Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Palau instead of Niue, you would:
Health
be 10.6% more likely to be obese
In Niue, 50.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Palau, that number is 55.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.0 times more money
Niue has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2003, while in Palau, the GDP per capita is $17,600 as of 2019.
be 85.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Niue, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2001. In Palau, that number is 1.7% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 55.0% less likely to have internet access
In Niue, approximately 80.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Palau, about 36.0% do as of 2016.
Expenditures
spend 2.9 times more on healthcare
Niue spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Palau, that number is 15.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 23.7 times more coastline
Niue has a total of 64 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 Niue? See an in-depth size comparison.