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Palau vs Tajikistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Palau has a population of 17.7K (ranked 194/197), compared with 10.6M in Tajikistan (ranked 91/197). Palau's land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 53,587 sq mi for Tajikistan (ranked 180th vs. 93rd).

By GDP, Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M) and Tajikistan ranks 145/197 ($14.2B). By GDP per capita, Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899), while Tajikistan ranks 167/197 ($1,341).

Main facts and rankings

Palau Tajikistan
Population
17663
10940854
Population rank 194/197 88/197
GDP
$282M
2023
$14.2B
2024
GDP rank 193/197 145/197
GDP per capita
$15,899
2023
$1,341
2024
GDP per capita rank 67/197 167/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,532
2023
$5,406
2024
Government debt n/a
$4.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
28.4%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 171/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,654
2025
$2,250
2025
Land area
177.6 sq mi
2025
53,587 sq mi
2025
Population density
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
197.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.91
2023
3.07
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
23 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
72.1 years
2025

Palau and Tajikistan: Comparison Charts

Palau and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP
Palau

Tajikistan
Year GDP
Palau Tajikistan
1970 $11,563,041 -
1971 $12,706,874 -
1972 $13,956,474 -
1973 $15,331,889 -
1974 $16,848,759 -
1975 $18,521,112 -
1976 $20,364,420 -
1977 $22,308,104 -
1978 $24,530,015 -
1979 $27,004,251 -
1980 $29,728,054 -
1981 $32,726,594 -
1982 $36,027,583 -
1983 $39,661,530 -
1984 $44,814,259 -
1985 $51,030,637 -
1986 $58,109,314 -
1987 $66,169,905 -
1988 $75,348,615 -
1989 $85,800,543 -
1990 $97,702,303 $2,629,395,066
1991 $106,555,300 $2,536,585,366
1992 $104,771,300 $1,908,554,572
1993 $96,455,700 $1,646,623,195
1994 $106,138,500 $1,522,001,206
1995 $121,018,500 $1,231,561,860
1996 $137,494,600 $1,043,654,822
1997 $143,860,800 $921,518,033
1998 $149,079,600 $1,320,199,582
1999 $144,206,500 $1,086,612,290
2000 $149,535,800 $860,541,842
2001 $159,453,500 $1,080,772,551
2002 $162,665,500 $1,221,106,220
2003 $154,559,900 $1,555,318,261
2004 $166,391,600 $2,076,176,869
2005 $191,048,400 $2,312,352,021
2006 $193,679,700 $2,830,213,849
2007 $200,903,600 $3,719,524,541
2008 $201,167,300 $5,161,299,725
2009 $189,998,000 $4,979,472,364
2010 $188,174,300 $5,642,221,099
2011 $198,873,900 $6,522,756,255
2012 $215,762,400 $7,633,036,903
2013 $225,345,700 $8,448,411,318
2014 $243,156,500 $9,112,605,459
2015 $278,824,800 $8,271,431,485
2016 $298,323,500 $6,992,416,097
2017 $285,600,000 $7,536,402,853
2018 $288,546,300 $7,764,999,999
2019 $281,941,600 $8,300,813,599
2020 $258,990,800 $8,133,963,551
2021 $235,752,900 $8,937,805,347
2022 $255,591,100 $10,713,525,200
2023 $281,849,100 $12,244,169,293
2024 - $14,204,575,549

Palau and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Palau

Tajikistan
Year GDP per capita
Palau Tajikistan
1970 $1,017 -
1971 $1,081 -
1972 $1,145 -
1973 $1,221 -
1974 $1,328 -
1975 $1,464 -
1976 $1,616 -
1977 $1,781 -
1978 $1,972 -
1979 $2,189 -
1980 $2,423 -
1981 $2,639 -
1982 $2,838 -
1983 $3,049 -
1984 $3,360 -
1985 $3,728 -
1986 $4,144 -
1987 $4,616 -
1988 $5,145 -
1989 $5,741 -
1990 $6,403 $487
1991 $6,824 $458
1992 $6,553 $338
1993 $5,892 $287.6
1994 $6,329 $261.3
1995 $7,038 $207
1996 $7,788 $172
1997 $7,945 $150.1
1998 $8,048 $213.7
1999 $7,630 $175
2000 $7,797 $136.9
2001 $8,240 $168.7
2002 $8,341 $187
2003 $7,862 $233.6
2004 $8,395 $306
2005 $9,640 $334
2006 $9,885 $401
2007 $10,408 $517
2008 $10,583 $703
2009 $10,155 $665
2010 $10,229 $737
2011 $11,001 $834
2012 $12,145 $952
2013 $12,769 $1,028
2014 $13,726 $1,082
2015 $15,691 $957
2016 $16,763 $789
2017 $16,034 $829
2018 $16,198 $834
2019 $15,841 $871
2020 $14,557 $834
2021 $13,257 $897
2022 $14,392 $1,052
2023 $15,899 $1,178
2024 - $1,341

