Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha instead of Palau, you would:
Health
live 11.1 years longer
In Palau, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Life
have 13.0% fewer children
In Palau, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 55.2% less likely to have internet access
In Palau, approximately 83.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, about 37.6% do as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.5 times more home broadband
Palau has 7.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2024), The World Factbook (2021–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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