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Palau vs Vietnam statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Palau has a population of 17.7K (ranked 194/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). Palau's land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 180th vs. 67th).

By GDP, Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Main facts and rankings

Palau Vietnam
Population
17663
102063551
Population rank 194/197 16/197
GDP
$282M
2023
$476B
2024
GDP rank 193/197 34/197
GDP per capita
$15,899
2023
$4,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 67/197 123/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,532
2023
$16,386
2024
Government debt n/a
$157B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
33.6%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$1,550
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 127/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,654
2025
$4,107
2025
Land area
177.6 sq mi
2025
121,016 sq mi
2025
Population density
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
835 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.91
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
33.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Palau and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Palau and Vietnam economies compared

GDP
Palau

Vietnam
Year GDP
Palau Vietnam
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 -
1980 $29,728,054 -
1981 $32,726,594 -
1982 $36,027,583 -
1983 $39,661,530 -
1984 $44,814,259 -
1985 $51,030,637 $14,094,687,821
1986 $58,109,314 $26,336,616,250
1987 $66,169,905 $36,658,108,850
1988 $75,348,615 $25,423,812,649
1989 $85,800,543 $6,293,304,975
1990 $97,702,303 $6,471,740,806
1991 $106,555,300 $9,613,369,520
1992 $104,771,300 $9,866,990,236
1993 $96,455,700 $13,180,953,598
1994 $106,138,500 $16,286,433,533
1995 $121,018,500 $20,736,164,459
1996 $137,494,600 $24,657,470,575
1997 $143,860,800 $26,843,700,442
1998 $149,079,600 $27,209,602,050
1999 $144,206,500 $28,683,659,007
2000 $149,535,800 $31,172,518,403
2001 $159,453,500 $32,685,198,809
2002 $162,665,500 $35,064,105,501
2003 $154,559,900 $39,552,513,232
2004 $166,391,600 $45,427,854,693
2005 $191,048,400 $57,633,255,738
2006 $193,679,700 $66,371,664,817
2007 $200,903,600 $77,414,425,532
2008 $201,167,300 $99,130,304,099
2009 $189,998,000 $106,014,659,565
2010 $188,174,300 $147,201,173,197
2011 $198,873,900 $172,595,049,184
2012 $215,762,400 $195,590,661,129
2013 $225,345,700 $213,708,811,665
2014 $243,156,500 $233,451,469,643
2015 $278,824,800 $239,258,328,382
2016 $298,323,500 $257,096,001,178
2017 $285,600,000 $281,353,605,987
2018 $288,546,300 $310,106,478,395
2019 $281,941,600 $334,365,270,497
2020 $258,990,800 $346,615,738,538
2021 $235,752,900 $366,474,752,771
2022 $255,591,100 $413,445,230,669
2023 $281,849,100 $433,857,681,378
2024 - $476,388,230,307

Palau and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita
Palau

Vietnam
Year GDP per capita
Palau Vietnam
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 -
1980 $2,423 -
1981 $2,639 -
1982 $2,838 -
1983 $3,049 -
1984 $3,360 -
1985 $3,728 $238.6
1986 $4,144 $436
1987 $4,616 $595
1988 $5,145 $405
1989 $5,741 $98.1
1990 $6,403 $98.8
1991 $6,824 $143.7
1992 $6,553 $144.5
1993 $5,892 $189.4
1994 $6,329 $229.9
1995 $7,038 $287.8
1996 $7,788 $337
1997 $7,945 $362
1998 $8,048 $361
1999 $7,630 $376
2000 $7,797 $404
2001 $8,240 $419
2002 $8,341 $445
2003 $7,862 $497
2004 $8,395 $565
2005 $9,640 $711
2006 $9,885 $808
2007 $10,408 $926
2008 $10,583 $1,164
2009 $10,155 $1,226
2010 $10,229 $1,683
2011 $11,001 $1,951
2012 $12,145 $2,185
2013 $12,769 $2,360
2014 $13,726 $2,546
2015 $15,691 $2,578
2016 $16,763 $2,735
2017 $16,034 $2,956
2018 $16,198 $3,222
2019 $15,841 $3,441
2020 $14,557 $3,534
2021 $13,257 $3,704
2022 $14,392 $4,148
2023 $15,899 $4,323
2024 - $4,717

