Palau vs Switzerland statistics compared

Palau has a population of 17.7K (ranked 194/197), compared with 9.03M in Switzerland (ranked 101/197). Palau's land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 15,255 sq mi for Switzerland (ranked 180th vs. 131st).

By GDP, Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M) and Switzerland ranks 20/197 ($937B). By GDP per capita, Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899), while Switzerland ranks 5/197 ($103,670).

Palau and Switzerland: Comparison Charts

Palau and Switzerland economies compared

GDP

Palau

Switzerland

Table

Year	GDP
	Palau	Switzerland
1960	-	$10,412,232,621
1961	-	$11,713,348,834
1962	-	$12,989,649,694
1963	-	$14,283,872,299
1964	-	$15,833,133,858
1965	-	$16,780,226,225
1966	-	$18,019,402,374
1967	-	$19,397,044,714
1968	-	$20,712,102,794
1969	-	$22,442,043,274
1970	$11,563,041	$24,998,066,773
1971	$12,706,874	$30,040,171,751
1972	$13,956,474	$36,844,318,854
1973	$15,331,889	$49,550,006,320
1974	$16,848,759	$57,103,011,446
1975	$18,521,112	$65,466,081,819
1976	$20,364,420	$68,476,524,644
1977	$22,308,104	$73,135,771,167
1978	$24,530,015	$102,280,472,036
1979	$27,004,251	$114,970,094,425
1980	$29,728,054	$122,557,843,886
1981	$32,726,594	$112,244,805,519
1982	$36,027,583	$115,043,365,512
1983	$39,661,530	$114,634,358,535
1984	$44,814,259	$109,455,312,168
1985	$51,030,637	$110,980,314,192
1986	$58,109,314	$159,089,921,063
1987	$66,169,905	$199,236,370,038
1988	$75,348,615	$215,540,625,299
1989	$85,800,543	$208,105,846,934
1990	$97,702,303	$265,763,573,999
1991	$106,555,300	$268,901,693,863
1992	$104,771,300	$279,921,425,828
1993	$96,455,700	$272,237,527,071
1994	$106,138,500	$301,375,055,202
1995	$121,018,500	$352,835,806,342
1996	$137,494,600	$340,103,959,547
1997	$143,860,800	$294,788,198,856
1998	$149,079,600	$303,459,014,347
1999	$144,206,500	$297,873,643,323
2000	$149,535,800	$279,216,033,870
2001	$159,453,500	$286,582,672,434
2002	$162,665,500	$309,301,422,430
2003	$154,559,900	$362,075,086,508
2004	$166,391,600	$403,912,891,033
2005	$191,048,400	$418,284,865,885
2006	$193,679,700	$441,634,672,197
2007	$200,903,600	$490,740,715,595
2008	$201,167,300	$567,267,767,519
2009	$189,998,000	$554,212,916,092
2010	$188,174,300	$598,851,027,948
2011	$198,873,900	$715,888,126,682
2012	$215,762,400	$686,420,221,558
2013	$225,345,700	$706,234,937,371
2014	$243,156,500	$726,537,809,430
2015	$278,824,800	$694,118,186,380
2016	$298,323,500	$687,895,460,903
2017	$285,600,000	$695,200,834,102
2018	$288,546,300	$725,568,717,468
2019	$281,941,600	$721,369,112,727
2020	$258,990,800	$741,999,406,006
2021	$235,752,900	$815,309,330,987
2022	$255,591,100	$828,508,926,958
2023	$281,849,100	$894,424,821,645
2024	-	$936,564,198,049

