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Palau vs Saudi Arabia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Palau has a population of 17.7K (ranked 194/197), compared with 35.3M in Saudi Arabia (ranked 45/197). Palau's land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 830,000 sq mi for Saudi Arabia (ranked 180th vs. 12th).

By GDP, Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M) and Saudi Arabia ranks 18/197 ($1.24T). By GDP per capita, Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899), while Saudi Arabia ranks 32/197 ($35,057).

Main facts and rankings

Palau Saudi Arabia
Population
17663
36428123
Population rank 194/197 44/197
GDP
$282M
2023
$1.24T
2024
GDP rank 193/197 18/197
GDP per capita
$15,899
2023
$35,057
2024
GDP per capita rank 67/197 32/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,532
2023
$71,243
2024
Government debt n/a
$370B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
34.8%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$10,473
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 58/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,654
2025
$25,072
2025
Land area
177.6 sq mi
2025
830,000 sq mi
2025
Population density
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
42.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.91
2023
2.28
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
30.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
79.2 years
2025

Palau and Saudi Arabia: Comparison Charts

Palau and Saudi Arabia economies compared

GDP
Palau

Saudi Arabia
Year GDP
Palau Saudi Arabia
1960 - $1,748,124,064
1961 - $1,920,811,284
1962 - $2,130,606,532
1963 - $2,207,393,172
1964 - $2,371,808,713
1965 - $2,647,955,558
1966 - $2,920,555,557
1967 - $3,257,022,223
1968 - $4,187,777,711
1969 - $4,485,777,644
1970 $11,563,041 $5,377,333,333
1971 $12,706,874 $7,184,806,909
1972 $13,956,474 $9,664,267,087
1973 $15,331,889 $14,947,435,499
1974 $16,848,759 $45,412,957,746
1975 $18,521,112 $46,773,208,643
1976 $20,364,420 $64,005,665,722
1977 $22,308,104 $74,188,986,586
1978 $24,530,015 $80,266,516,687
1979 $27,004,251 $111,858,444,786
1980 $29,728,054 $164,539,660,725
1981 $32,726,594 $184,291,360,139
1982 $36,027,583 $153,240,313,858
1983 $39,661,530 $129,171,635,311
1984 $44,814,259 $119,624,858,116
1985 $51,030,637 $103,897,846,494
1986 $58,109,314 $86,961,922,765
1987 $66,169,905 $85,695,861,148
1988 $75,348,615 $88,256,074,766
1989 $85,800,543 $95,344,459,279
1990 $97,702,303 $117,630,173,565
1991 $106,555,300 $132,223,230,975
1992 $104,771,300 $137,087,850,467
1993 $96,455,700 $132,967,957,276
1994 $106,138,500 $135,174,899,866
1995 $121,018,500 $143,343,124,166
1996 $137,494,600 $158,662,483,311
1997 $143,860,800 $165,963,684,913
1998 $149,079,600 $146,775,466,667
1999 $144,206,500 $161,717,066,667
2000 $149,535,800 $189,514,933,333
2001 $159,453,500 $184,137,600,000
2002 $162,665,500 $189,605,866,667
2003 $154,559,900 $215,807,733,333
2004 $166,391,600 $258,742,133,333
2005 $191,048,400 $328,459,608,764
2006 $193,679,700 $376,900,133,511
2007 $200,903,600 $415,964,509,673
2008 $201,167,300 $519,796,800,000
2009 $189,998,000 $429,097,866,667
2010 $188,174,300 $528,207,466,667
2011 $198,873,900 $680,660,800,000
2012 $215,762,400 $751,921,333,333
2013 $225,345,700 $769,755,733,333
2014 $243,156,500 $787,153,066,667
2015 $278,824,800 $693,414,400,000
2016 $298,323,500 $689,279,466,667
2017 $285,600,000 $741,266,133,333
2018 $288,546,300 $886,564,800,000
2019 $281,941,600 $888,890,133,333
2020 $258,990,800 $767,951,200,000
2021 $235,752,900 $982,661,066,667
2022 $255,591,100 $1,239,075,200,000
2023 $281,849,100 $1,218,584,533,333
2024 - $1,237,529,866,667

