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Palau vs Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Palau has a population of 17.7K (ranked 194/197), compared with 50.4M in Sudan (ranked 30/197). Palau's land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 721,239 sq mi for Sudan (ranked 180th vs. 15th).

By GDP, Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M) and Sudan ranks 93/197 ($49.9B). By GDP per capita, Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899), while Sudan ranks 178/197 ($989).

Main facts and rankings

Palau Sudan
Population
17663
52963918
Population rank 194/197 29/197
GDP
$282M
2023
$49.9B
2024
GDP rank 193/197 93/197
GDP per capita
$15,899
2023
$989
2024
GDP per capita rank 67/197 178/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,532
2023
$2,127
2024
Government debt n/a
$136B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
252%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$2,691
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 107/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,654
2025
$1,875
2025
Land area
177.6 sq mi
2025
721,239 sq mi
2025
Population density
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
69.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.91
2023
4.32
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Palau and Sudan: Comparison Charts

Palau and Sudan economies compared

GDP
Palau

Sudan
Year GDP
Palau Sudan
1960 - $1,126,364,162
1961 - $1,222,860,429
1962 - $1,328,259,625
1963 - $1,351,234,926
1964 - $1,388,282,600
1965 - $1,446,869,619
1966 - $1,484,491,676
1967 - $1,607,409,539
1968 - $1,677,771,401
1969 - $1,847,501,441
1970 $11,563,041 $2,100,229,759
1971 $12,706,874 $2,288,340,041
1972 $13,956,474 $2,483,055,722
1973 $15,331,889 $3,077,254,460
1974 $16,848,759 $3,958,931,660
1975 $18,521,112 $4,823,090,192
1976 $20,364,420 $6,013,210,816
1977 $22,308,104 $7,499,005,639
1978 $24,530,015 $8,128,719,315
1979 $27,004,251 $8,418,407,787
1980 $29,728,054 $8,951,800,000
1981 $32,726,594 $10,753,888,154
1982 $36,027,583 $8,732,542,274
1983 $39,661,530 $8,230,153,846
1984 $44,814,259 $10,447,615,385
1985 $51,030,637 $8,075,259,600
1986 $58,109,314 $10,092,200,000
1987 $66,169,905 $12,093,333,333
1988 $75,348,615 $14,372,555,556
1989 $85,800,543 $21,408,111,111
1990 $97,702,303 $33,641,222,222
1991 $106,555,300 $44,171,194,366
1992 $104,771,300 $7,031,933,492
1993 $96,455,700 $8,881,005,436
1994 $106,138,500 $12,793,794,737
1995 $121,018,500 $13,830,363,900
1996 $137,494,600 $9,018,300,725
1997 $143,860,800 $11,681,175,864
1998 $149,079,600 $11,250,221,537
1999 $144,206,500 $10,682,028,340
2000 $149,535,800 $12,257,299,147
2001 $159,453,500 $15,716,361,792
2002 $162,665,500 $18,137,128,388
2003 $154,559,900 $21,355,298,460
2004 $166,391,600 $26,646,007,251
2005 $191,048,400 $35,182,711,988
2006 $193,679,700 $45,263,831,634
2007 $200,903,600 $59,440,139,775
2008 $201,167,300 $64,833,083,257
2009 $189,998,000 $51,621,044,077
2010 $188,174,300 $58,962,978,034
2011 $198,873,900 $55,018,567,211
2012 $215,762,400 $37,632,919,967
2013 $225,345,700 $43,024,018,082
2014 $243,156,500 $49,516,748,618
2015 $278,824,800 $51,726,758,677
2016 $298,323,500 $42,630,376,000
2017 $285,600,000 $41,283,617,976
2018 $288,546,300 $32,333,780,383
2019 $281,941,600 $32,338,079,165
2020 $258,990,800 $27,034,593,750
2021 $235,752,900 $34,229,513,775
2022 $255,591,100 $51,666,875,363
2023 $281,849,100 $39,898,289,821
2024 - $49,909,807,030

