Palau vs Thailand statistics compared

Palau has a population of 17.7K (ranked 194/197), compared with 71.7M in Thailand (ranked 20/197). Palau's land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 197,256 sq mi for Thailand (ranked 180th vs. 50th).

By GDP, Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M) and Thailand ranks 30/197 ($526B). By GDP per capita, Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899), while Thailand ranks 102/197 ($7,345).

Palau and Thailand: Comparison Charts

Palau and Thailand economies compared

GDP

Palau

Thailand

Table

Year	GDP
	Palau	Thailand
1960	-	$2,760,750,861
1961	-	$3,034,037,811
1962	-	$3,308,912,797
1963	-	$3,540,403,457
1964	-	$3,889,129,942
1965	-	$4,388,937,649
1966	-	$5,279,230,817
1967	-	$5,638,461,442
1968	-	$6,081,009,428
1969	-	$6,695,336,567
1970	$11,563,041	$7,086,538,438
1971	$12,706,874	$7,375,000,024
1972	$13,956,474	$8,177,873,151
1973	$15,331,889	$10,838,587,358
1974	$16,848,759	$13,702,998,512
1975	$18,521,112	$14,882,770,594
1976	$20,364,420	$16,985,208,648
1977	$22,308,104	$19,779,312,261
1978	$24,530,015	$24,006,566,637
1979	$27,004,251	$27,371,650,825
1980	$29,728,054	$32,353,514,989
1981	$32,726,594	$34,846,039,194
1982	$36,027,583	$36,589,772,404
1983	$39,661,530	$40,042,798,388
1984	$44,814,259	$41,797,647,776
1985	$51,030,637	$38,900,711,333
1986	$58,109,314	$43,096,773,981
1987	$66,169,905	$50,535,446,555
1988	$75,348,615	$61,667,253,471
1989	$85,800,543	$72,250,748,100
1990	$97,702,303	$85,343,190,719
1991	$106,555,300	$98,234,714,971
1992	$104,771,300	$111,452,746,518
1993	$96,455,700	$128,889,262,951
1994	$106,138,500	$146,683,778,959
1995	$121,018,500	$169,278,916,593
1996	$137,494,600	$183,035,237,429
1997	$143,860,800	$150,180,456,566
1998	$149,079,600	$113,675,596,788
1999	$144,206,500	$126,669,211,779
2000	$149,535,800	$126,392,224,254
2001	$159,453,500	$120,296,476,180
2002	$162,665,500	$134,300,904,400
2003	$154,559,900	$152,280,615,246
2004	$166,391,600	$172,895,685,155
2005	$191,048,400	$189,318,408,469
2006	$193,679,700	$221,758,296,022
2007	$200,903,600	$262,942,621,455
2008	$201,167,300	$291,382,982,431
2009	$189,998,000	$281,710,630,187
2010	$188,174,300	$341,104,766,329
2011	$198,873,900	$370,818,739,624
2012	$215,762,400	$397,558,325,279
2013	$225,345,700	$420,333,654,593
2014	$243,156,500	$407,339,040,198
2015	$278,824,800	$401,296,238,228
2016	$298,323,500	$413,366,349,748
2017	$285,600,000	$456,356,813,537
2018	$288,546,300	$506,754,208,404
2019	$281,941,600	$543,976,691,794
2020	$258,990,800	$500,461,898,480
2021	$235,752,900	$506,194,668,790
2022	$255,591,100	$495,644,697,588
2023	$281,849,100	$515,906,283,941
2024	-	$526,411,265,428

