Palau vs Papua New Guinea statistics compared

Palau has a population of 17.7K (ranked 194/197), compared with 10.6M in Papua New Guinea (ranked 92/197). Palau's land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 174,850 sq mi for Papua New Guinea (ranked 180th vs. 54th).

By GDP, Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M) and Papua New Guinea ranks 109/197 ($32.5B). By GDP per capita, Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899), while Papua New Guinea ranks 140/197 ($3,076).

Palau and Papua New Guinea: Comparison Charts

Palau and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP

Palau

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	GDP
	Palau	Papua New Guinea
1960	-	$230,496,037
1961	-	$244,832,039
1962	-	$261,184,042
1963	-	$275,968,044
1964	-	$305,312,049
1965	-	$344,176,055
1966	-	$390,992,063
1967	-	$441,728,183
1968	-	$485,184,190
1969	-	$551,263,864
1970	$11,563,041	$645,568,215
1971	$12,706,874	$717,750,278
1972	$13,956,474	$858,761,926
1973	$15,331,889	$1,299,079,410
1974	$16,848,759	$1,467,417,672
1975	$18,521,112	$1,356,603,608
1976	$20,364,420	$1,511,843,235
1977	$22,308,104	$1,640,746,619
1978	$24,530,015	$1,947,878,831
1979	$27,004,251	$2,293,760,511
1980	$29,728,054	$2,545,808,456
1981	$32,726,594	$2,498,190,847
1982	$36,027,583	$2,368,719,683
1983	$39,661,530	$2,562,351,551
1984	$44,814,259	$2,552,662,617
1985	$51,030,637	$2,423,339,172
1986	$58,109,314	$2,647,995,602
1987	$66,169,905	$3,143,851,794
1988	$75,348,615	$3,656,177,881
1989	$85,800,543	$3,546,472,566
1990	$97,702,303	$3,219,729,083
1991	$106,555,300	$3,787,394,958
1992	$104,771,300	$4,377,980,510
1993	$96,455,700	$4,974,550,286
1994	$106,138,500	$5,502,786,070
1995	$121,018,500	$4,636,057,476
1996	$137,494,600	$5,155,311,077
1997	$143,860,800	$4,936,615,299
1998	$149,079,600	$3,789,443,015
1999	$144,206,500	$3,477,038,204
2000	$149,535,800	$3,521,339,699
2001	$159,453,500	$3,081,024,212
2002	$162,665,500	$2,999,511,040
2003	$154,559,900	$3,536,411,824
2004	$166,391,600	$3,927,157,867
2005	$191,048,400	$4,865,892,972
2006	$193,679,700	$8,354,911,041
2007	$200,903,600	$9,545,028,944
2008	$201,167,300	$11,670,892,801
2009	$189,998,000	$11,619,456,449
2010	$188,174,300	$14,250,786,675
2011	$198,873,900	$17,985,138,066
2012	$215,762,400	$21,295,168,666
2013	$225,345,700	$21,261,338,065
2014	$243,156,500	$23,210,823,987
2015	$278,824,800	$21,723,437,010
2016	$298,323,500	$20,758,876,953
2017	$285,600,000	$22,742,699,138
2018	$288,546,300	$24,109,780,708
2019	$281,941,600	$24,750,626,030
2020	$258,990,800	$23,848,447,850
2021	$235,752,900	$26,109,413,521
2022	$255,591,100	$31,653,185,953
2023	$281,849,100	$30,816,367,067
2024	-	$32,538,480,024

Palau and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita

Palau

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Palau	Papua New Guinea
1960	-	$115.5
1961	-	$119.7
1962	-	$124.7
1963	-	$128.9
1964	-	$139.5
1965	-	$153.9
1966	-	$171.1
1967	-	$189
1968	-	$202.9
1969	-	$225.3
1970	$1,017	$257.6
1971	$1,081	$279.7
1972	$1,145	$327
1973	$1,221	$483
1974	$1,328	$533
1975	$1,464	$482
1976	$1,616	$525
1977	$1,781	$558
1978	$1,972	$648
1979	$2,189	$748
1980	$2,423	$813
1981	$2,639	$781
1982	$2,838	$726
1983	$3,049	$769
1984	$3,360	$750
1985	$3,728	$697
1986	$4,144	$745
1987	$4,616	$865
1988	$5,145	$985
1989	$5,741	$934
1990	$6,403	$826
1991	$6,824	$942
1992	$6,553	$1,051
1993	$5,892	$1,151
1994	$6,329	$1,228
1995	$7,038	$998
1996	$7,788	$1,071
1997	$7,945	$990
1998	$8,048	$733
1999	$7,630	$650
2000	$7,797	$636
2001	$8,240	$538
2002	$8,341	$506
2003	$7,862	$577
2004	$8,395	$621
2005	$9,640	$744
2006	$9,885	$1,238
2007	$10,408	$1,371
2008	$10,583	$1,625
2009	$10,155	$1,569
2010	$10,229	$1,867
2011	$11,001	$2,288
2012	$12,145	$2,635
2013	$12,769	$2,561
2014	$13,726	$2,723
2015	$15,691	$2,485
2016	$16,763	$2,316
2017	$16,034	$2,478
2018	$16,198	$2,566
2019	$15,841	$2,576
2020	$14,557	$2,430
2021	$13,257	$2,608
2022	$14,392	$3,102
2023	$15,899	$2,966
2024	-	$3,076

