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Palau vs Senegal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Palau has a population of 17.7K (ranked 194/197), compared with 18.5M in Senegal (ranked 69/197). Palau's land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 74,336 sq mi for Senegal (ranked 180th vs. 85th).

By GDP, Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M) and Senegal ranks 110/197 ($32.3B). By GDP per capita, Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899), while Senegal ranks 160/197 ($1,744).

Main facts and rankings

Palau Senegal
Population
17663
19281054
Population rank 194/197 68/197
GDP
$282M
2023
$32.3B
2024
GDP rank 193/197 110/197
GDP per capita
$15,899
2023
$1,744
2024
GDP per capita rank 67/197 160/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,532
2023
$5,110
2024
Government debt n/a
$36.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
111.4%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$1,982
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 119/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,654
2025
$1,890
2025
Land area
177.6 sq mi
2025
74,336 sq mi
2025
Population density
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
248.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.91
2023
3.82
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
20.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
69.2 years
2025

Palau and Senegal: Comparison Charts

Palau and Senegal economies compared

GDP
Palau

Senegal
Year GDP
Palau Senegal
1960 - $1,003,692,370
1961 - $1,058,975,257
1962 - $1,085,475,791
1963 - $1,122,139,862
1964 - $1,188,930,645
1965 - $1,210,058,228
1966 - $1,246,908,186
1967 - $1,246,480,766
1968 - $1,309,384,862
1969 - $1,245,234,931
1970 $11,563,041 $1,297,407,655
1971 $12,706,874 $1,339,549,033
1972 $13,956,474 $1,620,857,104
1973 $15,331,889 $1,863,398,590
1974 $16,848,759 $2,099,325,229
1975 $18,521,112 $2,830,388,405
1976 $20,364,420 $2,869,777,884
1977 $22,308,104 $2,938,046,463
1978 $24,530,015 $3,280,354,921
1979 $27,004,251 $4,084,877,823
1980 $29,728,054 $4,510,108,291
1981 $32,726,594 $4,095,892,781
1982 $36,027,583 $4,013,951,443
1983 $39,661,530 $3,569,356,125
1984 $44,814,259 $3,485,165,432
1985 $51,030,637 $3,818,944,918
1986 $58,109,314 $5,392,093,446
1987 $66,169,905 $6,487,353,103
1988 $75,348,615 $6,418,419,389
1989 $85,800,543 $6,366,039,373
1990 $97,702,303 $7,390,967,360
1991 $106,555,300 $7,255,210,470
1992 $104,771,300 $7,769,817,840
1993 $96,455,700 $7,367,986,241
1994 $106,138,500 $5,034,588,196
1995 $121,018,500 $6,326,342,633
1996 $137,494,600 $6,559,712,166
1997 $143,860,800 $6,041,478,726
1998 $149,079,600 $6,505,607,909
1999 $144,206,500 $6,592,834,933
2000 $149,535,800 $6,013,185,004
2001 $159,453,500 $6,507,824,829
2002 $162,665,500 $7,006,402,320
2003 $154,559,900 $8,768,721,563
2004 $166,391,600 $10,076,816,667
2005 $191,048,400 $11,009,033,438
2006 $193,679,700 $11,697,918,243
2007 $200,903,600 $13,994,218,413
2008 $201,167,300 $16,853,989,628
2009 $189,998,000 $16,145,867,495
2010 $188,174,300 $16,121,315,909
2011 $198,873,900 $17,814,283,639
2012 $215,762,400 $17,660,870,412
2013 $225,345,700 $18,918,667,725
2014 $243,156,500 $19,797,253,440
2015 $278,824,800 $17,774,766,696
2016 $298,323,500 $19,040,312,333
2017 $285,600,000 $20,996,562,944
2018 $288,546,300 $23,116,701,556
2019 $281,941,600 $23,403,995,992
2020 $258,990,800 $24,530,513,038
2021 $235,752,900 $27,520,784,130
2022 $255,591,100 $27,783,332,223
2023 $281,849,100 $30,696,331,296
2024 - $32,267,254,425

