -
1969 $21.5 -
1970 $20.7 $1,017
1971 $21.1 $1,081
1972 $23.3 $1,145
1973 $24.8 $1,221
1974 $41.4 $1,328
1975 $35.2 $1,464
1976 $39.2 $1,616
1977 $27.9 $1,781
1978 $29.3 $1,972
1979 $29.2 $2,189
1980 $31.2 $2,423
1981 $32.8 $2,639
1982 $43 $2,838
1983 $39.3 $3,049
1984 $36.3 $3,360
1985 $40.4 $3,728
1986 $42.4 $4,144
1987 $41.1 $4,616
1988 $39.9 $5,145
1989 $51.3 $5,741
1990 $53.1 $6,403
1991 $51.2 $6,824
1992 $58.9 $6,553
1993 $76.2 $5,892
1994 $105.4 $6,329
1995 $124.1 $7,038
1996 $141.9 $7,788
1997 $108 $7,945
1998 $146 $8,048
1999 $189.5 $7,630
2000 $196.6 $7,797
2001 $141.5 $8,240
2002 $146.6 $8,341
2003 $224.3 $7,862
2004 $224.5 $8,395
2005 $252.7 $9,640
2006 $303 $9,885
2007 $419 $10,408
2008 $658 $10,583
2009 $758 $10,155
2010 $1,011 $10,229
2011 $1,214 $11,001
2012 $1,203 $12,145
2013 $1,199 $12,769
2014 $1,293 $13,726
2015 $1,167 $15,691
2016 $1,229 $16,763
2017 $1,273 $16,034
2018 $1,298 $16,198
2019 $1,426 $15,841
2020 $1,490 $14,557
2021 $1,243 $13,257
2022 $1,158 $14,392
2023 $1,233 $15,899
2024 $1,359 -

Myanmar vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Myanmar

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Myanmar Palau
1950 35.7 52.7
1951 36.5 52.9
1952 37.7 53.1
1953 38.6 53.3
1954 39.6 53.5
1955 40.4 53.7
1956 41.2 53.9
1957 42 54.1
1958 42.8 54.4
1959 43.4 54.6
1960 44.1 54.9
1961 44.6 55.1
1962 45.3 55.4
1963 46 55.6
1964 46.7 55.8
1965 47.4 55.9
1966 48.2 56.2
1967 48.9 56.5
1968 49.4 56.9
1969 50 57.3
1970 50.5 57.7
1971 51 58.1
1972 51.4 58.6
1973 51.8 59
1974 52.1 59.5
1975 52.5 60
1976 52.9 60.5
1977 53.3 60.9
1978 53.5 61.3
1979 54 61.6
1980 54.4 61.9
1981 54.7 62.1
1982 55 62.3
1983 55.3 62.5
1984 55.6 62.6
1985 55.8 62.7
1986 56.1 62.8
1987 56.4 62.8
1988 56.6 62.8
1989 56.9 62.8
1990 57.2 62.8
1991 57.4 62.8
1992 57.7 62.9
1993 58 63
1994 58.3 63.1
1995 58.7 63.3
1996 59.2 63.5
1997 59.5 63.7
1998 59.9 64
1999 60.1 64.2
2000 60.4 64.5
2001 60.6 64.8
2002 60.9 65.1
2003 61.2 65.4
2004 61.4 65.8
2005 61.7 66.2
2006 62 66.6
2007 62.4 67.1
2008 56.4 67.6
2009 63.1 68
2010 63.5 68.3
2011 63.9 68.6
2012 64.3 68.9
2013 64.6 69
2014 65 69.1
2015 65.3 69.1
2016 65.6 69
2017 65.9 69
2018 66.2 69
2019 66.5 69
2020 66.6 68.7
2021 65.6 68.6
2022 66.5 68.9
2023 66.9 69.3
2024 67.1 69.4
2025 67.3 69.5

Myanmar and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Myanmar

Palau
Year Population
Myanmar Palau
1960 21,730,250 9,328
1961 22,210,581 9,555
1962 22,704,719 9,793
1963 23,213,408 10,037
1964 23,737,315 10,292
1965 24,279,431 10,547
1966 24,836,496 10,805
1967 25,406,429 10,988
1968 25,989,662 11,080
1969 26,585,112 11,159
1970 27,193,016 11,368
1971 27,807,219 11,759
1972 28,428,324 12,194
1973 29,026,388 12,552
1974 29,598,167 12,687
1975 30,176,565 12,655
1976 30,758,811 12,598
1977 31,355,966 12,525
1978 31,972,976 12,440
1979 32,596,550 12,337
1980 33,227,204 12,271
1981 33,858,783 12,402
1982 34,482,965 12,694
1983 35,162,715 13,006
1984 35,899,313 13,337
1985 36,622,827 13,688
1986 37,314,878 14,024
1987 37,971,594 14,334
1988 38,600,927 14,645
1989 39,214,618 14,945
1990 39,817,251 15,259
1991 40,394,154 15,614
1992 40,950,342 15,989
1993 41,502,429 16,372
1994 42,055,143 16,770
1995 42,605,338 17,195
1996 43,154,860 17,654
1997 43,708,798 18,108
1998 44,257,793 18,524
1999 44,787,724 18,901
2000 45,290,841 19,178
2001 45,771,139 19,352
2002 46,232,653 19,503
2003 46,667,192 19,659
2004 47,068,772 19,820
2005 47,438,365 19,819
2006 47,785,135 19,593
2007 48,125,043 19,302
2008 48,390,793 19,009
2009 48,660,459 18,709
2010 49,024,382 18,396
2011 49,419,820 18,078
2012 49,837,446 17,765
2013 50,262,658 17,648
2014 50,681,634 17,715
2015 51,089,056 17,770
2016 51,495,696 17,797
2017 51,894,938 17,812
2018 52,272,247 17,814
2019 52,640,713 17,798
2020 53,016,522 17,792
2021 53,387,102 17,783
2022 53,756,787 17,759
2023 54,133,798 17,727
2024 54,500,091 17,695

