Palau vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Palau has a population of 17.7K (ranked 194/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Palau's land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 180th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Palau and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Palau and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP

Palau

Vanuatu

Table

Year	GDP
	Palau	Vanuatu
1970	$11,563,041	-
1971	$12,706,874	-
1972	$13,956,474	-
1973	$15,331,889	-
1974	$16,848,759	-
1975	$18,521,112	-
1976	$20,364,420	-
1977	$22,308,104	-
1978	$24,530,015	-
1979	$27,004,251	$119,258,835
1980	$29,728,054	$121,185,498
1981	$32,726,594	$113,781,796
1982	$36,027,583	$114,501,913
1983	$39,661,530	$117,389,554
1984	$44,814,259	$144,482,515
1985	$51,030,637	$131,856,421
1986	$58,109,314	$126,498,935
1987	$66,169,905	$139,464,174
1988	$75,348,615	$158,351,368
1989	$85,800,543	$154,013,202
1990	$97,702,303	$168,879,207
1991	$106,555,300	$201,334,169
1992	$104,771,300	$209,088,825
1993	$96,455,700	$200,491,853
1994	$106,138,500	$233,701,301
1995	$121,018,500	$249,333,250
1996	$137,494,600	$261,370,044
1997	$143,860,800	$272,771,209
1998	$149,079,600	$262,293,411
1999	$144,206,500	$268,006,973
2000	$149,535,800	$272,014,628
2001	$159,453,500	$257,926,882
2002	$162,665,500	$262,596,536
2003	$154,559,900	$314,471,413
2004	$166,391,600	$364,996,869
2005	$191,048,400	$394,962,433
2006	$193,679,700	$439,358,587
2007	$200,903,600	$516,392,923
2008	$201,167,300	$590,748,429
2009	$189,998,000	$592,622,319
2010	$188,174,300	$670,712,980
2011	$198,873,900	$770,153,588
2012	$215,762,400	$747,839,698
2013	$225,345,700	$758,304,466
2014	$243,156,500	$773,717,011
2015	$278,824,800	$759,690,181
2016	$298,323,500	$804,323,577
2017	$285,600,000	$880,043,284
2018	$288,546,300	$914,727,908
2019	$281,941,600	$936,526,268
2020	$258,990,800	$909,421,044
2021	$235,752,900	$982,362,212
2022	$255,591,100	$1,030,654,208
2023	$281,849,100	$1,126,313,359
2024	-	$1,161,251,868

Palau and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita

Palau

Vanuatu

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Palau	Vanuatu
1970	$1,017	-
1971	$1,081	-
1972	$1,145	-
1973	$1,221	-
1974	$1,328	-
1975	$1,464	-
1976	$1,616	-
1977	$1,781	-
1978	$1,972	-
1979	$2,189	$1,055
1980	$2,423	$1,048
1981	$2,639	$962
1982	$2,838	$946
1983	$3,049	$947
1984	$3,360	$1,137
1985	$3,728	$1,012
1986	$4,144	$946
1987	$4,616	$1,017
1988	$5,145	$1,125
1989	$5,741	$1,067
1990	$6,403	$1,141
1991	$6,824	$1,326
1992	$6,553	$1,344
1993	$5,892	$1,257
1994	$6,329	$1,431
1995	$7,038	$1,492
1996	$7,788	$1,529
1997	$7,945	$1,562
1998	$8,048	$1,471
1999	$7,630	$1,472
2000	$7,797	$1,460
2001	$8,240	$1,350
2002	$8,341	$1,341
2003	$7,862	$1,567
2004	$8,395	$1,774
2005	$9,640	$1,874
2006	$9,885	$2,035
2007	$10,408	$2,334
2008	$10,583	$2,604
2009	$10,155	$2,546
2010	$10,229	$2,815
2011	$11,001	$3,163
2012	$12,145	$3,005
2013	$12,769	$2,980
2014	$13,726	$2,973
2015	$15,691	$2,855
2016	$16,763	$2,956
2017	$16,034	$3,160
2018	$16,198	$3,207
2019	$15,841	$3,207
2020	$14,557	$3,043
2021	$13,257	$3,212
2022	$14,392	$3,292
2023	$15,899	$3,515
2024	-	$3,543

