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Palau vs United Kingdom statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Palau has a population of 17.7K (ranked 194/197), compared with 69.2M in The United Kingdom (ranked 21/197). Palau's land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 93,410 sq mi for The United Kingdom (ranked 180th vs. 78th).

By GDP, Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M) and The United Kingdom ranks 6/197 ($3.64T). By GDP per capita, Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899), while The United Kingdom ranks 23/197 ($52,637).

Main facts and rankings

Palau United Kingdom
Population
17663
69945462
Population rank 194/197 22/197
GDP
$282M
2023
$3.64T
2024
GDP rank 193/197 6/197
GDP per capita
$15,899
2023
$52,637
2024
GDP per capita rank 67/197 23/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,532
2023
$60,620
2024
Government debt n/a
$3.69T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
103.9%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$53,283
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 7/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,654
2025
$40,805
2025
Land area
177.6 sq mi
2025
93,410 sq mi
2025
Population density
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
741 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.91
2023
1.56
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
41 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
81.6 years
2025

Palau and United Kingdom: Comparison Charts

Palau and United Kingdom economies compared

GDP
Palau

United Kingdom
Year GDP
Palau United Kingdom
1960 - $73,233,967,692
1961 - $77,741,965,703
1962 - $81,247,564,157
1963 - $86,561,961,812
1964 - $94,407,558,351
1965 - $101,824,755,079
1966 - $108,572,752,102
1967 - $113,116,888,211
1968 - $107,759,910,068
1969 - $116,464,702,803
1970 $11,563,041 $130,671,946,244
1971 $12,706,874 $148,113,896,325
1972 $13,956,474 $169,965,034,965
1973 $15,331,889 $192,537,971,583
1974 $16,848,759 $206,131,369,799
1975 $18,521,112 $241,756,637,168
1976 $20,364,420 $232,614,555,256
1977 $22,308,104 $263,066,457,352
1978 $24,530,015 $335,883,029,722
1979 $27,004,251 $438,994,070,309
1980 $29,728,054 $564,947,710,899
1981 $32,726,594 $540,765,675,241
1982 $36,027,583 $515,048,916,841
1983 $39,661,530 $489,618,008,186
1984 $44,814,259 $461,487,097,632
1985 $51,030,637 $489,285,164,271
1986 $58,109,314 $601,452,653,181
1987 $66,169,905 $745,162,608,269
1988 $75,348,615 $910,122,732,124
1989 $85,800,543 $926,884,816,754
1990 $97,702,303 $1,093,169,389,205
1991 $106,555,300 $1,142,797,178,131
1992 $104,771,300 $1,179,659,529,660
1993 $96,455,700 $1,061,388,722,256
1994 $106,138,500 $1,140,489,745,944
1995 $121,018,500 $1,344,240,176,740
1996 $137,494,600 $1,419,645,865,835
1997 $143,860,800 $1,560,911,918,795
1998 $149,079,600 $1,653,694,932,097
1999 $144,206,500 $1,687,830,448,148
2000 $149,535,800 $1,665,534,876,683
2001 $159,453,500 $1,649,827,263,567
2002 $162,665,500 $1,785,729,916,067
2003 $154,559,900 $2,054,422,857,143
2004 $166,391,600 $2,421,525,082,387
2005 $191,048,400 $2,543,180,000,000
2006 $193,679,700 $2,708,441,582,337
2007 $200,903,600 $3,090,510,204,082
2008 $201,167,300 $2,929,411,764,706
2009 $189,998,000 $2,412,840,006,232
2010 $188,174,300 $2,485,482,596,185
2011 $198,873,900 $2,663,805,834,828
2012 $215,762,400 $2,707,089,726,615
2013 $225,345,700 $2,784,853,502,534
2014 $243,156,500 $3,064,708,247,921
2015 $278,824,800 $2,927,911,140,917
2016 $298,323,500 $2,689,106,566,900
2017 $285,600,000 $2,680,148,052,335
2018 $288,546,300 $2,871,340,347,582
2019 $281,941,600 $2,851,407,164,908
2020 $258,990,800 $2,696,778,386,608
2021 $235,752,900 $3,143,323,050,707
2022 $255,591,100 $3,114,042,471,144
2023 $281,849,100 $3,369,861,888,973
2024 - $3,643,834,188,783

