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Palau vs Sri Lanka statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Palau has a population of 17.7K (ranked 194/197), compared with 21.9M in Sri Lanka (ranked 61/197). Palau's land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 23,884 sq mi for Sri Lanka (ranked 180th vs. 122nd).

By GDP, Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M) and Sri Lanka ranks 71/197 ($99B). By GDP per capita, Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899), while Sri Lanka ranks 125/197 ($4,516).

Main facts and rankings

Palau Sri Lanka
Population
17663
22125995
Population rank 194/197 63/197
GDP
$282M
2023
$99B
2024
GDP rank 193/197 71/197
GDP per capita
$15,899
2023
$4,516
2024
GDP per capita rank 67/197 125/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,532
2023
$15,633
2024
Government debt n/a
$98.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
105.6%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$4,490
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 86/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,654
2025
$2,982
2025
Land area
177.6 sq mi
2025
23,884 sq mi
2025
Population density
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
918 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.91
2023
1.97
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
34.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
77.9 years
2025

Palau and Sri Lanka: Comparison Charts

Palau and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP
Palau

Sri Lanka
Year GDP
Palau Sri Lanka
1960 - $1,409,873,950
1961 - $1,444,327,731
1962 - $1,434,156,379
1963 - $1,240,672,269
1964 - $1,309,747,899
1965 - $1,698,319,328
1966 - $1,751,470,588
1967 - $1,859,465,021
1968 - $1,801,344,538
1969 - $1,965,546,218
1970 $11,563,041 $2,296,470,588
1971 $12,706,874 $2,369,308,600
1972 $13,956,474 $2,553,936,348
1973 $15,331,889 $2,875,625,000
1974 $16,848,759 $3,574,586,466
1975 $18,521,112 $3,791,298,146
1976 $20,364,420 $3,591,319,857
1977 $22,308,104 $4,104,509,583
1978 $24,530,015 $2,733,183,857
1979 $27,004,251 $3,364,611,432
1980 $29,728,054 $4,024,621,900
1981 $32,726,594 $4,415,844,156
1982 $36,027,583 $4,768,765,017
1983 $39,661,530 $5,167,913,302
1984 $44,814,259 $6,043,474,843
1985 $51,030,637 $5,978,460,972
1986 $58,109,314 $6,405,210,564
1987 $66,169,905 $6,682,167,120
1988 $75,348,615 $6,978,371,581
1989 $85,800,543 $6,987,267,684
1990 $97,702,303 $8,032,551,173
1991 $106,555,300 $9,000,362,582
1992 $104,771,300 $9,703,011,636
1993 $96,455,700 $10,338,679,636
1994 $106,138,500 $11,717,604,209
1995 $121,018,500 $13,029,697,561
1996 $137,494,600 $13,897,738,375
1997 $143,860,800 $15,091,913,884
1998 $149,079,600 $15,794,972,847
1999 $144,206,500 $15,656,327,860
2000 $149,535,800 $16,330,814,180
2001 $159,453,500 $15,749,753,805
2002 $162,665,500 $16,536,535,647
2003 $154,559,900 $18,881,765,437
2004 $166,391,600 $20,662,525,941
2005 $191,048,400 $24,405,791,045
2006 $193,679,700 $28,279,802,406
2007 $200,903,600 $32,350,238,760
2008 $201,167,300 $40,713,826,215
2009 $189,998,000 $42,066,224,093
2010 $188,174,300 $58,636,161,082
2011 $198,873,900 $67,753,284,044
2012 $215,762,400 $70,447,216,891
2013 $225,345,700 $77,000,578,167
2014 $243,156,500 $82,528,535,714
2015 $278,824,800 $85,090,301,052
2016 $298,323,500 $88,000,211,172
2017 $285,600,000 $94,369,350,286
2018 $288,546,300 $94,450,015,983
2019 $281,941,600 $88,998,706,297
2020 $258,990,800 $84,335,574,582
2021 $235,752,900 $88,556,698,938
2022 $255,591,100 $74,143,020,263
2023 $281,849,100 $83,716,142,582
2024 - $98,963,185,510

