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Palau vs Qatar statistics compared

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Palau has a population of 17.7K (ranked 194/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Palau's land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 180th vs. 158th).

By GDP, Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Palau Qatar
Population
17663
2964497
Population rank 194/197 137/197
GDP
$282M
2023
$218B
2024
GDP rank 193/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$15,899
2023
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 67/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,532
2023
$126,110
2024
Government debt n/a
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,654
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
177.6 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.91
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Palau and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Palau and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Palau

Qatar
Year GDP
Palau Qatar
1970 $11,563,041 $301,791,302
1971 $12,706,874 $387,703,106
1972 $13,956,474 $510,262,500
1973 $15,331,889 $793,885,560
1974 $16,848,759 $2,401,403,227
1975 $18,521,112 $2,512,773,166
1976 $20,364,420 $3,284,273,987
1977 $22,308,104 $3,617,564,638
1978 $24,530,015 $4,052,000,413
1979 $27,004,251 $5,632,962,997
1980 $29,728,054 $7,829,165,262
1981 $32,726,594 $8,661,263,764
1982 $36,027,583 $7,596,703,214
1983 $39,661,530 $6,467,582,308
1984 $44,814,259 $6,704,395,824
1985 $51,030,637 $6,153,296,456
1986 $58,109,314 $5,053,021,951
1987 $66,169,905 $5,446,428,681
1988 $75,348,615 $6,038,187,033
1989 $85,800,543 $6,487,912,088
1990 $97,702,303 $7,360,439,423
1991 $106,555,300 $6,883,516,484
1992 $104,771,300 $7,646,153,984
1993 $96,455,700 $7,156,593,654
1994 $106,138,500 $7,374,450,769
1995 $121,018,500 $8,137,911,978
1996 $137,494,600 $9,059,340,385
1997 $143,860,800 $11,297,802,115
1998 $149,079,600 $10,255,495,027
1999 $144,206,500 $12,393,131,868
2000 $149,535,800 $17,759,890,110
2001 $159,453,500 $17,538,461,538
2002 $162,665,500 $19,363,736,264
2003 $154,559,900 $23,533,791,209
2004 $166,391,600 $31,734,065,934
2005 $191,048,400 $44,530,494,505
2006 $193,679,700 $60,882,142,857
2007 $200,903,600 $79,712,087,912
2008 $201,167,300 $115,270,054,945
2009 $189,998,000 $97,798,351,648
2010 $188,174,300 $125,122,306,346
2011 $198,873,900 $167,775,268,626
2012 $215,762,400 $186,833,502,363
2013 $225,345,700 $198,727,642,967
2014 $243,156,500 $206,224,598,571
2015 $278,824,800 $161,739,955,577
2016 $298,323,500 $151,732,181,868
2017 $285,600,000 $161,099,122,225
2018 $288,546,300 $183,334,953,819
2019 $281,941,600 $176,371,267,692
2020 $258,990,800 $144,411,363,352
2021 $235,752,900 $179,732,009,560
2022 $255,591,100 $235,709,325,714
2023 $281,849,100 $213,002,809,341
2024 - $217,982,967,033

Palau and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Palau

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Palau Qatar
1970 $1,017 $2,594
1971 $1,081 $2,952
1972 $1,145 $3,483
1973 $1,221 $4,905
1974 $1,328 $13,540
1975 $1,464 $13,014
1976 $1,616 $15,710
1977 $1,781 $16,058
1978 $1,972 $16,757
1979 $2,189 $21,777
1980 $2,423 $28,375
1981 $2,639 $29,505
1982 $2,838 $24,385
1983 $3,049 $19,616
1984 $3,360 $19,272
1985 $3,728 $16,815
1986 $4,144 $13,213
1987 $4,616 $13,719
1988 $5,145 $14,682
1989 $5,741 $15,243
1990 $6,403 $16,722
1991 $6,824 $15,133
1992 $6,553 $16,280
1993 $5,892 $14,770
1994 $6,329 $14,765
1995 $7,038 $15,823
1996 $7,788 $17,125
1997 $7,945 $20,523
1998 $8,048 $17,665
1999 $7,630 $20,234
2000 $7,797 $27,535
2001 $8,240 $25,871
2002 $8,341 $27,227
2003 $7,862 $31,602
2004 $8,395 $41,036
2005 $9,640 $53,950
2006 $9,885 $62,582
2007 $10,408 $65,954
2008 $10,583 $80,781
2009 $10,155 $60,786
2010 $10,229 $77,387
2011 $11,001 $103,262
2012 $12,145 $108,470
2013 $12,769 $103,697
2014 $13,726 $95,841
2015 $15,691 $68,985
2016 $16,763 $61,254
2017 $16,034 $63,280
2018 $16,198 $71,040
2019 $15,841 $66,841
2020 $14,557 $51,684
2021 $13,257 $71,752
2022 $14,392 $88,701
2023 $15,899 $80,196
2024 - $76,276

