International Rankings of Palau 2023, 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	47	7	2015
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - total	192	1224	2015
Internet users - percent of population	84	37.2 %	2021
Internet users - total	219	6696	2021
Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	16	44	2021
Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions	184	8000	2021
Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	33	130	2021
Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions	207	24000	2021
Economy
Average household expenditures - on alcohol and tobacco	59	N/A % of household expenditures	2023
Average household expenditures - on food	95	N/A % of household expenditures	2023
Budget - expenditures	212	121.000 million US Dollars	2019
Budget - revenues	212	122.000 million US Dollars	2019
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)	3	8.8 % of GDP	0
Current account balance	87	63.534 million US Dollars	2021
Debt - external	96	18.380 billion US Dollars	2014
Exports	216	12.070 million US Dollars	2021
GDP (official exchange rate)	218	292.000 million US Dollars	2017
GDP - composition by end use - exports of goods and services	46	55.2 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - government consumption	17	27.2 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - household consumption	110	60.5 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - imports of goods and services	152	67.6 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - investment in fixed capital	68	22.7 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - investment in inventories	37	1.9 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by sector of origin - agriculture	121	3 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by sector of origin - industry	124	19 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by sector of origin - services	32	78 % of GDP	2016
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income	129	N/A %	2023
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	112	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
Imports	213	180.380 million US Dollars	2021
Industrial production growth rate	170	3.42 %	2021
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	113	2.61 %	2021
Labor force	214	11610 US Dollars	2016
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture	138	1.2 %	0
Labor force - by occupation - industry	105	12.4 %	0
Labor force - by occupation - services	6	86.4 %	2016
Population below poverty line	68	24.9 %	2006
Public debt	35	86.13 % of GDP	2019
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)	220	248.468 million US Dollars	2021
Real GDP growth rate	201	13.33 %	2021
Real GDP per capita	107	13800 US Dollars	2021
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	194	0 US Dollars	2017
Taxes and other revenues	97	18.59 % of GDP	0
Unemployment rate	200	1.7 %	2015
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	157	N/A	2014
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	155	N/A	0
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	140	5.6	0
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions - from coal and metallurgical coke	129	N/A metric tonnes of CO2	2023
Carbon dioxide emissions - from consumed natural gas	125	N/A metric tonnes of CO2	2023
Carbon dioxide emissions - from petroleum and other liquids	212	N/A metric tonnes of CO2	2023
Coal - consumption	123	N/A metric tons	2023
Coal - exports	63	N/A metric tons	2023
Coal - imports	113	N/A metric tons	2023
Coal - production	76	N/A metric tons	2023
Coal - proven reserves	76	N/A metric tons	2023
Electricity - consumption	212	N/A kWh	2023
Electricity - exports	99	N/A kWh	2023
Electricity - imports	118	N/A kWh	2023
Electricity - installed generating capacity	207	N/A kWh	2023
Electricity - transmission/distribution losses	205	N/A kWh	2023
Electricity access	1	100 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - biomass and waste	58	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - fossil fuels	162	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - geothermal	18	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - hydroelectricity	133	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - nuclear	35	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - solar	70	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - tide and wave	7	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - wind	74	N/A %	2023
Energy consumption per capita	196	N/A Btu/person	2023
Natural gas - consumption	122	N/A cubic meters	2023
Natural gas - exports	58	N/A cubic meters	2023
Natural gas - imports	89	N/A cubic meters	2023
Natural gas - production	98	N/A cubic meters	2023
Natural gas - proven reserves	93	N/A cubic meters	2023
Petroleum - crude oil and lease condensate exports	74	N/A bbl/day	2023
Petroleum - crude oil and lease condensate imports	83	N/A bbl/day	2023
Petroleum - crude oil estimated reserves	90	N/A bbl/day	2023
Petroleum - refined petroleum consumption	195	N/A bbl/day	2023
Petroleum - total petroleum production	107	N/A bbl/day	2023
Refined petroleum products - exports	129	N/A bbl/day	2023
Refined petroleum products - imports	213	N/A bbl/day	2023
Refined petroleum products - production	113	N/A bbl/day	2023
Environment
Air pollutants - carbon dioxide emissions	173	0.22 megatons	2016
Air pollutants - methane emissions	179	0.06 megatons	2020
Air pollutants - particulate matter emissions	150	12.18 micrograms per cubic meter	2016
Land use - agricultural land	167	10.8	2018
Land use - arable land	141	2.2	2018
Land use - forest	3	87.6	2018
Land use - other	184	1.6	2018
Land use - permanent crops	48	4.3	2018
Land use - permanent pasture	138	4.3	2018
Revenue from coal	34	N/A % of GDP	2023
Revenue from forest resources	98	0 % of GDP	2018
Total renewable water resources	179	0 cubic meters	2017
