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Palau vs Spain statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Palau has a population of 17.7K (ranked 194/197), compared with 48.8M in Spain (ranked 32/197). Palau's land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 192,934 sq mi for Spain (ranked 180th vs. 51st).

By GDP, Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M) and Spain ranks 14/197 ($1.72T). By GDP per capita, Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899), while Spain ranks 31/197 ($35,297).

Main facts and rankings

Palau Spain
Population
17663
48786181
Population rank 194/197 32/197
GDP
$282M
2023
$1.72T
2024
GDP rank 193/197 14/197
GDP per capita
$15,899
2023
$35,297
2024
GDP per capita rank 67/197 31/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,532
2023
$56,926
2024
Government debt n/a
$1.75T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
100.6%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$35,940
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 19/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,654
2025
$24,195
2025
Land area
177.6 sq mi
2025
192,934 sq mi
2025
Population density
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
253 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.91
2023
1.12
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
46.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
84 years
2025

Palau and Spain: Comparison Charts

Palau and Spain economies compared

GDP
Palau

Spain
Year GDP
Palau Spain
1960 - $12,424,514,014
1961 - $14,238,126,760
1962 - $16,609,632,791
1963 - $19,631,714,760
1964 - $21,966,876,027
1965 - $25,479,619,607
1966 - $29,559,436,183
1967 - $32,570,905,397
1968 - $32,394,326,464
1969 - $37,090,689,288
1970 $11,563,041 $40,963,715,237
1971 $12,706,874 $46,586,119,760
1972 $13,956,474 $59,090,176,029
1973 $15,331,889 $78,583,355,226
1974 $16,848,759 $97,204,522,642
1975 $18,521,112 $114,695,060,870
1976 $20,364,420 $118,422,534,195
1977 $22,308,104 $132,354,665,936
1978 $24,530,015 $160,484,969,618
1979 $27,004,251 $214,448,666,336
1980 $29,728,054 $232,600,556,974
1981 $32,726,594 $202,663,023,968
1982 $36,027,583 $195,856,752,991
1983 $39,661,530 $170,829,074,246
1984 $44,814,259 $171,979,977,230
1985 $51,030,637 $180,664,322,896
1986 $58,109,314 $251,141,555,186
1987 $66,169,905 $318,520,253,335
1988 $75,348,615 $375,891,716,898
1989 $85,800,543 $414,460,794,097
1990 $97,702,303 $536,175,326,477
1991 $106,555,300 $576,753,902,322
1992 $104,771,300 $630,465,353,486
1993 $96,455,700 $524,700,572,624
1994 $106,138,500 $530,183,651,720
1995 $121,018,500 $614,170,002,669
1996 $137,494,600 $642,251,412,058
1997 $143,860,800 $589,739,772,727
1998 $149,079,600 $618,731,484,575
1999 $144,206,500 $634,394,904,387
2000 $149,535,800 $598,102,854,756
2001 $159,453,500 $627,798,682,379
2002 $162,665,500 $708,938,227,244
2003 $154,559,900 $907,963,217,058
2004 $166,391,600 $1,069,829,382,515
2005 $191,048,400 $1,154,667,551,776
2006 $193,679,700 $1,261,846,683,275
2007 $200,903,600 $1,476,746,276,855
2008 $201,167,300 $1,636,115,447,613
2009 $189,998,000 $1,496,587,590,848
2010 $188,174,300 $1,427,989,078,917
2011 $198,873,900 $1,487,568,659,241
2012 $215,762,400 $1,330,994,811,670
2013 $225,345,700 $1,362,186,923,158
2014 $243,156,500 $1,380,244,561,362
2015 $278,824,800 $1,206,164,777,553
2016 $298,323,500 $1,243,015,667,917
2017 $285,600,000 $1,321,754,088,819
2018 $288,546,300 $1,431,642,809,327
2019 $281,941,600 $1,403,496,387,686
2020 $258,990,800 $1,289,783,836,971
2021 $235,752,900 $1,461,244,901,853
2022 $255,591,100 $1,446,498,147,749
2023 $281,849,100 $1,620,090,734,957
2024 - $1,722,745,978,335