Palau and United Kingdom economies compared

GDP per capita
Palau

United Kingdom
Year GDP per capita
Palau United Kingdom
1960 - $1,398
1961 - $1,472
1962 - $1,526
1963 - $1,613
1964 - $1,748
1965 - $1,874
1966 - $1,987
1967 - $2,059
1968 - $1,952
1969 - $2,101
1970 $1,017 $2,348
1971 $1,081 $2,650
1972 $1,145 $3,030
1973 $1,221 $3,426
1974 $1,328 $3,666
1975 $1,464 $4,300
1976 $1,616 $4,138
1977 $1,781 $4,681
1978 $1,972 $5,977
1979 $2,189 $7,805
1980 $2,423 $10,032
1981 $2,639 $9,599
1982 $2,838 $9,146
1983 $3,049 $8,692
1984 $3,360 $8,179
1985 $3,728 $8,652
1986 $4,144 $10,611
1987 $4,616 $13,119
1988 $5,145 $15,987
1989 $5,741 $16,239
1990 $6,403 $19,095
1991 $6,824 $19,901
1992 $6,553 $20,487
1993 $5,892 $18,389
1994 $6,329 $19,709
1995 $7,038 $23,169
1996 $7,788 $24,406
1997 $7,945 $26,766
1998 $8,048 $28,275
1999 $7,630 $28,762
2000 $7,797 $28,281
2001 $8,240 $27,907
2002 $8,341 $30,078
2003 $7,862 $34,443
2004 $8,395 $40,367
2005 $9,640 $42,105
2006 $9,885 $44,512
2007 $10,408 $50,398
2008 $10,583 $47,396
2009 $10,155 $38,744
2010 $10,229 $39,599
2011 $11,001 $42,110
2012 $12,145 $42,490
2013 $12,769 $43,419
2014 $13,726 $47,427
2015 $15,691 $44,984
2016 $16,763 $40,988
2017 $16,034 $40,629
2018 $16,198 $43,315
2019 $15,841 $42,794
2020 $14,557 $40,405
2021 $13,257 $46,926
2022 $14,392 $46,063
2023 $15,899 $49,201
2024 - $52,637

Palau vs. United Kingdom life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palau

United Kingdom
Year Life expectancy, years
Palau United Kingdom
1950 52.7 68.6
1951 52.9 68.2
1952 53.1 69.5
1953 53.3 69.8
1954 53.5 70.2
1955 53.7 70.1
1956 53.9 70.4
1957 54.1 70.5
1958 54.4 70.7
1959 54.6 70.8
1960 54.9 71
1961 55.1 70.8
1962 55.4 70.9
1963 55.6 70.8
1964 55.8 71.5
1965 55.9 71.5
1966 56.2 71.4
1967 56.5 72.1
1968 56.9 71.7
1969 57.3 71.7
1970 57.7 71.9
1971 58.1 72.2
1972 58.6 72
1973 59 72.2
1974 59.5 72.4
1975 60 72.7
1976 60.5 72.6
1977 60.9 73.1
1978 61.3 73
1979 61.6 73.2
1980 61.9 73.6
1981 62.1 73.9
1982 62.3 74
1983 62.5 74.3
1984 62.6 74.7
1985 62.7 74.5
1986 62.8 74.8
1987 62.8 75.1
1988 62.8 75.3
1989 62.8 75.4
1990 62.8 75.7
1991 62.8 75.9
1992 62.9 76.3
1993 63 76.2
1994 63.1 76.7
1995 63.3 76.6
1996 63.5 76.9
1997 63.7 77.1
1998 64 77.3
1999 64.2 77.4
2000 64.5 77.8
2001 64.8 78.1
2002 65.1 78.2
2003 65.4 78.3
2004 65.8 78.9
2005 66.2 79.1
2006 66.6 79.3
2007 67.1 79.5
2008 67.6 79.7
2009 68 80.2
2010 68.3 80.4
2011 68.6 80.8
2012 68.9 80.9
2013 69 80.9
2014 69.1 81.2
2015 69.1 80.9
2016 69 81.1
2017 69 81.2
2018 69 81.1
2019 69 81.4
2020 68.7 80.4
2021 68.6 80.7
2022 68.9 81.1
2023 69.3 81.3
2024 69.4 81.4
2025 69.5 81.6

