Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Palau instead of Nauru, you would:
Health
live 6.7 years longer
In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Palau, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 30.4% more money
Nauru has a GDP per capita of $13,500 as of 2019, while in Palau, the GDP per capita is $17,600 as of 2019.
be 92.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Nauru, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Palau, that number is 1.7% as of 2015.
Life
be 43.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Nauru, approximately 7.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Palau, on the other hand, 11.3 children do as of 2022.
have 45.4% fewer children
In Nauru, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Palau, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 36.8% less likely to have internet access
In Nauru, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Palau, about 36.0% do as of 2016.
Expenditures
spend 55.1% more on healthcare
Nauru spends 9.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Palau, that number is 15.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 50.6 times more coastline
Nauru has a total of 30 km of coastline. In Palau, that number is 1,519 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Palau: At a glance
How big is Palau compared to Nauru? See an in-depth size comparison.