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Palau vs Papua New Guinea

69 shared metrics.

PalauLeads in 35

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Papua New GuineaLeads in 34

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Palau

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of Palau.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Palau's Rock Islands Southern Lagoon packs 445 limestone islands into one UNESCO-listed seascape.

UNESCO

Papua New Guinea

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Independent State of Papua New Guinea.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Papua New Guinea has more than 800 indigenous languages, turning one country into a language map.

Britannica

Analysis

Palau leads in 35 of 69 shared metrics, while Papua New Guinea leads in 34.

Palau's Doctors (per 1,000) is 29.2x that of Papua New Guinea (1.8 per 1k vs 0.06 per 1k).

Palau's Health Spending Per Capita is 23.4x that of Papua New Guinea ($1,978.85 vs $81.11).

Palau's CO2 Per Capita is 15.2x that of Papua New Guinea (12.76 t/person/yr vs 0.79 t/person/yr).

Palau's Nurses & Midwives is 11.7x that of Papua New Guinea (6.5 per 1k vs 0.51 per 1k).

Palau's Women in Parliament (%) is 8.3x that of Papua New Guinea (25% vs 2.7%).

Key Comparisons

Doctors (per 1,000)Palau leads

Palau

1.8 per 1k

Papua New Guinea

0.06 per 1k

Health Spending Per CapitaPalau leads

Palau

$1,978.85

Papua New Guinea

$81.11

CO2 Per CapitaPalau leads

Palau

12.76 t/person/yr

Papua New Guinea

0.79 t/person/yr

Nurses & MidwivesPalau leads

Palau

6.5 per 1k

Papua New Guinea

0.51 per 1k

Women in Parliament (%)Palau leads

Palau

25%

Papua New Guinea

2.7%

Protected Land (%)Palau leads

Palau

31.4%

Papua New Guinea

3.7%

All Metrics

Doctors (per 1,000)

Palau

1.8 per 1k

Papua New Guinea

0.06 per 1k

2917% higher

Health Spending Per Capita

Palau

$1,978.85

Papua New Guinea

$81.11

2340% higher

CO2 Per Capita

Palau

12.76 t/person/yr

Papua New Guinea

0.79 t/person/yr

1517% higher

Nurses & Midwives

Palau

6.5 per 1k

Papua New Guinea

0.51 per 1k

1172% higher

Women in Parliament (%)

Palau

25%

Papua New Guinea

2.7%

825% higher

Protected Land (%)

Palau

31.4%

Papua New Guinea

3.7%

749% higher

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Palau

44.92 per 100k

Papua New Guinea

7.4 per 100k

509% higher

Health Spending (% GDP)

Palau

14.29% of GDP

Papua New Guinea

2.6% of GDP

446% higher

Urban Population (%)

Palau

79.21%

Papua New Guinea

15.41%

414% higher

GNI Per Capita

Palau

$14,780

Papua New Guinea

$2,900

410% higher

Electricity Access (%)

Palau

100%

Papua New Guinea

20.5%

388% higher

Education Spending (% GDP)

Palau

3.5% of GDP

Papua New Guinea

0.78% of GDP

351% higher

Sanitation Access (%)

Palau

99.02%

Papua New Guinea

23.57%

320% higher

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Palau

$18,230.27

Papua New Guinea

$4,874.69

274% higher

Inflation Rate

Palau

2.2%

Papua New Guinea

0.60%

267% higher

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Palau

135 per 100 people

Papua New Guinea

39 per 100 people

246% higher

Elderly Population (%)

Palau

11.34%

Papua New Guinea

3.5%

227% higher

Agricultural Land (%)

Palau

9.3%

Papua New Guinea

3.1%

201% higher

Women in Senior Management

Palau

45.45% of managers

Papua New Guinea

17.74% of managers

156% higher

Obesity Rate

Palau

42.2%

Papua New Guinea

20.12%

110% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

Palau

427

Papua New Guinea

205

108% higher

Population

Papua New Guinea

Palau

21.9K

Papua New Guinea

10.27M

100% lower

Forest Area

Papua New Guinea

Palau

416.5 km²

Papua New Guinea

357.6K km²

100% lower

Land Area

Papua New Guinea

Palau

460 km²

Papua New Guinea

452.9K km²

100% lower

GDP (Nominal)