Palau and United Kingdom population clocks and comparison

Population
Palau

United Kingdom
Year Population
Palau United Kingdom
1960 9,328 52,400,000
1961 9,555 52,800,000
1962 9,793 53,250,000
1963 10,037 53,650,000
1964 10,292 54,000,000
1965 10,547 54,348,050
1966 10,805 54,648,500
1967 10,988 54,943,600
1968 11,080 55,211,700
1969 11,159 55,441,750
1970 11,368 55,663,250
1971 11,759 55,896,223
1972 12,194 56,086,065
1973 12,552 56,194,527
1974 12,687 56,229,974
1975 12,655 56,225,800
1976 12,598 56,211,968
1977 12,525 56,193,492
1978 12,440 56,196,504
1979 12,337 56,246,951
1980 12,271 56,314,216
1981 12,402 56,333,829
1982 12,694 56,313,641
1983 13,006 56,332,848
1984 13,337 56,422,072
1985 13,688 56,550,268
1986 14,024 56,681,396
1987 14,334 56,802,050
1988 14,645 56,928,327
1989 14,945 57,076,711
1990 15,259 57,247,586
1991 15,614 57,424,897
1992 15,989 57,580,402
1993 16,372 57,718,614
1994 16,770 57,865,745
1995 17,195 58,019,030
1996 17,654 58,166,950
1997 18,108 58,316,954
1998 18,524 58,487,141
1999 18,901 58,682,466
2000 19,178 58,892,514
2001 19,352 59,119,673
2002 19,503 59,370,479
2003 19,659 59,647,577
2004 19,820 59,987,905
2005 19,819 60,401,206
2006 19,593 60,846,820
2007 19,302 61,322,463
2008 19,009 61,806,995
2009 18,709 62,276,270
2010 18,396 62,766,365
2011 18,078 63,258,810
2012 17,765 63,711,000
2013 17,648 64,139,000
2014 17,715 64,620,000
2015 17,770 65,088,000
2016 17,797 65,607,000
2017 17,812 65,966,000
2018 17,814 66,289,000
2019 17,798 66,631,000
2020 17,792 66,744,000
2021 17,783 66,984,000
2022 17,759 67,604,000
2023 17,727 68,492,000
2024 17,695 69,226,000

Fertility rates in Palau and United Kingdom

Fertility rate
Palau

United Kingdom
Year Fertility rate
Palau United Kingdom
1960 7.19 2.69
1961 7.17 2.78
1962 7.15 2.86
1963 7.12 2.88
1964 7.08 2.93
1965 7.01 2.86
1966 6.93 2.78
1967 6.84 2.68
1968 6.71 2.6
1969 6.58 2.51
1970 6.39 2.44
1971 6.16 2.41
1972 5.9 2.2
1973 5.59 2.04
1974 5.26 1.92
1975 4.9 1.81
1976 4.53 1.74
1977 4.09 1.69
1978 3.74 1.75
1979 3.49 1.86
1980 3.35 1.9
1981 3.28 1.82
1982 3.22 1.78
1983 3.14 1.77
1984 3.08 1.77
1985 3.01 1.79
1986 2.98 1.78
1987 2.93 1.81
1988 2.91 1.82
1989 2.92 1.79
1990 2.88 1.83
1991 2.74 1.82
1992 2.71 1.79
1993 2.73 1.76
1994 2.66 1.74
1995 2.55 1.71
1996 2.39 1.73
1997 2.19 1.72
1998 2.01 1.71
1999 1.91 1.68
2000 1.82 1.64
2001 1.87 1.63
2002 1.92 1.63
2003 1.96 1.7
2004 1.99 1.75
2005 2.02 1.76
2006 2 1.82
2007 1.97 1.86
2008 1.95 1.91
2009 1.94 1.89
2010 1.94 1.92
2011 1.97 1.91
2012 2.01 1.92
2013 2.05 1.83
2014 2.03 1.81
2015 2 1.8
2016 2.06 1.79
2017 2.02 1.74
2018 1.97 1.68
2019 1.98 1.63
2020 1.97 1.57
2021 1.95 1.58
2022 1.93 1.56
2023 1.91 1.56