Palau and Senegal economies compared

GDP per capita
Palau

Senegal
Year GDP per capita
Palau Senegal
1960 - $300
1961 - $308
1962 - $307
1963 - $309
1964 - $318
1965 - $314
1966 - $315
1967 - $305
1968 - $311
1969 - $287.3
1970 $1,017 $290.5
1971 $1,081 $291.1
1972 $1,145 $342
1973 $1,221 $381
1974 $1,328 $417
1975 $1,464 $547
1976 $1,616 $541
1977 $1,781 $540
1978 $1,972 $589
1979 $2,189 $716
1980 $2,423 $772
1981 $2,639 $683
1982 $2,838 $652
1983 $3,049 $564
1984 $3,360 $536
1985 $3,728 $571
1986 $4,144 $784
1987 $4,616 $916
1988 $5,145 $880
1989 $5,741 $849
1990 $6,403 $957
1991 $6,824 $913
1992 $6,553 $951
1993 $5,892 $878
1994 $6,329 $584
1995 $7,038 $715
1996 $7,788 $723
1997 $7,945 $651
1998 $8,048 $685
1999 $7,630 $678
2000 $7,797 $603
2001 $8,240 $637
2002 $8,341 $669
2003 $7,862 $818
2004 $8,395 $918
2005 $9,640 $980
2006 $9,885 $1,017
2007 $10,408 $1,189
2008 $10,583 $1,399
2009 $10,155 $1,309
2010 $10,229 $1,276
2011 $11,001 $1,375
2012 $12,145 $1,327
2013 $12,769 $1,380
2014 $13,726 $1,399
2015 $15,691 $1,218
2016 $16,763 $1,266
2017 $16,034 $1,357
2018 $16,198 $1,453
2019 $15,841 $1,431
2020 $14,557 $1,461
2021 $13,257 $1,598
2022 $14,392 $1,574
2023 $15,899 $1,698
2024 - $1,744

Palau vs. Senegal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palau

Senegal
Year Life expectancy, years
Palau Senegal
1950 52.7 36.5
1951 52.9 36.9
1952 53.1 37.4
1953 53.3 37.8
1954 53.5 38.2
1955 53.7 38.5
1956 53.9 38.9
1957 54.1 39.1
1958 54.4 39.4
1959 54.6 39.5
1960 54.9 39.7
1961 55.1 39.7
1962 55.4 39.7
1963 55.6 39.7
1964 55.8 39.8
1965 55.9 39.8
1966 56.2 39.8
1967 56.5 40
1968 56.9 40.1
1969 57.3 40.4
1970 57.7 40.8
1971 58.1 41.2
1972 58.6 41.8
1973 59 42.4
1974 59.5 43.1
1975 60 43.9
1976 60.5 44.8
1977 60.9 45.7
1978 61.3 46.6
1979 61.6 47.5
1980 61.9 48.3
1981 62.1 49.1
1982 62.3 49.9
1983 62.5 50.8
1984 62.6 51.7
1985 62.7 52.6
1986 62.8 53.7
1987 62.8 54.6
1988 62.8 55.5
1989 62.8 56.2
1990 62.8 56.7
1991 62.8 57
1992 62.9 57.3
1993 63 57.3
1994 63.1 57.5
1995 63.3 57.3
1996 63.5 57.1
1997 63.7 57.1
1998 64 57.1
1999 64.2 57.3
2000 64.5 57.6
2001 64.8 58.2
2002 65.1 58.9
2003 65.4 59.5
2004 65.8 60.3
2005 66.2 61
2006 66.6 61.8
2007 67.1 62.7
2008 67.6 63.2
2009 68 63.8
2010 68.3 64.2
2011 68.6 64.8
2012 68.9 65.2
2013 69 65.6
2014 69.1 66
2015 69.1 66.5
2016 69 66.7
2017 69 67.1
2018 69 67.4
2019 69 67.7
2020 68.7 67.5
2021 68.6 66.9
2022 68.9 67.8
2023 69.3 68.7
2024 69.4 68.9
2025 69.5 69.2

