Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Martin instead of Palau, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years longer
In Palau, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Saint Martin, that number is 81 years (77 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Life
be 40.5% less 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 Saint Martin, on the other hand, 6.7 children do as of 2022.
have 22.3% more children
In Palau, there are approximately 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saint Martin, there are 14.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 34.7% more likely to have internet access
In Palau, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2016. In Saint Martin, about 48.5% do as of 2022.
Geography
see 96.1% less coastline
Palau has a total of 1,519 km of coastline. In Saint Martin, that number is 59 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saint Martin: At a glance
How big is Saint Martin compared to Palau? See an in-depth size comparison.