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Nepal vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nepal has a population of 29.7M (ranked 51/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Nepal's land area is 55,348 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 92nd vs. 180th).

By GDP, Nepal ranks 101/197 ($42.9B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Nepal ranks 164/197 ($1,447), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Nepal Palau
Population
29627185
17663
Population rank 52/197 194/197
GDP
$42.9B
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 101/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$1,447
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 164/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,737
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$20.5B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$693
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 155/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,569
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
55,348 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
536 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.98
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
26 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.9 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Nepal and Palau: Comparison Charts

Nepal and Palau economies compared

GDP
Nepal

Palau
Year GDP
Nepal Palau
1960 $508,334,414 -
1961 $531,959,562 -
1962 $574,091,101 -
1963 $496,947,904 -
1964 $496,098,775 -
1965 $735,267,082 -
1966 $906,811,944 -
1967 $841,974,025 -
1968 $772,231,387 -
1969 $788,641,965 -
1970 $865,975,309 $11,563,041
1971 $882,765,472 $12,706,874
1972 $1,024,098,400 $13,956,474
1973 $972,101,725 $15,331,889
1974 $1,217,953,547 $16,848,759
1975 $1,575,789,254 $18,521,112
1976 $1,452,788,985 $20,364,420
1977 $1,382,400,000 $22,308,104
1978 $1,604,162,497 $24,530,015
1979 $1,851,250,008 $27,004,251
1980 $1,945,916,583 $29,728,054
1981 $2,275,583,317 $32,726,594
1982 $2,395,423,742 $36,027,583
1983 $2,447,174,803 $39,661,530
1984 $2,581,207,388 $44,814,259
1985 $2,619,913,956 $51,030,637
1986 $2,850,782,044 $58,109,314
1987 $2,957,255,380 $66,169,905
1988 $3,487,009,748 $75,348,615
1989 $3,525,225,787 $85,800,543
1990 $3,627,560,239 $97,702,303
1991 $3,921,476,085 $106,555,300
1992 $3,401,211,581 $104,771,300
1993 $3,660,041,667 $96,455,700
1994 $4,066,775,510 $106,138,500
1995 $4,401,104,418 $121,018,500
1996 $4,521,580,381 $137,494,600
1997 $4,918,691,917 $143,860,800
1998 $4,856,255,044 $149,079,600
1999 $5,033,642,384 $144,206,500
2000 $5,494,252,208 $149,535,800
2001 $6,007,055,042 $159,453,500
2002 $6,050,875,807 $162,665,500
2003 $6,330,473,097 $154,559,900
2004 $7,273,938,315 $166,391,600
2005 $8,130,258,378 $191,048,400
2006 $9,043,715,356 $193,679,700
2007 $10,325,618,017 $200,903,600
2008 $12,545,438,605 $201,167,300
2009 $12,854,985,464 $189,998,000
2010 $16,002,656,434 $188,174,300
2011 $21,573,872,421 $198,873,900
2012 $21,703,100,877 $215,762,400
2013 $22,162,204,925 $225,345,700
2014 $22,731,612,922 $243,156,500
2015 $24,360,801,287 $278,824,800
2016 $24,524,109,484 $298,323,500
2017 $28,971,588,940 $285,600,000
2018 $33,111,525,237 $288,546,300
2019 $34,186,180,699 $281,941,600
2020 $33,433,659,301 $258,990,800
2021 $36,924,841,394 $235,752,900
2022 $41,182,939,601 $255,591,100
2023 $41,047,772,331 $281,849,100
2024 $42,914,268,287 -

Nepal and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Nepal

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Nepal Palau
1960 $50.2 -
1961 $51.6 -
1962 $54.6 -
1963 $46.3 -
1964 $45.3 -
1965 $65.8 -
1966 $79.5 -
1967 $72.3 -
1968 $64.9 -
1969 $64.8 -
1970 $69.6 $1,017
1971 $69.5 $1,081
1972 $78.8 $1,145
1973 $73.2 $1,221
1974 $89.8 $1,328
1975 $113.6 $1,464
1976 $102.5 $1,616
1977 $95.3 $1,781
1978 $108.1 $1,972
1979 $121.9 $2,189
1980 $125.1 $2,423
1981 $142.9 $2,639
1982 $147 $2,838
1983 $146.6 $3,049
1984 $151.1 $3,360
1985 $149.9 $3,728
1986 $159.5 $4,144
1987 $162 $4,616
1988 $187.1 $5,145
1989 $185 $5,741
1990 $185.8 $6,403
1991 $195.7 $6,824
1992 $165 $6,553
1993 $172.8 $5,892
1994 $187.3 $6,329
1995 $197.8 $7,038
1996 $198.8 $7,788
1997 $211.8 $7,945
1998 $205.1 $8,048
1999 $208.6 $7,630
2000 $223.8 $7,797
2001 $240.8 $8,240
2002 $238.9 $8,341
2003 $246.4 $7,862
2004 $279.6 $8,395
2005 $309 $9,640
2006 $340 $9,885
2007 $385 $10,408
2008 $465 $10,583
2009 $473 $10,155
2010 $585 $10,229
2011 $786 $11,001
2012 $788 $12,145
2013 $803 $12,769
2014 $821 $13,726
2015 $876 $15,691
2016 $877 $16,763
2017 $1,034 $16,034
2018 $1,179 $16,198
2019 $1,203 $15,841
2020 $1,154 $14,557
2021 $1,253 $13,257
2022 $1,386 $14,392
2023 $1,382 $15,899
2024 $1,447 -

