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 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 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?

Women in the Philippines have 0.0 more children on average than in Palau.

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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Palau: no data · Philippines: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Palau and the Philippines are practically level.

Palau: 2 (2026) · Philippines: 2 (2026)

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 people are looking for work?

Palau: no data · Philippines: 2.2% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Palau: no data · Philippines: 1.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Palau’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× the Philippines’.

Palau: 85% (2025) · Philippines: 33% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

84% of people in Palau are online, versus 67% in the Philippines.

Palau: 84% (2024) · Philippines: 67% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 91% of Palau, but only 24% of the Philippines.

Palau: 90.5% (2023) · Philippines: 24.5% (2023)

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)

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?

Roads in Palau are 2.3 times as deadly as in the Philippines.

Palau: 22.2 per 100k (2021) · Philippines: 9.7 per 100k (2021)

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)