Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Palau: 460 km² (2024) · Taiwan: no data
How much coast is there?
Taiwan’s coastline is 3% longer than Palau’s
Palau: 1,519 km (2026 edition) · Taiwan: 1,566 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Taiwan’s highest peak towers 3,710 m above Palau’s
Palau: 242 m (2026 edition) · Taiwan: 3,952 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Palau: 9.3% (2024) · Taiwan: no data
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Palau: 17,663 (2025) · Taiwan: no data
How crowded is it?
Palau: 38 per km² (2025) · Taiwan: no data
How tall are the men?
Men in Taiwan are 2.9 cm taller than in Palau
Palau: 170.6 cm (2019) · Taiwan: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Taiwan are 1.2 cm taller than in Palau
Palau: 159.5 cm (2019) · Taiwan: 160.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Taiwan is 5.7 years older than in Palau
Palau: 37.8 years (2023) · Taiwan: 43.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Palau: 1.88 children per woman (2024) · Taiwan: no data
How many people are 65 or older?
Palau: 11.8% (2025) · Taiwan: no data
How many refugees does it host?
Palau: 0.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Taiwan: no data
How many official languages?
Palau has 2 official languages, Taiwan 1
Palau: 2 (2026) · Taiwan: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Palau: $345 million (2025) · Taiwan: no data
How much is produced per person?
Palau: Int$23,052 (2025) · Taiwan: no data
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Palau: 18.1% (2020) · Taiwan: no data
How expensive is it?
Palau: 85% (2025) · Taiwan: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Palau: $1,684 (2023) · Taiwan: no data
How long do people live?
Palau: 69.4 years (2024) · Taiwan: no data
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Palau: 18.6 per 1,000 (2024) · Taiwan: no data
How many doctors are there?
Palau: 1.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Taiwan: no data
How common is obesity?
Palau: 42.1% (2024) · Taiwan: no data
How many adults smoke?
Palau: 23% (2024) · Taiwan: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Palau: no data · Taiwan: 6.71 (2025)
How much meat is on the menu?
Palau: no data · Taiwan: 91.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Palau: no data · Taiwan: 2,958 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Palau: no data · Taiwan: 2,032 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Palau: 13.3 years (2023) · Taiwan: no data
How many tourists visit?
Palau: 5.28 (2019) · Taiwan: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Palau: 1 (2026) · Taiwan: no data
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Taiwan has won 43 Olympic medals, Palau none
Palau: 0 (2026 edition) · Taiwan: 43 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Palau: 84% (2024) · Taiwan: no data
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Taiwan is 6.9 times as fast as in Palau
Palau: 38 Mbps (2026) · Taiwan: 260 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Palau: 100% (2024) · Taiwan: no data
How many live in cities?
Palau: 79% (2025) · Taiwan: no data
How many phones per person?
Palau: 135 (2023) · Taiwan: no data
How much railway is there?
Palau: no data · Taiwan: 1,613 km (2018)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Palau: 90.8% (2024) · Taiwan: no data
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Palau emits 13% more CO₂ than someone in Taiwan
Palau: 12.8 t (2024) · Taiwan: 11.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Palau: no data · Taiwan: 12.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Taiwan carries 5 times as much fine dust as in Palau
Palau: 3.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Taiwan: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Palau: 11.2 per 100k (2018) · Taiwan: no data
Climate
What the year feels like
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Are people taller in Palau or Taiwan?
Men in Taiwan are 2.9 cm taller than in Palau (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).