Palau and Saudi Arabia economies compared

GDP per capita
Palau

Saudi Arabia
Year GDP per capita
Palau Saudi Arabia
1960 - $718
1961 - $760
1962 - $813
1963 - $812
1964 - $840
1965 - $904
1966 - $961
1967 - $1,032
1968 - $1,276
1969 - $1,313
1970 $1,017 $1,509
1971 $1,081 $1,929
1972 $1,145 $2,474
1973 $1,221 $3,640
1974 $1,328 $10,503
1975 $1,464 $10,266
1976 $1,616 $13,313
1977 $1,781 $14,595
1978 $1,972 $14,914
1979 $2,189 $19,612
1980 $2,423 $27,206
1981 $2,639 $28,703
1982 $2,838 $22,454
1983 $3,049 $17,810
1984 $3,360 $15,541
1985 $3,728 $12,745
1986 $4,144 $10,078
1987 $4,616 $9,386
1988 $5,145 $9,165
1989 $5,741 $9,414
1990 $6,403 $11,055
1991 $6,824 $11,847
1992 $6,553 $11,730
1993 $5,892 $10,885
1994 $6,329 $10,602
1995 $7,038 $10,786
1996 $7,788 $11,472
1997 $7,945 $11,545
1998 $8,048 $9,836
1999 $7,630 $10,452
2000 $7,797 $11,715
2001 $8,240 $10,805
2002 $8,341 $10,586
2003 $7,862 $11,487
2004 $8,395 $13,154
2005 $9,640 $15,976
2006 $9,885 $17,564
2007 $10,408 $18,596
2008 $10,583 $22,320
2009 $10,155 $17,718
2010 $10,229 $22,028
2011 $11,001 $27,127
2012 $12,145 $28,733
2013 $12,769 $27,865
2014 $13,726 $27,805
2015 $15,691 $23,256
2016 $16,763 $22,268
2017 $16,034 $23,929
2018 $16,198 $29,360
2019 $15,841 $29,567
2020 $14,557 $24,339
2021 $13,257 $31,921
2022 $14,392 $38,510
2023 $15,899 $36,157
2024 - $35,057

Palau vs. Saudi Arabia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palau

Saudi Arabia
Year Life expectancy, years
Palau Saudi Arabia
1950 52.7 40
1951 52.9 40.6
1952 53.1 41.1
1953 53.3 41.6
1954 53.5 42.1
1955 53.7 42.6
1956 53.9 43.1
1957 54.1 43.7
1958 54.4 44.2
1959 54.6 44.8
1960 54.9 45.3
1961 55.1 45.9
1962 55.4 46.5
1963 55.6 47.1
1964 55.8 47.7
1965 55.9 48.4
1966 56.2 49.2
1967 56.5 50
1968 56.9 50.9
1969 57.3 51.8
1970 57.7 52.7
1971 58.1 53.7
1972 58.6 54.7
1973 59 55.8
1974 59.5 56.8
1975 60 57.8
1976 60.5 58.8
1977 60.9 59.7
1978 61.3 60.7
1979 61.6 61.5
1980 61.9 62.4
1981 62.1 63.3
1982 62.3 64
1983 62.5 64.7
1984 62.6 65.4
1985 62.7 66
1986 62.8 66.6
1987 62.8 67.2
1988 62.8 67.8
1989 62.8 68.4
1990 62.8 68.9
1991 62.8 69.3
1992 62.9 69.8
1993 63 70.2
1994 63.1 70.6
1995 63.3 70.9
1996 63.5 71.3
1997 63.7 71.6
1998 64 72
1999 64.2 72.3
2000 64.5 72.6
2001 64.8 73
2002 65.1 73.3
2003 65.4 73.7
2004 65.8 74
2005 66.2 74.4
2006 66.6 74.8
2007 67.1 75.1
2008 67.6 75.3
2009 68 75.4
2010 68.3 75.6
2011 68.6 75.8
2012 68.9 76.1
2013 69 76.5
2014 69.1 77.1
2015 69.1 77.8
2016 69 78.4
2017 69 78.7
2018 69 78.7
2019 69 78.3
2020 68.7 77.6
2021 68.6 77.1
2022 68.9 77.3
2023 69.3 78.7
2024 69.4 79
2025 69.5 79.2

