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Palau vs Trinidad and Tobago statistics compared

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Palau has a population of 17.7K (ranked 194/197), compared with 1.37M in Trinidad and Tobago (ranked 154/197). Palau's land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 1,981 sq mi for Trinidad and Tobago (ranked 180th vs. 166th).

By GDP, Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M) and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 114/197 ($26.4B). By GDP per capita, Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899), while Trinidad and Tobago ranks 60/197 ($19,315).

Main facts and rankings

Palau Trinidad
Population
17663
1372940
Population rank 194/197 154/197
GDP
$282M
2023
$26.4B
2024
GDP rank 193/197 114/197
GDP per capita
$15,899
2023
$19,315
2024
GDP per capita rank 67/197 60/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,532
2023
$36,021
2024
Government debt n/a
$17B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
67.2%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$12,454
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 45/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,654
2025
$11,432
2025
Land area
177.6 sq mi
2025
1,981 sq mi
2025
Population density
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
691 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.91
2023
1.53
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
38.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
73.7 years
2025

Palau and Trinidad and Tobago: Comparison Charts

Palau and Trinidad and Tobago economies compared

GDP
Palau

Trinidad and Tobago
Year GDP
Palau Trinidad
1960 - $535,673,252
1961 - $584,964,621
1962 - $619,322,810
1963 - $678,239,329
1964 - $711,897,520
1965 - $736,573,159
1966 - $723,739,857
1967 - $761,981,912
1968 - $758,899,950
1969 - $779,200,000
1970 $11,563,041 $821,850,000
1971 $12,706,874 $896,765,215
1972 $13,956,474 $1,083,391,758
1973 $15,331,889 $1,308,785,431
1974 $16,848,759 $2,042,001,071
1975 $18,521,112 $2,442,669,825
1976 $20,364,420 $2,500,424,955
1977 $22,308,104 $3,138,666,667
1978 $24,530,015 $3,562,333,458
1979 $27,004,251 $4,602,416,625
1980 $29,728,054 $6,235,833,333
1981 $32,726,594 $6,992,083,333
1982 $36,027,583 $8,140,416,667
1983 $39,661,530 $7,763,750,000
1984 $44,814,259 $7,757,083,333
1985 $51,030,637 $7,375,918,367
1986 $58,109,314 $4,794,444,444
1987 $66,169,905 $4,797,777,778
1988 $75,348,615 $4,496,910,569
1989 $85,800,543 $4,323,058,824
1990 $97,702,303 $5,068,000,000
1991 $106,555,300 $5,307,905,882
1992 $104,771,300 $5,439,552,941
1993 $96,455,700 $4,669,491,134
1994 $106,138,500 $4,947,181,646
1995 $121,018,500 $5,329,217,747
1996 $137,494,600 $5,759,570,336
1997 $143,860,800 $5,737,771,523
1998 $149,079,600 $6,043,686,654
1999 $144,206,500 $6,808,982,521
2000 $149,535,800 $8,154,342,116
2001 $159,453,500 $8,824,849,191
2002 $162,665,500 $9,008,298,229
2003 $154,559,900 $11,305,459,802
2004 $166,391,600 $13,280,291,990
2005 $191,048,400 $15,982,389,018
2006 $193,679,700 $18,369,361,094
2007 $200,903,600 $21,641,620,050
2008 $201,167,300 $27,871,587,350
2009 $189,998,000 $19,172,165,226
2010 $188,174,300 $22,157,920,592
2011 $198,873,900 $25,433,007,437
2012 $215,762,400 $27,147,349,937
2013 $225,345,700 $28,560,536,917
2014 $243,156,500 $29,474,180,442
2015 $278,824,800 $26,841,143,095
2016 $298,323,500 $23,624,333,664
2017 $285,600,000 $23,847,765,529
2018 $288,546,300 $23,888,910,152
2019 $281,941,600 $23,588,037,787
2020 $258,990,800 $20,991,339,707
2021 $235,752,900 $24,177,305,760
2022 $255,591,100 $28,510,328,245
2023 $281,849,100 $25,489,373,405
2024 - $26,428,963,758

