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Palau vs Singapore statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Palau has a population of 17.7K (ranked 194/197), compared with 6.04M in Singapore (ranked 113/197). Palau's land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 277.2 sq mi for Singapore (ranked 180th vs. 177th).

By GDP, Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M) and Singapore ranks 27/197 ($547B). By GDP per capita, Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899), while Singapore ranks 7/197 ($90,674).

Main facts and rankings

Palau Singapore
Population
17663
6105665
Population rank 194/197 113/197
GDP
$282M
2023
$547B
2024
GDP rank 193/197 27/197
GDP per capita
$15,899
2023
$90,674
2024
GDP per capita rank 67/197 7/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,532
2023
$150,689
2024
Government debt n/a
$954B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
174.9%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$158,044
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 1/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,654
2025
$55,248
2025
Land area
177.6 sq mi
2025
277.2 sq mi
2025
Population density
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
21,776 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.91
2023
0.97
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
36.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
84 years
2025

Palau and Singapore: Comparison Charts

Palau and Singapore economies compared

GDP
Palau

Singapore
Year GDP
Palau Singapore
1960 - $704,751,700
1961 - $764,629,788
1962 - $826,239,212
1963 - $917,608,012
1964 - $894,153,311
1965 - $974,644,096
1966 - $1,096,425,608
1967 - $1,238,035,816
1968 - $1,425,706,091
1969 - $1,659,893,768
1970 $11,563,041 $1,920,574,150
1971 $12,706,874 $2,263,785,444
1972 $13,956,474 $2,721,440,981
1973 $15,331,889 $3,696,213,333
1974 $16,848,759 $5,221,534,956
1975 $18,521,112 $5,633,673,930
1976 $20,364,420 $6,327,077,974
1977 $22,308,104 $6,618,585,074
1978 $24,530,015 $7,517,176,355
1979 $27,004,251 $9,296,921,724
1980 $29,728,054 $11,896,256,783
1981 $32,726,594 $14,175,228,844
1982 $36,027,583 $16,084,252,378
1983 $39,661,530 $17,784,112,150
1984 $44,814,259 $19,749,361,098
1985 $51,030,637 $19,156,532,746
1986 $58,109,314 $18,586,746,057
1987 $66,169,905 $20,919,215,578
1988 $75,348,615 $25,371,462,488
1989 $85,800,543 $30,465,364,739
1990 $97,702,303 $36,144,336,769
1991 $106,555,300 $45,466,164,978
1992 $104,771,300 $52,131,320,033
1993 $96,455,700 $60,603,815,716
1994 $106,138,500 $73,688,724,431
1995 $121,018,500 $87,812,540,788
1996 $137,494,600 $96,293,086,513
1997 $143,860,800 $100,123,787,215
1998 $149,079,600 $85,728,207,782
1999 $144,206,500 $86,286,849,755
2000 $149,535,800 $96,076,539,926
2001 $159,453,500 $89,793,790,670
2002 $162,665,500 $92,538,372,870
2003 $154,559,900 $97,646,401,096
2004 $166,391,600 $115,033,593,101
2005 $191,048,400 $127,807,848,728
2006 $193,679,700 $148,627,286,361
2007 $200,903,600 $180,941,701,358
2008 $201,167,300 $193,617,323,539
2009 $189,998,000 $194,150,283,772
2010 $188,174,300 $239,807,980,591
2011 $198,873,900 $279,356,499,090
2012 $215,762,400 $295,092,888,077
2013 $225,345,700 $307,576,360,585
2014 $243,156,500 $314,863,580,758
2015 $278,824,800 $307,998,545,269
2016 $298,323,500 $319,646,468,521
2017 $285,600,000 $343,673,334,902
2018 $288,546,300 $377,123,710,561
2019 $281,941,600 $376,161,998,830
2020 $258,990,800 $349,165,858,545
2021 $235,752,900 $436,591,382,250
2022 $255,591,100 $509,017,841,147
2023 $281,849,100 $505,439,514,078
2024 - $547,386,645,892

