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Palau vs United Arab Emirates statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Palau has a population of 17.7K (ranked 194/197), compared with 10.9M in The United Arab Emirates (ranked 88/197). Palau's land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 27,421 sq mi for The United Arab Emirates (ranked 180th vs. 117th).

By GDP, Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M) and The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B). By GDP per capita, Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899), while The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378).

Main facts and rankings

Palau UAE
Population
17663
11372700
Population rank 194/197 86/197
GDP
$282M
2023
$537B
2024
GDP rank 193/197 29/197
GDP per capita
$15,899
2023
$49,378
2024
GDP per capita rank 67/197 24/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,532
2023
$77,959
2024
Government debt n/a
$172B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
32.8%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$15,857
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 39/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,654
2025
$40,921
2025
Land area
177.6 sq mi
2025
27,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
397 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.91
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
32.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Palau and United Arab Emirates: Comparison Charts

Palau and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP
Palau

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP
Palau UAE
1970 $11,563,041 $685,986,701
1971 $12,706,874 $939,893,600
1972 $13,956,474 $1,415,086,929
1973 $15,331,889 $4,231,243,616
1974 $16,848,759 $11,651,505,689
1975 $18,521,112 $14,720,728,249
1976 $20,364,420 $19,213,158,779
1977 $22,308,104 $24,871,775,165
1978 $24,530,015 $23,775,764,225
1979 $27,004,251 $31,225,659,621
1980 $29,728,054 $43,599,160,050
1981 $32,726,594 $49,333,424,135
1982 $36,027,583 $46,622,718,605
1983 $39,661,530 $42,803,323,345
1984 $44,814,259 $41,807,954,236
1985 $51,030,637 $40,603,650,232
1986 $58,109,314 $33,943,612,095
1987 $66,169,905 $36,384,908,744
1988 $75,348,615 $36,275,674,203
1989 $85,800,543 $41,464,995,914
1990 $97,702,303 $50,701,443,748
1991 $106,555,300 $51,552,165,622
1992 $104,771,300 $54,239,171,888
1993 $96,455,700 $55,625,170,253
1994 $106,138,500 $59,305,093,980
1995 $121,018,500 $65,743,666,576
1996 $137,494,600 $73,571,233,996
1997 $143,860,800 $78,839,008,445
1998 $149,079,600 $75,674,336,283
1999 $144,206,500 $84,445,473,111
2000 $149,535,800 $104,337,372,362
2001 $159,453,500 $103,311,640,572
2002 $162,665,500 $109,816,201,498
2003 $154,559,900 $124,346,358,067
2004 $166,391,600 $147,824,370,320
2005 $191,048,400 $180,617,467,965
2006 $193,679,700 $222,116,541,865
2007 $200,903,600 $257,916,133,424
2008 $201,167,300 $315,474,615,739
2009 $189,998,000 $253,547,358,747
2010 $188,174,300 $300,189,052,689
2011 $198,873,900 $360,832,739,551
2012 $215,762,400 $384,610,125,391
2013 $225,345,700 $400,218,529,748
2014 $243,156,500 $414,105,366,753
2015 $278,824,800 $370,275,469,571
2016 $298,323,500 $369,255,326,236
2017 $285,600,000 $390,516,804,030
2018 $288,546,300 $427,049,432,158
2019 $281,941,600 $417,989,721,743
2020 $258,990,800 $349,473,015,330
2021 $235,752,900 $415,178,792,757
2022 $255,591,100 $502,731,935,194
2023 $281,849,100 $514,130,432,648
2024 - $537,078,829,135

Palau and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP per capita
Palau

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP per capita
Palau UAE
1970 $1,017 $2,394
1971 $1,081 $2,805
1972 $1,145 $3,675
1973 $1,221 $9,696
1974 $1,328 $23,823
1975 $1,464 $27,117
1976 $1,616 $31,197
1977 $1,781 $35,020
1978 $1,972 $29,379
1979 $2,189 $34,238
1980 $2,423 $42,925
1981 $2,639 $44,854
1982 $2,838 $39,972
1983 $3,049 $34,650
1984 $3,360 $32,012
1985 $3,728 $29,468
1986 $4,144 $23,132
1987 $4,616 $23,113
1988 $5,145 $21,570
1989 $5,741 $23,167
1990 $6,403 $26,710
1991 $6,824 $25,691
1992 $6,553 $25,648
1993 $5,892 $25,033
1994 $6,329 $25,473
1995 $7,038 $27,003
1996 $7,788 $28,323
1997 $7,945 $27,983
1998 $8,048 $24,889
1999 $7,630 $25,856
2000 $7,797 $29,866
2001 $8,240 $27,745
2002 $8,341 $27,754
2003 $7,862 $29,660
2004 $8,395 $33,377
2005 $9,640 $38,719
2006 $9,885 $44,343
2007 $10,408 $45,855
2008 $10,583 $50,054
2009 $10,155 $37,803
2010 $10,229 $43,697
2011 $11,001 $50,789
2012 $12,145 $52,034
2013 $12,769 $52,024
2014 $13,726 $51,381
2015 $15,691 $43,535
2016 $16,763 $41,326
2017 $16,034 $42,341
2018 $16,198 $45,690
2019 $15,841 $44,251
2020 $14,557 $37,174
2021 $13,257 $43,360
2022 $14,392 $49,899
2023 $15,899 $49,041
2024 - $49,378