Papua New Guinea

Palau

$276,733,062.74

Papua New Guinea

$31,800,428,265.52

99% lower

Airports

Papua New Guinea

Palau

3.0

Papua New Guinea

570

99% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

Palau

26.22% of adults

Papua New Guinea

13.19% of adults

99% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Papua New Guinea

Palau

0.90%

Papua New Guinea

54.6%

98% lower

Broadband Access (%)

Papua New Guinea

Palau

7.0 per 100 people

Papua New Guinea

202 per 100 people

97% lower

Highest Elevation

Papua New Guinea

Palau

242 m

Papua New Guinea

4.5K m

95% lower

Scientific Publications

Papua New Guinea

Palau

6.5

Papua New Guinea

83.33

92% lower

Total CO2 Emissions

Papua New Guinea

Palau

1.5 Mt CO2e

Papua New Guinea

5.5 Mt CO2e

73% lower

Coastline Length

Papua New Guinea

Palau

1.5K km

Papua New Guinea

5.2K km

71% lower

Median Age

Palau

37.8 years

Papua New Guinea

22.3 years

69% higher

Population Density

Palau

38.54 /km²

Papua New Guinea

22.94 /km²

68% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Palau

85.2% of GDP

Papua New Guinea

52.4% of GDP

63% higher

Hypertension Prevalence

Palau

44.3% of adults

Papua New Guinea

27.3% of adults

62% higher

Death Rate

Palau

8.5 per 1k

Papua New Guinea

5.4 per 1k

59% higher

Birth Rate

Papua New Guinea

Palau

11.53 per 1k

Papua New Guinea

27.57 per 1k

58% lower

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Papua New Guinea

Palau

7.3 µg/m³

Papua New Guinea

17.31 µg/m³

58% lower

Smoking Rate

Papua New Guinea

Palau

17.3%

Papua New Guinea

39.6%

56% lower

Fertility Rate

Papua New Guinea

Palau

1.7 children/woman

Papua New Guinea

3.7 children/woman

54% lower

Tourist Arrivals

Papua New Guinea

Palau

18.4K

Papua New Guinea

39.0K

53% lower

Road Traffic Death Rate

Palau

22.2 per 100k

Papua New Guinea

14.9 per 100k

49% higher

Youth Population (%)

Papua New Guinea

Palau

18.24%

Papua New Guinea

33.48%

46% lower

Child Mortality

Papua New Guinea

Palau

22.3 per 1k births

Papua New Guinea

40.3 per 1k births

45% lower

Teen Birth Rate

Papua New Guinea

Palau

29.93 per 1k

Papua New Guinea

54.07 per 1k

45% lower

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Papua New Guinea

Palau

22.8% of adults

Papua New Guinea

39.3% of adults

42% lower

GDP Growth Rate

Papua New Guinea

Palau

2.2%

Papua New Guinea

3.8%

42% lower

Infant Mortality

Papua New Guinea

Palau

19.1 per 1k births

Papua New Guinea

32 per 1k births

40% lower

Human Development Index

Palau

0.79

Papua New Guinea

0.58

36% higher

Time Zones Count

Papua New Guinea

Palau

2.0 time zones

Papua New Guinea

3.0 time zones

33% lower

Dependency Ratio

Papua New Guinea

Palau

42.01% of working-age pop.

Papua New Guinea

58.59% of working-age pop.

28% lower

Official Languages Count

Papua New Guinea

Palau

3.0

Papua New Guinea

4.0

25% lower

Forest Coverage (%)

Palau

90.54%

Papua New Guinea

78.95%

15% higher

Adult Literacy Rate

Palau

100%

Papua New Guinea

87.14%

15% higher

Internet Users (%)

