If you lived in Palau instead of Andorra, you would:

Health

live 14.8 years less

In Andorra, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Palau, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Andorra, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Palau, that number is 40.5% of people as of 2024.

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see 66.4% less spent on your healthcare

Andorra spends $5,519 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Palau spends $1,857 as of 2023.

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have 64.3% fewer doctors per person

Andorra has 50.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Palau has 18.1 as of 2023.

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have 17.7% less access to essential health services

Andorra scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Palau scores 65 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 54.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Andorra, 3.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2016. In Palau, that number is 1.7% as of 2015.

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make 64.0% less money

Andorra has a GDP per capita of $54,292 as of 2025, while in Palau, the GDP per capita is $19,532 as of 2025.

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Life

have 56.1% more children

In Andorra, there are approximately 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Palau, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 8.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Andorra, approximately 11.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Palau, 89.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 7.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Andorra, approximately 2.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Palau, on the other hand, 18.6 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 11.1% less likely to have internet access

In Andorra, approximately 94.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Palau, about 83.9% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 81.1% more on education

Andorra spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Palau spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 40.9% more on healthcare

Andorra spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Palau, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 4.4 times more likely to be murdered

Andorra has a homicide rate of 2.6 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Palau, that number is 11.2 per 100,000 as of 2018.

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be 8.9 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Andorra, road accidents kill 2.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Palau, they kill 22.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 86.0% less home broadband

Andorra has 52.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Palau has 7.3 as of 2023.

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Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2015–2016). How we calculate this

Palau: At a glance

Palau is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 459 sq km. After three decades as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific under US administration, this westernmost cluster of the Caroline Islands opted for independence in 1978 rather than join the Federated States of Micronesia. A Compact of Free Association with the US was approved in 1986 but not ratified until 1993. It entered into force the following year when the islands gained independence.
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