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Palau vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Palau has a population of 17.7K (ranked 194/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Palau's land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 180th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Palau Vatican
Population
17663
949
Population rank 194/197 197/197
GDP
$282M
2023
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 193/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$15,899
2023
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 67/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,532
2023
$39,191
2025
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,654
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
177.6 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.91
2023
n/a
Median age
39.2 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Palau and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Palau vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palau

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Palau Vatican
1950 52.7 65.9
1951 52.9 65.3
1952 53.1 65.7
1953 53.3 66.3
1954 53.5 67.5
1955 53.7 67.8
1956 53.9 67.3
1957 54.1 67.5
1958 54.4 68.7
1959 54.6 69.2
1960 54.9 69.2
1961 55.1 69.8
1962 55.4 69.2
1963 55.6 69.3
1964 55.8 70.3
1965 55.9 70.1
1966 56.2 70.9
1967 56.5 70.9
1968 56.9 70.7
1969 57.3 70.7
1970 57.7 71.5
1971 58.1 71.7
1972 58.6 72
1973 59 71.9
1974 59.5 72.7
1975 60 72.6
1976 60.5 72.9
1977 60.9 73.3
1978 61.3 73.7
1979 61.6 74
1980 61.9 74.1
1981 62.1 74.3
1982 62.3 74.8
1983 62.5 74.7
1984 62.6 75.1
1985 62.7 75.5
1986 62.8 75.7
1987 62.8 76.2
1988 62.8 76.4
1989 62.8 76.8
1990 62.8 76.9
1991 62.8 76.9
1992 62.9 77.3
1993 63 77
1994 63.1 77.7
1995 63.3 77.8
1996 63.5 78.5
1997 63.7 78.2
1998 64 78.3
1999 64.2 78.7
2000 64.5 79.3
2001 64.8 79.9
2002 65.1 80
2003 65.4 79.8
2004 65.8 80.2
2005 66.2 80.6
2006 66.6 81.2
2007 67.1 81.3
2008 67.6 81.4
2009 68 81.3
2010 68.3 81.5
2011 68.6 81.7
2012 68.9 82
2013 69 82.5
2014 69.1 82.6
2015 69.1 82.5
2016 69 82.9
2017 69 82.7
2018 69 83.3
2019 69 83.6
2020 68.7 83
2021 68.6 82.9
2022 68.9 83.3
2023 69.3 83
2024 69.4 83.1
2025 69.5 83.3

Palau and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Palau

Vatican
Year Population
Palau Vatican
1960 9,328 -
1961 9,555 -
1962 9,793 -
1963 10,037 -
1964 10,292 -
1965 10,547 -
1966 10,805 -
1967 10,988 -
1968 11,080 -
1969 11,159 -
1970 11,368 -
1971 11,759 -
1972 12,194 -
1973 12,552 -
1974 12,687 -
1975 12,655 -
1976 12,598 -
1977 12,525 -
1978 12,440 -
1979 12,337 -
1980 12,271 -
1981 12,402 -
1982 12,694 -
1983 13,006 -
1984 13,337 -
1985 13,688 -
1986 14,024 -
1987 14,334 -
1988 14,645 -
1989 14,945 -
1990 15,259 -
1991 15,614 -
1992 15,989 -
1993 16,372 -
1994 16,770 -
1995 17,195 -
1996 17,654 -
1997 18,108 -
1998 18,524 -
1999 18,901 -
2000 19,178 880
2001 19,352 890
2002 19,503 900
2003 19,659 911
2004 19,820 921
2005 19,819 921
2006 19,593 932
2007 19,302 821
2008 19,009 824
2009 18,709 826
2010 18,396 829
2011 18,078 832
2012 17,765 836
2013 17,648 839
2014 17,715 842
2015 17,770 1,000
2016 17,797 -
2017 17,812 1,000
2018 17,814 -
2019 17,798 1,000
2020 17,792 -
2021 17,783 -
2022 17,759 -
2023 17,727 -
2024 17,695 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palau Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$249M
2023
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
53%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.53%
2023
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.29%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
0.77%
2020
n/a
Services, % of GDP
76.7%
2023
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
9.87%
2023
n/a
Economic freedom index
62
2025
65
2025
Personal remittances received
$1.95M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
18,399
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
93.5%
2017
n/a

Energy

Palau Vatican
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
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
81.2 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
1990
n/a
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
4.6%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Palau Vatican
% of world population
0.0002%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-14
2024
n/a
Urban population
82.8%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
47.9
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2025
60
2025
Higher education index n/a
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.2
2018
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.78
2013
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
123
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2020
100%
2013
English speaking
92.5%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
27%
2004
n/a

Health

Palau Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,979
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$328
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.78
2020
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
89
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.3
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
42.1%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
19.3%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
65
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.3%
2022
n/a

Territory

Palau Vatican
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
10,037 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
16.6 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
160.8 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length n/a
5.59 mi
2003

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