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Palau vs Portugal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Palau has a population of 17.7K (ranked 194/197), compared with 10.7M in Portugal (ranked 90/197). Palau's land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 35,369 sq mi for Portugal (ranked 180th vs. 108th).

By GDP, Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M) and Portugal ranks 47/197 ($309B). By GDP per capita, Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899), while Portugal ranks 44/197 ($28,844).

Main facts and rankings

Palau Portugal
Population
17663
10687819
Population rank 194/197 92/197
GDP
$282M
2023
$309B
2024
GDP rank 193/197 47/197
GDP per capita
$15,899
2023
$28,844
2024
GDP per capita rank 67/197 44/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,532
2023
$50,617
2024
Government debt n/a
$293B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
91.8%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$27,381
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 26/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,654
2025
$15,657
2025
Land area
177.6 sq mi
2025
35,369 sq mi
2025
Population density
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
303 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.91
2023
1.44
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
47.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Palau and Portugal: Comparison Charts

Palau and Portugal economies compared

GDP
Palau

Portugal
Year GDP
Palau Portugal
1960 - $3,339,150,158
1961 - $3,573,719,085
1962 - $3,835,883,663
1963 - $4,084,251,593
1964 - $4,429,202,657
1965 - $4,901,711,248
1966 - $5,370,108,031
1967 - $6,002,607,030
1968 - $6,644,693,214
1969 - $7,287,555,035
1970 $11,563,041 $8,108,235,704
1971 $12,706,874 $9,201,604,240
1972 $13,956,474 $11,239,117,865
1973 $15,331,889 $15,090,564,186
1974 $16,848,759 $17,512,391,476
1975 $18,521,112 $19,347,607,843
1976 $20,364,420 $20,332,831,565
1977 $22,308,104 $21,439,523,311
1978 $24,530,015 $23,487,614,051
1979 $27,004,251 $26,622,819,672
1980 $29,728,054 $32,896,519,824
1981 $32,726,594 $31,977,276,873
1982 $36,027,583 $30,527,754,793
1983 $39,661,530 $27,239,650,742
1984 $44,814,259 $25,217,969,050
1985 $51,030,637 $27,115,807,742
1986 $58,109,314 $38,745,901,354
1987 $66,169,905 $48,182,925,857
1988 $75,348,615 $56,347,250,696
1989 $85,800,543 $60,594,092,182
1990 $97,702,303 $78,713,860,217
1991 $106,555,300 $89,233,599,278
1992 $104,771,300 $107,592,098,307
1993 $96,455,700 $95,009,751,901
1994 $106,138,500 $99,688,641,304
1995 $121,018,500 $118,122,007,430
1996 $137,494,600 $122,630,089,680
1997 $143,860,800 $117,016,535,163
1998 $149,079,600 $123,946,327,916
1999 $144,206,500 $127,470,385,557
2000 $149,535,800 $118,605,192,877
2001 $159,453,500 $121,604,107,165
2002 $162,665,500 $134,795,565,549
2003 $154,559,900 $165,226,175,537
2004 $166,391,600 $189,382,122,532
2005 $191,048,400 $197,253,876,705
2006 $193,679,700 $208,756,449,276
2007 $200,903,600 $240,496,147,317
2008 $201,167,300 $263,416,394,624
2009 $189,998,000 $244,667,762,836
2010 $188,174,300 $238,443,864,993
2011 $198,873,900 $245,426,767,676
2012 $215,762,400 $216,536,676,772
2013 $225,345,700 $226,677,408,292
2014 $243,156,500 $230,078,616,300
2015 $278,824,800 $199,038,523,120
2016 $298,323,500 $206,305,431,242
2017 $285,600,000 $220,862,990,767
2018 $288,546,300 $242,092,894,543
2019 $281,941,600 $240,115,970,063
2020 $258,990,800 $229,618,773,423
2021 $235,752,900 $256,055,879,091
2022 $255,591,100 $256,898,675,069
2023 $281,849,100 $289,696,962,620
2024 - $308,683,317,393

