International Rankings of Palau 2022, country comparisons

This table lists the international rankings of Palau, in all categories that are published in the CIA World Factbook, and those that we derived from them. Additional international rankings of Palau, can be found in the main country ranks menu.
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Ranked Data	Rank	Value	Year
Communications
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	46	7	2015
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - total	184	1224	2015
Internet users - percent of population	61	36 %	2016
Internet users - total	200	7650	2016
Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	16	44	2020
Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions	174	8000	2020
Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	35	133	2020
Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions	200	24000	2020
Economy
Budget - expenditures	201	167.300 million US Dollars	2012
Budget - revenues	198	193.000 million US Dollars	2012
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)	3	8.8 % of GDP	0
Exports	65	N/A US Dollars	2022
GDP (official exchange rate)	202	292.000 million US Dollars	2017
GDP - composition by end use - exports of goods and services	43	55.2 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - government consumption	12	27.2 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - household consumption	105	60.5 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - imports of goods and services	142	67.6 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - investment in fixed capital	65	22.7 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - investment in inventories	36	1.9 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by sector of origin - agriculture	115	3 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by sector of origin - industry	118	19 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by sector of origin - services	26	78 % of GDP	2016
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	111	N/A % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population	0
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%	46	N/A % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population	0
Industrial production growth rate	109	N/A %	0
Labor force	199	11610 US Dollars	2016
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture	129	1.2 %	0
Labor force - by occupation - industry	97	12.4 %	0
Labor force - by occupation - services	5	86.4 %	2016
Population below poverty line	65	24.9	2006
Public debt	58	N/A % of GDP	2022
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)	193	320.000 million US Dollars	2019
Real GDP per capita	153	N/A US Dollars	2022
Taxes and other revenues	6	66.1 % of GDP	0
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	144	N/A	2014
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	140	N/A	0
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	122	5.6	0
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions - from coal and metallurgical coke	124	N/A metric tonnes of CO2	2022
Carbon dioxide emissions - from consumed natural gas	123	N/A metric tonnes of CO2	2022
Carbon dioxide emissions - from petroleum and other liquids	196	N/A metric tonnes of CO2	2022
Coal - consumption	118	N/A metric tons	2022
Coal - exports	59	N/A metric tons	2022
Coal - imports	109	N/A metric tons	2022
Coal - production	73	N/A metric tons	2022
Coal - proven reserves	72	N/A metric tons	2022
Electricity - consumption	197	N/A kWh	2022
Electricity - exports	95	N/A kWh	2022
Electricity - imports	114	N/A kWh	2022
Electricity - installed generating capacity	195	N/A kWh	2022
Electricity - transmission/distribution losses	194	N/A kWh	2022
Electricity generation sources - biomass and waste	58	N/A %	2022
Electricity generation sources - fossil fuels	152	N/A %	2022
Electricity generation sources - geothermal	17	N/A %	2022
Electricity generation sources - hydroelectricity	127	N/A %	2022
Electricity generation sources - nuclear	35	N/A %	2022
Electricity generation sources - solar	67	N/A %	2022
Electricity generation sources - tide and wave	6	N/A %	2022
Electricity generation sources - wind	71	N/A %	2022
Energy consumption per capita	188	N/A Btu/person	2022
Natural gas - consumption	120	N/A cubic meters	2022
Natural gas - exports	56	N/A cubic meters	2022
Natural gas - imports	87	N/A cubic meters	2022
Natural gas - production	95	N/A cubic meters	2022
Natural gas - proven reserves	91	N/A cubic meters	2022
Petroleum - crude oil and lease condensate exports	71	N/A bbl/day	2022
Petroleum - crude oil and lease condensate imports	81	N/A bbl/day	2022
Petroleum - crude oil estimated reserves	88	N/A bbl/day	2022
Petroleum - refined petroleum consumption	183	N/A bbl/day	2022
Petroleum - total petroleum production	102	N/A bbl/day	2022
Refined petroleum products - exports	123	N/A bbl/day	2022
Refined petroleum products - imports	195	N/A bbl/day	2022
Refined petroleum products - production	109	N/A bbl/day	2022
Environment
Air pollutants - carbon dioxide emissions	166	0.22 megatons	2016
Air pollutants - methane emissions	171	0.06 megatons	2020
Air pollutants - particulate matter emissions	144	12.18 micrograms per cubic meter	2016
Land use - agricultural land	158	10.8	2018
Land use - arable land	130	2.2	2018
Land use - forest	3	87.6	2018
Land use - other	170	1.6	2018
Land use - permanent crops	43	4.3	2018
Land use - permanent pasture	128	4.3	2018
Revenue from coal	30	N/A % of GDP	2022
Revenue from forest resources	94	0 % of GDP	2018
Total renewable water resources	175	0 cubic meters	2017
Total water withdrawal - agricultural	167	N/A cubic meters	2022
Total water withdrawal - industrial	159	N/A cubic meters	2022
Total water withdrawal - municipal	170	N/A cubic meters	2022
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	79	1.59	2025
Urbanization - urban population	35	82.4	2023
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste generated annually	118	N/A tons	2022
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste recycled annually	118	N/A tons	2022