Palau and Saudi Arabia population clocks and comparison

Population
Palau

Saudi Arabia
Year Population
Palau Saudi Arabia
1960 9,328 2,435,403
1961 9,555 2,526,347
1962 9,793 2,620,910
1963 10,037 2,719,341
1964 10,292 2,821,968
1965 10,547 2,928,771
1966 10,805 3,039,887
1967 10,988 3,157,242
1968 11,080 3,282,711
1969 11,159 3,417,114
1970 11,368 3,562,470
1971 11,759 3,724,031
1972 12,194 3,905,722
1973 12,552 4,106,344
1974 12,687 4,323,632
1975 12,655 4,556,287
1976 12,598 4,807,933
1977 12,525 5,083,048
1978 12,440 5,381,902
1979 12,337 5,703,698
1980 12,271 6,047,997
1981 12,402 6,420,551
1982 12,694 6,824,486
1983 13,006 7,252,941
1984 13,337 7,697,307
1985 13,688 8,151,779
1986 14,024 8,628,639
1987 14,334 9,130,194
1988 14,645 9,629,165
1989 14,945 10,128,394
1990 15,259 10,640,691
1991 15,614 11,160,744
1992 15,989 11,686,676
1993 16,372 12,215,862
1994 16,770 12,750,040
1995 17,195 13,289,245
1996 17,654 13,831,009
1997 18,108 14,374,943
1998 18,524 14,922,185
1999 18,901 15,472,075
2000 19,178 16,177,722
2001 19,352 17,041,397
2002 19,503 17,910,910
2003 19,659 18,786,767
2004 19,820 19,669,480
2005 19,819 20,559,890
2006 19,593 21,459,144
2007 19,302 22,368,313
2008 19,009 23,287,877
2009 18,709 24,217,654
2010 18,396 23,978,487
2011 18,078 25,091,867
2012 17,765 26,168,861
2013 17,648 27,624,004
2014 17,715 28,309,273
2015 17,770 29,816,382
2016 17,797 30,954,198
2017 17,812 30,977,355
2018 17,814 30,196,281
2019 17,798 30,063,799
2020 17,792 31,552,510
2021 17,783 30,784,383
2022 17,759 32,175,224
2023 17,727 33,702,731
2024 17,695 35,300,280

Fertility rates in Palau and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate
Palau

Saudi Arabia
Year Fertility rate
Palau Saudi Arabia
1960 7.19 7.63
1961 7.17 7.63
1962 7.15 7.64
1963 7.12 7.65
1964 7.08 7.67
1965 7.01 7.66
1966 6.93 7.66
1967 6.84 7.66
1968 6.71 7.63
1969 6.58 7.6
1970 6.39 7.58
1971 6.16 7.56
1972 5.9 7.54
1973 5.59 7.48
1974 5.26 7.43
1975 4.9 7.37
1976 4.53 7.33
1977 4.09 7.3
1978 3.74 7.26
1979 3.49 7.23
1980 3.35 7.15
1981 3.28 7.07
1982 3.22 6.98
1983 3.14 6.88
1984 3.08 6.78
1985 3.01 6.65
1986 2.98 6.52
1987 2.93 6.34
1988 2.91 6.15
1989 2.92 5.98
1990 2.88 5.8
1991 2.74 5.64
1992 2.71 5.49
1993 2.73 5.33
1994 2.66 5.16
1995 2.55 4.99
1996 2.39 4.81
1997 2.19 4.66
1998 2.01 4.52
1999 1.91 4.35
2000 1.82 4.21
2001 1.87 3.96
2002 1.92 3.71
2003 1.96 3.47
2004 1.99 3.26
2005 2.02 3.16
2006 2 3.18
2007 1.97 3.19
2008 1.95 3.07
2009 1.94 2.95
2010 1.94 2.81
2011 1.97 2.8
2012 2.01 2.78
2013 2.05 2.67
2014 2.03 2.68
2015 2 2.63
2016 2.06 2.65
2017 2.02 2.67
2018 1.97 2.67
2019 1.98 2.49
2020 1.97 2.27
2021 1.95 2.17
2022 1.93 2.14
2023 1.91 2.28