Palau vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palau

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Palau Qatar
1950 52.7 50.8
1951 52.9 51.5
1952 53.1 52.1
1953 53.3 52.8
1954 53.5 53.5
1955 53.7 54.2
1956 53.9 54.9
1957 54.1 55.6
1958 54.4 56.3
1959 54.6 57
1960 54.9 57.8
1961 55.1 58.5
1962 55.4 59.2
1963 55.6 60
1964 55.8 60.7
1965 55.9 61.4
1966 56.2 62.2
1967 56.5 62.9
1968 56.9 63.6
1969 57.3 64.2
1970 57.7 64.9
1971 58.1 65.5
1972 58.6 66.1
1973 59 66.6
1974 59.5 67.2
1975 60 67.7
1976 60.5 68.2
1977 60.9 68.6
1978 61.3 69.1
1979 61.6 69.5
1980 61.9 69.9
1981 62.1 70.3
1982 62.3 70.7
1983 62.5 71.1
1984 62.6 71.5
1985 62.7 71.8
1986 62.8 72.2
1987 62.8 72.5
1988 62.8 72.8
1989 62.8 73.1
1990 62.8 73.4
1991 62.8 73.7
1992 62.9 73.9
1993 63 74.1
1994 63.1 74.2
1995 63.3 74.4
1996 63.5 74.6
1997 63.7 74.7
1998 64 74.9
1999 64.2 75
2000 64.5 75.3
2001 64.8 75.5
2002 65.1 75.8
2003 65.4 76.1
2004 65.8 76.5
2005 66.2 76.9
2006 66.6 77.3
2007 67.1 77.7
2008 67.6 78.3
2009 68 78.8
2010 68.3 79.4
2011 68.6 80
2012 68.9 80.5
2013 69 81
2014 69.1 81.4
2015 69.1 81.8
2016 69 82.1
2017 69 82.5
2018 69 82.7
2019 69 82.9
2020 68.7 80.4
2021 68.6 81.1
2022 68.9 81.9
2023 69.3 82.4
2024 69.4 82.5
2025 69.5 82.7

Palau and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Palau

Qatar
Year Population
Palau Qatar
1960 9,328 36,010
1961 9,555 39,680
1962 9,793 44,630
1963 10,037 50,380
1964 10,292 56,867
1965 10,547 64,065
1966 10,805 72,192
1967 10,988 81,439
1968 11,080 91,749
1969 11,159 103,025
1970 11,368 116,350
1971 11,759 131,346
1972 12,194 146,506
1973 12,552 161,841
1974 12,687 177,362
1975 12,655 193,087
1976 12,598 209,052
1977 12,525 225,285
1978 12,440 241,808
1979 12,337 258,670
1980 12,271 275,913
1981 12,402 293,553
1982 12,694 311,537
1983 13,006 329,709
1984 13,337 347,878
1985 13,688 365,940
1986 14,024 382,422
1987 14,334 397,005
1988 14,645 411,264
1989 14,945 425,646
1990 15,259 440,175
1991 15,614 454,853
1992 15,989 469,657
1993 16,372 484,545
1994 16,770 499,459
1995 17,195 514,325
1996 17,654 529,019
1997 18,108 550,500
1998 18,524 580,540
1999 18,901 612,500
2000 19,178 644,989
2001 19,352 677,925
2002 19,503 711,205
2003 19,659 744,682
2004 19,820 773,332
2005 19,819 825,408
2006 19,593 972,831
2007 19,302 1,208,595
2008 19,009 1,426,938
2009 18,709 1,608,903
2010 18,396 1,616,832
2011 18,078 1,624,761
2012 17,765 1,722,438
2013 17,648 1,916,426
2014 17,715 2,151,745
2015 17,770 2,344,557
2016 17,797 2,477,113
2017 17,812 2,545,820
2018 17,814 2,580,734
2019 17,798 2,638,657
2020 17,792 2,794,148
2021 17,783 2,504,910
2022 17,759 2,657,333
2023 17,727 2,656,032
2024 17,695 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Palau and Qatar

