Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Washington instead of Palau, you would:
Health
be 23.2% less likely to be obese
In Palau, 40.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Washington, that number is 31.1% of people as of 2022.
Economy
make 4.5 times more money
Palau has a GDP per capita of $19,532 as of 2025, while in Washington, the GDP per capita is $87,768 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.9% more likely to have internet access
In Palau, approximately 83.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Washington, about 93.1% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