Palau and Saudi Arabia demographics compared

Median age
Palau

Saudi Arabia
Year Median age, years
Palau Saudi Arabia
1960 16.7 18.6
1961 16.1 18.5
1962 15.5 18.4
1963 15.1 18.2
1964 15 18
1965 14.9 17.9
1966 14.9 17.7
1967 15.2 17.6
1968 15.7 17.5
1969 16.1 17.4
1970 16.5 17.4
1971 16.6 17.4
1972 16.6 17.4
1973 16.8 17.5
1974 17.1 17.6
1975 17.4 17.7
1976 17.8 17.8
1977 18.1 17.9
1978 18.3 18
1979 18.6 18.1
1980 18.9 18.2
1981 19.3 18.3
1982 19.9 18.4
1983 20.5 18.5
1984 21.1 18.6
1985 21.6 18.7
1986 22.2 18.7
1987 23.1 18.8
1988 24 18.9
1989 24.9 19
1990 25.6 19
1991 26 19.2
1992 26.4 19.3
1993 26.9 19.4
1994 27.4 19.6
1995 27.8 19.7
1996 28.3 19.9
1997 28.8 20.2
1998 29.4 20.4
1999 30.2 20.7
2000 30.8 20.8
2001 31.2 20.7
2002 31.5 20.8
2003 31.8 21.1
2004 32 21.4
2005 32.3 21.9
2006 32.7 22.3
2007 33.1 22.8
2008 33.5 23.4
2009 33.9 23.9
2010 34.2 24.5
2011 34.6 25.2
2012 35 25.9
2013 35.3 26.6
2014 35.6 27.2
2015 36 27.9
2016 36.3 28.6
2017 36.7 29
2018 37 29.3
2019 37.4 29.3
2020 37.8 29.4
2021 38.1 29.5
2022 38.5 29.7
2023 38.8 30.2
2024 39.2 30.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palau Saudi Arabia
GNI, Atlas method
$249M
2023
$1.26T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
53%
2025
32.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.53%
2023
5.11%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
7.09%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
282,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.29%
2025
-4.93%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.77%
2020
3.52%
2024
Services, % of GDP
76.7%
2023
47.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.87%
2023
44.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
62
2025
64.4
2025
Number of millionaires n/a
351,855
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.44%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
15
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00006%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
352
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.73T
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$464B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.95M
2024
$322M
2024
International tourist arrivals
18,399
2020
20,292,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
93.5%
2017
3.26%
2020
Banked people share n/a
78.8%
2024

Energy

Palau Saudi Arabia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,814 kg
1990
7,530 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$1.99
1990
$9.56
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.44 megatons
2023
623 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
81.2 tons
2023
18.5 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
1990
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2022
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.09%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-178.2%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
11,835 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
4.6%
2021
0.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Palau Saudi Arabia
% of world population
0.0002%
2024
0.43%
2024
Annual migration change
-14
2024
+122,170
2024
Urban population
82.8%
2024
85.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.9
2025
67.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2025
59
2024
Higher education index n/a
78
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.2
2018
0.8
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.78
2013
35.9
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
104
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2020
97.9%
2024
English speaking
92.5%
2023
55%
2025
People using the Internet
27%
2004
100%
2024

Health

Palau Saudi Arabia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,979
2022
$1,593
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$328
2022
$175.5
2022
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
79.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.78
2020
3.08
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
89
2023
7
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.3
2023
6.2
2023
Obesity rate
42.1%
2022
42.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19.3%
2024
23.1%
2024
Air quality index
65
2025
32
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.3%
2022
14.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
0 liters
2020

Territory

Palau Saudi Arabia
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
1.44%
2025
Land area per capita
10,037 sq mi
2024
23,513 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16.6 sq mi
2025
670,418 sq mi
2025
Forest area
160.8 sq mi
2025
3,772 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
137,554 mi
2006

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