Waste and recycling - percent of municipal solid waste recycled	86	N/A %	2022
Geography
Area - land	183	459 sq km	0
Area - total	184	459 sq km	0
Area - water	172	0197 sq km	0
Coastline	63	1519 km	0
Elevation - highest point	156	242 meters	0
Elevation - lowest point	32	0 meters	0
Elevation - mean elevation	147	N/A meters	2022
Irrigated land	152	0 sq km	2022
Land boundaries - total	151	N/A km	2022
Land use - agricultural land	158	10.8	2018
Land use - arable land	130	2.2	2018
Land use - forest	3	87.6	2018
Land use - other	170	1.6	2018
Land use - permanent crops	43	4.3	2018
Land use - permanent pasture	128	4.3	2018
Population
Age structure - 15-24 years	90	15.86	1716
Age structure - 25-54 years	23	45.33	3804
Age structure - 55-64 years	78	10.68	1463
Alcohol consumption per capita - beer	148	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2022
Alcohol consumption per capita - other alcohols	63	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2022
Alcohol consumption per capita - spirits	132	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2022
Alcohol consumption per capita - total	164	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2022
Alcohol consumption per capita - wine	94	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2022
Birth rate	147	11.52 births/1,000 population	2022
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	99	N/A %	0
Contraceptive prevalence rate	125	N/A %	0
Current health expenditure	3	15.2 % of GDP	2019
Death rate	67	8.25 deaths/1,000 population	2022
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio	74	13.7 %	0
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio	88	7.3 %	2021
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio	140	43.8 %	0
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio	111	30.2 %	0
Drinking water source - improved	5	99.6 % of population	0
Drinking water source - rural	103	0.2 % of population	0
Drinking water source - total	96	0.3 % of population	2020
Drinking water source - unimproved	57	0.4 % of population	0
Education expenditures	16	6.8 % of GDP	2019
Hospital bed density	70	N/A beds/1,000 population	2022
Infant mortality rate - female	122	9.18 deaths/1,000 live births	2022
Infant mortality rate - male	114	13.26 deaths/1,000 live births	0
Infant mortality rate - total	117	11.28 deaths/1,000 live births	0
Life expectancy at birth - female	94	78 years	2022
Life expectancy at birth - male	111	71.48 years	0
Life expectancy at birth - total population	106	74.64 years	0
Literacy - female	26	96.3 %	2015
Literacy - male	26	96.8 %	0
Literacy - total population	25	96.6 %	0
Maternal mortality ratio	113	N/A deaths/100,000 live births	2022
Median age - female	63	35.9 years	2020
Median age - male	66	32.9 years	0
Median age - total	61	33.9 years	0
Mother's mean age at first birth	85	N/A	2022
Net migration rate	65	0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population	0
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	2	55.3 %	2016
Physicians density	83	1.77 physicians/1,000 population	2020
Population	202	21695	2022
Population growth rate	115	0.39 %	2022
Sanitation facility access - improved	3	99.8 % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - rural	104	1 % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - total	110	0.4 % of population	2020
Sanitation facility access - unimproved	90	0.2 % of population	0
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - female	6	17 years	2013
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - male	4	16 years	0
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total	5	17 years	0
Sex ratio - 0-14 years	8	1.07 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - 15-24 years	22	1.01	0
Sex ratio - 25-54 years	4	1.66	0
Sex ratio - 55-64 years	51	0.64	0
Sex ratio - 65 years and over	57	0.27 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - at birth	6	1.07 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - total population	10	1.07 male(s)/female	0
Tobacco use - female	57	7.9 %	2020
Tobacco use - male	73	27.3 %	2020
Tobacco use - total	71	17.6 %	2020
Total fertility rate	104	1.7 children born/woman	2022
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	79	1.59	2025
Urbanization - urban population	35	82.4	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	144	N/A	2014
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	140	N/A	0
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	122	5.6	0
Transportation
Airports	117	3	2021
Airports - with paved runways - 1524 to 2437 m	43	1	2021
Airports - with paved runways - 2438 to 3047 m	38	N/A	2022
Airports - with paved runways - 914 to 1523 m	43	N/A	2022
Airports - with paved runways - over 3047 m	26	N/A	2022
Airports - with paved runways - total	75	1	0
Airports - with paved runways - under 914 m	35	N/A	2022
Airports - with unpaved runways - 1524 to 2437 m	28	2	2021
Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1523 m	58	N/A	2022
Airports - with unpaved runways - total	92	2	0
Airports - with unpaved runways - under 914 m	67	N/A	2022
Heliports	23	N/A	2022
Merchant marine - total	57	264	0
National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers	133	N/A	2022
National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers	153	N/A	2022
National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers	99	1	0
National air transport system - number of registered air carriers	27	1	2020
Railways - standard gauge	71	N/A	2022
Railways - total	128	N/A km	2022
Roadways - paved	145	89 km	2018
Roadways - total	152	125 km	2018
Waterways	105	N/A km	2022

*CALCULATED FIGURES are those that we calculated from data presented by the CIA World Factbook. For example, we calculated population density by dividing the total population by the land area, the electricity consumption per capita by dividing electricity consumption by the total population, etc.

NOTE: The information regarding Palau on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Palau 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Palau 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.