Palau and Senegal population clocks and comparison

Population
Palau

Senegal
Year Population
Palau Senegal
1960 9,328 3,340,907
1961 9,555 3,436,375
1962 9,793 3,534,686
1963 10,037 3,635,876
1964 10,292 3,740,535
1965 10,547 3,849,788
1966 10,805 3,964,299
1967 10,988 4,083,870
1968 11,080 4,207,587
1969 11,159 4,334,974
1970 11,368 4,466,328
1971 11,759 4,601,864
1972 12,194 4,741,631
1973 12,552 4,885,181
1974 12,687 5,029,437
1975 12,655 5,170,810
1976 12,598 5,308,564
1977 12,525 5,439,549
1978 12,440 5,568,096
1979 12,337 5,702,895
1980 12,271 5,845,638
1981 12,402 5,997,160
1982 12,694 6,156,961
1983 13,006 6,324,504
1984 13,337 6,499,364
1985 13,688 6,683,287
1986 14,024 6,878,192
1987 14,334 7,081,530
1988 14,645 7,289,618
1989 14,945 7,502,207
1990 15,259 7,720,523
1991 15,614 7,943,085
1992 15,989 8,168,395
1993 16,372 8,396,288
1994 16,770 8,624,078
1995 17,195 8,848,101
1996 17,654 9,067,014
1997 18,108 9,283,495
1998 18,524 9,502,952
1999 18,901 9,730,887
2000 19,178 9,968,260
2001 19,352 10,212,942
2002 19,503 10,466,214
2003 19,659 10,721,176
2004 19,820 10,975,704
2005 19,819 11,235,472
2006 19,593 11,500,094
2007 19,302 11,770,344
2008 19,009 12,048,959
2009 18,709 12,337,389
2010 18,396 12,635,413
2011 18,078 12,958,897
2012 17,765 13,310,495
2013 17,648 13,710,849
2014 17,715 14,152,102
2015 17,770 14,593,331
2016 17,797 15,034,521
2017 17,812 15,475,002
2018 17,814 15,914,498
2019 17,798 16,352,922
2020 17,792 16,789,219
2021 17,783 17,220,867
2022 17,759 17,651,103
2023 17,727 18,077,573
2024 17,695 18,501,984

Fertility rates in Palau and Senegal

Fertility rate
Palau

Senegal
Year Fertility rate
Palau Senegal
1960 7.19 7
1961 7.17 7.04
1962 7.15 7.08
1963 7.12 7.12
1964 7.08 7.16
1965 7.01 7.19
1966 6.93 7.22
1967 6.84 7.24
1968 6.71 7.25
1969 6.58 7.26
1970 6.39 7.26
1971 6.16 7.26
1972 5.9 7.26
1973 5.59 7.26
1974 5.26 7.25
1975 4.9 7.25
1976 4.53 7.26
1977 4.09 7.27
1978 3.74 7.28
1979 3.49 7.29
1980 3.35 7.29
1981 3.28 7.28
1982 3.22 7.25
1983 3.14 7.19
1984 3.08 7.11
1985 3.01 7.01
1986 2.98 6.9
1987 2.93 6.79
1988 2.91 6.58
1989 2.92 6.48
1990 2.88 6.4
1991 2.74 6.27
1992 2.71 6.15
1993 2.73 6.05
1994 2.66 5.92
1995 2.55 5.82
1996 2.39 5.72
1997 2.19 5.64
1998 2.01 5.58
1999 1.91 5.57
2000 1.82 5.5
2001 1.87 5.4
2002 1.92 5.3
2003 1.96 5.25
2004 1.99 5.19
2005 2.02 5.13
2006 2 5.06
2007 1.97 5.02
2008 1.95 5.02
2009 1.94 5.03
2010 1.94 5.06
2011 1.97 5.1
2012 2.01 5.13
2013 2.05 5.05
2014 2.03 4.88
2015 2 4.75
2016 2.06 4.65
2017 2.02 4.49
2018 1.97 4.29
2019 1.98 4.1
2020 1.97 4
2021 1.95 3.94
2022 1.93 3.86
2023 1.91 3.82

