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Palau vs Romania statistics compared

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Palau has a population of 17.7K (ranked 194/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Palau's land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 180th vs. 80th).

By GDP, Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Palau Romania
Population
17663
18962595
Population rank 194/197 69/197
GDP
$282M
2023
$383B
2024
GDP rank 193/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$15,899
2023
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 67/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,532
2023
$48,712
2024
Government debt n/a
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,654
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
177.6 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.91
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Palau and Romania: Comparison Charts

Palau and Romania economies compared

GDP
Palau

Romania
Year GDP
Palau Romania
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 $38,067,567,568
1988 $75,348,615 $40,424,528,302
1989 $85,800,543 $41,450,777,202
1990 $97,702,303 $38,247,882,300
1991 $106,555,300 $28,850,634,900
1992 $104,771,300 $25,121,666,667
1993 $96,455,700 $26,361,160,450
1994 $106,138,500 $30,072,805,104
1995 $121,018,500 $37,430,162,103
1996 $137,494,600 $36,937,074,278
1997 $143,860,800 $35,575,214,078
1998 $149,079,600 $41,696,091,974
1999 $144,206,500 $35,953,156,754
2000 $149,535,800 $37,253,739,511
2001 $159,453,500 $40,395,116,581
2002 $162,665,500 $46,065,502,703
2003 $154,559,900 $57,806,384,143
2004 $166,391,600 $74,973,656,852
2005 $191,048,400 $98,454,380,120
2006 $193,679,700 $122,023,735,993
2007 $200,903,600 $174,588,782,939
2008 $201,167,300 $214,315,932,061
2009 $189,998,000 $174,110,532,659
2010 $188,174,300 $170,064,350,672
2011 $198,873,900 $192,623,977,894
2012 $215,762,400 $179,117,323,107
2013 $225,345,700 $189,798,603,751
2014 $243,156,500 $199,722,319,676
2015 $278,824,800 $177,885,131,240
2016 $298,323,500 $185,290,759,249
2017 $285,600,000 $210,147,385,855
2018 $288,546,300 $243,468,683,030
2019 $281,941,600 $251,677,082,534
2020 $258,990,800 $252,033,792,712
2021 $235,752,900 $286,578,196,368
2022 $255,591,100 $296,354,358,293
2023 $281,849,100 $350,775,856,415
2024 - $382,767,571,329

Palau and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Palau

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Palau Romania
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 $1,659
1988 $5,145 $1,753
1989 $5,741 $1,790
1990 $6,403 $1,648
1991 $6,824 $1,254
1992 $6,553 $1,102
1993 $5,892 $1,158
1994 $6,329 $1,323
1995 $7,038 $1,650
1996 $7,788 $1,633
1997 $7,945 $1,577
1998 $8,048 $1,853
1999 $7,630 $1,600
2000 $7,797 $1,660
2001 $8,240 $1,825
2002 $8,341 $2,120
2003 $7,862 $2,679
2004 $8,395 $3,495
2005 $9,640 $4,618
2006 $9,885 $5,758
2007 $10,408 $8,360
2008 $10,583 $10,435
2009 $10,155 $8,548
2010 $10,229 $8,400
2011 $11,001 $9,561
2012 $12,145 $8,930
2013 $12,769 $9,498
2014 $13,726 $10,032
2015 $15,691 $8,977
2016 $16,763 $9,405
2017 $16,034 $10,728
2018 $16,198 $12,502
2019 $15,841 $12,992
2020 $14,557 $13,082
2021 $13,257 $14,987
2022 $14,392 $15,558
2023 $15,899 $18,404
2024 - $20,072

