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

Health

see 10.6% more spent on your healthcare

Georgia spends $1,679 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Palau spends $1,857 as of 2023.

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live 5.3 years less

In Georgia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 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 13.4% more likely to be obese

In Georgia, 35.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Palau, that number is 40.5% of people as of 2024.

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have 68.0% fewer doctors per person

Georgia has 56.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Palau has 18.1 as of 2023.

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Economy

make 2.0 times more money

Georgia has a GDP per capita of $9,692 as of 2025, while in Palau, the GDP per capita is $19,532 as of 2025.

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Life

be 4.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Georgia, approximately 20.0 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 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Georgia, approximately 7.5 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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Expenditures

spend 13.6% less on education

Georgia spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Palau spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 58.2% more on healthcare

Georgia spends 6.9% 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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Geography

see 4.9 times more coastline

Georgia has a total of 310 km of coastline. In Palau, that number is 1,519 km.

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Safety

be 5.5 times more likely to be murdered

Georgia has a homicide rate of 2.0 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Palau, that number is 11.2 per 100,000 as of 2018.

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be 74.8% more likely to die in a road accident

In Georgia, road accidents kill 12.7 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 75.9% less home broadband

Georgia has 30.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Palau has 7.3 as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 23.5 times more CO2

Georgia emits 3.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Palau emits 82.8 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). 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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