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Palau vs Poland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Palau has a population of 17.7K (ranked 194/197), compared with 36.6M in Poland (ranked 42/197). Palau's land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 118,252 sq mi for Poland (ranked 180th vs. 69th).

By GDP, Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M) and Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B). By GDP per capita, Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899), while Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023).

Main facts and rankings

Palau Poland
Population
17663
36176920
Population rank 194/197 46/197
GDP
$282M
2023
$915B
2024
GDP rank 193/197 21/197
GDP per capita
$15,899
2023
$25,023
2024
GDP per capita rank 67/197 48/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,532
2023
$50,378
2024
Government debt n/a
$506B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$13,833
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 41/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,654
2025
$19,229
2025
Land area
177.6 sq mi
2025
118,252 sq mi
2025
Population density
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
309 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.91
2023
1.16
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
42.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
79 years
2025

Palau and Poland: Comparison Charts

Palau and Poland economies compared

GDP
Palau

Poland
Year GDP
Palau Poland
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 $65,977,748,211
1991 $106,555,300 $85,500,935,935
1992 $104,771,300 $94,337,050,693
1993 $96,455,700 $96,043,157,273
1994 $106,138,500 $110,803,635,288
1995 $121,018,500 $142,838,527,115
1996 $137,494,600 $160,813,026,223
1997 $143,860,800 $159,893,964,917
1998 $149,079,600 $175,282,269,667
1999 $144,206,500 $170,704,452,715
2000 $149,535,800 $172,953,527,033
2001 $159,453,500 $191,823,200,371
2002 $162,665,500 $199,694,463,256
2003 $154,559,900 $218,561,225,998
2004 $166,391,600 $256,268,656,145
2005 $191,048,400 $306,999,913,151
2006 $193,679,700 $345,897,630,736
2007 $200,903,600 $429,715,132,138
2008 $201,167,300 $535,612,030,672
2009 $189,998,000 $440,891,472,247
2010 $188,174,300 $478,111,630,684
2011 $198,873,900 $527,848,543,023
2012 $215,762,400 $498,148,649,703
2013 $225,345,700 $518,179,836,405
2014 $243,156,500 $542,134,167,179
2015 $278,824,800 $480,054,118,583
2016 $298,323,500 $473,259,623,976
2017 $285,600,000 $528,356,723,263
2018 $288,546,300 $594,616,632,477
2019 $281,941,600 $602,683,770,145
2020 $258,990,800 $605,914,186,118
2021 $235,752,900 $689,170,171,187
2022 $255,591,100 $695,607,522,885
2023 $281,849,100 $812,451,128,979
2024 - $914,696,430,325

Palau and Poland economies compared

GDP per capita
Palau

Poland
Year GDP per capita
Palau Poland
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 $1,731
1991 $6,824 $2,236
1992 $6,553 $2,459
1993 $5,892 $2,497
1994 $6,329 $2,875
1995 $7,038 $3,701
1996 $7,788 $4,164
1997 $7,945 $4,137
1998 $8,048 $4,534
1999 $7,630 $4,416
2000 $7,797 $4,521
2001 $8,240 $5,015
2002 $8,341 $5,223
2003 $7,862 $5,721
2004 $8,395 $6,712
2005 $9,640 $8,044
2006 $9,885 $9,069
2007 $10,408 $11,273
2008 $10,583 $14,049
2009 $10,155 $11,556
2010 $10,229 $12,568
2011 $11,001 $13,868
2012 $12,145 $13,087
2013 $12,769 $13,622
2014 $13,726 $14,262
2015 $15,691 $12,638
2016 $16,763 $12,464
2017 $16,034 $13,913
2018 $16,198 $15,658
2019 $15,841 $15,875
2020 $14,557 $16,151
2021 $13,257 $18,636
2022 $14,392 $18,891
2023 $15,899 $22,145
2024 - $25,023

