Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Palau instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 8.7 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Palau, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Palau, that number is 55.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 61.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2020. In Palau, that number is 1.7% as of 2015.
make 54.0% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $38,300 as of 2020, while in Palau, the GDP per capita is $17,600 as of 2019.
be 13.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Palau, however, that number is 24.9% as of 2006.
Life
be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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 33.8% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 17.4 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 60.0% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Palau, about 36.0% do as of 2016.
Expenditures
spend 2.0 times more on healthcare
Israel spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Palau, that number is 15.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.6 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 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 Israel? See an in-depth size comparison.