Micronesia · sovereign state
Palau
Republic of Palau
- Capital
- Ngerulmud
- Languages
- English, Palauan
- Currency
- United States dollar
- People
- 17,663 (2025)
- Neighbours
- none by land
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Palau
- 3rd lowest population 17,663 · #3 of 210 · 2025
- 4th highest forest cover 90.5% · #4 of 207 · 2023
- 4th lowest economy size (GDP) $345 million · #4 of 207 · 2025
Surprising facts about Palau
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Palau’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Palau among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Palau sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Palau across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Nearest countries
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vs Philippines 1,686 km
vs Timor-Leste 2,047 km
vs Brunei 2,197 km
vs Papua New Guinea 2,343 km
vs Taiwan 2,394 km
Palau has no land borders: these are the 5 nearest countries by distance between capitals. Equal-area map centred on Palau.