Total water withdrawal - agricultural	146	N/A cubic meters	2023
Total water withdrawal - industrial	109	N/A cubic meters	2023
Total water withdrawal - municipal	115	N/A cubic meters	2023
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	82	1.59	2025
Urbanization - urban population	39	82.4	2023
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste generated annually	125	N/A tons	2023
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste recycled annually	125	N/A tons	2023
Waste and recycling - percent of municipal solid waste recycled	89	N/A %	2023
Geography
Area - land	198	459 sq km	0
Area - total	199	459 sq km	0
Area - water	193	0197 sq km	0
Coastline	70	1519 km	0
Elevation - highest point	180	242 meters	0
Elevation - lowest point	35	0 meters	0
Elevation - mean elevation	152	N/A meters	2023
Irrigated land	160	0 sq km	2022
Land boundaries - total	164	N/A km	2023
Land use - agricultural land	167	10.8	2018
Land use - arable land	141	2.2	2018
Land use - forest	3	87.6	2018
Land use - other	184	1.6	2018
Land use - permanent crops	48	4.3	2018
Land use - permanent pasture	138	4.3	2018
Military
Military expenditures	53	N/A % of GDP	2023
Population
Alcohol consumption per capita - beer	153	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Alcohol consumption per capita - other alcohols	64	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Alcohol consumption per capita - spirits	136	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Alcohol consumption per capita - total	169	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Alcohol consumption per capita - wine	97	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Birth rate	158	11.57 births/1,000 population	2023
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	103	N/A %	0
Contraceptive prevalence rate	130	N/A %	0
Current health expenditure	3	18.4 % of GDP	2020
Currently married women (ages 15-49)	140	45.6 %	2023
Death rate	73	8.31 deaths/1,000 population	2023
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio	83	13.7 %	0
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio	89	7.3 %	2021
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio	150	43.8 %	0
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio	121	30.2 %	0
Drinking water source - improved	5	99.6 % of population	0
Drinking water source - rural	108	0.2 % of population	0
Drinking water source - total	99	0.3 % of population	2020
Drinking water source - unimproved	60	0.4 % of population	0
Education expenditures	18	6.8 % of GDP	2019
Gross reproduction rate	87	0.82 %	2023
Hospital bed density	71	N/A beds/1,000 population	2023
Infant mortality rate - female	131	8.98 deaths/1,000 live births	2023
Infant mortality rate - male	122	12.99 deaths/1,000 live births	0
Infant mortality rate - total	126	11.04 deaths/1,000 live births	0
Life expectancy at birth - female	104	78.24 years	2023
Life expectancy at birth - male	125	71.76 years	0
Life expectancy at birth - total population	120	74.91 years	0
Literacy - female	29	96.3 %	2015
Literacy - male	25	96.8 %	0
Literacy - total population	28	96.6 %	0
Maternal mortality ratio	122	N/A deaths/100,000 live births	2023
Median age - female	68	35.9 years	2020
Median age - male	71	32.9 years	0
Median age - total	68	33.9 years	0
Mother's mean age at first birth	86	N/A	2023
Net migration rate	71	0.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population	0
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	3	55.3 %	2016
Physicians density	84	1.77 physicians/1,000 population	2020
Population	219	21779	2023
Population growth rate	121	0.39 %	2023
Sanitation facility access - improved	3	99.8 % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - rural	111	1 % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - total	117	0.4 % of population	2020
Sanitation facility access - unimproved	92	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	5	16 years	0
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total	5	17 years	0
Sex ratio - 0-14 years	9	1.07 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - 15-64 years	6	1.24 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - 65 years and over	60	0.33 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - at birth	6	1.07 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - total population	13	1.06 male(s)/female	0
Tobacco use - female	61	7.9 %	2020
Tobacco use - male	76	27.3 %	2020
Tobacco use - total	75	17.6 %	2020
Total fertility rate	112	1.7 children born/woman	2023
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	82	1.59	2025
Urbanization - urban population	39	82.4	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	157	N/A	2014
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	155	N/A	0
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	140	5.6	0
Transportation
Airports	120	3	2021
Airports - with paved runways - civil airports	18	N/A	2023
Airports - with paved runways - joint use (civil-military) airports	1	N/A	2023
Airports - with paved runways - military airports	14	N/A	2023
Airports - with paved runways - other airports	22	N/A	2023
Airports - with unpaved runways	96	21000	3280
Heliports	26	N/A	2023
Merchant marine - total	55	304	0
National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers	139	N/A	2023
National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers	158	N/A	2023
National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers	101	1	0
National air transport system - number of registered air carriers	27	1	2020
Railways	33	N/A km	2023
Roadways - paved	156	89 km	2018
Roadways - total	179	125 km	2018
Waterways	109	N/A km	2023

*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 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Palau 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Palau 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.