Palau vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palau

Vietnam
Year Life expectancy, years
Palau Vietnam
1950 52.7 48
1951 52.9 48.7
1952 53.1 49.4
1953 53.3 50
1954 53.5 52
1955 53.7 54.8
1956 53.9 55.5
1957 54.1 56.2
1958 54.4 56.8
1959 54.6 57.4
1960 54.9 58
1961 55.1 58.5
1962 55.4 58.2
1963 55.6 56.9
1964 55.8 57.5
1965 55.9 57
1966 56.2 56.9
1967 56.5 56.7
1968 56.9 52.7
1969 57.3 54.8
1970 57.7 54.9
1971 58.1 55.6
1972 58.6 51.9
1973 59 55.7
1974 59.5 54.8
1975 60 61.9
1976 60.5 63.7
1977 60.9 64.1
1978 61.3 64.5
1979 61.6 65
1980 61.9 65.3
1981 62.1 65.8
1982 62.3 66.2
1983 62.5 66.5
1984 62.6 66.9
1985 62.7 67.2
1986 62.8 67.6
1987 62.8 68
1988 62.8 68.6
1989 62.8 68.8
1990 62.8 69
1991 62.8 69.3
1992 62.9 69.6
1993 63 70
1994 63.1 70.4
1995 63.3 70.9
1996 63.5 71.3
1997 63.7 71.7
1998 64 72.3
1999 64.2 72.6
2000 64.5 72.7
2001 64.8 73
2002 65.1 73.1
2003 65.4 73.2
2004 65.8 73.1
2005 66.2 73.2
2006 66.6 73.3
2007 67.1 73.4
2008 67.6 73.5
2009 68 73.5
2010 68.3 73.6
2011 68.6 73.7
2012 68.9 73.8
2013 69 73.8
2014 69.1 73.9
2015 69.1 74
2016 69 74
2017 69 74
2018 69 74.1
2019 69 74.2
2020 68.7 75.4
2021 68.6 74.1
2022 68.9 74.5
2023 69.3 74.6
2024 69.4 74.7
2025 69.5 74.9

Palau and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population
Palau

Vietnam
Year Population
Palau Vietnam
1960 9,328 32,531,933
1961 9,555 33,409,059
1962 9,793 34,288,560
1963 10,037 35,249,101
1964 10,292 36,201,563
1965 10,547 37,129,656
1966 10,805 38,024,836
1967 10,988 38,895,080
1968 11,080 39,734,609
1969 11,159 40,582,096
1970 11,368 41,475,230
1971 11,759 42,449,276
1972 12,194 43,429,168
1973 12,552 44,409,861
1974 12,687 45,413,537
1975 12,655 46,482,903
1976 12,598 47,684,931
1977 12,525 48,954,872
1978 12,440 50,249,552
1979 12,337 51,378,211
1980 12,271 52,490,101
1981 12,402 53,738,141
1982 12,694 55,011,289
1983 13,006 56,337,921
1984 13,337 57,706,067
1985 13,688 59,060,622
1986 14,024 60,347,048
1987 14,334 61,584,651
1988 14,645 62,843,228
1989 14,945 64,147,348
1990 15,259 65,504,552
1991 15,614 66,891,775
1992 15,989 68,260,337
1993 16,372 69,586,384
1994 16,770 70,854,391
1995 17,195 72,049,940
1996 17,654 73,156,447
1997 18,108 74,226,889
1998 18,524 75,299,660
1999 18,901 76,287,452
2000 19,178 77,154,011
2001 19,352 77,969,361
2002 19,503 78,772,224
2003 19,659 79,563,777
2004 19,820 80,338,971
2005 19,819 81,088,313
2006 19,593 82,167,897
2007 19,302 83,633,375
2008 19,009 85,175,788
2009 18,709 86,460,018
2010 18,396 87,455,152
2011 18,078 88,468,314
2012 17,765 89,510,356
2013 17,648 90,573,104
2014 17,715 91,679,578
2015 17,770 92,823,254
2016 17,797 94,000,117
2017 17,812 95,176,977
2018 17,814 96,237,319
2019 17,798 97,173,776
2020 17,792 98,079,191
2021 17,783 98,935,098
2022 17,759 99,680,655
2023 17,727 100,352,192
2024 17,695 100,987,686