Palau and Switzerland economies compared

GDP per capita

Palau

Switzerland

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Palau	Switzerland
1960	-	$1,954
1961	-	$2,155
1962	-	$2,330
1963	-	$2,508
1964	-	$2,735
1965	-	$2,865
1966	-	$3,045
1967	-	$3,237
1968	-	$3,413
1969	-	$3,657
1970	$1,017	$4,044
1971	$1,081	$4,835
1972	$1,145	$5,885
1973	$1,221	$7,856
1974	$1,328	$9,005
1975	$1,464	$10,328
1976	$1,616	$10,865
1977	$1,781	$11,644
1978	$1,972	$16,282
1979	$2,189	$18,266
1980	$2,423	$19,394
1981	$2,639	$17,665
1982	$2,838	$18,000
1983	$3,049	$17,859
1984	$3,360	$16,991
1985	$3,728	$17,152
1986	$4,144	$24,460
1987	$4,616	$30,441
1988	$5,145	$32,690
1989	$5,741	$31,309
1990	$6,403	$39,575
1991	$6,824	$39,544
1992	$6,553	$40,714
1993	$5,892	$39,237
1994	$6,329	$43,092
1995	$7,038	$50,114
1996	$7,788	$48,093
1997	$7,945	$41,584
1998	$8,048	$42,681
1999	$7,630	$41,696
2000	$7,797	$38,865
2001	$8,240	$39,639
2002	$8,341	$42,459
2003	$7,862	$49,336
2004	$8,395	$54,659
2005	$9,640	$56,243
2006	$9,885	$59,011
2007	$10,408	$64,989
2008	$10,583	$74,175
2009	$10,155	$71,568
2010	$10,229	$76,531
2011	$11,001	$90,477
2012	$12,145	$85,836
2013	$12,769	$87,304
2014	$13,726	$88,725
2015	$15,691	$83,806
2016	$16,763	$82,153
2017	$16,034	$82,254
2018	$16,198	$85,217
2019	$15,841	$84,122
2020	$14,557	$85,898
2021	$13,257	$93,665
2022	$14,392	$94,395
2023	$15,899	$100,632
2024	-	$103,670

Palau vs. Switzerland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Palau

Switzerland

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Palau	Switzerland
1950	52.7	68.9
1951	52.9	68.7
1952	53.1	69.6
1953	53.3	69.5
1954	53.5	70
1955	53.7	70.1
1956	53.9	70.2
1957	54.1	70.5
1958	54.4	71.3
1959	54.6	71.5
1960	54.9	71.4
1961	55.1	71.7
1962	55.4	71.3
1963	55.6	71.3
1964	55.8	72.2
1965	55.9	72.3
1966	56.2	72.4
1967	56.5	72.7
1968	56.9	72.7
1969	57.3	72.7
1970	57.7	73.1
1971	58.1	73.2
1972	58.6	73.8
1973	59	74.1
1974	59.5	74.4
1975	60	74.8
1976	60.5	74.9
1977	60.9	75.4
1978	61.3	75.3
1979	61.6	75.6
1980	61.9	75.6
1981	62.1	75.8
1982	62.3	76.2
1983	62.5	76.2
1984	62.6	76.8
1985	62.7	76.9
1986	62.8	77
1987	62.8	77.3
1988	62.8	77.4
1989	62.8	77.6
1990	62.8	77.4
1991	62.8	77.6
1992	62.9	77.9
1993	63	78.2
1994	63.1	78.5
1995	63.3	78.6
1996	63.5	79
1997	63.7	79.2
1998	64	79.5
1999	64.2	79.7
2000	64.5	79.8
2001	64.8	80.3
2002	65.1	80.4
2003	65.4	80.5
2004	65.8	81.1
2005	66.2	81.2
2006	66.6	81.5
2007	67.1	81.7
2008	67.6	82
2009	68	82
2010	68.3	82.3
2011	68.6	82.6
2012	68.9	82.6
2013	69	82.7
2014	69.1	83.1
2015	69.1	82.8
2016	69	83.4
2017	69	83.4
2018	69	83.6
2019	69	83.8
2020	68.7	83.1
2021	68.6	83.6
2022	68.9	83.2
2023	69.3	84
2024	69.4	84.1
2025	69.5	84.2

Palau and Switzerland population clocks and comparison

Population

Palau

Switzerland

Table

Year	Population
	Palau	Switzerland
1960	9,328	5,327,827
1961	9,555	5,434,294
1962	9,793	5,573,815
1963	10,037	5,694,247
1964	10,292	5,789,228
1965	10,547	5,856,472
1966	10,805	5,918,002
1967	10,988	5,991,785
1968	11,080	6,067,714
1969	11,159	6,136,387
1970	11,368	6,180,877
1971	11,759	6,213,399
1972	12,194	6,260,956
1973	12,552	6,307,347
1974	12,687	6,341,405
1975	12,655	6,338,632
1976	12,598	6,302,504
1977	12,525	6,281,174
1978	12,440	6,281,738
1979	12,337	6,294,365
1980	12,271	6,319,408
1981	12,402	6,354,074
1982	12,694	6,391,309
1983	13,006	6,418,773
1984	13,337	6,441,865
1985	13,688	6,470,365
1986	14,024	6,504,124
1987	14,334	6,545,106
1988	14,645	6,593,386
1989	14,945	6,646,912
1990	15,259	6,715,519
1991	15,614	6,799,978
1992	15,989	6,875,364
1993	16,372	6,938,265
1994	16,770	6,993,795
1995	17,195	7,040,687
1996	17,654	7,071,850
1997	18,108	7,088,906
1998	18,524	7,110,001
1999	18,901	7,143,991
2000	19,178	7,184,250
2001	19,352	7,229,854
2002	19,503	7,284,753
2003	19,659	7,339,001
2004	19,820	7,389,625
2005	19,819	7,437,115
2006	19,593	7,483,934
2007	19,302	7,551,117
2008	19,009	7,647,675
2009	18,709	7,743,831
2010	18,396	7,824,909
2011	18,078	7,912,398
2012	17,765	7,996,861
2013	17,648	8,089,346
2014	17,715	8,188,649
2015	17,770	8,282,396
2016	17,797	8,373,338
2017	17,812	8,451,840
2018	17,814	8,514,329
2019	17,798	8,575,280
2020	17,792	8,638,167
2021	17,783	8,704,546
2022	17,759	8,777,088
2023	17,727	8,888,093
2024	17,695	9,034,102