Palau and Senegal demographics compared

Median age
Palau

Senegal
Year Median age, years
Palau Senegal
1960 16.7 18.1
1961 16.1 18
1962 15.5 18
1963 15.1 17.9
1964 15 17.9
1965 14.9 17.9
1966 14.9 17.8
1967 15.2 17.9
1968 15.7 17.9
1969 16.1 17.9
1970 16.5 17.9
1971 16.6 17.9
1972 16.6 17.9
1973 16.8 17.9
1974 17.1 17.8
1975 17.4 17.7
1976 17.8 17.6
1977 18.1 17.4
1978 18.3 17.2
1979 18.6 17
1980 18.9 16.8
1981 19.3 16.7
1982 19.9 16.5
1983 20.5 16.4
1984 21.1 16.3
1985 21.6 16.3
1986 22.2 16.3
1987 23.1 16.3
1988 24 16.4
1989 24.9 16.5
1990 25.6 16.6
1991 26 16.7
1992 26.4 16.8
1993 26.9 16.9
1994 27.4 17
1995 27.8 17.1
1996 28.3 17.2
1997 28.8 17.3
1998 29.4 17.4
1999 30.2 17.5
2000 30.8 17.6
2001 31.2 17.7
2002 31.5 17.8
2003 31.8 18
2004 32 18.1
2005 32.3 18.2
2006 32.7 18.2
2007 33.1 18.3
2008 33.5 18.4
2009 33.9 18.4
2010 34.2 18.5
2011 34.6 18.5
2012 35 18.5
2013 35.3 18.5
2014 35.6 18.6
2015 36 18.6
2016 36.3 18.7
2017 36.7 18.9
2018 37 19
2019 37.4 19.2
2020 37.8 19.4
2021 38.1 19.7
2022 38.5 19.9
2023 38.8 20.1
2024 39.2 20.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palau Senegal
GNI, Atlas method
$249M
2023
$31B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
53%
2025
29%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.53%
2023
6.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.47%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
19,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.29%
2025
-7.25%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.77%
2020
5.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
76.7%
2023
49.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.87%
2023
25.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
62
2025
56.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
28.8%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3%
2021
Personal remittances received
$1.95M
2024
$3.75B
2024
International tourist arrivals
18,399
2020
1,376,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
93.5%
2017
10.5%
2018
Banked people share n/a
76.5%
2024

Energy

Palau Senegal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,814 kg
1990
291.1 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$1.99
1990
$16.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.44 megatons
2023
12 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
81.2 tons
2023
0.67 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
1990
63.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2022
35.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.58%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
69%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
410 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
4.6%
2021
13.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
74.2%
2023

Society

Palau Senegal
% of world population
0.0002%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-14
2024
-10,307
2024
Urban population
82.8%
2024
50.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.78 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.38 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.9
2025
32.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2025
45
2024
Higher education index n/a
55
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.2
2018
0.3
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.78
2013
23.5
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2020
50.4%
2023
English speaking
92.5%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
27%
2004
60.6%
2023

Health

Palau Senegal
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,979
2022
$63.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$328
2022
$31.1
2022
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
69.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
21.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.78
2020
0.13
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
89
2023
237
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.3
2023
38.5
2023
Obesity rate
42.1%
2022
10.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19.3%
2024
3.8%
2024
Air quality index
65
2025
23
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.3%
2022
6.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
0.38 liters
2020

Territory

Palau Senegal
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
10,037 sq mi
2024
4,018 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16.6 sq mi
2025
36,722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
160.8 sq mi
2025
30,688 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
10,355 mi
2017

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