Nepal vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nepal

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Nepal Palau
1950 37.6 52.7
1951 37.6 52.9
1952 37.7 53.1
1953 37.7 53.3
1954 37.8 53.5
1955 37.9 53.7
1956 37.9 53.9
1957 38 54.1
1958 38.1 54.4
1959 38.4 54.6
1960 38.7 54.9
1961 39 55.1
1962 39.3 55.4
1963 39.6 55.6
1964 40.2 55.8
1965 40.7 55.9
1966 41.2 56.2
1967 41.7 56.5
1968 42.2 56.9
1969 42.7 57.3
1970 43.2 57.7
1971 43.6 58.1
1972 44.1 58.6
1973 44.5 59
1974 44.9 59.5
1975 45.5 60
1976 46 60.5
1977 46.6 60.9
1978 47.2 61.3
1979 47.8 61.6
1980 48.3 61.9
1981 48.7 62.1
1982 49.2 62.3
1983 49.7 62.5
1984 50.2 62.6
1985 50.9 62.7
1986 51.6 62.8
1987 52.4 62.8
1988 53.1 62.8
1989 54 62.8
1990 54.8 62.8
1991 55.6 62.8
1992 56.7 62.9
1993 57.6 63
1994 58.6 63.1
1995 59.3 63.3
1996 60 63.5
1997 60.8 63.7
1998 61.5 64
1999 62 64.2
2000 62.6 64.5
2001 63.3 64.8
2002 63.5 65.1
2003 64.2 65.4
2004 64.7 65.8
2005 65.3 66.2
2006 65.9 66.6
2007 66.2 67.1
2008 66.4 67.6
2009 66.6 68
2010 66.8 68.3
2011 67.1 68.6
2012 67.4 68.9
2013 67.6 69
2014 67.8 69.1
2015 67.4 69.1
2016 68.4 69
2017 68.7 69
2018 69 69
2019 69.3 69
2020 69.1 68.7
2021 68.4 68.6
2022 70.1 68.9
2023 70.4 69.3
2024 70.6 69.4
2025 70.9 69.5

Nepal and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Nepal

Palau
Year Population
Nepal Palau
1960 10,123,658 9,328
1961 10,318,396 9,555
1962 10,521,116 9,793
1963 10,729,818 10,037
1964 10,946,392 10,292
1965 11,173,411 10,547
1966 11,408,710 10,805
1967 11,652,716 10,988
1968 11,906,266 11,080
1969 12,167,036 11,159
1970 12,436,190 11,368
1971 12,710,061 11,759
1972 12,989,099 12,194
1973 13,275,239 12,552
1974 13,568,435 12,687
1975 13,870,695 12,655
1976 14,177,649 12,598
1977 14,499,175 12,525
1978 14,839,695 12,440
1979 15,190,590 12,337
1980 15,553,105 12,271
1981 15,922,423 12,402
1982 16,297,987 12,694
1983 16,689,119 13,006
1984 17,085,242 13,337
1985 17,477,692 13,688
1986 17,868,124 14,024
1987 18,250,505 14,334
1988 18,638,661 14,645
1989 19,057,807 14,945
1990 19,524,573 15,259
1991 20,036,500 15,614
1992 20,609,707 15,989
1993 21,180,159 16,372
1994 21,717,479 16,770
1995 22,245,439 17,195
1996 22,741,862 17,654
1997 23,219,463 18,108
1998 23,680,357 18,524
1999 24,125,199 18,901
2000 24,546,509 19,178
2001 24,946,748 19,352
2002 25,328,981 19,503
2003 25,688,758 19,659
2004 26,016,656 19,820
2005 26,309,458 19,819
2006 26,565,425 19,593
2007 26,788,492 19,302
2008 26,990,037 19,009
2009 27,173,035 18,709
2010 27,341,952 18,396
2011 27,464,494 18,078
2012 27,534,915 17,765
2013 27,589,996 17,648
2014 27,672,370 17,715
2015 27,823,629 17,770
2016 27,955,462 17,797
2017 28,011,258 17,812
2018 28,079,689 17,814
2019 28,414,064 17,798
2020 28,966,574 17,792
2021 29,475,010 17,783
2022 29,715,436 17,759
2023 29,694,614 17,727
2024 29,651,054 17,695