Palau and Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Palau

Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Palau Sudan
1960 - $134.7
1961 - $141.6
1962 - $148.9
1963 - $146.6
1964 - $145.7
1965 - $146.8
1966 - $145.6
1967 - $152.4
1968 - $153.7
1969 - $163.5
1970 $1,017 $179.6
1971 $1,081 $189
1972 $1,145 $198.2
1973 $1,221 $235.8
1974 $1,328 $291.5
1975 $1,464 $343
1976 $1,616 $413
1977 $1,781 $497
1978 $1,972 $518
1979 $2,189 $515
1980 $2,423 $525
1981 $2,639 $605
1982 $2,838 $472
1983 $3,049 $431
1984 $3,360 $534
1985 $3,728 $406
1986 $4,144 $497
1987 $4,616 $584
1988 $5,145 $680
1989 $5,741 $992
1990 $6,403 $1,528
1991 $6,824 $1,966
1992 $6,553 $307
1993 $5,892 $379
1994 $6,329 $532
1995 $7,038 $561
1996 $7,788 $357
1997 $7,945 $453
1998 $8,048 $425
1999 $7,630 $394
2000 $7,797 $441
2001 $8,240 $551
2002 $8,341 $621
2003 $7,862 $714
2004 $8,395 $872
2005 $9,640 $1,125
2006 $9,885 $1,415
2007 $10,408 $1,814
2008 $10,583 $1,928
2009 $10,155 $1,493
2010 $10,229 $1,665
2011 $11,001 $1,522
2012 $12,145 $1,019
2013 $12,769 $1,139
2014 $13,726 $1,275
2015 $15,691 $1,292
2016 $16,763 $1,033
2017 $16,034 $967
2018 $16,198 $731
2019 $15,841 $710
2020 $14,557 $578
2021 $13,257 $712
2022 $14,392 $1,046
2023 $15,899 $797
2024 - $989

Palau vs. Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palau

Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Palau Sudan
1950 52.7 45.8
1951 52.9 46.2
1952 53.1 46.5
1953 53.3 46.9
1954 53.5 47.3
1955 53.7 47.7
1956 53.9 48.1
1957 54.1 48.5
1958 54.4 48.9
1959 54.6 49.2
1960 54.9 49.6
1961 55.1 50
1962 55.4 50.4
1963 55.6 50.8
1964 55.8 50.9
1965 55.9 51
1966 56.2 51.3
1967 56.5 51.5
1968 56.9 51.8
1969 57.3 52
1970 57.7 52.3
1971 58.1 52.5
1972 58.6 52.8
1973 59 53
1974 59.5 53.2
1975 60 53.3
1976 60.5 53.3
1977 60.9 53.5
1978 61.3 53.3
1979 61.6 53.4
1980 61.9 54.1
1981 62.1 54.4
1982 62.3 54.4
1983 62.5 49.6
1984 62.6 49.8
1985 62.7 50
1986 62.8 54.6
1987 62.8 54.7
1988 62.8 55
1989 62.8 54.9
1990 62.8 55.5
1991 62.8 55.6
1992 62.9 56
1993 63 56.1
1994 63.1 57
1995 63.3 57.4
1996 63.5 57.6
1997 63.7 58.1
1998 64 58.3
1999 64.2 58.6
2000 64.5 58.9
2001 64.8 59.3
2002 65.1 59.3
2003 65.4 58.3
2004 65.8 56.8
2005 66.2 57.2
2006 66.6 60.4
2007 67.1 61.4
2008 67.6 61.3
2009 68 62.7
2010 68.3 63
2011 68.6 63.2
2012 68.9 63.4
2013 69 63.4
2014 69.1 64
2015 69.1 64.4
2016 69 64.7
2017 69 65.1
2018 69 65.5
2019 69 65.8
2020 68.7 65.1
2021 68.6 64.5
2022 68.9 65.7
2023 69.3 66.3
2024 69.4 66.5
2025 69.5 66.7