Palau vs. Poland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palau

Poland
Year Life expectancy, years
Palau Poland
1950 52.7 58.3
1951 52.9 58.9
1952 53.1 59.7
1953 53.3 61.3
1954 53.5 62.3
1955 53.7 63.1
1956 53.9 63.4
1957 54.1 64.4
1958 54.4 64.9
1959 54.6 66.4
1960 54.9 67.1
1961 55.1 67.8
1962 55.4 68
1963 55.6 68.3
1964 55.8 68.9
1965 55.9 69.4
1966 56.2 69.7
1967 56.5 69.9
1968 56.9 69.8
1969 57.3 69.8
1970 57.7 69.6
1971 58.1 69.8
1972 58.6 70.1
1973 59 70.7
1974 59.5 70.7
1975 60 70.6
1976 60.5 70.4
1977 60.9 70.3
1978 61.3 70.4
1979 61.6 70.2
1980 61.9 70.5
1981 62.1 70.6
1982 62.3 70.9
1983 62.5 70.8
1984 62.6 70.6
1985 62.7 70.5
1986 62.8 70.6
1987 62.8 70.8
1988 62.8 70.8
1989 62.8 70.8
1990 62.8 70.6
1991 62.8 70.7
1992 62.9 70.9
1993 63 71.3
1994 63.1 71.7
1995 63.3 72
1996 63.5 72.3
1997 63.7 72.6
1998 64 72.8
1999 64.2 73.2
2000 64.5 73.6
2001 64.8 74.2
2002 65.1 74.5
2003 65.4 74.8
2004 65.8 74.9
2005 66.2 75.1
2006 66.6 75.3
2007 67.1 75.4
2008 67.6 75.6
2009 68 75.9
2010 68.3 76.3
2011 68.6 76.6
2012 68.9 76.8
2013 69 77.1
2014 69.1 77.3
2015 69.1 77.6
2016 69 77.6
2017 69 77.7
2018 69 77.6
2019 69 77.9
2020 68.7 76.6
2021 68.6 75.6
2022 68.9 77.9
2023 69.3 78.6
2024 69.4 78.8
2025 69.5 79

Palau and Poland population clocks and comparison

Population
Palau

Poland
Year Population
Palau Poland
1960 9,328 29,637,450
1961 9,555 29,964,000
1962 9,793 30,308,500
1963 10,037 30,712,000
1964 10,292 31,139,450
1965 10,547 31,444,950
1966 10,805 31,681,000
1967 10,988 31,987,155
1968 11,080 32,294,655
1969 11,159 32,548,300
1970 11,368 32,664,300
1971 11,759 32,783,500
1972 12,194 33,055,650
1973 12,552 33,357,200
1974 12,687 33,678,899
1975 12,655 34,015,199
1976 12,598 34,356,300
1977 12,525 34,689,050
1978 12,440 34,965,600
1979 12,337 35,247,217
1980 12,271 35,574,150
1981 12,402 35,898,587
1982 12,694 36,230,481
1983 13,006 36,571,808
1984 13,337 36,904,134
1985 13,688 37,201,885
1986 14,024 37,456,119
1987 14,334 37,668,045
1988 14,645 37,824,487
1989 14,945 37,961,529
1990 15,259 38,110,782
1991 15,614 38,246,193
1992 15,989 38,363,667
1993 16,372 38,461,408
1994 16,770 38,542,652
1995 17,195 38,594,998
1996 17,654 38,624,370
1997 18,108 38,649,660
1998 18,524 38,663,481
1999 18,901 38,660,271
2000 19,178 38,258,629
2001 19,352 38,248,076
2002 19,503 38,230,364
2003 19,659 38,204,570
2004 19,820 38,182,222
2005 19,819 38,165,445
2006 19,593 38,141,267
2007 19,302 38,120,560
2008 19,009 38,125,759
2009 18,709 38,151,603
2010 18,396 38,042,794
2011 18,078 38,063,255
2012 17,765 38,063,164
2013 17,648 38,040,196
2014 17,715 38,011,735
2015 17,770 37,986,412
2016 17,797 37,970,087
2017 17,812 37,974,826
2018 17,814 37,974,750
2019 17,798 37,965,475
2020 17,792 37,515,748
2021 17,783 36,981,559
2022 17,759 36,821,749
2023 17,727 36,687,353
2024 17,695 36,554,707