Palau and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP per capita
Palau

Sri Lanka
Year GDP per capita
Palau Sri Lanka
1960 - $145.9
1961 - $145.9
1962 - $141.4
1963 - $119.4
1964 - $122.9
1965 - $155.6
1966 - $156.6
1967 - $162.3
1968 - $153.5
1969 - $163.6
1970 $1,017 $186.9
1971 $1,081 $188.8
1972 $1,145 $199.4
1973 $1,221 $220.2
1974 $1,328 $268.7
1975 $1,464 $279.8
1976 $1,616 $260.3
1977 $1,781 $292.1
1978 $1,972 $191
1979 $2,189 $230.8
1980 $2,423 $271.1
1981 $2,639 $292.5
1982 $2,838 $312
1983 $3,049 $336
1984 $3,360 $391
1985 $3,728 $385
1986 $4,144 $407
1987 $4,616 $420
1988 $5,145 $434
1989 $5,741 $430
1990 $6,403 $491
1991 $6,824 $546
1992 $6,553 $580
1993 $5,892 $607
1994 $6,329 $678
1995 $7,038 $742
1996 $7,788 $776
1997 $7,945 $827
1998 $8,048 $849
1999 $7,630 $826
2000 $7,797 $846
2001 $8,240 $804
2002 $8,341 $835
2003 $7,862 $946
2004 $8,395 $1,029
2005 $9,640 $1,207
2006 $9,885 $1,390
2007 $10,408 $1,579
2008 $10,583 $1,974
2009 $10,155 $2,027
2010 $10,229 $2,808
2011 $11,001 $3,225
2012 $12,145 $3,328
2013 $12,769 $3,741
2014 $13,726 $3,972
2015 $15,691 $4,058
2016 $16,763 $4,149
2017 $16,034 $4,399
2018 $16,198 $4,359
2019 $15,841 $4,082
2020 $14,557 $3,848
2021 $13,257 $3,997
2022 $14,392 $3,343
2023 $15,899 $3,799
2024 - $4,516

Palau vs. Sri Lanka life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palau

Sri Lanka
Year Life expectancy, years
Palau Sri Lanka
1950 52.7 53.2
1951 52.9 54
1952 53.1 54.9
1953 53.3 55.6
1954 53.5 56.4
1955 53.7 57.2
1956 53.9 57.9
1957 54.1 58.5
1958 54.4 59.3
1959 54.6 60
1960 54.9 60.6
1961 55.1 61.2
1962 55.4 61.6
1963 55.6 62
1964 55.8 62.4
1965 55.9 62.8
1966 56.2 63.2
1967 56.5 63.6
1968 56.9 63.9
1969 57.3 64.1
1970 57.7 64.4
1971 58.1 64.2
1972 58.6 64.6
1973 59 64.8
1974 59.5 65
1975 60 65.4
1976 60.5 65.8
1977 60.9 66.4
1978 61.3 66.8
1979 61.6 67.5
1980 61.9 68
1981 62.1 68.4
1982 62.3 68.7
1983 62.5 68.7
1984 62.6 68.8
1985 62.7 68.9
1986 62.8 69
1987 62.8 69
1988 62.8 69
1989 62.8 67.3
1990 62.8 69.2
1991 62.8 69.1
1992 62.9 69.6
1993 63 70
1994 63.1 70.2
1995 63.3 69.7
1996 63.5 69.8
1997 63.7 69.9
1998 64 70.1
1999 64.2 70.4
2000 64.5 71.2
2001 64.8 71.8
2002 65.1 72.3
2003 65.4 72.4
2004 65.8 68
2005 66.2 73.1
2006 66.6 72.8
2007 67.1 73
2008 67.6 72.6
2009 68 70.3
2010 68.3 74.5
2011 68.6 74.7
2012 68.9 75.2
2013 69 75.5
2014 69.1 75.8
2015 69.1 76
2016 69 76.1
2017 69 76.2
2018 69 76.5
2019 69 76.7
2020 68.7 76.9
2021 68.6 76.3
2022 68.9 77.3
2023 69.3 77.5
2024 69.4 77.7
2025 69.5 77.9