Palau and Singapore economies compared

GDP per capita
Palau

Singapore
Year GDP per capita
Palau Singapore
1960 - $428
1961 - $449
1962 - $472
1963 - $511
1964 - $486
1965 - $517
1966 - $567
1967 - $626
1968 - $709
1969 - $813
1970 $1,017 $926
1971 $1,081 $1,071
1972 $1,145 $1,264
1973 $1,221 $1,685
1974 $1,328 $2,342
1975 $1,464 $2,490
1976 $1,616 $2,759
1977 $1,781 $2,846
1978 $1,972 $3,194
1979 $2,189 $3,901
1980 $2,423 $4,928
1981 $2,639 $5,597
1982 $2,838 $6,078
1983 $3,049 $6,633
1984 $3,360 $7,228
1985 $3,728 $7,002
1986 $4,144 $6,800
1987 $4,616 $7,539
1988 $5,145 $8,914
1989 $5,741 $10,395
1990 $6,403 $11,862
1991 $6,824 $14,502
1992 $6,553 $16,136
1993 $5,892 $18,290
1994 $6,329 $21,552
1995 $7,038 $24,915
1996 $7,788 $26,233
1997 $7,945 $26,376
1998 $8,048 $21,829
1999 $7,630 $21,797
2000 $7,797 $23,853
2001 $8,240 $21,700
2002 $8,341 $22,160
2003 $7,862 $23,730
2004 $8,395 $27,608
2005 $9,640 $29,961
2006 $9,885 $33,768
2007 $10,408 $39,433
2008 $10,583 $40,009
2009 $10,155 $38,927
2010 $10,229 $47,237
2011 $11,001 $53,891
2012 $12,145 $55,548
2013 $12,769 $56,967
2014 $13,726 $57,565
2015 $15,691 $55,646
2016 $16,763 $57,006
2017 $16,034 $61,236
2018 $16,198 $66,882
2019 $15,841 $65,952
2020 $14,557 $61,410
2021 $13,257 $80,056
2022 $14,392 $90,299
2023 $15,899 $85,412
2024 - $90,674

Palau vs. Singapore life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palau

Singapore
Year Life expectancy, years
Palau Singapore
1950 52.7 54.1
1951 52.9 55.3
1952 53.1 56.4
1953 53.3 57.5
1954 53.5 59.4
1955 53.7 61.2
1956 53.9 62.6
1957 54.1 63.4
1958 54.4 64
1959 54.6 64.8
1960 54.9 65.3
1961 55.1 65.7
1962 55.4 66.1
1963 55.6 66.5
1964 55.8 66.7
1965 55.9 66.9
1966 56.2 67.2
1967 56.5 67.3
1968 56.9 67.7
1969 57.3 68.1
1970 57.7 68.5
1971 58.1 68.8
1972 58.6 69
1973 59 69.4
1974 59.5 69.7
1975 60 70.2
1976 60.5 70.6
1977 60.9 70.9
1978 61.3 71.2
1979 61.6 71.4
1980 61.9 71.5
1981 62.1 71.7
1982 62.3 72
1983 62.5 72.4
1984 62.6 72.6
1985 62.7 73.1
1986 62.8 73.6
1987 62.8 74
1988 62.8 74
1989 62.8 74.3
1990 62.8 74.6
1991 62.8 75.1
1992 62.9 75.3
1993 63 75.5
1994 63.1 75.6
1995 63.3 75.7
1996 63.5 76.1
1997 63.7 76.4
1998 64 76.9
1999 64.2 77.3
2000 64.5 77.8
2001 64.8 78.3
2002 65.1 78.7
2003 65.4 79.2
2004 65.8 79.7
2005 66.2 80.3
2006 66.6 80.6
2007 67.1 80.9
2008 67.6 81.1
2009 68 81.4
2010 68.3 81.6
2011 68.6 81.9
2012 68.9 82.2
2013 69 82.5
2014 69.1 82.6
2015 69.1 82.7
2016 69 82.9
2017 69 83.1
2018 69 83.4
2019 69 83.7
2020 68.7 83.7
2021 68.6 83.5
2022 68.9 82.9
2023 69.3 83.7
2024 69.4 83.9
2025 69.5 84