Palau and Portugal economies compared

GDP per capita
Palau

Portugal
Year GDP per capita
Palau Portugal
1960 - $377
1961 - $400
1962 - $426
1963 - $452
1964 - $490
1965 - $545
1966 - $601
1967 - $676
1968 - $752
1969 - $832
1970 $1,017 $934
1971 $1,081 $1,065
1972 $1,145 $1,302
1973 $1,221 $1,748
1974 $1,328 $2,000
1975 $1,464 $2,128
1976 $1,616 $2,173
1977 $1,781 $2,267
1978 $1,972 $2,457
1979 $2,189 $2,756
1980 $2,423 $3,368
1981 $2,639 $3,246
1982 $2,838 $3,080
1983 $3,049 $2,735
1984 $3,360 $2,523
1985 $3,728 $2,705
1986 $4,144 $3,862
1987 $4,616 $4,804
1988 $5,145 $5,624
1989 $5,741 $6,056
1990 $6,403 $7,885
1991 $6,824 $8,959
1992 $6,553 $10,811
1993 $5,892 $9,535
1994 $6,329 $9,977
1995 $7,038 $11,781
1996 $7,788 $12,185
1997 $7,945 $11,576
1998 $8,048 $12,199
1999 $7,630 $12,475
2000 $7,797 $11,526
2001 $8,240 $11,735
2002 $8,341 $12,937
2003 $7,862 $15,798
2004 $8,395 $18,064
2005 $9,640 $18,780
2006 $9,885 $19,839
2007 $10,408 $22,811
2008 $10,583 $24,949
2009 $10,155 $23,151
2010 $10,229 $22,552
2011 $11,001 $23,247
2012 $12,145 $20,593
2013 $12,769 $21,676
2014 $13,726 $22,121
2015 $15,691 $19,216
2016 $16,763 $19,980
2017 $16,034 $21,442
2018 $16,198 $23,541
2019 $15,841 $23,343
2020 $14,557 $22,299
2021 $13,257 $24,711
2022 $14,392 $24,621
2023 $15,899 $27,386
2024 - $28,844

Palau vs. Portugal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palau

Portugal
Year Life expectancy, years
Palau Portugal
1950 52.7 58.5
1951 52.9 58.7
1952 53.1 59.8
1953 53.3 61.1
1954 53.5 62.2
1955 53.7 61.4
1956 53.9 61.2
1957 54.1 61.4
1958 54.4 63.7
1959 54.6 62.9
1960 54.9 64.1
1961 55.1 62.8
1962 55.4 64.3
1963 55.6 64.9
1964 55.8 65.1
1965 55.9 66.1
1966 56.2 65.6
1967 56.5 66.5
1968 56.9 66.8
1969 57.3 66.4
1970 57.7 67.1
1971 58.1 66.8
1972 58.6 69.2
1973 59 68.6
1974 59.5 69.1
1975 60 68.8
1976 60.5 69.1
1977 60.9 70.3
1978 61.3 70.8
1979 61.6 71.6
1980 61.9 71.7
1981 62.1 71.9
1982 62.3 72.7
1983 62.5 72.7
1984 62.6 72.9
1985 62.7 73.2
1986 62.8 73.6
1987 62.8 74.1
1988 62.8 74.1
1989 62.8 74.7
1990 62.8 74.3
1991 62.8 74.2
1992 62.9 74.9
1993 63 74.8
1994 63.1 75.7
1995 63.3 75.5
1996 63.5 75.5
1997 63.7 75.9
1998 64 76.1
1999 64.2 76.3
2000 64.5 76.8
2001 64.8 77.2
2002 65.1 77.4
2003 65.4 77.6
2004 65.8 78.4
2005 66.2 78.3
2006 66.6 79.1
2007 67.1 79.3
2008 67.6 79.6
2009 68 79.8
2010 68.3 80.1
2011 68.6 80.6
2012 68.9 80.6
2013 69 80.9
2014 69.1 81.3
2015 69.1 81.3
2016 69 81.4
2017 69 81.7
2018 69 81.6
2019 69 82
2020 68.7 81.4
2021 68.6 81.4
2022 68.9 81.2
2023 69.3 82.4
2024 69.4 82.6
2025 69.5 82.7