Fertility rates in Myanmar and Palau

Fertility rate
Myanmar

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Myanmar Palau
1960 5.9 7.19
1961 5.9 7.17
1962 5.9 7.15
1963 5.91 7.12
1964 5.91 7.08
1965 5.91 7.01
1966 5.88 6.93
1967 5.84 6.84
1968 5.8 6.71
1969 5.75 6.58
1970 5.68 6.39
1971 5.62 6.16
1972 5.53 5.9
1973 5.44 5.59
1974 5.34 5.26
1975 5.25 4.9
1976 5.16 4.53
1977 5.07 4.09
1978 4.99 3.74
1979 4.9 3.49
1980 4.79 3.35
1981 4.69 3.28
1982 4.66 3.22
1983 4.63 3.14
1984 4.52 3.08
1985 4.32 3.01
1986 4.08 2.98
1987 3.86 2.93
1988 3.67 2.91
1989 3.59 2.92
1990 3.5 2.88
1991 3.43 2.74
1992 3.35 2.71
1993 3.28 2.73
1994 3.2 2.66
1995 3.13 2.55
1996 3.06 2.39
1997 2.99 2.19
1998 2.91 2.01
1999 2.85 1.91
2000 2.81 1.82
2001 2.79 1.87
2002 2.77 1.92
2003 2.68 1.96
2004 2.59 1.99
2005 2.52 2.02
2006 2.47 2
2007 2.45 1.97
2008 2.4 1.95
2009 2.37 1.94
2010 2.34 1.94
2011 2.31 1.97
2012 2.28 2.01
2013 2.26 2.05
2014 2.25 2.03
2015 2.27 2
2016 2.27 2.06
2017 2.25 2.02
2018 2.23 1.97
2019 2.21 1.98
2020 2.18 1.97
2021 2.16 1.95
2022 2.13 1.93
2023 2.12 1.91

Myanmar and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Myanmar

Palau
Year Median age, years
Myanmar Palau
1960 20.9 16.7
1961 20.7 16.1
1962 20.5 15.5
1963 20.3 15.1
1964 20.1 15
1965 19.9 14.9
1966 19.8 14.9
1967 19.7 15.2
1968 19.6 15.7
1969 19.5 16.1
1970 19.5 16.5
1971 19.5 16.6
1972 19.6 16.6
1973 19.6 16.8
1974 19.7 17.1
1975 19.7 17.4
1976 19.8 17.8
1977 19.8 18.1
1978 19.9 18.3
1979 20 18.6
1980 20.1 18.9
1981 20.2 19.3
1982 20.3 19.9
1983 20.4 20.5
1984 20.5 21.1
1985 20.7 21.6
1986 20.9 22.2
1987 21.1 23.1
1988 21.3 24
1989 21.5 24.9
1990 21.7 25.6
1991 21.9 26
1992 22.1 26.4
1993 22.3 26.9
1994 22.5 27.4
1995 22.8 27.8
1996 23 28.3
1997 23.2 28.8
1998 23.5 29.4
1999 23.7 30.2
2000 24 30.8
2001 24.2 31.2
2002 24.5 31.5
2003 24.7 31.8
2004 25 32
2005 25.3 32.3
2006 25.5 32.7
2007 25.8 33.1
2008 26.2 33.5
2009 26.5 33.9
2010 26.8 34.2
2011 27.1 34.6
2012 27.4 35
2013 27.7 35.3
2014 28 35.6
2015 28.3 36
2016 28.6 36.3
2017 28.9 36.7
2018 29.2 37
2019 29.5 37.4
2020 29.7 37.8
2021 30 38.1
2022 30.3 38.5
2023 30.5 38.8
2024 30.8 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Myanmar Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$66.3B
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.9%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2%
2019
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.79%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
463,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.71%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.48%
2020
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
41.4%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
37.8%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
43.7
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2017
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2017
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$9.34B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1.15B
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
903,000
2020
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
14.3%
2019
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
47.8%
2021
n/a

Energy

Myanmar Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
400 kg
2022
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2022
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
33.4 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.62 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
45.1%
2022
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
62.9%
2021
0.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.7%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-19%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
354 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
62.1%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
43.4%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76.8%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Myanmar Palau
% of world population
0.67%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
-37,979
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
32.5%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.47 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
23
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
16
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
13
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
3.87
2022
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.4
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
58
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
93.5%
2020
100%
2020
English speaking
4.45%
2023
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
58.5%
2023
27%
2004

Health

Myanmar Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$58
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$37.8
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
67.3 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
13.1%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.75
2019
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
24.7 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
185
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
38.7
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
7.71%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
25
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
44.4%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.93 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Myanmar Palau
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
4,624 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50,183 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
106,853 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
97,555 mi
2013
n/a

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