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Palau
Palau places highest on Youth Literacy Rate (top 1% worldwide) and lowest on Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (bottom 2%).
Palau in the Nations Inquiry Country Index
Palau appears in 46 of the statistics tracked here, but is not placed in the Country Index: the index needs a standing on three quarters of its topics, and Palau is measured on too few of them. Every published reading below is unaffected.
At a glance
Population
17,727
people
since 1950
Land area
460
km²
since 1991
GDP per person
19,699
international $, PPP
since 1990
Life expectancy
69.27
years at birth
since 1950
Human development
0.786
HDI, 0–1
since 2000
The newest published figure for each, the year it describes and who published it, with a line showing how it has moved.
01The country
About Palau
Key facts about Palau
- Capital
- Ngerulmud
- Official languages
- English, Japanese, Palauan
- Currency
- United States dollar (USD)
- ISO code
- PLW · PW
- Domain · dialling
- .pw · +680
As Wikidata records them. Official languages are the least consistent — some countries list only a national language, others every regional one. Sources and licences.
02Country Index 2026
Where it stands, topic by topic
Strongest first. Each position is Palau’s place among the countries with a standing on that topic, built from a few key statistics chosen to measure different things.
8thof 191
From 2 of 3 key statistics
11thof 198
From 2 of 3 key statistics
78thof 182
From 2 of 4 key statistics
111thof 194
From 2 of 3 key statistics
132ndof 201
From 3 of 4 key statistics
joint134thof 193
From 3 of 5 key statistics
No standing — Palau holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — Palau holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — Palau holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — Palau holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — Palau holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — Palau holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
Each standing is built from a few key statistics chosen to measure different things. Select a subject for Palau’s readings on it, or see every statistic held for Palau in the table further down this page.
03Highs and lows
Where Palau stands out
The two ends of its own record: every statistic on which Palau sits within ten places of the best or worst in the world, plus its strongest and weakest readings overall. Each is turned into a percentile — its place among every country measured — which is what lets a hunger score and a press-freedom rank be compared at all.
Where Palau does best6
In the top third of all countries measured. 4 are within ten places of the best in the world, in a field of at least 50 countries — marked with that place.
- 1stDeaths in Organized Violencetop 35%
Position · derived 59th of 59 · 1 = worst · 0 · 2025
world median 0
- 1st
Position · derived 1st of 86 · 100 · 2019
world median 98.8 (better) · ▲ 42 pts since 2009
- 9th
- 10th
- Mean Years of Schoolingtop 5%
Position · derived 11th of 193 · 13.3 · 2023
world median 9.933 (better)
Where Palau struggles most5
In the bottom third of all countries measured. 1 is within ten places of the worst in the world, in a field of at least 50 countries — marked with that place.
- 8thLiner Shipping Connectivity Indexbottom 2%
Rank 168th of 175 · 6.875 · 2026
world median 56.21 (worse) · ▼ 4 pts since 2016
- Women, Business and the Lawbottom 11%
Position · derived 170th of 190 · 56.25 · 2024
world median 81.25 (worse) · ▼ 11 pts since 2014
- Global Violent Deathsbottom 26%
Position · derived 55th of 206 · 1 = worst · 11.1 · 2021
world median 4.02 (worse) · ▼ 21 pts since 2011
- Life Expectancy at Birthbottom 27%
Position · derived 162nd of 222 · 69.27 · 2023
world median 74.63 (worse) · ▼ 5 pts since 2013
A band is a place among the countries each publisher scores, so Palau can move because other countries moved. See the Country Index for the full method.
04Over time
Which way it is moving
The published rank in widely quoted reports, edition by edition — each end with the size of that year’s field — and the statistics, not already named above, on which it has gained or lost the most ground.
Human Development Index
UNDP Human Development Report Office
54th
of 171 · 2000
84th
of 193 · 2023
Ranked in 24 of 34 editions
Gaining ground
Where Palau has climbed against the rest of the world, in percentile points.
- Regulatory Quality+35 pts since 2014
- Tertiary Enrolment Ratio+29 pts since 2022
Losing ground
Where Palau has slipped against the rest of the world, in percentile points.
- Secondary School Enrolment-29 pts since 2014
- Expected Years of Schooling-15 pts since 2013
05In context
Palau and its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place in the world ranking, not within the region.
Shares a land border with
Palau has no land border with another country.
Across Micronesia
Every country in the sub-region, by its position in the world.
- —
Guamnot placed - —
Kiribatinot placed - —
Marshall Islandsnot placed - —
Micronesianot placed - —
Naurunot placed - —
Northern Mariana Islandsnot placed - —Palaunot placed
06The evidence
Every statistic we hold for Palau
Grouped by topic. Each row gives the newest edition’s rank or position, the published value and the year the numbers describe — select a row for the world median, the best in the world and the trend.
