Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 8.9 years longer

In Palau, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024. In Armenia, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 38.3% less likely to be obese

In Palau, 40.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Armenia, that number is 25.0% of people as of 2024.

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have 85.8% more doctors per person

Palau has 18.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Armenia has 33.6 as of 2022.

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Economy

make 51.5% less money

Palau has a GDP per capita of $19,532 as of 2025, while in Armenia, the GDP per capita is $9,474 as of 2025.

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Life

be 78.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Palau, approximately 89.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Armenia, 19.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 54.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Palau, approximately 18.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Armenia, on the other hand, 8.5 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 29.1% less on education

Palau spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Armenia spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 14.1% less on healthcare

Palau spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Armenia, that number is 9.3% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 38.7% less likely to die in a road accident

In Palau, road accidents kill 22.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Armenia, they kill 13.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 2.8 times more home broadband

Palau has 7.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Armenia has 20.3 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 97.0% less CO2

Palau emits 82.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Armenia emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

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Armenia: At a glance

Armenia is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 28,203 sq km. Armenia prides itself on being the first nation to formally adopt Christianity (early 4th century). Despite periods of autonomy, over the centuries Armenia came under the sway of various empires including the Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Persian, and Ottoman. During World War I in the western portion of Armenia, Ottoman Turkey instituted a policy of forced resettlement coupled with other harsh practices that resulted in at least 1 million Armenian deaths. The eastern area of Armenia was ceded by the Ottomans to Russia in 1828; this portion declared its independence in 1918, but was conquered by the Soviet Red Army in 1920. Armenian leaders remain preoccupied by the long conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, a primarily Armenian-populated region, assigned to Soviet Azerbaijan in the 1920s by Moscow. Armenia and Azerbaijan began fighting over the area in 1988; the struggle escalated after both countries attained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. By May 1994, when a cease-fire took hold, ethnic Armenian forces held not only Nagorno-Karabakh but also a significant portion of Azerbaijan proper. The economies of both sides have been hurt by their inability to make substantial progress toward a peaceful resolution. Turkey closed the common border with Armenia in 1993 in support of Azerbaijan in its conflict with Armenia over control of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding areas, further hampering Armenian economic growth. In 2009, senior Armenian leaders began pursuing rapprochement with Turkey, aiming to secure an opening of the border, but Turkey has not yet ratified the Protocols normalizing relations between the two countries. In September 2013, President SARGSIAN announced Armenia would join Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan as a member of the Eurasian Economic Union.
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