Palau vs. Tajikistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palau

Tajikistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Palau Tajikistan
1950 52.7 49.3
1951 52.9 49.6
1952 53.1 49.9
1953 53.3 50.2
1954 53.5 50.5
1955 53.7 50.8
1956 53.9 51.1
1957 54.1 51.4
1958 54.4 51.8
1959 54.6 52.2
1960 54.9 52.5
1961 55.1 52.9
1962 55.4 53.4
1963 55.6 53.8
1964 55.8 54.2
1965 55.9 54.7
1966 56.2 55.1
1967 56.5 55.5
1968 56.9 55.9
1969 57.3 56.3
1970 57.7 56.6
1971 58.1 56.9
1972 58.6 57.2
1973 59 57.4
1974 59.5 57.7
1975 60 57.9
1976 60.5 58.1
1977 60.9 58.2
1978 61.3 58.4
1979 61.6 58.5
1980 61.9 58.6
1981 62.1 58.8
1982 62.3 60.2
1983 62.5 60.5
1984 62.6 60.7
1985 62.7 61
1986 62.8 61.8
1987 62.8 61.6
1988 62.8 61.8
1989 62.8 61.7
1990 62.8 61.6
1991 62.8 61.7
1992 62.9 57.1
1993 63 55.5
1994 63.1 60.1
1995 63.3 61.4
1996 63.5 60.8
1997 63.7 61.9
1998 64 62.4
1999 64.2 63.1
2000 64.5 63.5
2001 64.8 64.2
2002 65.1 64.9
2003 65.4 65.9
2004 65.8 66.6
2005 66.2 66.5
2006 66.6 67
2007 67.1 67.4
2008 67.6 67.9
2009 68 68.2
2010 68.3 68.4
2011 68.6 68.7
2012 68.9 69.1
2013 69 69.6
2014 69.1 69.7
2015 69.1 69.7
2016 69 70
2017 69 70.5
2018 69 70.7
2019 69 71
2020 68.7 68.6
2021 68.6 69.6
2022 68.9 71.6
2023 69.3 71.8
2024 69.4 71.9
2025 69.5 72.1

Palau and Tajikistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Palau

Tajikistan
Year Population
Palau Tajikistan
1960 9,328 2,112,131
1961 9,555 2,181,805
1962 9,793 2,255,026
1963 10,037 2,331,736
1964 10,292 2,411,260
1965 10,547 2,492,998
1966 10,805 2,577,184
1967 10,988 2,664,130
1968 11,080 2,753,848
1969 11,159 2,845,273
1970 11,368 2,936,779
1971 11,759 3,028,837
1972 12,194 3,123,691
1973 12,552 3,222,290
1974 12,687 3,324,499
1975 12,655 3,430,425
1976 12,598 3,540,076
1977 12,525 3,653,265
1978 12,440 3,768,508
1979 12,337 3,882,691
1980 12,271 3,995,256
1981 12,402 4,109,022
1982 12,694 4,227,171
1983 13,006 4,350,874
1984 13,337 4,480,026
1985 13,688 4,619,003
1986 14,024 4,772,139
1987 14,334 4,939,059
1988 14,645 5,114,989
1989 14,945 5,267,249
1990 15,259 5,398,768
1991 15,614 5,541,205
1992 15,989 5,649,400
1993 16,372 5,724,993
1994 16,770 5,825,368
1995 17,195 5,948,584
1996 17,654 6,066,523
1997 18,108 6,139,829
1998 18,524 6,176,397
1999 18,901 6,208,370
2000 19,178 6,284,735
2001 19,352 6,407,377
2002 19,503 6,531,669
2003 19,659 6,658,575
2004 19,820 6,790,547
2005 19,819 6,924,720
2006 19,593 7,057,566
2007 19,302 7,194,477
2008 19,009 7,338,403
2009 18,709 7,490,230
2010 18,396 7,652,141
2011 18,078 7,824,785
2012 17,765 8,014,084
2013 17,648 8,216,724
2014 17,715 8,425,552
2015 17,770 8,643,840
2016 17,797 8,865,631
2017 17,812 9,085,946
2018 17,814 9,307,333
2019 17,798 9,529,966
2020 17,792 9,749,310
2021 17,783 9,966,908
2022 17,759 10,182,222
2023 17,727 10,389,799
2024 17,695 10,590,927