Governance & Institutions10
Civic Space Ratings9th of 198position · derived89.68Civic space score (0–100)2025
Top fifth · top 5% of 198 countries measured
CIVICUS · Civic space score (0–100)
Palau 89.68 · world median 50.46 (better)
Best in the world 100 (Kiribati)
No earlier reading to compare
Government AI Readiness Index151st of 195rank23.8AI readiness score (0–100)2025
Lower middle · bottom 23% of 195 countries measured
Oxford Insights · AI readiness score (0–100)
Palau 23.8 · world median 40.19 (worse)
Best in the world 88.36 (United States)
No earlier reading to compare
Government Effectiveness105th of 209position · derived0.01Governance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong)2024
Middle · bottom 50% of 209 countries measured
World Bank Group · Governance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong)
Palau 0.01 · world median 0.01
Best in the world 2.28 (Singapore)
▲ +8 percentile points since 2014
Government Spending on Education70th of 123position · derived3.437Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)2023
Middle · bottom 43% of 123 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Palau 3.437 · world median 3.709 (worse)
Best in the world 16.39 (Kiribati)
▲ +14 percentile points since 2020
Regulatory Quality61st of 209position · derived0.481Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5)2024
Upper middle · top 29% of 209 countries measured
World Bank Group · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5)
Palau 0.481 · world median -0.09 (better)
Best in the world 2.132 (Singapore)
▲ +35 percentile points since 2014
Rule of Law29th of 211position · derived1.171Rule of Law estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)2024
Top fifth · top 13% of 211 countries measured
World Bank Group · Rule of Law estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
Palau 1.171 · world median -0.1 (better)
Best in the world 2.021 (Finland)
No real change since 2014
Statistical Performance Indicators130th of 188position · derived60.95SPI overall score (0–100)2024
Lower middle · bottom 31% of 188 countries measured
World Bank Group · SPI overall score (0–100)
Palau 60.95 · world median 69.3 (worse)
Best in the world 94.14 (Norway)
▲ +9 percentile points since 2020
Voice and Accountability34th of 208position · derived1.037Voice and Accountability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)2024
Top fifth · top 16% of 208 countries measured
World Bank Group · Voice and Accountability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
Palau 1.037 · world median -0.02 (better)
Best in the world 1.929 (Norway)
No real change since 2014
Women, Business and the Law170th of 190position · derived56.25WBL Index (0–100, where 100 is full legal parity)2024
Bottom fifth · bottom 11% of 190 countries measured
World Bank Group · WBL Index (0–100, where 100 is full legal parity)
Palau 56.25 · world median 81.25 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (14 countries tied)
▼ -11 percentile points since 2014
Economy & Innovation8
Agricultural Land180th of 209position · derived9.348Agricultural land (% of land area)2023
Bottom fifth · bottom 14% of 209 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Agricultural land (% of land area)
Palau 9.348 · world median 37.96
Highest 86.48 (Côte d’Ivoire)
No real change since 2013
Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare139th of 188position · derived26.67Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land)2023
Lower middle · bottom 27% of 191 countries measured · 191 share 188 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land)
Palau 26.67 · world median 87.36
Highest 2,926 (Malaysia)
▼ -40 percentile points since 2013
GDP Growth30th of 186position · derived6.286GDP growth (annual %)2025
Top fifth · top 16% of 186 countries measured
World Bank Group · GDP growth (annual %)
Palau 6.286 · world median 3.396 (better)
Best in the world 19.34 (Guyana)
▼ -11 percentile points since 2015
GDP per Capita (PPP)83rd of 185position · derived19,699GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)2025
Middle · top 45% of 185 countries measured
World Bank Group · GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Palau 19,699 · world median 17,265 (better)
Best in the world 139,593 (Singapore)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2015
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index84th of 169position · derived0.616IHDI (0–1)2023
Middle · top 49% of 169 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · IHDI (0–1)
Palau 0.616 · world median 0.609 (better)
Best in the world 0.923 (Iceland)
▼ -6 percentile points since 2014
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index168th of 175rank6.875LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)2026
Bottom fifth · bottom 2% of 167 countries measured · 167 share 175 positions
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)
Palau 6.875 · world median 56.21 (worse)
Best in the world 1,319 (China)
▼ -4 percentile points since 2016
Net Official Development Assistance Received23rd of 130position · derived10.37Net ODA received (% of GNI)2023
Top fifth · top 17% of 130 countries measured
OECD Development Assistance Committee · Net ODA received (% of GNI)
Palau 10.37 · world median 2.579
Highest 101.78 (Tuvalu)
▼ -7 percentile points since 2013
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)180th of 180position · derived0Natural resources rents (% of GDP)2021
Bottom fifth · bottom 4% of 197 countries measured · 197 share 180 positions
World Bank Group · Natural resources rents (% of GDP)
Palau 0 · world median 1.708
Highest 61.03 (Libya)
No real change since 2011
Work & Labour1
Informal Employment Rate71st of 97position · derived · 1 = worst7.165Informal employment (% of total employment)2025
Upper middle · top 27% of 97 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Informal employment (% of total employment)
Palau 7.165 · world median 36.83 (better)
Best in the world 0.857 (Hungary)
No earlier reading to compare
Education & Knowledge8
Adult Literacy Rate10th of 172position · derived99.84Adults 15+ who can read and write (%)2024