Palau and Sri Lanka population clocks and comparison

Population
Palau

Sri Lanka
Year Population
Palau Sri Lanka
1960 9,328 9,661,389
1961 9,555 9,899,372
1962 9,793 10,143,754
1963 10,037 10,395,040
1964 10,292 10,653,397
1965 10,547 10,916,965
1966 10,805 11,183,928
1967 10,988 11,457,328
1968 11,080 11,736,088
1969 11,159 12,013,858
1970 11,368 12,287,110
1971 11,759 12,551,910
1972 12,194 12,809,205
1973 12,552 13,060,916
1974 12,687 13,305,693
1975 12,655 13,548,984
1976 12,598 13,796,770
1977 12,525 14,049,371
1978 12,440 14,310,128
1979 12,337 14,579,614
1980 12,271 14,847,974
1981 12,402 15,099,414
1982 12,694 15,286,567
1983 13,006 15,388,794
1984 13,337 15,441,860
1985 13,688 15,544,154
1986 14,024 15,731,256
1987 14,334 15,916,576
1988 14,645 16,078,621
1989 14,945 16,248,557
1990 15,259 16,352,458
1991 15,614 16,475,354
1992 15,989 16,739,284
1993 16,372 17,025,918
1994 16,770 17,275,773
1995 17,195 17,564,068
1996 17,654 17,905,018
1997 18,108 18,248,200
1998 18,524 18,596,003
1999 18,901 18,944,731
2000 19,178 19,293,054
2001 19,352 19,600,362
2002 19,503 19,805,752
2003 19,659 19,951,521
2004 19,820 20,087,605
2005 19,819 20,216,524
2006 19,593 20,352,411
2007 19,302 20,492,545
2008 19,009 20,629,378
2009 18,709 20,756,435
2010 18,396 20,879,089
2011 18,078 21,009,048
2012 17,765 21,169,458
2013 17,648 20,585,000
2014 17,715 20,778,000
2015 17,770 20,970,000
2016 17,797 21,209,000
2017 17,812 21,453,000
2018 17,814 21,670,000
2019 17,798 21,803,000
2020 17,792 21,919,000
2021 17,783 22,156,000
2022 17,759 22,181,000
2023 17,727 22,037,000
2024 17,695 21,916,000

Fertility rates in Palau and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate
Palau

Sri Lanka
Year Fertility rate
Palau Sri Lanka
1960 7.19 5.35
1961 7.17 5.24
1962 7.15 5.18
1963 7.12 5.12
1964 7.08 5.06
1965 7.01 4.93
1966 6.93 4.83
1967 6.84 4.79
1968 6.71 4.66
1969 6.58 4.5
1970 6.39 4.39
1971 6.16 4.27
1972 5.9 4.16
1973 5.59 4
1974 5.26 3.86
1975 4.9 3.82
1976 4.53 3.78
1977 4.09 3.74
1978 3.74 3.81
1979 3.49 3.82
1980 3.35 3.73
1981 3.28 3.65
1982 3.22 3.32
1983 3.14 3.11
1984 3.08 3.01
1985 3.01 2.9
1986 2.98 2.74
1987 2.93 2.64
1988 2.91 2.57
1989 2.92 2.58
1990 2.88 2.54
1991 2.74 2.51
1992 2.71 2.49
1993 2.73 2.44
1994 2.66 2.4
1995 2.55 2.35
1996 2.39 2.29
1997 2.19 2.22
1998 2.01 2.14
1999 1.91 2.14
2000 1.82 2.21
2001 1.87 2.28
2002 1.92 2.31
2003 1.96 2.3
2004 1.99 2.27
2005 2.02 2.26
2006 2 2.29
2007 1.97 2.3
2008 1.95 2.23
2009 1.94 2.18
2010 1.94 2.13
2011 1.97 2.14
2012 2.01 2.17
2013 2.05 2.18
2014 2.03 2.13
2015 2 2.09
2016 2.06 2.06
2017 2.02 2.04
2018 1.97 2.03
2019 1.98 2.02
2020 1.97 2.01
2021 1.95 2
2022 1.93 1.98
2023 1.91 1.97