Palau

27%

Papua New Guinea

24%

13% higher

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Palau

17.89% of GDP

Papua New Guinea

15.93% of GDP

12% higher

Life Expectancy

Palau

69.3 years

Papua New Guinea

66.1 years

5% higher

Food Waste per Person

Papua New Guinea

Palau

127.28 kg/person/yr

Papua New Guinea

129.86 kg/person/yr

2% lower

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Papua New Guinea

Palau

0 days/yr

Papua New Guinea

10 days/yr

ranked lower

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Papua New Guinea

Palau

0 per 1M people

Papua New Guinea

0 per 1M people

ranked lower

Lowest Elevation

Papua New Guinea

Palau

0 m

Papua New Guinea

0 m

ranked lower

Irrigated Land

Papua New Guinea

Palau

0 km²

Papua New Guinea

0 km²

ranked lower

Land Border Length

Papua New Guinea

Palau

0 km

Papua New Guinea

824 km

ranked lower

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Papua New Guinea

Palau

-19% of GDP

Papua New Guinea

14.7% of GDP

ranked lower

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Palau

28.87% of GDP

Papua New Guinea

-0.62% of GDP

ranked higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Papua New Guinea

Palau

1.0 sites

Papua New Guinea

1.0 sites

equal

Border Neighbors

Papua New Guinea

Palau

Papua New Guinea

1.0

ranked lower

Comparison of Palau and Papua New Guinea across 69 metrics
				Winner
Doctors (per 1,000)	1.8 per 1k	0.06 per 1k	2917% higher	Palau
Health Spending Per Capita	$1,978.85	$81.11	2340% higher	Palau
CO2 Per Capita	12.76 t/person/yr	0.79 t/person/yr	1517% higher	Palau
Nurses & Midwives	6.5 per 1k	0.51 per 1k	1172% higher	Palau
Women in Parliament (%)	25%	2.7%	825% higher	Palau
Protected Land (%)	31.4%	3.7%	749% higher	Palau
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	44.92 per 100k	7.4 per 100k	509% higher	Palau
Health Spending (% GDP)	14.29% of GDP	2.6% of GDP	446% higher	Palau
Urban Population (%)	79.21%	15.41%	414% higher	Palau
GNI Per Capita	$14,780	$2,900	410% higher	Palau
Electricity Access (%)	100%	20.5%	388% higher	Palau
Education Spending (% GDP)	3.5% of GDP	0.78% of GDP	351% higher	Palau
Sanitation Access (%)	99.02%	23.57%	320% higher	Palau
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$18,230.27	$4,874.69	274% higher	Palau
Inflation Rate	2.2%	0.60%	267% higher	Palau
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	135 per 100 people	39 per 100 people	246% higher	Palau
Elderly Population (%)	11.34%	3.5%	227% higher	Palau
Agricultural Land (%)	9.3%	3.1%	201% higher	Palau
Women in Senior Management	45.45% of managers	17.74% of managers	156% higher	Palau
Obesity Rate	42.2%	20.12%	110% higher	Palau
Merchant Fleet Size	427	205	108% higher	Palau
Population	21.9K	10.27M	100% lower	Papua New Guinea
Forest Area	416.5 km²	357.6K km²	100% lower	Papua New Guinea
Land Area	460 km²	452.9K km²	100% lower	Papua New Guinea
GDP (Nominal)	$276,733,062.74	$31,800,428,265.52	99% lower	Papua New Guinea
Airports	3.0	570	99% lower	Papua New Guinea
Insufficient Physical Activity	26.22% of adults	13.19% of adults	99% higher	Palau
Renewable Energy (%)	0.90%	54.6%	98% lower	Papua New Guinea
Broadband Access (%)	7.0 per 100 people	202 per 100 people	97% lower	Papua New Guinea
Highest Elevation	242 m	4.5K m	95% lower	Papua New Guinea
Scientific Publications	6.5	83.33	92% lower	Papua New Guinea
Total CO2 Emissions	1.5 Mt CO2e	5.5 Mt CO2e	73% lower	Papua New Guinea
Coastline Length	1.5K km	5.2K km	71% lower	Papua New Guinea
Median Age	37.8 years	22.3 years	69% higher	Palau
Population Density	38.54 /km²	22.94 /km²	68% higher	Palau
Government Debt (% GDP)	85.2% of GDP	52.4% of GDP	63% higher	Palau
Hypertension Prevalence	44.3% of adults	27.3% of adults	62% higher	Palau
Death Rate	8.5 per 1k	5.4 per 1k	59% higher	Palau
Birth Rate	11.53 per 1k	27.57 per 1k	58% lower	Papua New Guinea
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	7.3 µg/m³	17.31 µg/m³	58% lower	Papua New Guinea
Smoking Rate	17.3%	39.6%	56% lower	Papua New Guinea
Fertility Rate	1.7 children/woman	3.7 children/woman	54% lower	Papua New Guinea
Tourist Arrivals	18.4K	39.0K	53% lower	Papua New Guinea
Road Traffic Death Rate	22.2 per 100k	14.9 per 100k	49% higher	Palau
Youth Population (%)	18.24%	33.48%	46% lower	Papua New Guinea
Child Mortality	22.3 per 1k births	40.3 per 1k births	45% lower	Papua New Guinea
Teen Birth Rate	29.93 per 1k	54.07 per 1k	45% lower	Papua New Guinea
Tobacco Use Prevalence	22.8% of adults	39.3% of adults	42% lower	Papua New Guinea
GDP Growth Rate	2.2%	3.8%	42% lower	Papua New Guinea
Infant Mortality	19.1 per 1k births	32 per 1k births	40% lower	Papua New Guinea
Human Development Index	0.79	0.58	36% higher	Palau
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	3.0 time zones	33% lower	Papua New Guinea
Dependency Ratio	42.01% of working-age pop.	58.59% of working-age pop.	28% lower	Papua New Guinea
Official Languages Count	3.0	4.0	25% lower	Papua New Guinea
Forest Coverage (%)	90.54%	78.95%	15% higher	Palau
Adult Literacy Rate	100%	87.14%	15% higher	Palau
Internet Users (%)	27%	24%	13% higher	Palau
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	17.89% of GDP	15.93% of GDP	12% higher	Palau
Life Expectancy	69.3 years	66.1 years	5% higher	Palau
Food Waste per Person	127.28 kg/person/yr	129.86 kg/person/yr	2% lower	Papua New Guinea
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	0 days/yr	10 days/yr	ranked lower	Papua New Guinea
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked lower	Papua New Guinea
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked lower	Papua New Guinea
Irrigated Land	0 km²	0 km²	ranked lower	Papua New Guinea
Land Border Length	0 km	824 km	ranked lower	Papua New Guinea
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-19% of GDP	14.7% of GDP	ranked lower	Papua New Guinea
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	28.87% of GDP	-0.62% of GDP	ranked higher	Palau
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	1.0 sites	1.0 sites	equal	Papua New Guinea
Border Neighbors	0	1.0	ranked lower	Papua New Guinea