Palau and Trinidad and Tobago economies compared

GDP per capita
Palau

Trinidad and Tobago
Year GDP per capita
Palau Trinidad
1960 - $634
1961 - $678
1962 - $704
1963 - $756
1964 - $780
1965 - $793
1966 - $768
1967 - $797
1968 - $783
1969 - $795
1970 $1,017 $829
1971 $1,081 $894
1972 $1,145 $1,067
1973 $1,221 $1,273
1974 $1,328 $1,962
1975 $1,464 $2,319
1976 $1,616 $2,345
1977 $1,781 $2,907
1978 $1,972 $3,258
1979 $2,189 $4,155
1980 $2,423 $5,559
1981 $2,639 $6,160
1982 $2,838 $7,091
1983 $3,049 $6,690
1984 $3,360 $6,613
1985 $3,728 $6,212
1986 $4,144 $3,985
1987 $4,616 $3,941
1988 $5,145 $3,656
1989 $5,741 $3,482
1990 $6,403 $4,047
1991 $6,824 $4,205
1992 $6,553 $4,277
1993 $5,892 $3,647
1994 $6,329 $3,840
1995 $7,038 $4,115
1996 $7,788 $4,427
1997 $7,945 $4,394
1998 $8,048 $4,613
1999 $7,630 $5,179
2000 $7,797 $6,179
2001 $8,240 $6,657
2002 $8,341 $6,763
2003 $7,862 $8,445
2004 $8,395 $9,871
2005 $9,640 $12,346
2006 $9,885 $14,153
2007 $10,408 $16,607
2008 $10,583 $21,299
2009 $10,155 $14,634
2010 $10,229 $16,815
2011 $11,001 $19,151
2012 $12,145 $20,332
2013 $12,769 $21,305
2014 $13,726 $21,908
2015 $15,691 $19,887
2016 $16,763 $17,449
2017 $16,034 $17,579
2018 $16,198 $17,576
2019 $15,841 $17,293
2020 $14,557 $15,359
2021 $13,257 $17,679
2022 $14,392 $20,874
2023 $15,899 $18,639
2024 - $19,315

Palau vs. Trinidad and Tobago life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palau

Trinidad and Tobago
Year Life expectancy, years
Palau Trinidad
1950 52.7 57
1951 52.9 57.3
1952 53.1 57.7
1953 53.3 58.3
1954 53.5 59.1
1955 53.7 59.7
1956 53.9 60.3
1957 54.1 60.7
1958 54.4 61.4
1959 54.6 61.9
1960 54.9 62.5
1961 55.1 63
1962 55.4 63.4
1963 55.6 63.6
1964 55.8 64
1965 55.9 64.2
1966 56.2 64.3
1967 56.5 64.5
1968 56.9 64.6
1969 57.3 64.8
1970 57.7 64.9
1971 58.1 64.9
1972 58.6 65.2
1973 59 65.4
1974 59.5 65.5
1975 60 65.6
1976 60.5 66
1977 60.9 66.2
1978 61.3 66.2
1979 61.6 66.4
1980 61.9 66.5
1981 62.1 66.5
1982 62.3 66.4
1983 62.5 66.4
1984 62.6 66.6
1985 62.7 66.7
1986 62.8 66.9
1987 62.8 67.1
1988 62.8 67.4
1989 62.8 67.5
1990 62.8 67.6
1991 62.8 67.8
1992 62.9 67.8
1993 63 67.8
1994 63.1 67.8
1995 63.3 68
1996 63.5 68
1997 63.7 68.1
1998 64 68.3
1999 64.2 68.5
2000 64.5 68.6
2001 64.8 68.9
2002 65.1 69.2
2003 65.4 69.5
2004 65.8 69.9
2005 66.2 70.2
2006 66.6 70.4
2007 67.1 70.8
2008 67.6 71.1
2009 68 71.4
2010 68.3 71.8
2011 68.6 72.2
2012 68.9 72.5
2013 69 72.8
2014 69.1 72.9
2015 69.1 72.9
2016 69 72.9
2017 69 73
2018 69 72.7
2019 69 72.8
2020 68.7 72.6
2021 68.6 71.1
2022 68.9 73.3
2023 69.3 73.5
2024 69.4 73.6
2025 69.5 73.7