Palau and Portugal population clocks and comparison

Population
Palau

Portugal
Year Population
Palau Portugal
1960 9,328 8,857,716
1961 9,555 8,929,316
1962 9,793 8,993,985
1963 10,037 9,030,355
1964 10,292 9,035,365
1965 10,547 8,998,595
1966 10,805 8,930,990
1967 10,988 8,874,520
1968 11,080 8,836,650
1969 11,159 8,757,705
1970 11,368 8,680,431
1971 11,759 8,643,756
1972 12,194 8,630,430
1973 12,552 8,633,100
1974 12,687 8,754,365
1975 12,655 9,093,470
1976 12,598 9,355,810
1977 12,525 9,455,675
1978 12,440 9,558,250
1979 12,337 9,661,265
1980 12,271 9,766,312
1981 12,402 9,851,362
1982 12,694 9,911,771
1983 13,006 9,957,865
1984 13,337 9,996,232
1985 13,688 10,023,613
1986 14,024 10,032,734
1987 14,334 10,030,031
1988 14,645 10,019,610
1989 14,945 10,005,000
1990 15,259 9,983,218
1991 15,614 9,960,235
1992 15,989 9,952,494
1993 16,372 9,964,675
1994 16,770 9,991,525
1995 17,195 10,026,176
1996 17,654 10,063,945
1997 18,108 10,108,977
1998 18,524 10,160,196
1999 18,901 10,217,828
2000 19,178 10,289,898
2001 19,352 10,362,722
2002 19,503 10,419,631
2003 19,659 10,458,821
2004 19,820 10,483,861
2005 19,819 10,503,330
2006 19,593 10,522,288
2007 19,302 10,542,964
2008 19,009 10,558,177
2009 18,709 10,568,247
2010 18,396 10,573,100
2011 18,078 10,557,560
2012 17,765 10,514,844
2013 17,648 10,457,295
2014 17,715 10,401,062
2015 17,770 10,358,076
2016 17,797 10,325,452
2017 17,812 10,300,300
2018 17,814 10,283,822
2019 17,798 10,286,263
2020 17,792 10,297,081
2021 17,783 10,361,831
2022 17,759 10,434,332
2023 17,727 10,578,174
2024 17,695 10,701,636

Fertility rates in Palau and Portugal

Fertility rate
Palau

Portugal
Year Fertility rate
Palau Portugal
1960 7.19 3.16
1961 7.17 3.21
1962 7.15 3.23
1963 7.12 3.12
1964 7.08 3.21
1965 7.01 3.15
1966 6.93 3.16
1967 6.84 3.16
1968 6.71 3.12
1969 6.58 3.12
1970 6.39 3.01
1971 6.16 3
1972 5.9 2.86
1973 5.59 2.77
1974 5.26 2.7
1975 4.9 2.75
1976 4.53 2.82
1977 4.09 2.69
1978 3.74 2.45
1979 3.49 2.31
1980 3.35 2.25
1981 3.28 2.13
1982 3.22 2.07
1983 3.14 1.95
1984 3.08 1.9
1985 3.01 1.72
1986 2.98 1.66
1987 2.93 1.62
1988 2.91 1.61
1989 2.92 1.57
1990 2.88 1.56
1991 2.74 1.56
1992 2.71 1.54
1993 2.73 1.52
1994 2.66 1.45
1995 2.55 1.41
1996 2.39 1.44
1997 2.19 1.47
1998 2.01 1.47
1999 1.91 1.5
2000 1.82 1.55
2001 1.87 1.45
2002 1.92 1.46
2003 1.96 1.44
2004 1.99 1.4
2005 2.02 1.41
2006 2 1.37
2007 1.97 1.35
2008 1.95 1.39
2009 1.94 1.34
2010 1.94 1.39
2011 1.97 1.35
2012 2.01 1.28
2013 2.05 1.21
2014 2.03 1.24
2015 2 1.31
2016 2.06 1.37
2017 2.02 1.38
2018 1.97 1.42
2019 1.98 1.44
2020 1.97 1.42
2021 1.95 1.35
2022 1.93 1.43
2023 1.91 1.44