Palau vs. Papua New Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Palau

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Palau	Papua New Guinea
1950	52.7	39.4
1951	52.9	35.5
1952	53.1	40.7
1953	53.3	41.3
1954	53.5	42
1955	53.7	42.6
1956	53.9	43.3
1957	54.1	43.9
1958	54.4	44.6
1959	54.6	45.1
1960	54.9	45.8
1961	55.1	46.4
1962	55.4	46.7
1963	55.6	47.7
1964	55.8	48.3
1965	55.9	48.9
1966	56.2	49.6
1967	56.5	50.2
1968	56.9	50.9
1969	57.3	51.5
1970	57.7	52.1
1971	58.1	52.6
1972	58.6	53.3
1973	59	53.9
1974	59.5	54.4
1975	60	55
1976	60.5	55.5
1977	60.9	56
1978	61.3	56.5
1979	61.6	57
1980	61.9	57.4
1981	62.1	57.8
1982	62.3	58.1
1983	62.5	58.3
1984	62.6	58.6
1985	62.7	58.8
1986	62.8	59
1987	62.8	59.2
1988	62.8	59.4
1989	62.8	59.6
1990	62.8	59.8
1991	62.8	59.9
1992	62.9	60.3
1993	63	60.5
1994	63.1	60.7
1995	63.3	60.9
1996	63.5	61.1
1997	63.7	61.3
1998	64	60.4
1999	64.2	61.5
2000	64.5	61.6
2001	64.8	61.6
2002	65.1	61.6
2003	65.4	61.7
2004	65.8	61.8
2005	66.2	61.9
2006	66.6	62
2007	67.1	62.2
2008	67.6	62.5
2009	68	62.8
2010	68.3	63.1
2011	68.6	63.4
2012	68.9	63.6
2013	69	63.9
2014	69.1	64.2
2015	69.1	64.5
2016	69	64.7
2017	69	64.9
2018	69	65.1
2019	69	65.3
2020	68.7	65.1
2021	68.6	64.4
2022	68.9	65.3
2023	69.3	66.1
2024	69.4	66.3
2025	69.5	66.4

Palau and Papua New Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population

Palau

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	Population
	Palau	Papua New Guinea
1960	9,328	1,995,110
1961	9,555	2,046,127
1962	9,793	2,093,919
1963	10,037	2,141,376
1964	10,292	2,188,325
1965	10,547	2,235,820
1966	10,805	2,285,774
1967	10,988	2,337,532
1968	11,080	2,390,803
1969	11,159	2,446,927
1970	11,368	2,505,628
1971	11,759	2,566,421
1972	12,194	2,628,432
1973	12,552	2,690,629
1974	12,687	2,752,671
1975	12,655	2,814,820
1976	12,598	2,877,327
1977	12,525	2,940,327
1978	12,440	3,003,714
1979	12,337	3,067,341
1980	12,271	3,131,512
1981	12,402	3,197,019
1982	12,694	3,264,291
1983	13,006	3,333,633
1984	13,337	3,405,198
1985	13,688	3,478,936
1986	14,024	3,554,793
1987	14,334	3,632,543
1988	14,645	3,711,880
1989	14,945	3,796,078
1990	15,259	3,896,481
1991	15,614	4,021,837
1992	15,989	4,166,699
1993	16,372	4,320,872
1994	16,770	4,480,208
1995	17,195	4,644,278
1996	17,654	4,813,361
1997	18,108	4,987,883
1998	18,524	5,166,390
1999	18,901	5,349,333
2000	19,178	5,537,064
2001	19,352	5,728,435
2002	19,503	5,924,003
2003	19,659	6,123,997
2004	19,820	6,328,041
2005	19,819	6,535,905
2006	19,593	6,747,720
2007	19,302	6,963,345
2008	19,009	7,183,002
2009	18,709	7,406,438
2010	18,396	7,633,523
2011	18,078	7,859,346
2012	17,765	8,081,390
2013	17,648	8,302,698
2014	17,715	8,523,441
2015	17,770	8,743,246
2016	17,797	8,961,718
2017	17,812	9,178,714
2018	17,814	9,394,513
2019	17,798	9,609,010
2020	17,792	9,815,746
2021	17,783	10,012,896
2022	17,759	10,203,169
2023	17,727	10,389,635
2024	17,695	10,576,502