Palau and Trinidad and Tobago population clocks and comparison

Population
Palau

Trinidad and Tobago
Year Population
Palau Trinidad
1960 9,328 844,943
1961 9,555 863,144
1962 9,793 880,194
1963 10,037 896,804
1964 10,292 912,963
1965 10,547 928,425
1966 10,805 942,937
1967 10,988 956,418
1968 11,080 969,006
1969 11,159 980,706
1970 11,368 991,471
1971 11,759 1,002,585
1972 12,194 1,014,921
1973 12,552 1,027,851
1974 12,687 1,040,761
1975 12,655 1,053,469
1976 12,598 1,066,311
1977 12,525 1,079,554
1978 12,440 1,093,380
1979 12,337 1,107,639
1980 12,271 1,121,744
1981 12,402 1,135,132
1982 12,694 1,147,927
1983 13,006 1,160,534
1984 13,337 1,172,984
1985 13,688 1,187,366
1986 14,024 1,203,124
1987 14,334 1,217,364
1988 14,645 1,230,069
1989 14,945 1,241,600
1990 15,259 1,252,208
1991 15,614 1,262,171
1992 15,989 1,271,674
1993 16,372 1,280,466
1994 16,770 1,288,341
1995 17,195 1,295,169
1996 17,654 1,300,928
1997 18,108 1,305,836
1998 18,524 1,310,225
1999 18,901 1,314,708
2000 19,178 1,319,774
2001 19,352 1,325,567
2002 19,503 1,332,011
2003 19,659 1,338,709
2004 19,820 1,345,380
2005 19,819 1,294,494
2006 19,593 1,297,944
2007 19,302 1,303,188
2008 19,009 1,308,587
2009 18,709 1,310,106
2010 18,396 1,317,714
2011 18,078 1,328,019
2012 17,765 1,335,194
2013 17,648 1,340,557
2014 17,715 1,345,343
2015 17,770 1,349,667
2016 17,797 1,353,895
2017 17,812 1,356,633
2018 17,814 1,359,193
2019 17,798 1,363,985
2020 17,792 1,366,725
2021 17,783 1,367,558
2022 17,759 1,365,805
2023 17,727 1,367,510
2024 17,695 1,368,333

Fertility rates in Palau and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate
Palau

Trinidad and Tobago
Year Fertility rate
Palau Trinidad
1960 7.19 5.41
1961 7.17 5.41
1962 7.15 5.36
1963 7.12 5.24
1964 7.08 5.08
1965 7.01 4.88
1966 6.93 4.62
1967 6.84 4.35
1968 6.71 4.11
1969 6.58 3.86
1970 6.39 3.71
1971 6.16 3.61
1972 5.9 3.55
1973 5.59 3.47
1974 5.26 3.32
1975 4.9 3.21
1976 4.53 3.14
1977 4.09 3.12
1978 3.74 3.13
1979 3.49 3.13
1980 3.35 3.15
1981 3.28 3.13
1982 3.22 3.11
1983 3.14 3.07
1984 3.08 3.02
1985 3.01 2.99
1986 2.98 2.9
1987 2.93 2.78
1988 2.91 2.65
1989 2.92 2.53
1990 2.88 2.39
1991 2.74 2.29
1992 2.71 2.21
1993 2.73 2.13
1994 2.66 2.06
1995 2.55 1.97
1996 2.39 1.89
1997 2.19 1.83
1998 2.01 1.78
1999 1.91 1.76
2000 1.82 1.73
2001 1.87 1.71
2002 1.92 1.67
2003 1.96 1.65
2004 1.99 1.63
2005 2.02 1.63
2006 2 1.62
2007 1.97 1.62
2008 1.95 1.62
2009 1.94 1.62
2010 1.94 1.61
2011 1.97 1.61
2012 2.01 1.61
2013 2.05 1.6
2014 2.03 1.6
2015 2 1.6
2016 2.06 1.6
2017 2.02 1.59
2018 1.97 1.59
2019 1.98 1.58
2020 1.97 1.57
2021 1.95 1.56
2022 1.93 1.54
2023 1.91 1.53