Palau vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palau

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Palau Romania
1950 52.7 60.5
1951 52.9 61.2
1952 53.1 61.8
1953 53.3 62.5
1954 53.5 63
1955 53.7 63.3
1956 53.9 63.6
1957 54.1 64
1958 54.4 64.4
1959 54.6 64.9
1960 54.9 65.6
1961 55.1 66.4
1962 55.4 67.2
1963 55.6 67.8
1964 55.8 68.4
1965 55.9 68.4
1966 56.2 68.2
1967 56.5 68.1
1968 56.9 67.9
1969 57.3 67.2
1970 57.7 67.9
1971 58.1 68.4
1972 58.6 69
1973 59 68.7
1974 59.5 69.5
1975 60 69.6
1976 60.5 69.9
1977 60.9 69.5
1978 61.3 69.8
1979 61.6 69.5
1980 61.9 69.2
1981 62.1 69.5
1982 62.3 69.8
1983 62.5 69.8
1984 62.6 69.9
1985 62.7 69.4
1986 62.8 69.7
1987 62.8 69.1
1988 62.8 69.4
1989 62.8 69.5
1990 62.8 69.8
1991 62.8 70
1992 62.9 69.5
1993 63 69.5
1994 63.1 69.3
1995 63.3 69.3
1996 63.5 68.8
1997 63.7 69.1
1998 64 69.9
1999 64.2 70.6
2000 64.5 71.2
2001 64.8 71.1
2002 65.1 70.8
2003 65.4 70.8
2004 65.8 71.1
2005 66.2 71.6
2006 66.6 72.2
2007 67.1 72.8
2008 67.6 73.2
2009 68 73.5
2010 68.3 73.6
2011 68.6 74.3
2012 68.9 74.3
2013 69 74.9
2014 69.1 74.8
2015 69.1 74.7
2016 69 75
2017 69 75
2018 69 75.1
2019 69 75.3
2020 68.7 74
2021 68.6 72.7
2022 68.9 75.3
2023 69.3 75.9
2024 69.4 76.1
2025 69.5 76.2

Palau and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Palau

Romania
Year Population
Palau Romania
1960 9,328 18,406,905
1961 9,555 18,555,250
1962 9,793 18,676,550
1963 10,037 18,797,850
1964 10,292 18,919,126
1965 10,547 19,031,576
1966 10,805 19,215,450
1967 10,988 19,534,242
1968 11,080 19,799,831
1969 11,159 20,009,141
1970 11,368 20,250,398
1971 11,759 20,461,567
1972 12,194 20,657,957
1973 12,552 20,835,681
1974 12,687 21,029,429
1975 12,655 21,293,583
1976 12,598 21,551,634
1977 12,525 21,756,096
1978 12,440 21,951,464
1979 12,337 22,090,488
1980 12,271 22,207,282
1981 12,402 22,353,070
1982 12,694 22,475,741
1983 13,006 22,560,478
1984 13,337 22,640,547
1985 13,688 22,732,999
1986 14,024 22,836,841
1987 14,334 22,949,430
1988 14,645 23,057,662
1989 14,945 23,161,458
1990 15,259 23,201,835
1991 15,614 23,001,155
1992 15,989 22,794,284
1993 16,372 22,763,280
1994 16,770 22,730,211
1995 17,195 22,684,270
1996 17,654 22,619,004
1997 18,108 22,553,978
1998 18,524 22,507,344
1999 18,901 22,472,040
2000 19,178 22,442,971
2001 19,352 22,131,970
2002 19,503 21,730,496
2003 19,659 21,574,326
2004 19,820 21,451,748
2005 19,819 21,319,685
2006 19,593 21,193,760
2007 19,302 20,882,982
2008 19,009 20,537,875
2009 18,709 20,367,487
2010 18,396 20,246,871
2011 18,078 20,147,528
2012 17,765 20,058,035
2013 17,648 19,983,693
2014 17,715 19,908,979
2015 17,770 19,815,616
2016 17,797 19,702,267
2017 17,812 19,588,715
2018 17,814 19,473,970
2019 17,798 19,371,648
2020 17,792 19,265,250
2021 17,783 19,122,059
2022 17,759 19,048,502
2023 17,727 19,059,479
2024 17,695 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Palau and Romania