Palau and Singapore population clocks and comparison

Population
Palau

Singapore
Year Population
Palau Singapore
1960 9,328 1,646,400
1961 9,555 1,702,400
1962 9,793 1,750,200
1963 10,037 1,795,000
1964 10,292 1,841,600
1965 10,547 1,886,900
1966 10,805 1,934,400
1967 10,988 1,977,600
1968 11,080 2,012,000
1969 11,159 2,042,500
1970 11,368 2,074,507
1971 11,759 2,112,900
1972 12,194 2,152,400
1973 12,552 2,193,000
1974 12,687 2,229,800
1975 12,655 2,262,600
1976 12,598 2,293,300
1977 12,525 2,325,300
1978 12,440 2,353,600
1979 12,337 2,383,500
1980 12,271 2,413,945
1981 12,402 2,532,835
1982 12,694 2,646,466
1983 13,006 2,681,061
1984 13,337 2,732,221
1985 13,688 2,735,957
1986 14,024 2,733,373
1987 14,334 2,774,789
1988 14,645 2,846,108
1989 14,945 2,930,901
1990 15,259 3,047,132
1991 15,614 3,135,083
1992 15,989 3,230,698
1993 16,372 3,313,471
1994 16,770 3,419,048
1995 17,195 3,524,506
1996 17,654 3,670,704
1997 18,108 3,796,038
1998 18,524 3,927,213
1999 18,901 3,958,723
2000 19,178 4,027,887
2001 19,352 4,138,012
2002 19,503 4,175,950
2003 19,659 4,114,826
2004 19,820 4,166,664
2005 19,819 4,265,762
2006 19,593 4,401,365
2007 19,302 4,588,599
2008 19,009 4,839,396
2009 18,709 4,987,573
2010 18,396 5,076,732
2011 18,078 5,183,688
2012 17,765 5,312,437
2013 17,648 5,399,162
2014 17,715 5,469,724
2015 17,770 5,535,002
2016 17,797 5,607,283
2017 17,812 5,612,253
2018 17,814 5,638,676
2019 17,798 5,703,569
2020 17,792 5,685,807
2021 17,783 5,453,566
2022 17,759 5,637,022
2023 17,727 5,917,648
2024 17,695 6,036,860

Fertility rates in Palau and Singapore

Fertility rate
Palau

Singapore
Year Fertility rate
Palau Singapore
1960 7.19 5.76
1961 7.17 5.41
1962 7.15 5.21
1963 7.12 5.16
1964 7.08 4.97
1965 7.01 4.66
1966 6.93 4.46
1967 6.84 3.91
1968 6.71 3.53
1969 6.58 3.22
1970 6.39 3.07
1971 6.16 3.02
1972 5.9 3.04
1973 5.59 2.79
1974 5.26 2.35
1975 4.9 2.07
1976 4.53 2.11
1977 4.09 1.82
1978 3.74 1.79
1979 3.49 1.79
1980 3.35 1.82
1981 3.28 1.78
1982 3.22 1.74
1983 3.14 1.61
1984 3.08 1.62
1985 3.01 1.61
1986 2.98 1.43
1987 2.93 1.62
1988 2.91 1.96
1989 2.92 1.75
1990 2.88 1.83
1991 2.74 1.73
1992 2.71 1.72
1993 2.73 1.74
1994 2.66 1.71
1995 2.55 1.67
1996 2.39 1.66
1997 2.19 1.61
1998 2.01 1.48
1999 1.91 1.47
2000 1.82 1.6
2001 1.87 1.41
2002 1.92 1.37
2003 1.96 1.27
2004 1.99 1.26
2005 2.02 1.26
2006 2 1.28
2007 1.97 1.29
2008 1.95 1.28
2009 1.94 1.22
2010 1.94 1.15
2011 1.97 1.2
2012 2.01 1.29
2013 2.05 1.19
2014 2.03 1.25
2015 2 1.24
2016 2.06 1.2
2017 2.02 1.16
2018 1.97 1.14
2019 1.98 1.14
2020 1.97 1.1
2021 1.95 1.12
2022 1.93 1.04
2023 1.91 0.97