Palau vs. United Arab Emirates life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palau

United Arab Emirates
Year Life expectancy, years
Palau UAE
1950 52.7 42.1
1951 52.9 42.9
1952 53.1 43.6
1953 53.3 44.4
1954 53.5 45.2
1955 53.7 46
1956 53.9 46.9
1957 54.1 47.8
1958 54.4 48.8
1959 54.6 49.7
1960 54.9 50.7
1961 55.1 51.6
1962 55.4 52.5
1963 55.6 53.5
1964 55.8 54.5
1965 55.9 55.5
1966 56.2 56.6
1967 56.5 57.6
1968 56.9 58.7
1969 57.3 59.8
1970 57.7 60.8
1971 58.1 61.8
1972 58.6 62.7
1973 59 63.5
1974 59.5 64.4
1975 60 65.1
1976 60.5 65.8
1977 60.9 66.5
1978 61.3 67.1
1979 61.6 67.6
1980 61.9 68.2
1981 62.1 68.6
1982 62.3 69.1
1983 62.5 69.4
1984 62.6 69.8
1985 62.7 70.1
1986 62.8 70.4
1987 62.8 70.6
1988 62.8 70.8
1989 62.8 71
1990 62.8 71.1
1991 62.8 71.1
1992 62.9 71.2
1993 63 71.2
1994 63.1 71.2
1995 63.3 71.4
1996 63.5 71.8
1997 63.7 72.6
1998 64 73.7
1999 64.2 75
2000 64.5 76.3
2001 64.8 77.6
2002 65.1 78.7
2003 65.4 79.6
2004 65.8 80.3
2005 66.2 80.8
2006 66.6 81.2
2007 67.1 81.4
2008 67.6 81.6
2009 68 81.7
2010 68.3 81.9
2011 68.6 81.9
2012 68.9 81.9
2013 69 82
2014 69.1 82
2015 69.1 82.1
2016 69 82.2
2017 69 82.4
2018 69 82.4
2019 69 82.6
2020 68.7 81.9
2021 68.6 79.1
2022 68.9 80.5
2023 69.3 82.9
2024 69.4 83.1
2025 69.5 83.2

Palau and United Arab Emirates population clocks and comparison

Population
Palau

United Arab Emirates
Year Population
Palau UAE
1960 9,328 131,334
1961 9,555 137,989
1962 9,793 144,946
1963 10,037 152,211
1964 10,292 159,692
1965 10,547 167,103
1966 10,805 173,976
1967 10,988 179,700
1968 11,080 199,416
1969 11,159 239,660
1970 11,368 286,536
1971 11,759 335,027
1972 12,194 385,014
1973 12,552 436,399
1974 12,687 489,087
1975 12,655 542,856
1976 12,598 615,866
1977 12,525 710,209
1978 12,440 809,274
1979 12,337 912,010
1980 12,271 1,015,700
1981 12,402 1,099,855
1982 12,694 1,166,370
1983 13,006 1,235,305
1984 13,337 1,305,996
1985 13,688 1,377,911
1986 14,024 1,467,383
1987 14,334 1,574,244
1988 14,645 1,681,788
1989 14,945 1,789,851
1990 15,259 1,898,220
1991 15,614 2,006,626
1992 15,989 2,114,730
1993 16,372 2,222,093
1994 16,770 2,328,188
1995 17,195 2,434,662
1996 17,654 2,597,564
1997 18,108 2,817,410
1998 18,524 3,040,421
1999 18,901 3,266,009
2000 19,178 3,493,575
2001 19,352 3,723,590
2002 19,503 3,956,826
2003 19,659 4,192,457
2004 19,820 4,428,967
2005 19,819 4,664,790
2006 19,593 5,009,100
2007 19,302 5,624,635
2008 19,009 6,302,664
2009 18,709 6,707,058
2010 18,396 6,869,838
2011 18,078 7,104,538
2012 17,765 7,391,448
2013 17,648 7,693,031
2014 17,715 8,059,440
2015 17,770 8,505,237
2016 17,797 8,935,095
2017 17,812 9,223,225
2018 17,814 9,346,701
2019 17,798 9,445,785
2020 17,792 9,401,038
2021 17,783 9,575,152
2022 17,759 10,074,977
2023 17,727 10,483,751
2024 17,695 10,876,981

Fertility rates in Palau and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate
Palau