Palau and Spain economies compared

GDP per capita
Palau

Spain
Year GDP per capita
Palau Spain
1960 - $408
1961 - $463
1962 - $535
1963 - $627
1964 - $695
1965 - $797
1966 - $916
1967 - $997
1968 - $978
1969 - $1,109
1970 $1,017 $1,211
1971 $1,081 $1,361
1972 $1,145 $1,708
1973 $1,221 $2,246
1974 $1,328 $2,748
1975 $1,464 $3,208
1976 $1,616 $3,277
1977 $1,781 $3,625
1978 $1,972 $4,353
1979 $2,189 $5,766
1980 $2,423 $6,204
1981 $2,639 $5,367
1982 $2,838 $5,156
1983 $3,049 $4,475
1984 $3,360 $4,487
1985 $3,728 $4,696
1986 $4,144 $6,509
1987 $4,616 $8,234
1988 $5,145 $9,696
1989 $5,741 $10,674
1990 $6,403 $13,795
1991 $6,824 $14,801
1992 $6,553 $16,101
1993 $5,892 $13,330
1994 $6,329 $13,406
1995 $7,038 $15,461
1996 $7,788 $16,101
1997 $7,945 $14,722
1998 $8,048 $15,382
1999 $7,630 $15,708
2000 $7,797 $14,743
2001 $8,240 $15,368
2002 $8,341 $17,111
2003 $7,862 $21,522
2004 $8,395 $24,925
2005 $9,640 $26,451
2006 $9,885 $28,422
2007 $10,408 $32,652
2008 $10,583 $35,603
2009 $10,155 $32,280
2010 $10,229 $30,659
2011 $11,001 $31,825
2012 $12,145 $28,456
2013 $12,769 $29,229
2014 $13,726 $29,708
2015 $15,691 $25,982
2016 $16,763 $26,756
2017 $16,034 $28,381
2018 $16,198 $30,602
2019 $15,841 $29,787
2020 $14,557 $27,234
2021 $13,257 $30,799
2022 $14,392 $30,270
2023 $15,899 $33,509
2024 - $35,297

Palau vs. Spain life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palau

Spain
Year Life expectancy, years
Palau Spain
1950 52.7 61.8
1951 52.9 61.5
1952 53.1 64.8
1953 53.3 65.7
1954 53.5 66.9
1955 53.7 66.7
1956 53.9 66.8
1957 54.1 66.6
1958 54.4 68.8
1959 54.6 68.7
1960 54.9 69.2
1961 55.1 69.6
1962 55.4 69.6
1963 55.6 69.8
1964 55.8 70.5
1965 55.9 70.9
1966 56.2 71.2
1967 56.5 71.3
1968 56.9 71.7
1969 57.3 71.1
1970 57.7 72.1
1971 58.1 71.7
1972 58.6 73
1973 59 72.7
1974 59.5 73.1
1975 60 73.5
1976 60.5 73.8
1977 60.9 74.3
1978 61.3 74.5
1979 61.6 75
1980 61.9 75.5
1981 62.1 75.7
1982 62.3 76.3
1983 62.5 76.1
1984 62.6 76.5
1985 62.7 76.4
1986 62.8 76.7
1987 62.8 77
1988 62.8 76.9
1989 62.8 77
1990 62.8 77
1991 62.8 77.1
1992 62.9 77.6
1993 63 77.7
1994 63.1 78.1
1995 63.3 78.2
1996 63.5 78.3
1997 63.7 78.9
1998 64 78.9
1999 64.2 78.9
2000 64.5 79.4
2001 64.8 79.7
2002 65.1 79.8
2003 65.4 79.7
2004 65.8 80.3
2005 66.2 80.3
2006 66.6 81
2007 67.1 81
2008 67.6 81.3
2009 68 81.6
2010 68.3 82
2011 68.6 82.2
2012 68.9 82.2
2013 69 82.7
2014 69.1 82.8
2015 69.1 82.6
2016 69 83
2017 69 83
2018 69 83.1
2019 69 83.5
2020 68.7 82.2
2021 68.6 83
2022 68.9 82.4
2023 69.3 83.7
2024 69.4 83.8
2025 69.5 84