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Analysis

Palau leads in 35 of 69 shared metrics, while Papua New Guinea leads in 34.

Palau's Doctors (per 1,000) is 29.2x that of Papua New Guinea (1.8 per 1k vs 0.06 per 1k).

Palau's Health Spending Per Capita is 23.4x that of Papua New Guinea ($1,978.85 vs $81.11).

Palau's CO2 Per Capita is 15.2x that of Papua New Guinea (12.76 t/person/yr vs 0.79 t/person/yr).

Palau's Nurses & Midwives is 11.7x that of Papua New Guinea (6.5 per 1k vs 0.51 per 1k).

Palau's Women in Parliament (%) is 8.3x that of Papua New Guinea (25% vs 2.7%).

Key Comparisons

Doctors (per 1,000)Palau leads

Palau

1.8 per 1k

Papua New Guinea

0.06 per 1k

Health Spending Per CapitaPalau leads

Palau

$1,978.85

Papua New Guinea

$81.11

CO2 Per CapitaPalau leads

Palau

12.76 t/person/yr

Papua New Guinea

0.79 t/person/yr

Nurses & MidwivesPalau leads

Palau

6.5 per 1k

Papua New Guinea

0.51 per 1k

Women in Parliament (%)Palau leads

Palau

25%

Papua New Guinea

2.7%

Protected Land (%)Palau leads

Palau

31.4%

Papua New Guinea

3.7%

Doctors (per 1,000)

1.8 per 1k

0.06 per 1k

Health Spending Per Capita

$1,978.85

$81.11

CO2 Per Capita

12.76 t/person/yr

0.79 t/person/yr

Nurses & Midwives

6.5 per 1k

0.51 per 1k

Women in Parliament (%)

25%

2.7%

Protected Land (%)

31.4%

3.7%

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

44.92 per 100k

7.4 per 100k

Health Spending (% GDP)

14.29% of GDP

2.6% of GDP

Urban Population (%)

79.21%

15.41%

GNI Per Capita

$14,780

$2,900

Electricity Access (%)

100%

20.5%

Education Spending (% GDP)