Fertility rate
Palau

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Palau Qatar
1960 7.19 6.53
1961 7.17 6.53
1962 7.15 6.53
1963 7.12 6.53
1964 7.08 6.53
1965 7.01 6.53
1966 6.93 6.52
1967 6.84 6.46
1968 6.71 6.39
1969 6.58 6.31
1970 6.39 6.23
1971 6.16 6.15
1972 5.9 6.07
1973 5.59 6.01
1974 5.26 5.94
1975 4.9 5.86
1976 4.53 5.78
1977 4.09 5.69
1978 3.74 5.58
1979 3.49 5.46
1980 3.35 5.33
1981 3.28 5.2
1982 3.22 5.04
1983 3.14 4.9
1984 3.08 4.76
1985 3.01 4.64
1986 2.98 4.57
1987 2.93 4.54
1988 2.91 4.51
1989 2.92 4.41
1990 2.88 4.23
1991 2.74 3.99
1992 2.71 3.85
1993 2.73 3.77
1994 2.66 3.67
1995 2.55 3.56
1996 2.39 3.44
1997 2.19 3.33
1998 2.01 3.21
1999 1.91 3.12
2000 1.82 3.07
2001 1.87 3.08
2002 1.92 3.01
2003 1.96 2.93
2004 1.99 2.79
2005 2.02 2.64
2006 2 2.51
2007 1.97 2.44
2008 1.95 2.37
2009 1.94 2.25
2010 1.94 2.14
2011 1.97 2.07
2012 2.01 2.04
2013 2.05 2.03
2014 2.03 2.03
2015 2 1.98
2016 2.06 1.86
2017 2.02 1.83
2018 1.97 1.76
2019 1.98 1.73
2020 1.97 1.68
2021 1.95 1.61
2022 1.93 1.74
2023 1.91 1.73

Palau and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Palau

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Palau Qatar
1960 16.7 18
1961 16.1 19
1962 15.5 20.1
1963 15.1 21.1
1964 15 21.8
1965 14.9 22.5
1966 14.9 23
1967 15.2 23.5
1968 15.7 24
1969 16.1 24.4
1970 16.5 23.7
1971 16.6 22.2
1972 16.6 21.3
1973 16.8 20.9
1974 17.1 20.8
1975 17.4 21
1976 17.8 21.3
1977 18.1 21.8
1978 18.3 22.3
1979 18.6 22.9
1980 18.9 23.5
1981 19.3 24.1
1982 19.9 24.8
1983 20.5 25.6
1984 21.1 26.3
1985 21.6 27
1986 22.2 27.4
1987 23.1 27.5
1988 24 27.5
1989 24.9 27.6
1990 25.6 27.7
1991 26 27.9
1992 26.4 28.1
1993 26.9 28.4
1994 27.4 28.7
1995 27.8 29.1
1996 28.3 29.6
1997 28.8 29.9
1998 29.4 29.8
1999 30.2 29.8
2000 30.8 29.9
2001 31.2 30.1
2002 31.5 30.5
2003 31.8 30.9
2004 32 31
2005 32.3 30.9
2006 32.7 30.6
2007 33.1 30.1
2008 33.5 30.1
2009 33.9 30.8
2010 34.2 31.3
2011 34.6 31.2
2012 35 31
2013 35.3 30.9
2014 35.6 31.1
2015 36 31.2
2016 36.3 31.4
2017 36.7 31.6
2018 37 31.9
2019 37.4 32.3
2020 37.8 32.6
2021 38.1 32.9
2022 38.5 33.4
2023 38.8 34.1
2024 39.2 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palau Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$249M
2023
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
53%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.53%
2023
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel n/a
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.29%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.77%
2020
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
76.7%
2023
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.87%
2023
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
62
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.95M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
18,399
2020
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
93.5%
2017
20.2%
2020
Banked people share n/a
65.9%
2011

Energy

Palau Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,814 kg
1990
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$1.99
1990
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.44 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
81.2 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
1990
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2022
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
4.6%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Palau Qatar
% of world population
0.0002%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-14
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
82.8%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.9
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2025
59
2024
Higher education index n/a
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.2
2018
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.78
2013
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2020
97.8%
2014
English speaking
92.5%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
27%
2004
99.7%
2023

Health

Palau Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,979
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$328
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.78
2020
2.5
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
89
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.3
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
42.1%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19.3%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
65
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.3%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Palau Qatar
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
10,037 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16.6 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
160.8 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
4,374 mi
2016

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