Fertility rates in Palau and Tajikistan

Fertility rate
Palau

Tajikistan
Year Fertility rate
Palau Tajikistan
1960 7.19 6.24
1961 7.17 6.35
1962 7.15 6.48
1963 7.12 6.62
1964 7.08 6.68
1965 7.01 6.74
1966 6.93 6.82
1967 6.84 6.89
1968 6.71 6.91
1969 6.58 6.91
1970 6.39 6.91
1971 6.16 6.91
1972 5.9 6.89
1973 5.59 6.84
1974 5.26 6.77
1975 4.9 6.69
1976 4.53 6.6
1977 4.09 6.49
1978 3.74 6.4
1979 3.49 6.31
1980 3.35 6.21
1981 3.28 6.12
1982 3.22 6.03
1983 3.14 5.98
1984 3.08 5.96
1985 3.01 5.94
1986 2.98 5.91
1987 2.93 5.84
1988 2.91 5.75
1989 2.92 5.61
1990 2.88 5.46
1991 2.74 5.28
1992 2.71 5.06
1993 2.73 4.92
1994 2.66 4.79
1995 2.55 4.66
1996 2.39 3.94
1997 2.19 4.06
1998 2.01 4.07
1999 1.91 3.85
2000 1.82 3.49
2001 1.87 3.49
2002 1.92 3.47
2003 1.96 3.42
2004 1.99 3.51
2005 2.02 3.4
2006 2 3.34
2007 1.97 3.37
2008 1.95 3.39
2009 1.94 3.43
2010 1.94 3.46
2011 1.97 3.46
2012 2.01 3.42
2013 2.05 3.43
2014 2.03 3.46
2015 2 3.46
2016 2.06 3.38
2017 2.02 3.29
2018 1.97 3.29
2019 1.98 3.28
2020 1.97 3.21
2021 1.95 3.17
2022 1.93 3.13
2023 1.91 3.07

Palau and Tajikistan demographics compared

Median age
Palau

Tajikistan
Year Median age, years
Palau Tajikistan
1960 16.7 21.6
1961 16.1 21.4
1962 15.5 20.9
1963 15.1 20.4
1964 15 19.6
1965 14.9 18.9
1966 14.9 18.4
1967 15.2 18.1
1968 15.7 17.9
1969 16.1 17.8
1970 16.5 17.8
1971 16.6 17.8
1972 16.6 17.8
1973 16.8 17.8
1974 17.1 17.8
1975 17.4 17.9
1976 17.8 17.9
1977 18.1 18
1978 18.3 18
1979 18.6 18.1
1980 18.9 18.1
1981 19.3 18.1
1982 19.9 18.2
1983 20.5 18.2
1984 21.1 18.2
1985 21.6 18.2
1986 22.2 18.3
1987 23.1 18.3
1988 24 18.3
1989 24.9 18.2
1990 25.6 18.1
1991 26 18
1992 26.4 17.9
1993 26.9 17.8
1994 27.4 17.7
1995 27.8 17.7
1996 28.3 17.7
1997 28.8 17.9
1998 29.4 18
1999 30.2 18.2
2000 30.8 18.5
2001 31.2 18.7
2002 31.5 18.9
2003 31.8 19.2
2004 32 19.4
2005 32.3 19.6
2006 32.7 19.8
2007 33.1 20.1
2008 33.5 20.4
2009 33.9 20.6
2010 34.2 20.8
2011 34.6 21
2012 35 21.2
2013 35.3 21.4
2014 35.6 21.6
2015 36 21.7
2016 36.3 21.9
2017 36.7 22
2018 37 22.2
2019 37.4 22.3
2020 37.8 22.5
2021 38.1 22.6
2022 38.5 22.7
2023 38.8 22.9
2024 39.2 23

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palau Tajikistan
GNI, Atlas method
$249M
2023
$17.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
53%
2025
30.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.53%
2023
5.44%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
17,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.29%
2025
-2.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.77%
2020
0.08%
2016
Services, % of GDP
76.7%
2023
34.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
9.87%
2023
33.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
62
2025
51.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
28.2%
2024
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.9%
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$3.3B
2023
Personal remittances received
$1.95M
2024
$6.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
18,399
2020
1,035,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
93.5%
2017
7.27%
2020
Banked people share n/a
54.5%
2024

Energy

Palau Tajikistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,814 kg
1990
375 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$1.99
1990
$12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.44 megatons
2023
9.31 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
81.2 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
1990
60.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2022
34.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
44.8%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
28%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,476 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
4.6%
2021
93.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
92.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Palau Tajikistan
% of world population
0.0002%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-14
2024
-21,236
2024
Urban population
82.8%
2024
28.5%
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
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.9
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2025
19
2024
Higher education index n/a
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.2
2018
0.91
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.78
2013
15.7
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2020
99.7%
2010
English speaking
92.5%
2023
5%
2025
People using the Internet
27%
2004
56.8%
2023

Health

Palau Tajikistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,979
2022
$78.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$328
2022
$51.2
2022
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
72.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
11.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.78
2020
2.13
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.2 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
89
2023
14
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.3
2023
27.3
2023
Obesity rate
42.1%
2022
24.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19.3%
2024
8%
2024
Air quality index
65
2025
5
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
0.74 liters
2020

Territory

Palau Tajikistan
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.09%
2025
Land area per capita
10,037 sq mi
2024
5,060 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16.6 sq mi
2025
14,976 sq mi
2025
Forest area
160.8 sq mi
2025
1,648 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
18,641 mi
2018

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