Fertility rates in Palau and Poland

Fertility rate
Palau

Poland
Year Fertility rate
Palau Poland
1960 7.19 2.98
1961 7.17 2.83
1962 7.15 2.72
1963 7.12 2.7
1964 7.08 2.57
1965 7.01 2.52
1966 6.93 2.34
1967 6.84 2.33
1968 6.71 2.24
1969 6.58 2.2
1970 6.39 2.2
1971 6.16 2.25
1972 5.9 2.24
1973 5.59 2.26
1974 5.26 2.26
1975 4.9 2.27
1976 4.53 2.3
1977 4.09 2.23
1978 3.74 2.21
1979 3.49 2.28
1980 3.35 2.28
1981 3.28 2.24
1982 3.22 2.34
1983 3.14 2.42
1984 3.08 2.37
1985 3.01 2.33
1986 2.98 2.22
1987 2.93 2.15
1988 2.91 2.13
1989 2.92 2.08
1990 2.88 2.06
1991 2.74 2.07
1992 2.71 1.95
1993 2.73 1.87
1994 2.66 1.81
1995 2.55 1.62
1996 2.39 1.59
1997 2.19 1.51
1998 2.01 1.44
1999 1.91 1.37
2000 1.82 1.37
2001 1.87 1.31
2002 1.92 1.25
2003 1.96 1.22
2004 1.99 1.23
2005 2.02 1.24
2006 2 1.27
2007 1.97 1.31
2008 1.95 1.39
2009 1.94 1.4
2010 1.94 1.41
2011 1.97 1.33
2012 2.01 1.33
2013 2.05 1.29
2014 2.03 1.32
2015 2 1.32
2016 2.06 1.39
2017 2.02 1.48
2018 1.97 1.46
2019 1.98 1.44
2020 1.97 1.39
2021 1.95 1.33
2022 1.93 1.29
2023 1.91 1.16

Palau and Poland demographics compared

Median age
Palau

Poland
Year Median age, years
Palau Poland
1960 16.7 26.6
1961 16.1 26.8
1962 15.5 26.9
1963 15.1 27.1
1964 15 27.3
1965 14.9 27.5
1966 14.9 27.7
1967 15.2 27.8
1968 15.7 28
1969 16.1 28.1
1970 16.5 28.2
1971 16.6 28.4
1972 16.6 28.5
1973 16.8 28.5
1974 17.1 28.6
1975 17.4 28.6
1976 17.8 28.7
1977 18.1 28.9
1978 18.3 29.1
1979 18.6 29.3
1980 18.9 29.5
1981 19.3 29.8
1982 19.9 30.1
1983 20.5 30.3
1984 21.1 30.6
1985 21.6 30.8
1986 22.2 31.1
1987 23.1 31.4
1988 24 31.7
1989 24.9 32.1
1990 25.6 32.4
1991 26 32.6
1992 26.4 32.9
1993 26.9 33.2
1994 27.4 33.5
1995 27.8 33.9
1996 28.3 34.2
1997 28.8 34.4
1998 29.4 34.7
1999 30.2 35
2000 30.8 35.2
2001 31.2 35.5
2002 31.5 35.8
2003 31.8 36
2004 32 36.3
2005 32.3 36.6
2006 32.7 36.9
2007 33.1 37.2
2008 33.5 37.5
2009 33.9 37.8
2010 34.2 38.1
2011 34.6 38.2
2012 35 38.4
2013 35.3 38.7
2014 35.6 39
2015 36 39.3
2016 36.3 39.7
2017 36.7 40
2018 37 40.4
2019 37.4 40.8
2020 37.8 41.1
2021 38.1 41.5
2022 38.5 41.9
2023 38.8 42.4
2024 39.2 42.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palau Poland
GNI, Atlas method
$249M
2023
$788B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
53%
2025
50.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.53%
2023
4.31%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
189,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.29%
2025
-6.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.77%
2020
2.81%
2024
Services, % of GDP
76.7%
2023
59.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.87%
2023
26.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
62
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
22.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
749
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$197B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$223B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.95M
2024
$8.69B
2024
International tourist arrivals
18,399
2020
88,515,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
93.5%
2017
2.63%
2020
Banked people share n/a
86.1%
2024

Energy

Palau Poland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,814 kg
1990
2,639 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$1.99
1990
$17.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.44 megatons
2023
286.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
81.2 tons
2023
7.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
1990
84.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2022
15.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
3.47%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
48.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,382 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
4.6%
2021
17.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Palau Poland
% of world population
0.0002%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
-14
2024
-238,062
2024
Urban population
82.8%
2024
60.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.9
2025
74.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2025
53
2024
Higher education index n/a
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.2
2018
0.8
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.78
2013
9.4
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2020
99.8%
2021
English speaking
92.5%
2023
49.1%
2023
People using the Internet
27%
2004
88.6%
2024

Health

Palau Poland
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,979
2022
$1,544
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$328
2022
$249.9
2023
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
79 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.78
2020
3.39
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
89
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.3
2023
4.4
2023
Obesity rate
42.1%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19.3%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
65
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.3%
2022
23.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
11.7 liters
2020

Territory

Palau Poland
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
10,037 sq mi
2024
3,235 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16.6 sq mi
2025
56,294 sq mi
2025
Forest area
160.8 sq mi
2025
36,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
267,065 mi
2024

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