Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Palau fits inside the Philippines 652 times
Palau: 460 km² (2024) · Philippines: 300,000 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The Philippines’ coastline is 24 times as long as Palau’s
Palau: 1,519 km (2026 edition) · Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The Philippines’ highest peak towers 2,712 m above Palau’s
Palau: 242 m (2026 edition) · Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 43% of the Philippines, versus 9.3% of Palau
Palau: 9.3% (2024) · Philippines: 42.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Philippines has 6,612 times as many people as Palau
Palau: 17,663 (2025) · Philippines: 117 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 10 times as densely populated as Palau
Palau: 38 per km² (2025) · Philippines: 392 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Palau are 5.4 cm taller than in the Philippines
Palau: 170.6 cm (2019) · Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Palau are 5.4 cm taller than in the Philippines
Palau: 159.5 cm (2019) · Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Palau is 13 years older than in the Philippines
Palau: 37.8 years (2023) · Philippines: 25.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
The Philippines and Palau are practically level
Palau: 1.88 children per woman (2024) · Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
12% of people in Palau are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in the Philippines
Palau: 11.8% (2025) · Philippines: 5.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Palau hosts 32 times as many refugees per resident as the Philippines
Palau: 0.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Philippines: 0.0088 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Palau: no data · Philippines: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Palau and the Philippines are practically level
Palau: 2 (2026) · Philippines: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Philippines’ economy is 1,412 times the size of Palau’s
Palau: $345 million (2025) · Philippines: $487 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Palau produces 83% more per person than the Philippines
Palau: Int$23,052 (2025) · Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Palau: no data · Philippines: 39.3 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Palau: no data · Philippines: 5.3% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Palau: no data · Philippines: 2.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Palau: no data · Philippines: 1.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Palau’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, the Philippines’ 14%
Palau: 18.1% (2020) · Philippines: 14.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Palau’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× the Philippines’
Palau: 85% (2025) · Philippines: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Palau spends 8.7 times as much on health per person as the Philippines
Palau: $1,684 (2023) · Philippines: $194 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the Philippines live 0.56 years longer than in Palau
Palau: 69.4 years (2024) · Philippines: 69.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Philippines is 17% more likely to die before turning one than in Palau
Palau: 18.6 per 1,000 (2024) · Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Palau has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as the Philippines
Palau: 1.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Palau: no data · Philippines: 1 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
Palau: no data · Philippines: 3.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
42% of adults in Palau are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines
Palau: 42.1% (2024) · Philippines: 9.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in Palau smoke, versus 20% in the Philippines
Palau: 23% (2024) · Philippines: 19.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Palau: no data · Philippines: 6.21 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Palau: no data · Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Palau: no data · Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Palau: no data · Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Palau: no data · Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Palau went to school 3.3 years longer than in the Philippines
Palau: 13.3 years (2023) · Philippines: 10 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Palau welcomed 227 times as many tourists per resident as the Philippines (2019)
Palau: 5.28 (2019) · Philippines: 0.02 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
The Philippines has 5 more World Heritage sites than Palau (6 against 1)
Palau: 1 (2026) · Philippines: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The Philippines has won 18 Olympic medals, Palau none
Palau: 0 (2026 edition) · Philippines: 18 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
84% of people in Palau are online, versus 67% in the Philippines
Palau: 84% (2024) · Philippines: 67% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the Philippines is 4.4 times as fast as in Palau
Palau: 38 Mbps (2026) · Philippines: 166 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Palau have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines
Palau: 100% (2024) · Philippines: 94.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Palau live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines
Palau: 79% (2025) · Philippines: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Palau has 135 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Philippines 115
Palau: 135 (2023) · Philippines: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Palau: no data · Philippines: 509 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Palau: no data · Philippines: 0.36 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 91% of Palau, but only 25% of the Philippines
Palau: 90.8% (2024) · Philippines: 24.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Palau emits 8.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Philippines
Palau: 12.8 t (2024) · Philippines: 1.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Palau: no data · Philippines: 23.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Philippines carries 7 times as much fine dust as in Palau
Palau: 3.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.6 times as likely to be murdered in Palau as in the Philippines
Palau: 11.2 per 100k (2018) · Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Palau: no data · Philippines: 13.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Palau: no data · Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Palau: no data · Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Palau bigger than the Philippines?
The Philippines is larger. Palau fits inside the Philippines 652 times.
Which has more people, Palau or the Philippines?
The Philippines has 6,612 times as many people as Palau (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Palau or the Philippines?
People in the Philippines live 0.56 years longer than in Palau. Life expectancy at birth is 69.4 years in Palau and 69.9 in the Philippines.
Are people taller in Palau or the Philippines?
Men in Palau are 5.4 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).