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Palau vs Uruguay statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Palau has a population of 17.7K (ranked 194/197), compared with 3.39M in Uruguay (ranked 133/197). Palau's land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 67,576 sq mi for Uruguay (ranked 180th vs. 89th).

By GDP, Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M) and Uruguay ranks 80/197 ($81B). By GDP per capita, Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899), while Uruguay ranks 51/197 ($23,907).

Main facts and rankings

Palau Uruguay
Population
17663
3384690
Population rank 194/197 133/197
GDP
$282M
2023
$81B
2024
GDP rank 193/197 80/197
GDP per capita
$15,899
2023
$23,907
2024
GDP per capita rank 67/197 51/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,532
2023
$36,418
2024
Government debt n/a
$55.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
68.5%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$16,423
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 37/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,654
2025
$12,053
2025
Land area
177.6 sq mi
2025
67,576 sq mi
2025
Population density
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
50.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.91
2023
1.41
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
37.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
78.5 years
2025

Palau and Uruguay: Comparison Charts

Palau and Uruguay economies compared

GDP
Palau

Uruguay
Year GDP
Palau Uruguay
1960 - $1,242,289,239
1961 - $1,547,388,781
1962 - $1,710,004,407
1963 - $1,539,681,491
1964 - $1,975,701,816
1965 - $1,890,767,156
1966 - $1,809,185,094
1967 - $1,597,713,469
1968 - $1,593,674,185
1969 - $2,004,435,484
1970 $11,563,041 $2,137,096,774
1971 $12,706,874 $2,807,258,065
1972 $13,956,474 $2,189,418,689
1973 $15,331,889 $3,964,296,443
1974 $16,848,759 $4,090,209,682
1975 $18,521,112 $3,538,278,047
1976 $20,364,420 $3,667,161,241
1977 $22,308,104 $4,114,670,014
1978 $24,530,015 $4,910,254,566
1979 $27,004,251 $7,181,182,224
1980 $29,728,054 $10,163,020,116
1981 $32,726,594 $11,048,301,421
1982 $36,027,583 $9,178,780,077
1983 $39,661,530 $5,102,276,308
1984 $44,814,259 $4,850,238,550
1985 $51,030,637 $4,732,017,873
1986 $58,109,314 $5,880,112,788
1987 $66,169,905 $7,367,494,080
1988 $75,348,615 $8,213,538,369
1989 $85,800,543 $8,438,951,476
1990 $97,702,303 $9,298,807,850
1991 $106,555,300 $11,206,176,651
1992 $104,771,300 $12,878,148,791
1993 $96,455,700 $15,002,136,971
1994 $106,138,500 $17,474,588,896
1995 $121,018,500 $19,297,663,097
1996 $137,494,600 $20,515,458,114
1997 $143,860,800 $23,969,739,234
1998 $149,079,600 $25,385,886,978
1999 $144,206,500 $23,983,945,191
2000 $149,535,800 $22,823,270,892
2001 $159,453,500 $20,898,761,742
2002 $162,665,500 $13,606,515,723
2003 $154,559,900 $12,045,638,352
2004 $166,391,600 $13,686,329,890
2005 $191,048,400 $17,362,857,684
2006 $193,679,700 $19,741,420,740
2007 $200,903,600 $23,797,773,024
2008 $201,167,300 $31,119,602,539
2009 $189,998,000 $32,708,319,078
2010 $188,174,300 $41,950,361,212
2011 $198,873,900 $50,342,406,067
2012 $215,762,400 $54,232,266,359
2013 $225,345,700 $61,337,621,934
2014 $243,156,500 $61,496,186,974
2015 $278,824,800 $57,680,327,999
2016 $298,323,500 $57,480,787,465
2017 $285,600,000 $65,005,997,963
2018 $288,546,300 $65,344,577,416
2019 $281,941,600 $62,222,313,619
2020 $258,990,800 $53,559,359,262
2021 $235,752,900 $60,739,084,241
2022 $255,591,100 $70,594,110,920
2023 $281,849,100 $77,991,666,838
2024 - $80,961,511,074