Palau and Sri Lanka demographics compared

Median age
Palau

Sri Lanka
Year Median age, years
Palau Sri Lanka
1960 16.7 19.5
1961 16.1 19.5
1962 15.5 19.5
1963 15.1 19.5
1964 15 19.5
1965 14.9 19.5
1966 14.9 19.6
1967 15.2 19.7
1968 15.7 19.8
1969 16.1 19.9
1970 16.5 20
1971 16.6 20.1
1972 16.6 20.2
1973 16.8 20.4
1974 17.1 20.6
1975 17.4 20.7
1976 17.8 20.9
1977 18.1 21
1978 18.3 21.2
1979 18.6 21.3
1980 18.9 21.5
1981 19.3 21.6
1982 19.9 21.7
1983 20.5 21.9
1984 21.1 22
1985 21.6 22.2
1986 22.2 22.5
1987 23.1 22.8
1988 24 23.1
1989 24.9 23.4
1990 25.6 23.6
1991 26 23.9
1992 26.4 24.3
1993 26.9 24.6
1994 27.4 24.9
1995 27.8 25.3
1996 28.3 25.8
1997 28.8 26.2
1998 29.4 26.5
1999 30.2 26.9
2000 30.8 27.2
2001 31.2 27.6
2002 31.5 27.9
2003 31.8 28.2
2004 32 28.5
2005 32.3 28.8
2006 32.7 29
2007 33.1 29.3
2008 33.5 29.6
2009 33.9 29.9
2010 34.2 30.2
2011 34.6 30.5
2012 35 30.8
2013 35.3 31.1
2014 35.6 31.4
2015 36 31.7
2016 36.3 32
2017 36.7 32.3
2018 37 32.5
2019 37.4 32.8
2020 37.8 33.1
2021 38.1 33.3
2022 38.5 33.6
2023 38.8 33.8
2024 39.2 34.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palau Sri Lanka
GNI, Atlas method
$249M
2023
$84.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
53%
2025
20.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.53%
2023
1.83%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.64%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
317,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.29%
2025
-5.49%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.77%
2020
4.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
76.7%
2023
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.87%
2023
25.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
62
2025
49.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.1%
2019
Listed domestic companies n/a
284
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$19.5B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$6.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.95M
2024
$6.72B
2024
International tourist arrivals
18,399
2020
540,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
93.5%
2017
8.22%
2020
Banked people share n/a
81.7%
2024

Energy

Palau Sri Lanka
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,814 kg
1990
474 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$1.99
1990
$29.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.44 megatons
2023
20.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
81.2 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
1990
53.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2022
48.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
60%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
684 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
4.6%
2021
49.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
40.8%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Palau Sri Lanka
% of world population
0.0002%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-14
2024
-27,245
2024
Urban population
82.8%
2024
19.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.11 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.9
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2025
32
2024
Higher education index n/a
51
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.2
2018
3.43
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.78
2013
19.7
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
57
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2020
92.7%
2023
English speaking
92.5%
2023
18.3%
2023
People using the Internet
27%
2004
51.2%
2023

Health

Palau Sri Lanka
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,979
2022
$145.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$328
2022
$58.5
2022
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
77.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
14.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.78
2020
1.19
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
25.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
89
2023
18
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.3
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
42.1%
2022
10.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19.3%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
65
2025
40
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.3%
2022
19.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
2.91 liters
2020

Territory

Palau Sri Lanka
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
10,037 sq mi
2024
1,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16.6 sq mi
2025
11,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
160.8 sq mi
2025
8,122 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
70,894 mi
2010

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