Palau and United Kingdom demographics compared

Median age
Palau

United Kingdom
Year Median age, years
Palau United Kingdom
1960 16.7 35.5
1961 16.1 35.4
1962 15.5 35.3
1963 15.1 35.3
1964 15 35.2
1965 14.9 35.1
1966 14.9 34.9
1967 15.2 34.8
1968 15.7 34.6
1969 16.1 34.4
1970 16.5 34.2
1971 16.6 34.1
1972 16.6 34
1973 16.8 34
1974 17.1 34
1975 17.4 34
1976 17.8 34
1977 18.1 34.1
1978 18.3 34.2
1979 18.6 34.3
1980 18.9 34.4
1981 19.3 34.5
1982 19.9 34.8
1983 20.5 35
1984 21.1 35.2
1985 21.6 35.3
1986 22.2 35.4
1987 23.1 35.4
1988 24 35.7
1989 24.9 35.9
1990 25.6 36
1991 26 36.1
1992 26.4 36.2
1993 26.9 36.3
1994 27.4 36.5
1995 27.8 36.6
1996 28.3 36.8
1997 28.8 37
1998 29.4 37.2
1999 30.2 37.4
2000 30.8 37.7
2001 31.2 37.9
2002 31.5 38.1
2003 31.8 38.2
2004 32 38.4
2005 32.3 38.5
2006 32.7 38.6
2007 33.1 38.8
2008 33.5 38.9
2009 33.9 39
2010 34.2 39.2
2011 34.6 39.3
2012 35 39.5
2013 35.3 39.6
2014 35.6 39.7
2015 36 39.8
2016 36.3 39.8
2017 36.7 39.9
2018 37 40
2019 37.4 40.1
2020 37.8 40.2
2021 38.1 40.3
2022 38.5 40.5
2023 38.8 40.8
2024 39.2 41

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palau United Kingdom
GNI, Atlas method
$249M
2023
$3.37T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
53%
2025
43.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.53%
2023
4.96%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
153,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.29%
2025
-4.42%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.77%
2020
4.36%
2024
Services, % of GDP
76.7%
2023
72.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.87%
2023
16.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
62
2025
69.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
3,061,553
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.75%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
55
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
1,606
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.1T
2022
Total reserves including gold n/a
$175B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.95M
2024
$4.83B
2024
International tourist arrivals
18,399
2020
11,101,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
93.5%
2017
8.24%
1998
Banked people share n/a
99.3%
2024

Energy

Palau United Kingdom
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,814 kg
1990
2,128 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$1.99
1990
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.44 megatons
2023
302 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
81.2 tons
2023
4.41 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
1990
75.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2022
12.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
13.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
44%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,208 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
4.6%
2021
40.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.51%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.8%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Palau United Kingdom
% of world population
0.0002%
2024
0.85%
2024
Annual migration change
-14
2024
+417,114
2024
Urban population
82.8%
2024
84.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.85 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.38 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.9
2025
90.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2025
71
2024
Higher education index n/a
100
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.2
2018
1.15
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.78
2013
3.2
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2020
99%
2003
English speaking
92.5%
2023
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
27%
2004
96.3%
2023

Health

Palau United Kingdom
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,979
2022
$5,367
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$328
2022
$742
2023
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
81.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
0.01%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.78
2020
3.17
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
29 years
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
89
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.3
2023
4.5
2023
Obesity rate
42.1%
2022
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19.3%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
65
2025
83
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.3%
2022
14.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
10.7 liters
2020

Territory

Palau United Kingdom
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.16%
2025
Land area per capita
10,037 sq mi
2024
1,349 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16.6 sq mi
2025
65,674 sq mi
2025
Forest area
160.8 sq mi
2025
12,415 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
263,542 mi
2020

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