Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Palau: 460 km² (2023) · 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)
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 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 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
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Palau: 84% (2024) · Taiwan: no data
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: 90.5% (2023) · 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
How dangerous are the roads?
Palau: 22.2 per 100k (2021) · Taiwan: no data
Climate
What the year feels like
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).