Palau and Thailand economies compared

GDP per capita

Palau

Thailand

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Palau	Thailand
1960	-	$102.8
1961	-	$109.7
1962	-	$116.2
1963	-	$120.7
1964	-	$128.6
1965	-	$140.9
1966	-	$164.5
1967	-	$170.7
1968	-	$178.8
1969	-	$191.4
1970	$1,017	$197.1
1971	$1,081	$199.7
1972	$1,145	$215.6
1973	$1,221	$278.3
1974	$1,328	$343
1975	$1,464	$364
1976	$1,616	$405
1977	$1,781	$462
1978	$1,972	$548
1979	$2,189	$612
1980	$2,423	$709
1981	$2,639	$748
1982	$2,838	$770
1983	$3,049	$827
1984	$3,360	$847
1985	$3,728	$774
1986	$4,144	$842
1987	$4,616	$970
1988	$5,145	$1,164
1989	$5,741	$1,342
1990	$6,403	$1,559
1991	$6,824	$1,766
1992	$6,553	$1,972
1993	$5,892	$2,245
1994	$6,329	$2,518
1995	$7,038	$2,864
1996	$7,788	$3,055
1997	$7,945	$2,473
1998	$8,048	$1,848
1999	$7,630	$2,033
2000	$7,797	$2,006
2001	$8,240	$1,890
2002	$8,341	$2,090
2003	$7,862	$2,348
2004	$8,395	$2,642
2005	$9,640	$2,868
2006	$9,885	$3,331
2007	$10,408	$3,919
2008	$10,583	$4,309
2009	$10,155	$4,135
2010	$10,229	$4,974
2011	$11,001	$5,374
2012	$12,145	$5,726
2013	$12,769	$6,018
2014	$13,726	$5,801
2015	$15,691	$5,689
2016	$16,763	$5,834
2017	$16,034	$6,413
2018	$16,198	$7,100
2019	$15,841	$7,606
2020	$14,557	$6,986
2021	$13,257	$7,057
2022	$14,392	$6,909
2023	$15,899	$7,195
2024	-	$7,345

Palau vs. Thailand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Palau

Thailand

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Palau	Thailand
1950	52.7	45.2
1951	52.9	45.9
1952	53.1	46.5
1953	53.3	47.1
1954	53.5	47.6
1955	53.7	48.1
1956	53.9	48.6
1957	54.1	49.1
1958	54.4	49.5
1959	54.6	50.1
1960	54.9	50.6
1961	55.1	51.1
1962	55.4	51.4
1963	55.6	52
1964	55.8	52.5
1965	55.9	53.1
1966	56.2	53.7
1967	56.5	54.3
1968	56.9	55
1969	57.3	55.7
1970	57.7	56.5
1971	58.1	57.1
1972	58.6	57.7
1973	59	58.3
1974	59.5	59
1975	60	59.7
1976	60.5	60.4
1977	60.9	60.9
1978	61.3	61.3
1979	61.6	61.7
1980	61.9	62.2
1981	62.1	62.9
1982	62.3	63.6
1983	62.5	64.5
1984	62.6	65.5
1985	62.7	66.5
1986	62.8	67.3
1987	62.8	67.8
1988	62.8	68.2
1989	62.8	68.6
1990	62.8	68.9
1991	62.8	69.1
1992	62.9	69.4
1993	63	69.6
1994	63.1	69.7
1995	63.3	69.8
1996	63.5	69.9
1997	63.7	70.4
1998	64	70.7
1999	64.2	71
2000	64.5	71.2
2001	64.8	71.5
2002	65.1	71.8
2003	65.4	72.1
2004	65.8	72.1
2005	66.2	72.9
2006	66.6	73.3
2007	67.1	73.8
2008	67.6	74.2
2009	68	74.7
2010	68.3	75
2011	68.6	75.3
2012	68.9	75.6
2013	69	76
2014	69.1	76.3
2015	69.1	76.6
2016	69	76.8
2017	69	77
2018	69	77.2
2019	69	77.2
2020	68.7	77.3
2021	68.6	77.6
2022	68.9	75.3
2023	69.3	76.4
2024	69.4	76.6
2025	69.5	76.8

Palau and Thailand population clocks and comparison

Population

Palau

Thailand

Table

Year	Population
	Palau	Thailand
1960	9,328	26,851,747
1961	9,555	27,650,334
1962	9,793	28,481,040
1963	10,037	29,342,322
1964	10,292	30,232,141
1965	10,547	31,149,337
1966	10,805	32,086,071
1967	10,988	33,037,801
1968	11,080	34,002,560
1969	11,159	34,973,782
1970	11,368	35,954,408
1971	11,759	36,937,387
1972	12,194	37,933,929
1973	12,552	38,947,787
1974	12,687	39,952,891
1975	12,655	40,940,005
1976	12,598	41,896,504
1977	12,525	42,843,974
1978	12,440	43,788,976
1979	12,337	44,718,434
1980	12,271	45,650,022
1981	12,402	46,575,855
1982	12,694	47,494,577
1983	13,006	48,423,309
1984	13,337	49,351,708
1985	13,688	50,270,753
1986	14,024	51,177,834
1987	14,334	52,074,105
1988	14,645	52,969,595
1989	14,945	53,848,956
1990	15,259	54,738,329
1991	15,614	55,637,434
1992	15,989	56,528,834
1993	16,372	57,408,198
1994	16,770	58,260,854
1995	17,195	59,098,232
1996	17,654	59,920,064
1997	18,108	60,724,584
1998	18,524	61,522,630
1999	18,901	62,299,043
2000	19,178	63,007,815
2001	19,352	63,651,141
2002	19,503	64,266,437
2003	19,659	64,868,166
2004	19,820	65,452,047
2005	19,819	66,017,420
2006	19,593	66,567,687
2007	19,302	67,102,394
2008	19,009	67,619,830
2009	18,709	68,121,080
2010	18,396	68,579,447
2011	18,078	69,007,208
2012	17,765	69,436,098
2013	17,648	69,845,114
2014	17,715	70,216,367
2015	17,770	70,540,795
2016	17,797	70,859,841
2017	17,812	71,160,187
2018	17,814	71,376,079
2019	17,798	71,522,271
2020	17,792	71,641,484
2021	17,783	71,727,332
2022	17,759	71,735,329
2023	17,727	71,702,435
2024	17,695	71,668,011

