Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Palau instead of Marshall Islands, you would:
Economy
make 4.4 times more money
Marshall Islands has a GDP per capita of $4,000 as of 2019, while in Palau, the GDP per capita is $17,600 as of 2019.
be 95.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Marshall Islands, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2006. In Palau, that number is 1.7% as of 2015.
Life
be 47.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Marshall Islands, approximately 21.7 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 49.5% fewer children
In Marshall Islands, there are approximately 22.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Palau, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 4.1 times more coastline
Marshall Islands has a total of 370 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 Marshall Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.