Palau and Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Palau

Sudan
Year Population
Palau Sudan
1960 9,328 8,364,489
1961 9,555 8,634,941
1962 9,793 8,919,028
1963 10,037 9,218,077
1964 10,292 9,531,109
1965 10,547 9,858,030
1966 10,805 10,197,578
1967 10,988 10,550,597
1968 11,080 10,917,999
1969 11,159 11,298,936
1970 11,368 11,695,771
1971 11,759 12,105,539
1972 12,194 12,527,856
1973 12,552 13,049,315
1974 12,687 13,580,723
1975 12,655 14,064,798
1976 12,598 14,569,716
1977 12,525 15,086,614
1978 12,440 15,695,003
1979 12,337 16,355,352
1980 12,271 17,058,905
1981 12,402 17,780,572
1982 12,694 18,486,645
1983 13,006 19,109,770
1984 13,337 19,546,528
1985 13,688 19,905,872
1986 14,024 20,288,238
1987 14,334 20,704,904
1988 14,645 21,138,431
1989 14,945 21,578,022
1990 15,259 22,021,481
1991 15,614 22,470,676
1992 15,989 22,927,355
1993 16,372 23,445,592
1994 16,770 24,043,948
1995 17,195 24,672,143
1996 17,654 25,231,528
1997 18,108 25,799,821
1998 18,524 26,458,999
1999 18,901 27,130,613
2000 19,178 27,816,745
2001 19,352 28,516,770
2002 19,503 29,228,727
2003 19,659 29,896,035
2004 19,820 30,556,637
2005 19,819 31,262,444
2006 19,593 31,992,435
2007 19,302 32,764,135
2008 19,009 33,623,980
2009 18,709 34,569,113
2010 18,396 35,414,399
2011 18,078 36,140,806
2012 17,765 36,923,178
2013 17,648 37,785,849
2014 17,715 38,823,318
2015 17,770 40,024,431
2016 17,797 41,259,892
2017 17,812 42,714,306
2018 17,814 44,230,596
2019 17,798 45,548,175
2020 17,792 46,789,231
2021 17,783 48,066,924
2022 17,759 49,383,346
2023 17,727 50,042,791
2024 17,695 50,448,963

Fertility rates in Palau and Sudan

Fertility rate
Palau

Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Palau Sudan
1960 7.19 6.66
1961 7.17 6.66
1962 7.15 6.7
1963 7.12 6.76
1964 7.08 6.8
1965 7.01 6.84
1966 6.93 6.88
1967 6.84 6.91
1968 6.71 6.95
1969 6.58 6.97
1970 6.39 6.99
1971 6.16 7.02
1972 5.9 6.98
1973 5.59 6.94
1974 5.26 6.91
1975 4.9 6.87
1976 4.53 6.82
1977 4.09 6.78
1978 3.74 6.72
1979 3.49 6.65
1980 3.35 6.59
1981 3.28 6.53
1982 3.22 6.47
1983 3.14 6.41
1984 3.08 6.34
1985 3.01 6.28
1986 2.98 6.23
1987 2.93 6.18
1988 2.91 6.13
1989 2.92 6.11
1990 2.88 6.07
1991 2.74 6.05
1992 2.71 6.02
1993 2.73 5.97
1994 2.66 5.91
1995 2.55 5.86
1996 2.39 5.79
1997 2.19 5.72
1998 2.01 5.65
1999 1.91 5.62
2000 1.82 5.6
2001 1.87 5.56
2002 1.92 5.53
2003 1.96 5.49
2004 1.99 5.46
2005 2.02 5.4
2006 2 5.33
2007 1.97 5.27
2008 1.95 5.21
2009 1.94 5.17
2010 1.94 5.14
2011 1.97 5.09
2012 2.01 5.03
2013 2.05 4.97
2014 2.03 4.91
2015 2 4.9
2016 2.06 4.83
2017 2.02 4.76
2018 1.97 4.68
2019 1.98 4.62
2020 1.97 4.54
2021 1.95 4.46
2022 1.93 4.38
2023 1.91 4.32

