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Palau vs Tuvalu statistics compared

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Palau has a population of 17.7K (ranked 194/197), compared with 9.65K in Tuvalu (ranked 196/197). Palau's land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 11.6 sq mi for Tuvalu (ranked 180th vs. 194th).

By GDP, Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M) and Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M). By GDP per capita, Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899), while Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345).

Main facts and rankings

Palau Tuvalu
Population
17663
9493
Population rank 194/197 196/197
GDP
$282M
2023
$62.3M
2023
GDP rank 193/197 196/197
GDP per capita
$15,899
2023
$6,345
2023
GDP per capita rank 67/197 109/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,532
2023
$6,151
2023
Government debt n/a
$2.84M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
3.26%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$289.4
2023
Government debt per person rank n/a 179/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,654
2025
$4,174
2025
Land area
177.6 sq mi
2025
11.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
833 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.91
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
25.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Palau and Tuvalu: Comparison Charts

Palau and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP
Palau

Tuvalu
Year GDP
Palau Tuvalu
1970 $11,563,041 $2,585,956
1971 $12,706,874 $2,716,990
1972 $13,956,474 $2,968,458
1973 $15,331,889 $3,411,915
1974 $16,848,759 $4,122,329
1975 $18,521,112 $4,014,748
1976 $20,364,420 $3,919,072
1977 $22,308,104 $3,669,420
1978 $24,530,015 $3,798,782
1979 $27,004,251 $4,065,659
1980 $29,728,054 $4,206,128
1981 $32,726,594 $4,773,018
1982 $36,027,583 $4,118,945
1983 $39,661,530 $4,152,550
1984 $44,814,259 $4,481,978
1985 $51,030,637 $3,862,852
1986 $58,109,314 $4,574,706
1987 $66,169,905 $5,020,513
1988 $75,348,615 $7,011,059
1989 $85,800,543 $8,454,523
1990 $97,702,303 $9,542,901
1991 $106,555,300 $10,127,314
1992 $104,771,300 $10,535,028
1993 $96,455,700 $10,414,400
1994 $106,138,500 $11,772,611
1995 $121,018,500 $11,922,614
1996 $137,494,600 $13,338,597
1997 $143,860,800 $13,734,210
1998 $149,079,600 $13,795,146
1999 $144,206,500 $14,800,503
2000 $149,535,800 $15,073,976
2001 $159,453,500 $13,964,732
2002 $162,665,500 $16,842,673
2003 $154,559,900 $19,456,338
2004 $166,391,600 $22,798,275
2005 $191,048,400 $22,909,980
2006 $193,679,700 $24,096,875
2007 $200,903,600 $28,450,169
2008 $201,167,300 $31,874,435
2009 $189,998,000 $28,076,984
2010 $188,174,300 $32,105,408
2011 $198,873,900 $39,196,957
2012 $215,762,400 $39,345,579
2013 $225,345,700 $38,615,891
2014 $243,156,500 $38,760,983
2015 $278,824,800 $36,811,936
2016 $298,323,500 $41,629,064
2017 $285,600,000 $45,276,595
2018 $288,546,300 $48,015,260
2019 $281,941,600 $54,123,199
2020 $258,990,800 $51,746,594
2021 $235,752,900 $60,196,406
2022 $255,591,100 $59,065,982
2023 $281,849,100 $62,280,312

Palau and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP per capita
Palau

Tuvalu
Year GDP per capita
Palau Tuvalu
1970 $1,017 $457
1971 $1,081 $478
1972 $1,145 $522
1973 $1,221 $601
1974 $1,328 $708
1975 $1,464 $656
1976 $1,616 $612
1977 $1,781 $549
1978 $1,972 $546
1979 $2,189 $566
1980 $2,423 $571
1981 $2,639 $634
1982 $2,838 $537
1983 $3,049 $533
1984 $3,360 $567
1985 $3,728 $480
1986 $4,144 $557
1987 $4,616 $600
1988 $5,145 $823
1989 $5,741 $976
1990 $6,403 $1,085
1991 $6,824 $1,134
1992 $6,553 $1,166
1993 $5,892 $1,141
1994 $6,329 $1,279
1995 $7,038 $1,285
1996 $7,788 $1,428
1997 $7,945 $1,461
1998 $8,048 $1,460
1999 $7,630 $1,559
2000 $7,797 $1,579
2001 $8,240 $1,457
2002 $8,341 $1,750
2003 $7,862 $2,007
2004 $8,395 $2,323
2005 $9,640 $2,305
2006 $9,885 $2,396
2007 $10,408 $2,794
2008 $10,583 $3,088
2009 $10,155 $2,684
2010 $10,229 $3,025
2011 $11,001 $3,636
2012 $12,145 $3,598
2013 $12,769 $3,510
2014 $13,726 $3,529
2015 $15,691 $3,358
2016 $16,763 $3,809
2017 $16,034 $4,166
2018 $16,198 $4,466
2019 $15,841 $5,115
2020 $14,557 $4,976
2021 $13,257 $5,905
2022 $14,392 $5,911
2023 $15,899 $6,345