Palau vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Palau

Vanuatu

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Palau	Vanuatu
1950	52.7	43.9
1951	52.9	42.2
1952	53.1	45.3
1953	53.3	45.8
1954	53.5	46.5
1955	53.7	47.1
1956	53.9	47.7
1957	54.1	48.2
1958	54.4	48.7
1959	54.6	49.3
1960	54.9	49.8
1961	55.1	50.4
1962	55.4	50.9
1963	55.6	51.5
1964	55.8	52
1965	55.9	52.5
1966	56.2	53.1
1967	56.5	53.7
1968	56.9	54.2
1969	57.3	54.8
1970	57.7	55.3
1971	58.1	55.9
1972	58.6	56.4
1973	59	57
1974	59.5	57.6
1975	60	58.1
1976	60.5	58.7
1977	60.9	59.2
1978	61.3	59.9
1979	61.6	60.9
1980	61.9	61.3
1981	62.1	61.9
1982	62.3	62.5
1983	62.5	63.1
1984	62.6	63.5
1985	62.7	63.9
1986	62.8	64.6
1987	62.8	64.4
1988	62.8	65.7
1989	62.8	66
1990	62.8	66.7
1991	62.8	67.1
1992	62.9	67.4
1993	63	67.7
1994	63.1	68
1995	63.3	68.1
1996	63.5	68.2
1997	63.7	68.3
1998	64	68.4
1999	64.2	67.9
2000	64.5	68.6
2001	64.8	68.7
2002	65.1	68.8
2003	65.4	68.9
2004	65.8	69
2005	66.2	69.2
2006	66.6	69.1
2007	67.1	69.1
2008	67.6	69.3
2009	68	69.4
2010	68.3	69.6
2011	68.6	69.7
2012	68.9	69.9
2013	69	70
2014	69.1	70
2015	69.1	70.2
2016	69	70.4
2017	69	70.5
2018	69	70.6
2019	69	70.8
2020	68.7	70.4
2021	68.6	70
2022	68.9	71.3
2023	69.3	71.5
2024	69.4	71.7
2025	69.5	71.8

Palau and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population

Palau

Vanuatu

Table

Year	Population
	Palau	Vanuatu
1960	9,328	64,431
1961	9,555	66,264
1962	9,793	68,174
1963	10,037	70,159
1964	10,292	72,219
1965	10,547	74,358
1966	10,805	76,590
1967	10,988	78,921
1968	11,080	81,314
1969	11,159	83,755
1970	11,368	86,266
1971	11,759	88,862
1972	12,194	91,562
1973	12,552	94,362
1974	12,687	97,260
1975	12,655	100,269
1976	12,598	103,388
1977	12,525	106,618
1978	12,440	109,963
1979	12,337	113,040
1980	12,271	115,660
1981	12,402	118,249
1982	12,694	121,035
1983	13,006	123,998
1984	13,337	127,109
1985	13,688	130,356
1986	14,024	133,720
1987	14,334	137,187
1988	14,645	140,756
1989	14,945	144,393
1990	15,259	148,063
1991	15,614	151,793
1992	15,989	155,608
1993	16,372	159,463
1994	16,770	163,314
1995	17,195	167,137
1996	17,654	170,911
1997	18,108	174,626
1998	18,524	178,313
1999	18,901	182,048
2000	19,178	186,281
2001	19,352	191,031
2002	19,503	195,863
2003	19,659	200,746
2004	19,820	205,711
2005	19,819	210,760
2006	19,593	215,923
2007	19,302	221,276
2008	19,009	226,896
2009	18,709	232,731
2010	18,396	238,248
2011	18,078	243,474
2012	17,765	248,883
2013	17,648	254,482
2014	17,715	260,240
2015	17,770	266,101
2016	17,797	272,087
2017	17,812	278,507
2018	17,814	285,259
2019	17,798	291,985
2020	17,792	298,858
2021	17,783	305,868
2022	17,759	313,046
2023	17,727	320,409
2024	17,695	327,777