United Arab Emirates
Year Fertility rate
Palau UAE
1960 7.19 6.5
1961 7.17 6.49
1962 7.15 6.49
1963 7.12 6.5
1964 7.08 6.49
1965 7.01 6.5
1966 6.93 6.5
1967 6.84 6.51
1968 6.71 6.53
1969 6.58 6.52
1970 6.39 6.52
1971 6.16 6.52
1972 5.9 6.5
1973 5.59 6.46
1974 5.26 6.41
1975 4.9 6.35
1976 4.53 6.29
1977 4.09 6.22
1978 3.74 6.15
1979 3.49 6.06
1980 3.35 5.95
1981 3.28 5.81
1982 3.22 5.66
1983 3.14 5.48
1984 3.08 5.3
1985 3.01 5.13
1986 2.98 5
1987 2.93 4.88
1988 2.91 4.77
1989 2.92 4.65
1990 2.88 4.51
1991 2.74 4.25
1992 2.71 4.09
1993 2.73 3.82
1994 2.66 3.76
1995 2.55 3.28
1996 2.39 3.06
1997 2.19 2.83
1998 2.01 2.77
1999 1.91 2.79
2000 1.82 2.73
2001 1.87 2.62
2002 1.92 2.54
2003 1.96 2.49
2004 1.99 2.38
2005 2.02 2.23
2006 2 1.96
2007 1.97 1.79
2008 1.95 1.52
2009 1.94 1.58
2010 1.94 1.57
2011 1.97 1.54
2012 2.01 1.53
2013 2.05 1.53
2014 2.03 1.48
2015 2 1.42
2016 2.06 1.37
2017 2.02 1.35
2018 1.97 1.29
2019 1.98 1.25
2020 1.97 1.29
2021 1.95 1.16
2022 1.93 1.15
2023 1.91 1.2

Palau and United Arab Emirates demographics compared

Median age
Palau

United Arab Emirates
Year Median age, years
Palau UAE
1960 16.7 19.6
1961 16.1 20.1
1962 15.5 20.6
1963 15.1 21
1964 15 21.5
1965 14.9 22
1966 14.9 22.6
1967 15.2 23.3
1968 15.7 23.5
1969 16.1 23.1
1970 16.5 23
1971 16.6 23.2
1972 16.6 23.6
1973 16.8 24.1
1974 17.1 24.7
1975 17.4 25.4
1976 17.8 25.6
1977 18.1 25.4
1978 18.3 25.5
1979 18.6 25.8
1980 18.9 26.2
1981 19.3 26.4
1982 19.9 26.4
1983 20.5 26.4
1984 21.1 26.4
1985 21.6 26.6
1986 22.2 26.5
1987 23.1 26.1
1988 24 25.9
1989 24.9 25.8
1990 25.6 25.8
1991 26 26
1992 26.4 26.4
1993 26.9 26.8
1994 27.4 27.4
1995 27.8 28
1996 28.3 28.1
1997 28.8 27.9
1998 29.4 27.9
1999 30.2 28
2000 30.8 28.2
2001 31.2 28.6
2002 31.5 29.1
2003 31.8 29.6
2004 32 30.3
2005 32.3 30.9
2006 32.7 31.4
2007 33.1 31.6
2008 33.5 31.6
2009 33.9 31.6
2010 34.2 31.7
2011 34.6 31.7
2012 35 31.7
2013 35.3 31.7
2014 35.6 31.8
2015 36 31.8
2016 36.3 31.8
2017 36.7 31.8
2018 37 31.8
2019 37.4 31.8
2020 37.8 31.8
2021 38.1 31.9
2022 38.5 31.9
2023 38.8 32.2
2024 39.2 32.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palau UAE
GNI, Atlas method
$249M
2023
$538B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
53%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.53%
2023
3.89%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
5.64%
2014
Armed forces personnel n/a
63,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.29%
2025
+2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.77%
2020
1.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
76.7%
2023
51.6%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
9.87%
2023
47.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
62
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
20.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.8%
2018
Number of millionaires n/a
202,201
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
154
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.05T
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$238B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.95M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
18,399
2020
8,084,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
93.5%
2017
n/a
Banked people share n/a
85.7%
2021

Energy

Palau UAE
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,814 kg
1990
8,336 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$1.99
1990
$8.85
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.44 megatons
2023
206 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
81.2 tons
2023
19.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
1990
92.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2022
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.24%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-171.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
14,688 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
4.6%
2021
4.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.3%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Palau UAE
% of world population
0.0002%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-14
2024
+278,439
2024
Urban population
82.8%
2024
88%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.9
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2025
68
2024
Higher education index n/a
65
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.2
2018
0.75
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.78
2013
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
179
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2020
98.8%
2024
English speaking
92.5%
2023
65%
2025
People using the Internet
27%
2004
100%
2024

Health

Palau UAE
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,979
2022
$2,315
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$328
2022
$284.4
2022
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.78
2020
2.91
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
89
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.3
2023
5
2023
Obesity rate
42.1%
2022
32.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19.3%
2024
20.7%
2024
Air quality index
65
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.3%
2022
9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
2.08 liters
2020

Territory

Palau UAE
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
10,037 sq mi
2024
2,521 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16.6 sq mi
2025
1,512 sq mi
2025
Forest area
160.8 sq mi
2025
1,225 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
2,535 mi
2008

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