Palau vs. Tuvalu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palau

Tuvalu
Year Life expectancy, years
Palau Tuvalu
1950 52.7 40
1951 52.9 40.8
1952 53.1 41.7
1953 53.3 42.5
1954 53.5 43.4
1955 53.7 44.2
1956 53.9 45
1957 54.1 45.8
1958 54.4 46.7
1959 54.6 47.5
1960 54.9 48.3
1961 55.1 49
1962 55.4 49.8
1963 55.6 50.6
1964 55.8 51.3
1965 55.9 52.1
1966 56.2 52.8
1967 56.5 53.5
1968 56.9 54.1
1969 57.3 54.7
1970 57.7 55.3
1971 58.1 56
1972 58.6 54.7
1973 59 57.2
1974 59.5 57.7
1975 60 58.3
1976 60.5 58.8
1977 60.9 59.2
1978 61.3 59.6
1979 61.6 59.9
1980 61.9 60.2
1981 62.1 60.5
1982 62.3 60.7
1983 62.5 60.9
1984 62.6 61.1
1985 62.7 61.1
1986 62.8 61.2
1987 62.8 61.3
1988 62.8 61.4
1989 62.8 61.5
1990 62.8 61.6
1991 62.8 61.8
1992 62.9 60.3
1993 63 62.1
1994 63.1 62.3
1995 63.3 62.5
1996 63.5 62.7
1997 63.7 62.9
1998 64 63.2
1999 64.2 63.3
2000 64.5 63.5
2001 64.8 63.7
2002 65.1 63.8
2003 65.4 63.9
2004 65.8 64
2005 66.2 64.1
2006 66.6 64.2
2007 67.1 64.4
2008 67.6 64.5
2009 68 64.7
2010 68.3 64.8
2011 68.6 65
2012 68.9 65.1
2013 69 65.2
2014 69.1 65.3
2015 69.1 65.4
2016 69 65.5
2017 69 65.7
2018 69 65.9
2019 69 66.1
2020 68.7 66.4
2021 68.6 65.8
2022 68.9 66.9
2023 69.3 67.1
2024 69.4 67.3
2025 69.5 67.4

Palau and Tuvalu population clocks and comparison

Population
Palau

Tuvalu
Year Population
Palau Tuvalu
1960 9,328 5,598
1961 9,555 5,648
1962 9,793 5,699
1963 10,037 5,751
1964 10,292 5,752
1965 10,547 5,715
1966 10,805 5,686
1967 10,988 5,652
1968 11,080 5,624
1969 11,159 5,631
1970 11,368 5,663
1971 11,759 5,685
1972 12,194 5,692
1973 12,552 5,681
1974 12,687 5,822
1975 12,655 6,117
1976 12,598 6,404
1977 12,525 6,686
1978 12,440 6,957
1979 12,337 7,184
1980 12,271 7,366
1981 12,402 7,526
1982 12,694 7,664
1983 13,006 7,789
1984 13,337 7,902
1985 13,688 8,046
1986 14,024 8,217
1987 14,334 8,371
1988 14,645 8,518
1989 14,945 8,662
1990 15,259 8,798
1991 15,614 8,928
1992 15,989 9,038
1993 16,372 9,126
1994 16,770 9,207
1995 17,195 9,280
1996 17,654 9,342
1997 18,108 9,400
1998 18,524 9,451
1999 18,901 9,496
2000 19,178 9,544
2001 19,352 9,586
2002 19,503 9,623
2003 19,659 9,695
2004 19,820 9,816
2005 19,819 9,940
2006 19,593 10,056
2007 19,302 10,182
2008 19,009 10,321
2009 18,709 10,461
2010 18,396 10,614
2011 18,078 10,780
2012 17,765 10,934
2013 17,648 11,001
2014 17,715 10,984
2015 17,770 10,963
2016 17,797 10,930
2017 17,812 10,869
2018 17,814 10,751
2019 17,798 10,581
2020 17,792 10,399
2021 17,783 10,194
2022 17,759 9,992
2023 17,727 9,816
2024 17,695 9,646