Palau and Uruguay economies compared

GDP per capita
Palau

Uruguay
Year GDP per capita
Palau Uruguay
1960 - $491
1961 - $604
1962 - $659
1963 - $587
1964 - $745
1965 - $705
1966 - $668
1967 - $585
1968 - $579
1969 - $723
1970 $1,017 $766
1971 $1,081 $1,000
1972 $1,145 $776
1973 $1,221 $1,397
1974 $1,328 $1,433
1975 $1,464 $1,232
1976 $1,616 $1,268
1977 $1,781 $1,414
1978 $1,972 $1,678
1979 $2,189 $2,443
1980 $2,423 $3,443
1981 $2,639 $3,728
1982 $2,838 $3,085
1983 $3,049 $1,707
1984 $3,360 $1,615
1985 $3,728 $1,568
1986 $4,144 $1,939
1987 $4,616 $2,416
1988 $5,145 $2,677
1989 $5,741 $2,734
1990 $6,403 $2,995
1991 $6,824 $3,589
1992 $6,553 $4,102
1993 $5,892 $4,753
1994 $6,329 $5,508
1995 $7,038 $6,050
1996 $7,788 $6,398
1997 $7,945 $7,436
1998 $8,048 $7,837
1999 $7,630 $7,371
2000 $7,797 $6,988
2001 $8,240 $6,383
2002 $8,341 $4,150
2003 $7,862 $3,671
2004 $8,395 $4,169
2005 $9,640 $5,284
2006 $9,885 $6,001
2007 $10,408 $7,222
2008 $10,583 $9,424
2009 $10,155 $9,881
2010 $10,229 $12,641
2011 $11,001 $15,132
2012 $12,145 $16,260
2013 $12,769 $18,335
2014 $13,726 $18,322
2015 $15,691 $17,126
2016 $16,763 $17,010
2017 $16,034 $19,185
2018 $16,198 $19,250
2019 $15,841 $18,316
2020 $14,557 $15,758
2021 $13,257 $17,882
2022 $14,392 $20,819
2023 $15,899 $23,019
2024 - $23,907

Palau vs. Uruguay life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palau

Uruguay
Year Life expectancy, years
Palau Uruguay
1950 52.7 65.6
1951 52.9 65.8
1952 53.1 66.1
1953 53.3 66.3
1954 53.5 66.5
1955 53.7 66.7
1956 53.9 66.9
1957 54.1 67.1
1958 54.4 67.3
1959 54.6 67.5
1960 54.9 67.7
1961 55.1 67.8
1962 55.4 67.9
1963 55.6 68
1964 55.8 68.1
1965 55.9 68.2
1966 56.2 68.3
1967 56.5 68.4
1968 56.9 68.5
1969 57.3 68.6
1970 57.7 68.7
1971 58.1 68.9
1972 58.6 69.2
1973 59 69.3
1974 59.5 69.5
1975 60 69.7
1976 60.5 69.9
1977 60.9 70.1
1978 61.3 70.3
1979 61.6 70.3
1980 61.9 70.5
1981 62.1 71
1982 62.3 71.5
1983 62.5 71.6
1984 62.6 71.7
1985 62.7 71.9
1986 62.8 72.2
1987 62.8 72.2
1988 62.8 72.4
1989 62.8 72.6
1990 62.8 73
1991 62.8 73.2
1992 62.9 73.2
1993 63 73.1
1994 63.1 73.2
1995 63.3 73.5
1996 63.5 73.8
1997 63.7 73.9
1998 64 74
1999 64.2 74.3
2000 64.5 74.7
2001 64.8 75
2002 65.1 75
2003 65.4 75.1
2004 65.8 75.3
2005 66.2 75.8
2006 66.6 75.9
2007 67.1 76.2
2008 67.6 76.3
2009 68 76.7
2010 68.3 76.7
2011 68.6 76.6
2012 68.9 76.7
2013 69 77
2014 69.1 77.2
2015 69.1 77.3
2016 69 77.4
2017 69 77.6
2018 69 77.5
2019 69 77.5
2020 68.7 78.4
2021 68.6 75.4
2022 68.9 76.5
2023 69.3 78.1
2024 69.4 78.3
2025 69.5 78.5

