Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Palau instead of Tuvalu, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Tuvalu, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Palau, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.
be 37.8% less likely to be obese
In Tuvalu, 65.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Palau, that number is 40.5% of people as of 2024.
see 11.1% more spent on your healthcare
Tuvalu spends $1,671 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Palau spends $1,857 as of 2023.
have 34.3% more doctors per person
Tuvalu has 13.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Palau has 18.1 as of 2023.
have 25.0% more access to essential health services
Tuvalu scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Palau scores 65 as of 2021.
Economy
make 3.2 times more money
Tuvalu has a GDP per capita of $6,041 as of 2025, while in Palau, the GDP per capita is $19,532 as of 2025.
Life
be 47.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tuvalu, approximately 170.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Palau, 89.0 women do as of 2023.
be 12.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Tuvalu, approximately 16.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Palau, on the other hand, 18.6 children do as of 2024.
have 51.3% fewer children
In Tuvalu, there are approximately 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Palau, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 73.2% less on education
Tuvalu spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Palau spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 59.9% less on healthcare
Tuvalu spends 27.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Palau, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 63.3 times more coastline
Tuvalu has a total of 24 km of coastline. In Palau, that number is 1,519 km.
Safety
be 24.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Tuvalu, road accidents kill 17.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Palau, they kill 22.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 62.2% more home broadband
Tuvalu has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Palau has 7.3 as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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