Fertility rates in Palau and Tuvalu

Fertility rate
Palau

Tuvalu
Year Fertility rate
Palau Tuvalu
1960 7.19 5.15
1961 7.17 5.09
1962 7.15 5
1963 7.12 4.91
1964 7.08 4.83
1965 7.01 4.73
1966 6.93 4.64
1967 6.84 4.49
1968 6.71 4.36
1969 6.58 4.23
1970 6.39 4.08
1971 6.16 3.94
1972 5.9 3.81
1973 5.59 3.71
1974 5.26 3.63
1975 4.9 3.58
1976 4.53 3.55
1977 4.09 3.56
1978 3.74 3.59
1979 3.49 3.65
1980 3.35 3.73
1981 3.28 3.8
1982 3.22 3.88
1983 3.14 3.91
1984 3.08 3.95
1985 3.01 3.97
1986 2.98 3.97
1987 2.93 3.94
1988 2.91 3.88
1989 2.92 3.8
1990 2.88 3.75
1991 2.74 3.79
1992 2.71 3.86
1993 2.73 3.92
1994 2.66 3.92
1995 2.55 3.96
1996 2.39 3.95
1997 2.19 3.95
1998 2.01 3.95
1999 1.91 3.92
2000 1.82 3.84
2001 1.87 3.75
2002 1.92 3.64
2003 1.96 3.58
2004 1.99 3.55
2005 2.02 3.55
2006 2 3.53
2007 1.97 3.45
2008 1.95 3.42
2009 1.94 3.43
2010 1.94 3.44
2011 1.97 3.46
2012 2.01 3.47
2013 2.05 3.39
2014 2.03 3.33
2015 2 3.31
2016 2.06 3.3
2017 2.02 3.3
2018 1.97 3.33
2019 1.98 3.33
2020 1.97 3.31
2021 1.95 3.28
2022 1.93 3.24
2023 1.91 3.21

Palau and Tuvalu demographics compared

Median age
Palau

Tuvalu
Year Median age, years
Palau Tuvalu
1960 16.7 23.1
1961 16.1 23.1
1962 15.5 23
1963 15.1 22.6
1964 15 21
1965 14.9 19.3
1966 14.9 18.5
1967 15.2 18.1
1968 15.7 17.9
1969 16.1 18
1970 16.5 18.2
1971 16.6 18.6
1972 16.6 19
1973 16.8 19.4
1974 17.1 19.7
1975 17.4 19.8
1976 17.8 19.9
1977 18.1 20.2
1978 18.3 20.5
1979 18.6 20.9
1980 18.9 21
1981 19.3 21.4
1982 19.9 21.9
1983 20.5 22.5
1984 21.1 23.2
1985 21.6 23.6
1986 22.2 23.8
1987 23.1 24
1988 24 24.2
1989 24.9 24.5
1990 25.6 24.7
1991 26 24.9
1992 26.4 25
1993 26.9 25
1994 27.4 25.1
1995 27.8 25
1996 28.3 24.9
1997 28.8 24.6
1998 29.4 24.4
1999 30.2 24.1
2000 30.8 23.9
2001 31.2 23.7
2002 31.5 23.5
2003 31.8 23.5
2004 32 23.5
2005 32.3 23.6
2006 32.7 23.6
2007 33.1 23.7
2008 33.5 23.8
2009 33.9 23.9
2010 34.2 24
2011 34.6 24.1
2012 35 24.2
2013 35.3 24.3
2014 35.6 24.5
2015 36 24.7
2016 36.3 24.9
2017 36.7 25.2
2018 37 25.3
2019 37.4 25.3
2020 37.8 25.3
2021 38.1 25.3
2022 38.5 25.3
2023 38.8 25.3
2024 39.2 25.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palau Tuvalu
GNI, Atlas method
$249M
2023
$86M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
53%
2025
101.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.53%
2023
12.8%
2023
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.29%
2025
-1.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.77%
2020
7.32%
2022
Services, % of GDP
76.7%
2023
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
9.87%
2023
7.02%
2015
Economic freedom index
62
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30.8%
2010
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.7%
2010
Personal remittances received
$1.95M
2024
$2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
18,399
2020
3,599
2019
International tourism as share of exports
93.5%
2017
43.4%
2013

Energy

Palau Tuvalu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,814 kg
1990
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$1.99
1990
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.44 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
81.2 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
1990
n/a
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2022
5.2%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
4.6%
2021
15.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Palau Tuvalu
% of world population
0.0002%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-14
2024
-280
2024
Urban population
82.8%
2024
66.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.9
2025
44.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2025
48
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.2
2018
0
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.78
2013
0.2
2025
Visa free countries
123
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2020
100%
2022
English speaking
92.5%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
27%
2004
74.3%
2023

Health

Palau Tuvalu
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,979
2022
$1,085
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$328
2022
$4
2022
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
27.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.78
2020
1.26
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
89
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.3
2023
19.9
2023
Obesity rate
42.1%
2022
65.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19.3%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
65
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.3%
2022
33.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Palau Tuvalu
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Land area per capita
10,037 sq mi
2024
1,201 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16.6 sq mi
2025
6.95 sq mi
2025
Forest area
160.8 sq mi
2025
3.86 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
4.97 mi
2011

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