Palau and Uruguay population clocks and comparison

Population
Palau

Uruguay
Year Population
Palau Uruguay
1960 9,328 2,529,957
1961 9,555 2,562,044
1962 9,793 2,593,298
1963 10,037 2,623,766
1964 10,292 2,653,180
1965 10,547 2,681,169
1966 10,805 2,707,646
1967 10,988 2,732,277
1968 11,080 2,754,606
1969 11,159 2,773,974
1970 11,368 2,790,807
1971 11,759 2,806,462
1972 12,194 2,821,644
1973 12,552 2,837,133
1974 12,687 2,853,944
1975 12,655 2,872,320
1976 12,598 2,891,392
1977 12,525 2,909,461
1978 12,440 2,925,715
1979 12,337 2,939,903
1980 12,271 2,951,953
1981 12,402 2,963,246
1982 12,694 2,975,492
1983 13,006 2,988,778
1984 13,337 3,002,488
1985 13,688 3,017,037
1986 14,024 3,032,845
1987 14,334 3,049,896
1988 14,645 3,067,961
1989 14,945 3,086,255
1990 15,259 3,104,403
1991 15,614 3,122,354
1992 15,989 3,139,702
1993 16,372 3,156,345
1994 16,770 3,172,834
1995 17,195 3,189,440
1996 17,654 3,206,324
1997 18,108 3,223,345
1998 18,524 3,239,280
1999 18,901 3,254,015
2000 19,178 3,266,206
2001 19,352 3,274,251
2002 19,503 3,278,867
2003 19,659 3,281,186
2004 19,820 3,283,148
2005 19,819 3,285,771
2006 19,593 3,289,506
2007 19,302 3,295,153
2008 19,009 3,302,177
2009 18,709 3,310,091
2010 18,396 3,318,580
2011 18,078 3,326,825
2012 17,765 3,335,401
2013 17,648 3,345,337
2014 17,715 3,356,334
2015 17,770 3,368,017
2016 17,797 3,379,283
2017 17,812 3,388,438
2018 17,814 3,394,534
2019 17,798 3,397,206
2020 17,792 3,398,968
2021 17,783 3,396,695
2022 17,759 3,390,913
2023 17,727 3,388,081
2024 17,695 3,386,588

Fertility rates in Palau and Uruguay

Fertility rate
Palau

Uruguay
Year Fertility rate
Palau Uruguay
1960 7.19 2.83
1961 7.17 2.85
1962 7.15 2.87
1963 7.12 2.88
1964 7.08 2.86
1965 7.01 2.84
1966 6.93 2.82
1967 6.84 2.78
1968 6.71 2.77
1969 6.58 2.77
1970 6.39 2.77
1971 6.16 2.77
1972 5.9 2.78
1973 5.59 2.86
1974 5.26 2.96
1975 4.9 3.02
1976 4.53 3.01
1977 4.09 2.9
1978 3.74 2.83
1979 3.49 2.71
1980 3.35 2.59
1981 3.28 2.53
1982 3.22 2.51
1983 3.14 2.49
1984 3.08 2.47
1985 3.01 2.47
1986 2.98 2.47
1987 2.93 2.49
1988 2.91 2.5
1989 2.92 2.5
1990 2.88 2.48
1991 2.74 2.45
1992 2.71 2.43
1993 2.73 2.41
1994 2.66 2.42
1995 2.55 2.4
1996 2.39 2.36
1997 2.19 2.33
1998 2.01 2.27
1999 1.91 2.25
2000 1.82 2.2
2001 1.87 2.16
2002 1.92 2.16
2003 1.96 2.12
2004 1.99 2.09
2005 2.02 2.1
2006 2 2.07
2007 1.97 2.05
2008 1.95 2.03
2009 1.94 2.02
2010 1.94 2.01
2011 1.97 1.99
2012 2.01 2.01
2013 2.05 2.03
2014 2.03 2.03
2015 2 2.04
2016 2.06 1.97
2017 2.02 1.82
2018 1.97 1.68
2019 1.98 1.57
2020 1.97 1.5
2021 1.95 1.45
2022 1.93 1.43
2023 1.91 1.41