Palau and Spain population clocks and comparison

Population
Palau

Spain
Year Population
Palau Spain
1960 9,328 30,455,000
1961 9,555 30,739,250
1962 9,793 31,023,366
1963 10,037 31,296,651
1964 10,292 31,609,195
1965 10,547 31,954,292
1966 10,805 32,283,194
1967 10,988 32,682,947
1968 11,080 33,113,134
1969 11,159 33,441,054
1970 11,368 33,814,531
1971 11,759 34,224,490
1972 12,194 34,604,469
1973 12,552 34,988,947
1974 12,687 35,373,335
1975 12,655 35,757,900
1976 12,598 36,137,812
1977 12,525 36,511,638
1978 12,440 36,864,898
1979 12,337 37,191,330
1980 12,271 37,491,165
1981 12,402 37,758,631
1982 12,694 37,986,012
1983 13,006 38,171,525
1984 13,337 38,330,364
1985 13,688 38,469,512
1986 14,024 38,584,624
1987 14,334 38,684,815
1988 14,645 38,766,939
1989 14,945 38,827,764
1990 15,259 38,867,322
1991 15,614 38,966,376
1992 15,989 39,157,685
1993 16,372 39,361,262
1994 16,770 39,549,108
1995 17,195 39,724,050
1996 17,654 39,889,852
1997 18,108 40,057,389
1998 18,524 40,223,509
1999 18,901 40,386,875
2000 19,178 40,567,864
2001 19,352 40,850,412
2002 19,503 41,431,558
2003 19,659 42,187,645
2004 19,820 42,921,895
2005 19,819 43,653,155
2006 19,593 44,397,319
2007 19,302 45,226,803
2008 19,009 45,954,106
2009 18,709 46,362,946
2010 18,396 46,576,897
2011 18,078 46,742,697
2012 17,765 46,773,055
2013 17,648 46,604,197
2014 17,715 46,460,733
2015 17,770 46,422,303
2016 17,797 46,458,139
2017 17,812 46,571,232
2018 17,814 46,782,011
2019 17,798 47,118,501
2020 17,792 47,359,424
2021 17,783 47,443,821
2022 17,759 47,786,102
2023 17,727 48,347,910
2024 17,695 48,807,137

Fertility rates in Palau and Spain

Fertility rate
Palau

Spain
Year Fertility rate
Palau Spain
1960 7.19 2.86
1961 7.17 2.77
1962 7.15 2.8
1963 7.12 2.88
1964 7.08 3.01
1965 7.01 2.94
1966 6.93 2.91
1967 6.84 2.94
1968 6.71 2.87
1969 6.58 2.86
1970 6.39 2.84
1971 6.16 2.9
1972 5.9 2.87
1973 5.59 2.84
1974 5.26 2.88
1975 4.9 2.77
1976 4.53 2.77
1977 4.09 2.65
1978 3.74 2.54
1979 3.49 2.37
1980 3.35 2.22
1981 3.28 2.04
1982 3.22 1.94
1983 3.14 1.8
1984 3.08 1.73
1985 3.01 1.64
1986 2.98 1.56
1987 2.93 1.49
1988 2.91 1.45
1989 2.92 1.4
1990 2.88 1.36
1991 2.74 1.33
1992 2.71 1.31
1993 2.73 1.26
1994 2.66 1.19
1995 2.55 1.16
1996 2.39 1.14
1997 2.19 1.15
1998 2.01 1.13
1999 1.91 1.17
2000 1.82 1.22
2001 1.87 1.23
2002 1.92 1.25
2003 1.96 1.3
2004 1.99 1.31
2005 2.02 1.33
2006 2 1.36
2007 1.97 1.38
2008 1.95 1.45
2009 1.94 1.38
2010 1.94 1.37
2011 1.97 1.34
2012 2.01 1.32
2013 2.05 1.27
2014 2.03 1.32
2015 2 1.33
2016 2.06 1.33
2017 2.02 1.31
2018 1.97 1.26
2019 1.98 1.23
2020 1.97 1.18
2021 1.95 1.18
2022 1.93 1.16
2023 1.91 1.12