Fertility rates in Palau and Thailand

Fertility rate

Palau

Thailand

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Palau	Thailand
1960	7.19	6.33
1961	7.17	6.32
1962	7.15	6.33
1963	7.12	6.34
1964	7.08	6.31
1965	7.01	6.26
1966	6.93	6.18
1967	6.84	6.08
1968	6.71	5.93
1969	6.58	5.7
1970	6.39	5.45
1971	6.16	5.25
1972	5.9	5.08
1973	5.59	4.85
1974	5.26	4.6
1975	4.9	4.36
1976	4.53	4.12
1977	4.09	3.87
1978	3.74	3.62
1979	3.49	3.45
1980	3.35	3.29
1981	3.28	3.13
1982	3.22	2.94
1983	3.14	2.76
1984	3.08	2.58
1985	3.01	2.45
1986	2.98	2.36
1987	2.93	2.26
1988	2.91	2.17
1989	2.92	2.14
1990	2.88	2.07
1991	2.74	2.04
1992	2.71	2.01
1993	2.73	1.97
1994	2.66	1.93
1995	2.55	1.89
1996	2.39	1.87
1997	2.19	1.85
1998	2.01	1.82
1999	1.91	1.77
2000	1.82	1.73
2001	1.87	1.71
2002	1.92	1.69
2003	1.96	1.67
2004	1.99	1.67
2005	2.02	1.64
2006	2	1.63
2007	1.97	1.62
2008	1.95	1.59
2009	1.94	1.57
2010	1.94	1.56
2011	1.97	1.57
2012	2.01	1.56
2013	2.05	1.53
2014	2.03	1.48
2015	2	1.45
2016	2.06	1.4
2017	2.02	1.36
2018	1.97	1.32
2019	1.98	1.29
2020	1.97	1.26
2021	1.95	1.23
2022	1.93	1.22
2023	1.91	1.21

Palau and Thailand demographics compared

Median age

Palau

Thailand

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Palau	Thailand
1960	16.7	18
1961	16.1	17.9
1962	15.5	17.7
1963	15.1	17.6
1964	15	17.5
1965	14.9	17.4
1966	14.9	17.3
1967	15.2	17.3
1968	15.7	17.3
1969	16.1	17.4
1970	16.5	17.5
1971	16.6	17.6
1972	16.6	17.8
1973	16.8	18
1974	17.1	18.2
1975	17.4	18.4
1976	17.8	18.7
1977	18.1	18.9
1978	18.3	19.2
1979	18.6	19.5
1980	18.9	19.9
1981	19.3	20.2
1982	19.9	20.6
1983	20.5	21
1984	21.1	21.5
1985	21.6	21.9
1986	22.2	22.4
1987	23.1	22.8
1988	24	23.3
1989	24.9	23.7
1990	25.6	24.3
1991	26	24.8
1992	26.4	25.4
1993	26.9	26
1994	27.4	26.6
1995	27.8	27.2
1996	28.3	27.7
1997	28.8	28.3
1998	29.4	28.9
1999	30.2	29.5
2000	30.8	30
2001	31.2	30.5
2002	31.5	30.9
2003	31.8	31.3
2004	32	31.7
2005	32.3	32.2
2006	32.7	32.6
2007	33.1	33.1
2008	33.5	33.6
2009	33.9	34
2010	34.2	34.5
2011	34.6	35
2012	35	35.4
2013	35.3	35.9
2014	35.6	36.3
2015	36	36.8
2016	36.3	37.3
2017	36.7	37.7
2018	37	38.2
2019	37.4	38.7
2020	37.8	39.2
2021	38.1	39.7
2022	38.5	40.2
2023	38.8	40.7
2024	39.2	41.1

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