Palau and Uruguay demographics compared

Median age
Palau

Uruguay
Year Median age, years
Palau Uruguay
1960 16.7 29
1961 16.1 29.1
1962 15.5 29.2
1963 15.1 29.2
1964 15 29.3
1965 14.9 29.4
1966 14.9 29.5
1967 15.2 29.6
1968 15.7 29.7
1969 16.1 29.8
1970 16.5 29.9
1971 16.6 29.9
1972 16.6 30
1973 16.8 30.1
1974 17.1 30.1
1975 17.4 30.1
1976 17.8 30.1
1977 18.1 30.1
1978 18.3 30
1979 18.6 30
1980 18.9 30.1
1981 19.3 30.1
1982 19.9 30.2
1983 20.5 30.3
1984 21.1 30.3
1985 21.6 30.4
1986 22.2 30.5
1987 23.1 30.6
1988 24 30.7
1989 24.9 30.8
1990 25.6 30.9
1991 26 31
1992 26.4 31.1
1993 26.9 31.2
1994 27.4 31.4
1995 27.8 31.5
1996 28.3 31.6
1997 28.8 31.7
1998 29.4 31.8
1999 30.2 31.9
2000 30.8 32
2001 31.2 32.2
2002 31.5 32.3
2003 31.8 32.5
2004 32 32.7
2005 32.3 32.9
2006 32.7 33.1
2007 33.1 33.3
2008 33.5 33.5
2009 33.9 33.7
2010 34.2 34
2011 34.6 34.2
2012 35 34.5
2013 35.3 34.7
2014 35.6 34.9
2015 36 35
2016 36.3 35.2
2017 36.7 35.3
2018 37 35.5
2019 37.4 35.8
2020 37.8 36
2021 38.1 36.3
2022 38.5 36.5
2023 38.8 36.8
2024 39.2 37.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palau Uruguay
GNI, Atlas method
$249M
2023
$73.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
53%
2025
31.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.53%
2023
4.81%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.29%
2025
-2.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.77%
2020
8.21%
2024
Services, % of GDP
76.7%
2023
65.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.87%
2023
16.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
62
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30%
2024
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.2%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
0
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
17
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$284M
1996
Total reserves including gold n/a
$17.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.95M
2024
$136M
2024
International tourist arrivals
18,399
2020
3,480,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
93.5%
2017
7.71%
2020
Banked people share n/a
73.7%
2024

Energy

Palau Uruguay
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,814 kg
1990
1,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$1.99
1990
$20.3
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.44 megatons
2023
8.82 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
81.2 tons
2023
2.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
1990
44.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2022
57.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
17.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
46.2%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,590 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
4.6%
2021
84.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
38.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Palau Uruguay
% of world population
0.0002%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-14
2024
-1,348
2024
Urban population
82.8%
2024
95.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.3 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.9
2025
68
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2025
76
2024
Higher education index n/a
61
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.2
2018
11.2
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.78
2013
14.8
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
151
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2020
98.9%
2024
English speaking
92.5%
2023
24%
2023
People using the Internet
27%
2004
92%
2024

Health

Palau Uruguay
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,979
2022
$1,851
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$328
2022
$302
2022
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
78.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.78
2020
4.63
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
89
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.3
2023
6.7
2023
Obesity rate
42.1%
2022
34.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19.3%
2024
7.8%
2024
Air quality index
65
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.3%
2022
20.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
5.61 liters
2020

Territory

Palau Uruguay
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
10,037 sq mi
2024
19,954 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16.6 sq mi
2025
54,976 sq mi
2025
Forest area
160.8 sq mi
2025
8,085 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
48,300 mi
2010

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