Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Palau, you would:
Economy
make 77.3% less money
Palau has a GDP per capita of $17,600 as of 2019, while in Marshall Islands, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2019.
be 21.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Palau, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Marshall Islands, that number is 36.0% as of 2006.
Life
have 97.9% more children
In Palau, there are approximately 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Marshall Islands, there are 22.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 92.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Palau, approximately 11.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Marshall Islands, on the other hand, 21.7 children do as of 2022.
Geography
see 75.6% less coastline
Palau has a total of 1,519 km of coastline. In Marshall Islands, that number is 370 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Marshall Islands: At a glance
How big is Marshall Islands compared to Palau? See an in-depth size comparison.