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Palau vs Palestine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Palau has a population of 17.7K (ranked 194/197), compared with 5.29M in Palestine (ranked 123/197). Palau's land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 2,326 sq mi for Palestine (ranked 180th vs. 164th).

By GDP, Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M) and Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B). By GDP per capita, Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899), while Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592).

Palau and Palestine: Comparison Charts

Palau and Palestine economies compared

GDP
Palau

Palestine
Year GDP
Palau Palestine
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 $106,555,300 -
1992 $104,771,300 -
1993 $96,455,700 -
1994 $106,138,500 $2,843,300,000
1995 $121,018,500 $3,282,800,000
1996 $137,494,600 $3,409,600,000
1997 $143,860,800 $3,759,800,000
1998 $149,079,600 $4,067,800,000
1999 $144,206,500 $4,271,200,000
2000 $149,535,800 $4,313,600,000
2001 $159,453,500 $4,003,700,000
2002 $162,665,500 $3,555,800,000
2003 $154,559,900 $3,968,000,000
2004 $166,391,600 $4,603,100,000
2005 $191,048,400 $5,125,700,000
2006 $193,679,700 $5,348,300,000
2007 $200,903,600 $5,815,700,000
2008 $201,167,300 $7,310,400,000
2009 $189,998,000 $8,085,700,000
2010 $188,174,300 $9,681,500,000
2011 $198,873,900 $11,186,100,000
2012 $215,762,400 $12,208,400,000
2013 $225,345,700 $13,515,500,000
2014 $243,156,500 $13,989,700,000
2015 $278,824,800 $13,972,400,000
2016 $298,323,500 $15,405,400,000
2017 $285,600,000 $16,128,000,000
2018 $288,546,300 $16,276,600,000
2019 $281,941,600 $17,133,500,000
2020 $258,990,800 $15,531,700,000
2021 $235,752,900 $18,109,000,000
2022 $255,591,100 $19,165,500,000
2023 $281,849,100 $17,847,900,000
2024 - $13,711,100,000

Palau and Palestine economies compared

GDP per capita
Palau

Palestine
Year GDP per capita
Palau Palestine
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 $6,824 -
1992 $6,553 -
1993 $5,892 -
1994 $6,329 $1,202
1995 $7,038 $1,327
1996 $7,788 $1,317
1997 $7,945 $1,389
1998 $8,048 $1,465
1999 $7,630 $1,499
2000 $7,797 $1,476
2001 $8,240 $1,336
2002 $8,341 $1,156
2003 $7,862 $1,258
2004 $8,395 $1,422
2005 $9,640 $1,544
2006 $9,885 $1,570
2007 $10,408 $1,664
2008 $10,583 $2,035
2009 $10,155 $2,192
2010 $10,229 $2,557
2011 $11,001 $2,881
2012 $12,145 $3,067
2013 $12,769 $3,315
2014 $13,726 $3,352
2015 $15,691 $3,272
2016 $16,763 $3,528
2017 $16,034 $3,620
2018 $16,198 $3,562
2019 $15,841 $3,657
2020 $14,557 $3,234
2021 $13,257 $3,679
2022 $14,392 $3,800
2023 $15,899 $3,455
2024 - $2,592

