Country profile
Palau
Palau ranks #213 of 215 for population, #81 of 209 for gdp per capita, #156 of 216 for life expectancy, across 19 open-data indicators.
People
Population
17,695
people · 2024
Rank #213 of 215
Life expectancy
69.4
years · 2024
Rank #156 of 216
Under-5 mortality
21.4
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #100 of 244
Tobacco use
17.3%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #92 of 163
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
18,400
arrivals · 2020
Rank #195 of 203
GDP per capita
$15,611
current US$ · 2023
Rank #81 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
2.23
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #130 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
136
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #107 of 210
Forest area
90.5%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #4 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
7.33
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #236 of 248
Protected areas
98%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #2 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
12.8
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #17 of 210
Fertilizer use
3.73
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #173 of 194
Pesticide use
10.8
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #30 of 193
Digital
Internet users
83.9%
% of population · 2024
Rank #91 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
7.33
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #157 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
135
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #51 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #87 of 215
Renewable electricity output
4.6%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #217 of 257
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Palau; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use