Palau and Singapore demographics compared

Median age
Palau

Singapore
Year Median age, years
Palau Singapore
1960 16.7 18.2
1961 16.1 18.1
1962 15.5 18
1963 15.1 18
1964 15 18.1
1965 14.9 18.2
1966 14.9 18.4
1967 15.2 18.6
1968 15.7 18.9
1969 16.1 19.3
1970 16.5 19.7
1971 16.6 20.1
1972 16.6 20.6
1973 16.8 21
1974 17.1 21.5
1975 17.4 22
1976 17.8 22.6
1977 18.1 23.1
1978 18.3 23.6
1979 18.6 24.2
1980 18.9 24.7
1981 19.3 25.3
1982 19.9 25.9
1983 20.5 26.4
1984 21.1 26.9
1985 21.6 27.3
1986 22.2 27.8
1987 23.1 28.3
1988 24 28.7
1989 24.9 29.1
1990 25.6 29.5
1991 26 29.8
1992 26.4 30.1
1993 26.9 30.4
1994 27.4 30.7
1995 27.8 31
1996 28.3 31.2
1997 28.8 31.4
1998 29.4 31.6
1999 30.2 31.9
2000 30.8 32.2
2001 31.2 32.5
2002 31.5 32.7
2003 31.8 33
2004 32 33.3
2005 32.3 33.5
2006 32.7 33.6
2007 33.1 33.6
2008 33.5 33.5
2009 33.9 33.6
2010 34.2 33.7
2011 34.6 33.9
2012 35 34
2013 35.3 34.1
2014 35.6 34.2
2015 36 34.4
2016 36.3 34.5
2017 36.7 34.8
2018 37 35
2019 37.4 35.2
2020 37.8 35.5
2021 38.1 35.8
2022 38.5 35.9
2023 38.8 36.2
2024 39.2 36.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palau Singapore
GNI, Atlas method
$249M
2023
$451B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
53%
2025
16.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.53%
2023
2.19%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
59,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.29%
2025
+3.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.77%
2020
2.74%
2024
Services, % of GDP
76.7%
2023
73%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.87%
2023
21.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
62
2025
84.1
2025
Number of millionaires n/a
333,204
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
6.69%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
49
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
400
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$638B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$384B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.95M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
18,399
2020
2,742,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
93.5%
2017
3.04%
2018
Banked people share n/a
98%
2024

Energy

Palau Singapore
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,814 kg
1990
5,283 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$1.99
1990
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.44 megatons
2023
57.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
81.2 tons
2023
9.64 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
1990
97.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2022
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.38%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
279.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
9,750 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
4.6%
2021
4.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Palau Singapore
% of world population
0.0002%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-14
2024
+20,011
2024
Urban population
82.8%
2024
100%
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
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.9
2025
94.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2025
84
2024
Higher education index n/a
97
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.2
2018
0.07
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.78
2013
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2020
97.7%
2021
English speaking
92.5%
2023
96.4%
2023
People using the Internet
27%
2004
94.4%
2024

Health

Palau Singapore
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,979
2022
$4,321
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$328
2022
$1,069
2022
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
84 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.78
2020
2.6
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
30.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
89
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.3
2023
2.1
2023
Obesity rate
42.1%
2022
14%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19.3%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
65
2025
68
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.3%
2022
16.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
1.81 liters
2020

Territory

Palau Singapore
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
10,037 sq mi
2024
45.9 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16.6 sq mi
2025
2.55 sq mi
2025
Forest area
160.8 sq mi
2025
58 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
2,175 mi
2017

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