Palau vs. Palestine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palau

Palestine
Year Life expectancy, years
Palau Palestine
1950 52.7 45.7
1951 52.9 46
1952 53.1 46.3
1953 53.3 46.6
1954 53.5 46.9
1955 53.7 47.2
1956 53.9 47.6
1957 54.1 48
1958 54.4 48.4
1959 54.6 48.8
1960 54.9 49.3
1961 55.1 49.8
1962 55.4 50.4
1963 55.6 51
1964 55.8 51.6
1965 55.9 52.2
1966 56.2 52.8
1967 56.5 50.9
1968 56.9 54.1
1969 57.3 54.7
1970 57.7 55.4
1971 58.1 56
1972 58.6 56.7
1973 59 57.6
1974 59.5 58
1975 60 58.7
1976 60.5 59.4
1977 60.9 60.1
1978 61.3 60.8
1979 61.6 61.5
1980 61.9 62.2
1981 62.1 62.8
1982 62.3 63.5
1983 62.5 64.1
1984 62.6 64.7
1985 62.7 65.3
1986 62.8 65.7
1987 62.8 66.3
1988 62.8 66.7
1989 62.8 67.1
1990 62.8 67.8
1991 62.8 68.2
1992 62.9 68.5
1993 63 68.8
1994 63.1 69.3
1995 63.3 69.6
1996 63.5 70
1997 63.7 70.3
1998 64 70.6
1999 64.2 70.8
2000 64.5 70.3
2001 64.8 69.8
2002 65.1 70.9
2003 65.4 71
2004 65.8 71.1
2005 66.2 72
2006 66.6 71.8
2007 67.1 72.1
2008 67.6 72.2
2009 68 72.3
2010 68.3 73.3
2011 68.6 73.6
2012 68.9 73.7
2013 69 74.1
2014 69.1 72.8
2015 69.1 74.6
2016 69 74.9
2017 69 75.2
2018 69 75.4
2019 69 75.8
2020 68.7 75
2021 68.6 73.9
2022 68.9 76.7
2023 69.3 65.2
2024 69.4 69.2
2025 69.5 73.1

Palau and Palestine population clocks and comparison

Population
Palau

Palestine
Year Population
Palau Palestine
1960 9,328 -
1961 9,555 -
1962 9,793 -
1963 10,037 -
1964 10,292 -
1965 10,547 -
1966 10,805 -
1967 10,988 -
1968 11,080 -
1969 11,159 -
1970 11,368 -
1971 11,759 -
1972 12,194 -
1973 12,552 -
1974 12,687 -
1975 12,655 -
1976 12,598 -
1977 12,525 -
1978 12,440 -
1979 12,337 -
1980 12,271 -
1981 12,402 -
1982 12,694 -
1983 13,006 -
1984 13,337 -
1985 13,688 -
1986 14,024 -
1987 14,334 -
1988 14,645 -
1989 14,945 -
1990 15,259 1,978,248
1991 15,614 2,068,845
1992 15,989 2,163,591
1993 16,372 2,262,676
1994 16,770 2,366,298
1995 17,195 2,474,666
1996 17,654 2,587,997
1997 18,108 2,706,518
1998 18,524 2,776,568
1999 18,901 2,848,431
2000 19,178 2,922,153
2001 19,352 2,997,784
2002 19,503 3,075,373
2003 19,659 3,154,969
2004 19,820 3,236,626
2005 19,819 3,320,396
2006 19,593 3,406,334
2007 19,302 3,494,496
2008 19,009 3,591,977
2009 18,709 3,689,099
2010 18,396 3,786,161
2011 18,078 3,882,986
2012 17,765 3,979,998
2013 17,648 4,076,708
2014 17,715 4,173,398
2015 17,770 4,270,092
2016 17,797 4,367,088
2017 17,812 4,454,805
2018 17,814 4,569,087
2019 17,798 4,685,306
2020 17,792 4,803,269
2021 17,783 4,922,749
2022 17,759 5,043,612
2023 17,727 5,165,775
2024 17,695 5,289,152

Fertility rates in Palau and Palestine

Fertility rate
Palau

Palestine
Year Fertility rate
Palau Palestine
1960 7.19 -
1961 7.17 -
1962 7.15 -
1963 7.12 -
1964 7.08 -
1965 7.01 -
1966 6.93 -
1967 6.84 -
1968 6.71 -
1969 6.58 -
1970 6.39 -
1971 6.16 -
1972 5.9 -
1973 5.59 -
1974 5.26 -
1975 4.9 -
1976 4.53 -
1977 4.09 -
1978 3.74 -
1979 3.49 -
1980 3.35 -
1981 3.28 -
1982 3.22 -
1983 3.14 -
1984 3.08 -
1985 3.01 -
1986 2.98 -
1987 2.93 -
1988 2.91 -
1989 2.92 -
1990 2.88 6.81
1991 2.74 6.75
1992 2.71 6.65
1993 2.73 6.5
1994 2.66 6.33
1995 2.55 6.16
1996 2.39 5.99
1997 2.19 5.82
1998 2.01 5.69
1999 1.91 5.58
2000 1.82 5.46
2001 1.87 5.34
2002 1.92 5.22
2003 1.96 5.06
2004 1.99 4.97
2005 2.02 4.87
2006 2 4.74
2007 1.97 4.63
2008 1.95 4.51
2009 1.94 4.44
2010 1.94 4.43
2011 1.97 4.31
2012 2.01 4.15
2013 2.05 4.05
2014 2.03 4
2015 2 3.98
2016 2.06 3.89
2017 2.02 3.77
2018 1.97 3.67
2019 1.98 3.59
2020 1.97 3.51
2021 1.95 3.44
2022 1.93 3.38
2023 1.91 3.31