Palau and Spain demographics compared

Median age
Palau

Spain
Year Median age, years
Palau Spain
1960 16.7 29.4
1961 16.1 29.6
1962 15.5 29.7
1963 15.1 29.9
1964 15 30.1
1965 14.9 30.2
1966 14.9 30.3
1967 15.2 30.4
1968 15.7 30.4
1969 16.1 30.2
1970 16.5 30.1
1971 16.6 30.1
1972 16.6 30
1973 16.8 30
1974 17.1 30
1975 17.4 30
1976 17.8 30.1
1977 18.1 30.2
1978 18.3 30.4
1979 18.6 30.6
1980 18.9 30.7
1981 19.3 30.9
1982 19.9 31.1
1983 20.5 31.4
1984 21.1 31.6
1985 21.6 31.9
1986 22.2 32.2
1987 23.1 32.5
1988 24 32.9
1989 24.9 33.2
1990 25.6 33.6
1991 26 33.9
1992 26.4 34.2
1993 26.9 34.6
1994 27.4 34.9
1995 27.8 35.3
1996 28.3 35.7
1997 28.8 36.2
1998 29.4 36.6
1999 30.2 37
2000 30.8 37.4
2001 31.2 37.8
2002 31.5 38.1
2003 31.8 38.3
2004 32 38.5
2005 32.3 38.8
2006 32.7 39
2007 33.1 39.2
2008 33.5 39.4
2009 33.9 39.8
2010 34.2 40.2
2011 34.6 40.6
2012 35 41.1
2013 35.3 41.7
2014 35.6 42.2
2015 36 42.7
2016 36.3 43.1
2017 36.7 43.5
2018 37 43.8
2019 37.4 44.1
2020 37.8 44.5
2021 38.1 44.9
2022 38.5 45.4
2023 38.8 45.9
2024 39.2 46.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palau Spain
GNI, Atlas method
$249M
2023
$1.63T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
53%
2025
45.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.53%
2023
4.59%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.51%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
199,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.29%
2025
-2.69%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.77%
2020
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
76.7%
2023
69.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.87%
2023
19.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
62
2025
66.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
24.5%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.2%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
1,180,703
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.96%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
34
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
277
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$754B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$108B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.95M
2024
$6.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
18,399
2020
36,410,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
93.5%
2017
19.8%
1998
Banked people share n/a
98.4%
2024

Energy

Palau Spain
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,814 kg
1990
2,294 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$1.99
1990
$23.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.44 megatons
2023
217.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
81.2 tons
2023
4.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
1990
68.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2022
19%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
25.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
77%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
5,118 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
4.6%
2021
47%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
10.9%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.9%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Palau Spain
% of world population
0.0002%
2024
0.6%
2024
Annual migration change
-14
2024
+111,674
2024
Urban population
82.8%
2024
81.8%
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
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.9
2025
80.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2025
56
2024
Higher education index n/a
89
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.2
2018
0.69
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.78
2013
3.9
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
176
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2020
99.7%
2021
English speaking
92.5%
2023
22%
2023
People using the Internet
27%
2004
95.8%
2024

Health

Palau Spain
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,979
2022
$2,911
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$328
2022
$558
2022
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
84 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.78
2020
4.48
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
31.5 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
89
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.3
2023
3.1
2023
Obesity rate
42.1%
2022
16.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19.3%
2024
9.7%
2024
Air quality index
65
2025
76
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.3%
2022
28.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
9.16 liters
2020

Territory

Palau Spain
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.34%
2025
Land area per capita
10,037 sq mi
2024
3,953 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16.6 sq mi
2025
95,648 sq mi
2025
Forest area
160.8 sq mi
2025
71,757 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
424,505 mi
2020

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