Fertility rates in Palau and Papua New Guinea

Fertility rate

Palau

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Palau	Papua New Guinea
1960	7.19	6.02
1961	7.17	6.07
1962	7.15	6.14
1963	7.12	6.15
1964	7.08	6.19
1965	7.01	6.2
1966	6.93	6.23
1967	6.84	6.24
1968	6.71	6.25
1969	6.58	6.26
1970	6.39	6.25
1971	6.16	6.23
1972	5.9	6.2
1973	5.59	6.16
1974	5.26	6.11
1975	4.9	6.07
1976	4.53	6.02
1977	4.09	5.96
1978	3.74	5.88
1979	3.49	5.79
1980	3.35	5.71
1981	3.28	5.65
1982	3.22	5.59
1983	3.14	5.56
1984	3.08	5.51
1985	3.01	5.47
1986	2.98	5.42
1987	2.93	5.36
1988	2.91	5.3
1989	2.92	5.24
1990	2.88	5.18
1991	2.74	5.11
1992	2.71	5.03
1993	2.73	4.96
1994	2.66	4.87
1995	2.55	4.78
1996	2.39	4.73
1997	2.19	4.68
1998	2.01	4.63
1999	1.91	4.59
2000	1.82	4.53
2001	1.87	4.47
2002	1.92	4.42
2003	1.96	4.36
2004	1.99	4.28
2005	2.02	4.22
2006	2	4.15
2007	1.97	4.08
2008	1.95	4.01
2009	1.94	3.94
2010	1.94	3.88
2011	1.97	3.82
2012	2.01	3.75
2013	2.05	3.68
2014	2.03	3.63
2015	2	3.56
2016	2.06	3.5
2017	2.02	3.43
2018	1.97	3.38
2019	1.98	3.32
2020	1.97	3.27
2021	1.95	3.22
2022	1.93	3.17
2023	1.91	3.1

Palau and Papua New Guinea demographics compared

Median age

Palau

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Palau	Papua New Guinea
1960	16.7	18.5
1961	16.1	18.4
1962	15.5	18.3
1963	15.1	18.1
1964	15	18
1965	14.9	17.9
1966	14.9	17.8
1967	15.2	17.6
1968	15.7	17.5
1969	16.1	17.4
1970	16.5	17.3
1971	16.6	17.2
1972	16.6	17.1
1973	16.8	17.2
1974	17.1	17.2
1975	17.4	17.3
1976	17.8	17.4
1977	18.1	17.5
1978	18.3	17.7
1979	18.6	17.8
1980	18.9	18
1981	19.3	18.1
1982	19.9	18.2
1983	20.5	18.3
1984	21.1	18.3
1985	21.6	18.4
1986	22.2	18.5
1987	23.1	18.5
1988	24	18.6
1989	24.9	18.6
1990	25.6	18.7
1991	26	18.8
1992	26.4	18.9
1993	26.9	19
1994	27.4	19.1
1995	27.8	19.2
1996	28.3	19.4
1997	28.8	19.5
1998	29.4	19.6
1999	30.2	19.7
2000	30.8	19.8
2001	31.2	19.9
2002	31.5	19.9
2003	31.8	20
2004	32	20.2
2005	32.3	20.3
2006	32.7	20.4
2007	33.1	20.6
2008	33.5	20.7
2009	33.9	20.9
2010	34.2	21
2011	34.6	21.2
2012	35	21.3
2013	35.3	21.5
2014	35.6	21.7
2015	36	21.9
2016	36.3	22
2017	36.7	22.2
2018	37	22.4
2019	37.4	22.6
2020	37.8	22.8
2021	38.1	23
2022	38.5	23.2
2023	38.8	23.4
2024	39.2	23.6

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