Palau and Palestine demographics compared

Median age
Palau

Palestine
Year Median age, years
Palau Palestine
1960 16.7 -
1961 16.1 -
1962 15.5 -
1963 15.1 -
1964 15 -
1965 14.9 -
1966 14.9 -
1967 15.2 -
1968 15.7 -
1969 16.1 -
1970 16.5 -
1971 16.6 -
1972 16.6 -
1973 16.8 -
1974 17.1 -
1975 17.4 -
1976 17.8 -
1977 18.1 -
1978 18.3 -
1979 18.6 -
1980 18.9 -
1981 19.3 -
1982 19.9 -
1983 20.5 -
1984 21.1 -
1985 21.6 -
1986 22.2 -
1987 23.1 -
1988 24 -
1989 24.9 -
1990 25.6 15.4
1991 26 15.4
1992 26.4 15.4
1993 26.9 15.5
1994 27.4 15.5
1995 27.8 15.6
1996 28.3 15.7
1997 28.8 15.8
1998 29.4 15.9
1999 30.2 16
2000 30.8 16.2
2001 31.2 16.3
2002 31.5 16.5
2003 31.8 16.7
2004 32 16.9
2005 32.3 17.1
2006 32.7 17.4
2007 33.1 17.6
2008 33.5 17.9
2009 33.9 18.1
2010 34.2 18.4
2011 34.6 18.6
2012 35 18.9
2013 35.3 19.1
2014 35.6 19.4
2015 36 19.6
2016 36.3 19.8
2017 36.7 19.9
2018 37 20
2019 37.4 20.2
2020 37.8 20.3
2021 38.1 20.4
2022 38.5 20.6
2023 38.8 20.8
2024 39.2 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palau Palestine
GNI, Atlas method
$249M
2023
$16.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
53%
2025
20%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.53%
2023
5.43%
2021
Armed forces personnel n/a
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.29%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
0.77%
2020
31.4%
2024
Services, % of GDP
76.7%
2023
58.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
9.87%
2023
17.4%
2022
Economic freedom index
62
2025
30
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
27.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.5%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
48
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.08B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$1.33B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.95M
2024
$736M
2024
International tourist arrivals
18,399
2020
93,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
93.5%
2017
9.43%
2018
Banked people share n/a
39.6%
2024

Energy

Palau Palestine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,814 kg
1990
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$1.99
1990
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.44 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
81.2 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
1990
n/a
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2022
15.4%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
4.6%
2021
24.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Palau Palestine
% of world population
0.0002%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-14
2024
-23,145
2024
Urban population
82.8%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.9
2025
36.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2025
18
2025
Higher education index n/a
48
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.2
2018
1.41
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.78
2013
5.3
2016
Visa free countries
123
2025
49
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2020
97.9%
2024
English speaking
92.5%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
27%
2004
86.6%
2023

Health

Palau Palestine
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,979
2022
$351
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$328
2022
$117.6
2022
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
13.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.78
2020
2.17
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
89
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.3
2023
26.3
2023
Obesity rate
42.1%
2022
38.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19.3%
2024
15.5%
2024
Air quality index
65
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.3%
2022
n/a

Territory

Palau Palestine
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.004%
2025
Land area per capita
10,037 sq mi
2024
440 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16.6 sq mi
2025
1,510 sq mi
2025
Forest area
160.8 sq mi
2025
39.2 sq mi
2025

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