Fertility rates in Palau and Switzerland

Fertility rate

Palau

Switzerland

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Palau	Switzerland
1960	7.19	2.44
1961	7.17	2.52
1962	7.15	2.58
1963	7.12	2.65
1964	7.08	2.66
1965	7.01	2.59
1966	6.93	2.5
1967	6.84	2.39
1968	6.71	2.29
1969	6.58	2.19
1970	6.39	2.1
1971	6.16	2.04
1972	5.9	1.91
1973	5.59	1.81
1974	5.26	1.73
1975	4.9	1.61
1976	4.53	1.55
1977	4.09	1.53
1978	3.74	1.51
1979	3.49	1.52
1980	3.35	1.55
1981	3.28	1.55
1982	3.22	1.56
1983	3.14	1.52
1984	3.08	1.53
1985	3.01	1.52
1986	2.98	1.53
1987	2.93	1.52
1988	2.91	1.57
1989	2.92	1.56
1990	2.88	1.58
1991	2.74	1.58
1992	2.71	1.58
1993	2.73	1.51
1994	2.66	1.49
1995	2.55	1.48
1996	2.39	1.5
1997	2.19	1.48
1998	2.01	1.47
1999	1.91	1.48
2000	1.82	1.5
2001	1.87	1.38
2002	1.92	1.39
2003	1.96	1.39
2004	1.99	1.42
2005	2.02	1.42
2006	2	1.44
2007	1.97	1.46
2008	1.95	1.48
2009	1.94	1.5
2010	1.94	1.52
2011	1.97	1.52
2012	2.01	1.52
2013	2.05	1.52
2014	2.03	1.54
2015	2	1.54
2016	2.06	1.54
2017	2.02	1.52
2018	1.97	1.52
2019	1.98	1.48
2020	1.97	1.46
2021	1.95	1.52
2022	1.93	1.39
2023	1.91	1.33

Palau and Switzerland demographics compared

Median age

Palau

Switzerland

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Palau	Switzerland
1960	16.7	32.6
1961	16.1	32.4
1962	15.5	32
1963	15.1	31.7
1964	15	31.5
1965	14.9	31.6
1966	14.9	31.6
1967	15.2	31.6
1968	15.7	31.7
1969	16.1	31.7
1970	16.5	32
1971	16.6	32.2
1972	16.6	32.3
1973	16.8	32.5
1974	17.1	32.7
1975	17.4	33.1
1976	17.8	33.5
1977	18.1	33.8
1978	18.3	34.2
1979	18.6	34.5
1980	18.9	34.8
1981	19.3	35
1982	19.9	35.3
1983	20.5	35.6
1984	21.1	35.9
1985	21.6	36.1
1986	22.2	36.3
1987	23.1	36.5
1988	24	36.7
1989	24.9	36.8
1990	25.6	36.9
1991	26	36.9
1992	26.4	36.9
1993	26.9	37
1994	27.4	37.1
1995	27.8	37.3
1996	28.3	37.6
1997	28.8	37.9
1998	29.4	38.2
1999	30.2	38.4
2000	30.8	38.7
2001	31.2	39
2002	31.5	39.3
2003	31.8	39.6
2004	32	39.9
2005	32.3	40.3
2006	32.7	40.6
2007	33.1	40.9
2008	33.5	41.1
2009	33.9	41.3
2010	34.2	41.5
2011	34.6	41.6
2012	35	41.8
2013	35.3	42
2014	35.6	42.1
2015	36	42.2
2016	36.3	42.3
2017	36.7	42.4
2018	37	42.5
2019	37.4	42.6
2020	37.8	42.7
2021	38.1	42.8
2022	38.5	43
2023	38.8	43.4
2024	39.2	43.7

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