Palau and Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Palau

Sudan
Year Median age, years
Palau Sudan
1960 16.7 16.7
1961 16.1 16.7
1962 15.5 16.7
1963 15.1 16.6
1964 15 16.5
1965 14.9 16.5
1966 14.9 16.4
1967 15.2 16.4
1968 15.7 16.3
1969 16.1 16.3
1970 16.5 16.2
1971 16.6 16.2
1972 16.6 16.1
1973 16.8 16
1974 17.1 15.9
1975 17.4 16
1976 17.8 16
1977 18.1 16.1
1978 18.3 16.2
1979 18.6 16.4
1980 18.9 16.5
1981 19.3 16.6
1982 19.9 16.7
1983 20.5 16.7
1984 21.1 16.8
1985 21.6 16.8
1986 22.2 16.8
1987 23.1 16.9
1988 24 16.9
1989 24.9 16.8
1990 25.6 16.8
1991 26 16.8
1992 26.4 16.8
1993 26.9 16.8
1994 27.4 16.8
1995 27.8 16.8
1996 28.3 16.8
1997 28.8 16.8
1998 29.4 16.8
1999 30.2 16.9
2000 30.8 16.9
2001 31.2 17
2002 31.5 17
2003 31.8 17.1
2004 32 17.1
2005 32.3 17.1
2006 32.7 17.2
2007 33.1 17.3
2008 33.5 17.3
2009 33.9 17.4
2010 34.2 17.5
2011 34.6 17.4
2012 35 17.5
2013 35.3 17.5
2014 35.6 17.7
2015 36 17.9
2016 36.3 18.1
2017 36.7 18.3
2018 37 18.6
2019 37.4 18.7
2020 37.8 18.9
2021 38.1 19
2022 38.5 19.2
2023 38.8 19.3
2024 39.2 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palau Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$249M
2023
$36.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
53%
2025
6.17%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.53%
2023
2.02%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.92%
2021
Armed forces personnel n/a
144,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.29%
2025
-2.68%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.77%
2020
7.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
76.7%
2023
54.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.87%
2023
23%
2024
Economic freedom index
62
2025
35.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
27.8%
2014
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.2%
2014
Total reserves including gold n/a
$178M
2017
Personal remittances received
$1.95M
2024
$900M
2024
International tourist arrivals
18,399
2020
836,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
93.5%
2017
20.9%
2018
Banked people share n/a
15.3%
2014

Energy

Palau Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,814 kg
1990
412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$1.99
1990
$8.15
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.44 megatons
2023
21.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
81.2 tons
2023
0.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
1990
30.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2022
61%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
4.99%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
18.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
278.8 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
4.6%
2021
58%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
71.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
66%
2023

Society

Palau Sudan
% of world population
0.0002%
2024
0.62%
2024
Annual migration change
-14
2024
-544,257
2024
Urban population
82.8%
2024
36.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.9
2025
27.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2025
15
2024
Higher education index n/a
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.2
2018
5.1
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.78
2013
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
53
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2020
60.7%
2018
English speaking
92.5%
2023
93.7%
2023
People using the Internet
27%
2004
26.4%
2020

Health

Palau Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,979
2022
$31.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$328
2022
$16.2
2022
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
17.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.78
2020
0.26
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
89
2023
256
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.3
2023
50.1
2023
Obesity rate
42.1%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19.3%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
65
2025
33
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Palau Sudan
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
1.25%
2025
Land area per capita
10,037 sq mi
2024
14,296 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16.6 sq mi
2025
435,002 sq mi
2025
Forest area
160.8 sq mi
2025
68,892 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
19,263 mi
2019

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