Palau and Trinidad and Tobago demographics compared

Median age
Palau

Trinidad and Tobago
Year Median age, years
Palau Trinidad
1960 16.7 18.5
1961 16.1 18.4
1962 15.5 18.4
1963 15.1 18.3
1964 15 18.3
1965 14.9 18.3
1966 14.9 18.4
1967 15.2 18.4
1968 15.7 18.5
1969 16.1 18.6
1970 16.5 18.8
1971 16.6 19.1
1972 16.6 19.3
1973 16.8 19.6
1974 17.1 19.9
1975 17.4 20.2
1976 17.8 20.6
1977 18.1 20.8
1978 18.3 21.1
1979 18.6 21.4
1980 18.9 21.7
1981 19.3 21.9
1982 19.9 22.2
1983 20.5 22.4
1984 21.1 22.6
1985 21.6 22.8
1986 22.2 23.1
1987 23.1 23.3
1988 24 23.6
1989 24.9 23.9
1990 25.6 24.2
1991 26 24.5
1992 26.4 24.8
1993 26.9 25.1
1994 27.4 25.3
1995 27.8 25.6
1996 28.3 26
1997 28.8 26.4
1998 29.4 26.7
1999 30.2 27.1
2000 30.8 27.5
2001 31.2 27.9
2002 31.5 28.3
2003 31.8 28.7
2004 32 29.1
2005 32.3 29.5
2006 32.7 29.8
2007 33.1 30.3
2008 33.5 30.7
2009 33.9 31.2
2010 34.2 31.7
2011 34.6 32.1
2012 35 32.6
2013 35.3 33.1
2014 35.6 33.5
2015 36 34
2016 36.3 34.4
2017 36.7 34.9
2018 37 35.3
2019 37.4 35.7
2020 37.8 36.3
2021 38.1 36.8
2022 38.5 37.2
2023 38.8 37.7
2024 39.2 38.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palau Trinidad
GNI, Atlas method
$249M
2023
$27.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
53%
2025
32.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.53%
2023
3.01%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.89%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
5,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.29%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.77%
2020
3.36%
2023
Services, % of GDP
76.7%
2023
59.9%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
9.87%
2023
35%
2023
Economic freedom index
62
2025
63.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.9%
1992
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.1%
1992
Listed domestic companies n/a
26
2001
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.89B
2001
Total reserves including gold n/a
$5.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.95M
2024
$199M
2024
International tourist arrivals
18,399
2020
141,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
93.5%
2017
2.34%
2020
Banked people share n/a
74.6%
2024

Energy

Palau Trinidad
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,814 kg
1990
11,038 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$1.99
1990
$2.99
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.44 megatons
2023
27.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
81.2 tons
2023
19.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
1990
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2022
0.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-75.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
6,591 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
4.6%
2021
0.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
98.7%
2023

Society

Palau Trinidad
% of world population
0.0002%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-14
2024
+1,334
2024
Urban population
82.8%
2024
53.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.36 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.9
2025
46.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2025
41
2024
Higher education index n/a
21
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.2
2018
39.5
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.78
2013
9.3
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
142
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2020
97.9%
2000
English speaking
92.5%
2023
87.7%
2023
People using the Internet
27%
2004
84.7%
2023

Health

Palau Trinidad
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,979
2022
$1,292
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$328
2022
$636
2022
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
73.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
0.04%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.78
2020
3.41
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
89
2023
54
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.3
2023
19.1
2023
Obesity rate
42.1%
2022
28.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19.3%
2024
12.4%
2024
Air quality index
65
2025
86
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
6.03 liters
2020

Territory

Palau Trinidad
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.003%
2025
Land area per capita
10,037 sq mi
2024
1,448 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16.6 sq mi
2025
208.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
160.8 sq mi
2025
876 sq mi
2025

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