3.5% of GDP

0.78% of GDP

Sanitation Access (%)

99.02%

23.57%

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$18,230.27

$4,874.69

Inflation Rate

2.2%

0.60%

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

135 per 100 people

39 per 100 people

Elderly Population (%)

11.34%

3.5%

Agricultural Land (%)

9.3%

3.1%

Women in Senior Management

45.45% of managers

17.74% of managers

Obesity Rate

42.2%

20.12%

Merchant Fleet Size

427

205

Population

21.9K

10.27M

Forest Area

416.5 km²

357.6K km²

Land Area

460 km²

452.9K km²

GDP (Nominal)

$276,733,062.74

$31,800,428,265.52

Airports

3.0

570

Insufficient Physical Activity

26.22% of adults

13.19% of adults

Renewable Energy (%)

0.90%

54.6%

Broadband Access (%)

7.0 per 100 people

202 per 100 people

Highest Elevation

242 m

4.5K m

Scientific Publications

6.5

83.33

Total CO2 Emissions

1.5 Mt CO2e

5.5 Mt CO2e

Coastline Length

1.5K km

5.2K km

Median Age

37.8 years

22.3 years

Population Density

38.54 /km²

22.94 /km²

Government Debt (% GDP)

85.2% of GDP

52.4% of GDP

Hypertension Prevalence

44.3% of adults

27.3% of adults

Death Rate

8.5 per 1k

5.4 per 1k

Birth Rate

11.53 per 1k

27.57 per 1k

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

7.3 µg/m³

17.31 µg/m³

Smoking Rate

17.3%

39.6%

Fertility Rate

1.7 children/woman

3.7 children/woman

Tourist Arrivals

18.4K

39.0K

Road Traffic Death Rate

22.2 per 100k

14.9 per 100k

Youth Population (%)

18.24%

33.48%

Child Mortality

22.3 per 1k births

40.3 per 1k births

Teen Birth Rate

29.93 per 1k

54.07 per 1k

Tobacco Use Prevalence

22.8% of adults

39.3% of adults

GDP Growth Rate

2.2%

3.8%

Infant Mortality

19.1 per 1k births

32 per 1k births

Human Development Index

0.79

0.58

Time Zones Count

2.0 time zones

3.0 time zones

Dependency Ratio

42.01% of working-age pop.

58.59% of working-age pop.

Official Languages Count

3.0

4.0

Forest Coverage (%)

90.54%

78.95%

Adult Literacy Rate

100%

87.14%

Internet Users (%)

27%

24%

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

17.89% of GDP

15.93% of GDP

Life Expectancy

69.3 years

66.1 years

Food Waste per Person

127.28 kg/person/yr

129.86 kg/person/yr

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

0 days/yr

10 days/yr

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

0 m

Irrigated Land

0 km²

Land Border Length

0 km

824 km

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

-19% of GDP

14.7% of GDP

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

28.87% of GDP

-0.62% of GDP

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

1.0 sites

Border Neighbors

1.0

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Doctors (per 1,000)

Health Spending Per Capita

CO2 Per Capita

Nurses & Midwives

Women in Parliament (%)

Protected Land (%)

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Health Spending (% GDP)

Urban Population (%)

GNI Per Capita

Electricity Access (%)

Education Spending (% GDP)

Sanitation Access (%)

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Inflation Rate

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Elderly Population (%)

Agricultural Land (%)

Women in Senior Management

Obesity Rate

Merchant Fleet Size

Population

Forest Area

Land Area

GDP (Nominal)

Airports

Insufficient Physical Activity

Renewable Energy (%)

Broadband Access (%)

Highest Elevation

Scientific Publications

Total CO2 Emissions

Coastline Length

Median Age

Population Density

Government Debt (% GDP)

Hypertension Prevalence

Death Rate

Birth Rate

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Smoking Rate

Fertility Rate

Tourist Arrivals

Road Traffic Death Rate

Youth Population (%)

Child Mortality

Teen Birth Rate

Tobacco Use Prevalence

GDP Growth Rate

Infant Mortality

Human Development Index

Time Zones Count

Dependency Ratio

Official Languages Count

Forest Coverage (%)

Adult Literacy Rate

Internet Users (%)

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Life Expectancy

Food Waste per Person

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Lowest Elevation

Irrigated Land

Land Border Length

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Border Neighbors

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