Fertility rates in Palau and Vanuatu

Fertility rate

Palau

Vanuatu

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Palau	Vanuatu
1960	7.19	6.78
1961	7.17	6.73
1962	7.15	6.67
1963	7.12	6.62
1964	7.08	6.57
1965	7.01	6.52
1966	6.93	6.51
1967	6.84	6.51
1968	6.71	6.46
1969	6.58	6.41
1970	6.39	6.35
1971	6.16	6.29
1972	5.9	6.23
1973	5.59	6.15
1974	5.26	6.06
1975	4.9	5.98
1976	4.53	5.89
1977	4.09	5.81
1978	3.74	5.77
1979	3.49	5.73
1980	3.35	5.69
1981	3.28	5.65
1982	3.22	5.6
1983	3.14	5.55
1984	3.08	5.49
1985	3.01	5.43
1986	2.98	5.38
1987	2.93	5.33
1988	2.91	5.27
1989	2.92	5.21
1990	2.88	5.17
1991	2.74	5.13
1992	2.71	5.09
1993	2.73	5.02
1994	2.66	4.94
1995	2.55	4.85
1996	2.39	4.75
1997	2.19	4.66
1998	2.01	4.6
1999	1.91	4.56
2000	1.82	4.54
2001	1.87	4.5
2002	1.92	4.38
2003	1.96	4.29
2004	1.99	4.21
2005	2.02	4.13
2006	2	4.1
2007	1.97	4.12
2008	1.95	4.16
2009	1.94	4.16
2010	1.94	4.13
2011	1.97	4.09
2012	2.01	4.06
2013	2.05	4.04
2014	2.03	4
2015	2	3.95
2016	2.06	3.92
2017	2.02	3.88
2018	1.97	3.83
2019	1.98	3.79
2020	1.97	3.74
2021	1.95	3.7
2022	1.93	3.65
2023	1.91	3.6

Palau and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age

Palau

Vanuatu

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Palau	Vanuatu
1960	16.7	17.7
1961	16.1	17.6
1962	15.5	17.5
1963	15.1	17.4
1964	15	17.3
1965	14.9	17.2
1966	14.9	17.1
1967	15.2	17.1
1968	15.7	17
1969	16.1	17
1970	16.5	17
1971	16.6	17
1972	16.6	17
1973	16.8	17
1974	17.1	17.1
1975	17.4	17.1
1976	17.8	17.1
1977	18.1	17.2
1978	18.3	17.3
1979	18.6	17.5
1980	18.9	17.6
1981	19.3	17.7
1982	19.9	17.7
1983	20.5	17.7
1984	21.1	17.7
1985	21.6	17.7
1986	22.2	17.8
1987	23.1	17.8
1988	24	17.8
1989	24.9	17.8
1990	25.6	17.8
1991	26	17.9
1992	26.4	17.8
1993	26.9	17.7
1994	27.4	17.7
1995	27.8	17.8
1996	28.3	18
1997	28.8	18
1998	29.4	18
1999	30.2	18
2000	30.8	18.2
2001	31.2	18.5
2002	31.5	18.7
2003	31.8	18.9
2004	32	19.2
2005	32.3	19.4
2006	32.7	19.6
2007	33.1	19.9
2008	33.5	20.1
2009	33.9	20.3
2010	34.2	20.5
2011	34.6	20.6
2012	35	20.8
2013	35.3	20.9
2014	35.6	21
2015	36	21.1
2016	36.3	21.1
2017	36.7	21.2
2018	37	21.2
2019	37.4	21.2
2020	37.8	21.2
2021	38.1	21.2
2022	38.5	21.2
2023	38.8	21.2
2024	39.2	21.3

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