Countries / East Asia & Pacific

Palau

East Asia & PacificHigh incomeCapital: Koror107,137 observations

Population

17,663

world rank #215 / 217

GDP

345M

world rank #183 / 186

GDP / capita

19,698.6

world rank #83 / 185

Life expectancy

69.4

world rank #157 / 217

Governance

290 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile58.1#62 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile51.5#101 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile87.1#15 Rule of Law0-100 percentile77.1#28

World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,062 indicators

GDPcurrent US$345M#183 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $19,698.6#83 GDP growth%6.3%#30 Inflation%-0.42%#6

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Trade

110 indicators

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Health

975 indicators

Life expectancyyears69.4#157 Infant mortalityper 1k births18.6#84 Maternal mortalityper 100k89#55 Health spending% GDP10.9%#18

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

1,169 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross95.7%#48 Education spending% GDP3.4%#68 Adult literacy%99.8%#2 Primary enrollment% gross106.9%#29

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

368 indicators

Populationpeople17,663#215 Population growth%-0.18%#189 Urban population%79.3%#51 Fertility ratebirths/woman1.9#113

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2050

Climate

195 indicators

Electricity access% pop100%#1 Renewable energy share%0.9%#62 Forest area% land90.5%#4 CO₂ per capitat12.8#17

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

61 indicators

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Environment

267 indicators

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Agriculture

77 indicators

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Technology

39 indicators

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Society

698 indicators

Internet users% pop83.9%#81 Homicide rateper 100k11.2#107 Fixed broadband subscriptionsper 1007.3#107 Human Development Index0-10.79#67

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOWorld Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

296 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-102.1#10 Hazard & exposure0-101.2#7 Vulnerability0-102.4#13

Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Other

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