Fertility rates in Nepal and Palau

Fertility rate
Nepal

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Nepal Palau
1960 6.07 7.19
1961 6.09 7.17
1962 6.08 7.15
1963 6.06 7.12
1964 6.04 7.08
1965 6.01 7.01
1966 5.98 6.93
1967 5.95 6.84
1968 5.94 6.71
1969 5.89 6.58
1970 5.87 6.39
1971 5.85 6.16
1972 5.8 5.9
1973 5.7 5.59
1974 5.75 5.26
1975 5.73 4.9
1976 5.72 4.53
1977 5.69 4.09
1978 5.68 3.74
1979 5.64 3.49
1980 5.6 3.35
1981 5.58 3.28
1982 5.55 3.22
1983 5.54 3.14
1984 5.51 3.08
1985 5.46 3.01
1986 5.4 2.98
1987 5.35 2.93
1988 5.31 2.91
1989 5.26 2.92
1990 5.21 2.88
1991 5.15 2.74
1992 5.07 2.71
1993 5.04 2.73
1994 4.96 2.66
1995 4.87 2.55
1996 4.67 2.39
1997 4.44 2.19
1998 4.28 2.01
1999 4.13 1.91
2000 3.98 1.82
2001 3.79 1.87
2002 3.6 1.92
2003 3.44 1.96
2004 3.28 1.99
2005 3.12 2.02
2006 2.97 2
2007 2.86 1.97
2008 2.74 1.95
2009 2.63 1.94
2010 2.54 1.94
2011 2.46 1.97
2012 2.42 2.01
2013 2.36 2.05
2014 2.32 2.03
2015 2.27 2
2016 2.23 2.06
2017 2.17 2.02
2018 2.12 1.97
2019 2.08 1.98
2020 2.05 1.97
2021 2.03 1.95
2022 2 1.93
2023 1.98 1.91

Nepal and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Nepal

Palau
Year Median age, years
Nepal Palau
1960 19.5 16.7
1961 19.5 16.1
1962 19.6 15.5
1963 19.6 15.1
1964 19.6 15
1965 19.6 14.9
1966 19.6 14.9
1967 19.7 15.2
1968 19.7 15.7
1969 19.7 16.1
1970 19.7 16.5
1971 19.7 16.6
1972 19.7 16.6
1973 19.7 16.8
1974 19.7 17.1
1975 19.7 17.4
1976 19.7 17.8
1977 19.7 18.1
1978 19.6 18.3
1979 19.6 18.6
1980 19.6 18.9
1981 19.5 19.3
1982 19.5 19.9
1983 19.5 20.5
1984 19.5 21.1
1985 19.4 21.6
1986 19.4 22.2
1987 19.3 23.1
1988 19.2 24
1989 19.2 24.9
1990 19.2 25.6
1991 19.2 26
1992 19.2 26.4
1993 19.2 26.9
1994 19.2 27.4
1995 19.2 27.8
1996 19.2 28.3
1997 19.2 28.8
1998 19.2 29.4
1999 19.3 30.2
2000 19.3 30.8
2001 19.4 31.2
2002 19.5 31.5
2003 19.7 31.8
2004 19.8 32
2005 20 32.3
2006 20.3 32.7
2007 20.5 33.1
2008 20.8 33.5
2009 21 33.9
2010 21.3 34.2
2011 21.6 34.6
2012 21.8 35
2013 22 35.3
2014 22.2 35.6
2015 22.4 36
2016 22.7 36.3
2017 22.9 36.7
2018 23.2 37
2019 23.7 37.4
2020 24.5 37.8
2021 25 38.1
2022 25.4 38.5
2023 25.7 38.8
2024 26 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nepal Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$43.7B
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.4%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.69%
2024
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.08%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
112,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.98%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2017
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
55.2%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
52.5
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2022
n/a
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00001%
2025
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$12.5B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$28.4B
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
230,000
2020
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
13.4%
2020
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
60%
2024
n/a

Energy

Nepal Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
520 kg
2022
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.81
2022
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.9 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.6 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
26.5%
2022
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
73.7%
2021
0.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.78%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
27.4%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
321 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
83.8%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nepal Palau
% of world population
0.36%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
-401,282
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
22.4%
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 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
34.8
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
45
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.1
2020
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.3
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
54
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
71.2%
2021
100%
2020
English speaking
3%
2023
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
55.8%
2023
27%
2004

Health

Nepal Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$88.3
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$49.2
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
70.9 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
10.3%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.87
2021
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
20.4 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
142
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
26.5
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
7.18%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
4
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.3%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.06 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Nepal Palau
% of world land
0.1%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,867 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
14,456 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,020 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
49,758 mi
2015
n/a

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