Palau and Portugal demographics compared

Median age
Palau

Portugal
Year Median age, years
Palau Portugal
1960 16.7 27.9
1961 16.1 28.1
1962 15.5 28.3
1963 15.1 28.5
1964 15 28.7
1965 14.9 28.8
1966 14.9 29
1967 15.2 29.1
1968 15.7 29.2
1969 16.1 29.4
1970 16.5 29.6
1971 16.6 29.7
1972 16.6 29.6
1973 16.8 29.6
1974 17.1 29.7
1975 17.4 29.7
1976 17.8 29.8
1977 18.1 29.9
1978 18.3 30
1979 18.6 30.3
1980 18.9 30.6
1981 19.3 30.8
1982 19.9 31.1
1983 20.5 31.4
1984 21.1 31.7
1985 21.6 32.1
1986 22.2 32.5
1987 23.1 32.9
1988 24 33.3
1989 24.9 33.7
1990 25.6 34.2
1991 26 34.6
1992 26.4 35
1993 26.9 35.4
1994 27.4 35.7
1995 27.8 36.1
1996 28.3 36.4
1997 28.8 36.8
1998 29.4 37.1
1999 30.2 37.4
2000 30.8 37.7
2001 31.2 38
2002 31.5 38.3
2003 31.8 38.6
2004 32 39
2005 32.3 39.4
2006 32.7 39.8
2007 33.1 40.2
2008 33.5 40.6
2009 33.9 41
2010 34.2 41.5
2011 34.6 41.9
2012 35 42.4
2013 35.3 42.9
2014 35.6 43.4
2015 36 43.8
2016 36.3 44.3
2017 36.7 44.7
2018 37 45.2
2019 37.4 45.6
2020 37.8 46.1
2021 38.1 46.5
2022 38.5 46.8
2023 38.8 47.2
2024 39.2 47.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palau Portugal
GNI, Atlas method
$249M
2023
$285B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
53%
2025
43.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.53%
2023
4.55%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.52%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
52,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.29%
2025
+0.52%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.77%
2020
6.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
76.7%
2023
66.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.87%
2023
18.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
62
2025
70.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
26.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.7%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
171,797
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.95%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
40
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$61.9B
2018
Total reserves including gold n/a
$42.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.95M
2024
$1.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
18,399
2020
4,208,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
93.5%
2017
12.2%
2020
Banked people share n/a
91.4%
2024

Energy

Palau Portugal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,814 kg
1990
1,853 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$1.99
1990
$25.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.44 megatons
2023
36.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
81.2 tons
2023
3.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
1990
63.1%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2022
32.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
14.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
77.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
5,146 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
4.6%
2021
64.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
30.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Palau Portugal
% of world population
0.0002%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-14
2024
+20,648
2024
Urban population
82.8%
2024
68.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.9
2025
77.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2025
57
2024
Higher education index n/a
87
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.2
2018
0.8
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.78
2013
8.2
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2020
96.8%
2021
English speaking
92.5%
2023
27.3%
2023
People using the Internet
27%
2004
88.5%
2024

Health

Palau Portugal
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,979
2022
$2,744
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$328
2022
$817
2023
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
0.08%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.78
2020
5.77
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
30.2 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
89
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.3
2023
3.2
2023
Obesity rate
42.1%
2022
22.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19.3%
2024
10.5%
2024
Air quality index
65
2025
82
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.3%
2022
25.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
8.88 liters
2020

Territory

Palau Portugal
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
10,037 sq mi
2024
3,305 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16.6 sq mi
2025
15,328 sq mi
2025
Forest area
160.8 sq mi
2025
12,788 sq mi
2025

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