Fertility rate
Palau

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Palau Romania
1960 7.19 2.34
1961 7.17 2.17
1962 7.15 2.04
1963 7.12 2.01
1964 7.08 1.96
1965 7.01 1.91
1966 6.93 1.9
1967 6.84 3.66
1968 6.71 3.63
1969 6.58 3.19
1970 6.39 2.89
1971 6.16 2.67
1972 5.9 2.55
1973 5.59 2.44
1974 5.26 2.71
1975 4.9 2.59
1976 4.53 2.54
1977 4.09 2.57
1978 3.74 2.52
1979 3.49 2.49
1980 3.35 2.43
1981 3.28 2.36
1982 3.22 2.17
1983 3.14 2.06
1984 3.08 2.26
1985 3.01 2.31
1986 2.98 2.39
1987 2.93 2.38
1988 2.91 2.3
1989 2.92 2.22
1990 2.88 1.83
1991 2.74 1.59
1992 2.71 1.51
1993 2.73 1.43
1994 2.66 1.4
1995 2.55 1.33
1996 2.39 1.3
1997 2.19 1.32
1998 2.01 1.32
1999 1.91 1.3
2000 1.82 1.31
2001 1.87 1.27
2002 1.92 1.27
2003 1.96 1.3
2004 1.99 1.33
2005 2.02 1.4
2006 2 1.42
2007 1.97 1.45
2008 1.95 1.6
2009 1.94 1.66
2010 1.94 1.59
2011 1.97 1.47
2012 2.01 1.52
2013 2.05 1.46
2014 2.03 1.56
2015 2 1.62
2016 2.06 1.69
2017 2.02 1.78
2018 1.97 1.76
2019 1.98 1.77
2020 1.97 1.8
2021 1.95 1.81
2022 1.93 1.71
2023 1.91 1.71

Palau and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Palau

Romania
Year Median age, years
Palau Romania
1960 16.7 28.5
1961 16.1 28.9
1962 15.5 29.3
1963 15.1 29.7
1964 15 30.2
1965 14.9 30.6
1966 14.9 31
1967 15.2 31.3
1968 15.7 31.3
1969 16.1 31.3
1970 16.5 31.4
1971 16.6 31.4
1972 16.6 31.5
1973 16.8 31.5
1974 17.1 31.6
1975 17.4 31.7
1976 17.8 31.8
1977 18.1 31.8
1978 18.3 31.7
1979 18.6 31.7
1980 18.9 31.8
1981 19.3 31.9
1982 19.9 32
1983 20.5 32.1
1984 21.1 32.3
1985 21.6 32.5
1986 22.2 32.7
1987 23.1 32.8
1988 24 32.8
1989 24.9 32.9
1990 25.6 33
1991 26 33.1
1992 26.4 33.3
1993 26.9 33.6
1994 27.4 33.8
1995 27.8 34
1996 28.3 34.2
1997 28.8 34.4
1998 29.4 34.6
1999 30.2 34.7
2000 30.8 34.8
2001 31.2 34.8
2002 31.5 35.3
2003 31.8 36
2004 32 36.6
2005 32.3 37
2006 32.7 37.3
2007 33.1 37.7
2008 33.5 38.2
2009 33.9 38.8
2010 34.2 39.3
2011 34.6 39.8
2012 35 40.2
2013 35.3 40.5
2014 35.6 40.9
2015 36 41.3
2016 36.3 41.7
2017 36.7 42
2018 37 42.3
2019 37.4 42.6
2020 37.8 42.9
2021 38.1 43.2
2022 38.5 43.3
2023 38.8 43.5
2024 39.2 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palau Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$249M
2023
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
53%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.53%
2023
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.29%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.77%
2020
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
76.7%
2023
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.87%
2023
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
62
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.95M
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
18,399
2020
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
93.5%
2017
1.73%
2020
Banked people share n/a
71.3%
2024

Energy

Palau Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,814 kg
1990
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$1.99
1990
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.44 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
81.2 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
1990
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2022
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
4.6%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Palau Romania
% of world population
0.0002%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-14
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
82.8%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.9
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2025
46
2024
Higher education index n/a
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.2
2018
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.78
2013
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2020
99.2%
2021
English speaking
92.5%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
27%
2004
91.3%
2024

Health

Palau Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,979
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$328
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.78
2020
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
89
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.3
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
42.1%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19.3%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
65
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.3%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Palau Romania
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
10,037 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16.6 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
160.8 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
53,679 mi
2023

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