Fertility rates in Palau and Vietnam

Fertility rate
Palau

Vietnam
Year Fertility rate
Palau Vietnam
1960 7.19 6.27
1961 7.17 5.48
1962 7.15 6.26
1963 7.12 6.39
1964 7.08 6.29
1965 7.01 6.16
1966 6.93 5.97
1967 6.84 5.88
1968 6.71 6.03
1969 6.58 6.01
1970 6.39 6.02
1971 6.16 6.07
1972 5.9 6.1
1973 5.59 6.11
1974 5.26 5.78
1975 4.9 5.62
1976 4.53 5.46
1977 4.09 5.29
1978 3.74 5.1
1979 3.49 4.94
1980 3.35 4.8
1981 3.28 4.67
1982 3.22 4.59
1983 3.14 4.52
1984 3.08 4.41
1985 3.01 4.21
1986 2.98 3.96
1987 2.93 3.72
1988 2.91 3.62
1989 2.92 3.64
1990 2.88 3.6
1991 2.74 3.52
1992 2.71 3.35
1993 2.73 3.17
1994 2.66 2.94
1995 2.55 2.7
1996 2.39 2.47
1997 2.19 2.27
1998 2.01 2.1
1999 1.91 2
2000 1.82 2.03
2001 1.87 2.02
2002 1.92 2.01
2003 1.96 2
2004 1.99 1.97
2005 2.02 1.89
2006 2 1.87
2007 1.97 1.91
2008 1.95 1.93
2009 1.94 1.92
2010 1.94 1.91
2011 1.97 1.93
2012 2.01 1.97
2013 2.05 1.98
2014 2.03 2.09
2015 2 2.1
2016 2.06 2
2017 2.02 1.99
2018 1.97 1.88
2019 1.98 1.94
2020 1.97 1.96
2021 1.95 1.94
2022 1.93 1.93
2023 1.91 1.91

Palau and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age
Palau

Vietnam
Year Median age, years
Palau Vietnam
1960 16.7 21.2
1961 16.1 20.7
1962 15.5 20.2
1963 15.1 19.7
1964 15 19.2
1965 14.9 18.9
1966 14.9 18.7
1967 15.2 18.5
1968 15.7 18.4
1969 16.1 18.4
1970 16.5 18.4
1971 16.6 18.4
1972 16.6 18.5
1973 16.8 18.5
1974 17.1 18.6
1975 17.4 18.7
1976 17.8 18.8
1977 18.1 19
1978 18.3 19.1
1979 18.6 19.3
1980 18.9 19.4
1981 19.3 19.5
1982 19.9 19.6
1983 20.5 19.7
1984 21.1 19.8
1985 21.6 19.9
1986 22.2 20
1987 23.1 20.1
1988 24 20.2
1989 24.9 20.4
1990 25.6 20.5
1991 26 20.7
1992 26.4 20.9
1993 26.9 21.1
1994 27.4 21.4
1995 27.8 21.7
1996 28.3 22
1997 28.8 22.4
1998 29.4 22.9
1999 30.2 23.3
2000 30.8 23.7
2001 31.2 24.2
2002 31.5 24.6
2003 31.8 25
2004 32 25.4
2005 32.3 25.8
2006 32.7 26.3
2007 33.1 26.9
2008 33.5 27.4
2009 33.9 27.9
2010 34.2 28.3
2011 34.6 28.7
2012 35 29
2013 35.3 29.4
2014 35.6 29.8
2015 36 30.2
2016 36.3 30.5
2017 36.7 30.8
2018 37 31.2
2019 37.4 31.6
2020 37.8 32.1
2021 38.1 32.5
2022 38.5 33
2023 38.8 33.4
2024 39.2 33.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palau Vietnam
GNI, Atlas method
$249M
2023
$454B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
53%
2025
22%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.53%
2023
2.89%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.81%
2018
Armed forces personnel n/a
522,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.29%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.77%
2020
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
76.7%
2023
42.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.87%
2023
37.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
62
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
28.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.6%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
393
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$205B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$83.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.95M
2024
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
18,399
2020
3,837,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
93.5%
2017
1.11%
2020
Banked people share n/a
70.6%
2024

Energy

Palau Vietnam
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,814 kg
1990
1,023 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$1.99
1990
$13.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.44 megatons
2023
373 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
81.2 tons
2023
3.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
1990
79.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2022
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
11.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
34%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,624 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
4.6%
2021
41.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
34.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Palau Vietnam
% of world population
0.0002%
2024
1.24%
2024
Annual migration change
-14
2024
-59,645
2024
Urban population
82.8%
2024
40.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.9
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2025
40
2024
Higher education index n/a
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.2
2018
1.54
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.78
2013
30.6
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2020
96.1%
2022
English speaking
92.5%
2023
16%
2025
People using the Internet
27%
2004
84.2%
2024

Health

Palau Vietnam
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,979
2022
$188.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$328
2022
$74.7
2022
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
1.59%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.78
2020
0.83
2016
Maternal mortality per 100K births
89
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.3
2023
20
2023
Obesity rate
42.1%
2022
2.04%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19.3%
2024
3.4%
2024
Air quality index
65
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.3%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
8.04 liters
2020

Territory

Palau Vietnam
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
10,037 sq mi
2024
1,198 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16.6 sq mi
2025
47,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
160.8 sq mi
2025
57,416 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
354,460 mi
2019

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