Top fifth · top 5% of 172 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%)
Palau 99.84 · world median 93.99 (better)
Best in the world 100 (3 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
Expected Years of Schooling84th of 195position · derived14.07Expected years of schooling2023
Middle · top 43% of 195 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Expected years of schooling
Palau 14.07 · world median 13.34 (better)
Best in the world 21.69 (Monaco)
▼ -15 percentile points since 2013
Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary28th of 75position · derived9.375Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%)2024
Upper middle · top 36% of 76 countries measured · 76 share 75 positions
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%)
Palau 9.375 · world median 5.494 (better)
Best in the world 87.12 (San Marino)
▲ +12 percentile points since 2001
Mean Years of Schooling11th of 193position · derived13.3Mean years of schooling (adults 25+)2023
Top fifth · top 5% of 193 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+)
Palau 13.3 · world median 9.933 (better)
Best in the world 14.3 (Germany)
No real change since 2013
Out-of-School Rate, Primary91st of 121position · derived · 1 = worst1.334Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)2024
Upper middle · top 25% of 121 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Palau 1.334 · world median 3.691 (better)
Best in the world 0.004 (United Arab Emirates)
▲ +7 percentile points since 2014
Secondary School Enrolment48th of 109position · derived95.73Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%)2024
Middle · top 44% of 109 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%)
Palau 95.73 · world median 93.19 (better)
Best in the world 158.55 (Monaco)
▼ -29 percentile points since 2014
Tertiary Enrolment Ratio26th of 95position · derived71.84Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%)2024
Upper middle · top 27% of 95 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%)
Palau 71.84 · world median 52.77 (better)
Best in the world 141.86 (Macau)
▲ +29 percentile points since 2022
Youth Literacy Ratetop 1%10015–24 year-olds who can read and write (%)2024
Top fifth · top 1% of 174 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%)
Palau 100 · world median 98.22 (better)
Best in the world 100 (6 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
Health & Wellbeing9
Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff1st of 86position · derived100Births attended by skilled health staff (%)2019
Top fifth · top 6% of 86 countries measured
UNICEF · Births attended by skilled health staff (%)
Palau 100 · world median 98.8 (better)
Best in the world 100 (11 countries tied)
▲ +42 percentile points since 2009
Global Violent Deaths55th of 206position · derived · 1 = worst11.1Violent deaths per 100,000 people2021
Lower middle · bottom 26% of 209 countries measured · 209 share 206 positions
Small Arms Survey · Violent deaths per 100,000 people
Palau 11.1 · world median 4.02 (worse)
Best in the world 0 (4 countries tied)
▼ -21 percentile points since 2011
Human Capital Index76th of 172position · derived0.588HCI score (0–1)2020
Middle · top 44% of 172 countries measured
World Bank Group · HCI score (0–1)
Palau 0.588 · world median 0.564 (better)
Best in the world 0.879 (Singapore)
▲ +5 percentile points since 2018
Human Development Index84th of 193rank0.786HDI score (0–1)2023
Middle · top 43% of 193 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · HDI score (0–1)
Palau 0.786 · world median 0.762 (better)
Best in the world 0.972 (Iceland)
▼ -7 percentile points since 2013
Life Expectancy at Birth162nd of 222position · derived69.27Years a newborn would live at current death rates2023
Lower middle · bottom 27% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Palau 69.27 · world median 74.63 (worse)
Best in the world 86.37 (Monaco)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2013
Maternal Mortality Ratio68th of 195position · derived · 1 = worst89.42Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births2023
Lower middle · bottom 35% of 195 countries measured
UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG) · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Palau 89.42 · world median 46.65 (worse)
Best in the world 0.11 (Cook Islands)
▼ -6 percentile points since 2013
Pesticide Use per Hectare28th of 178position · derived10.8Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland)2024
Top fifth · top 15% of 181 countries measured · 181 share 178 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland)
Palau 10.8 · world median 1.73
Highest 37.72 (Antigua and Barbuda)
▲ +10 percentile points since 2014
Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity52nd of 127position · derived · 1 = worst6.9Population in severe food insecurity (%)2023
Lower middle · bottom 39% of 133 countries measured · 133 share 127 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Palau 6.9 · world median 4.7 (worse)
Best in the world 0 (7 countries tied)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2022
Under-Five Mortality Rate73rd of 200position · derived · 1 = worst21.43Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)2024
Lower middle · bottom 36% of 200 countries measured
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) · Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Palau 21.43 · world median 14.54 (worse)
Best in the world 1.26 (San Marino)
▼ -10 percentile points since 2014
Development & Human Capital4
Access to Electricitytop 28%100Population with electricity access (%)2024
Upper middle · top 28% of 215 countries measured
World Bank Group · Population with electricity access (%)
Palau 100 · world median 100
Best in the world 100 (122 countries tied)
▲ +15 percentile points since 2014
Arable Land per Person181st of 206position · derived0.017Arable land (hectares per person)2023
Bottom fifth · bottom 12% of 206 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Arable land (hectares per person)
Palau 0.017 · world median 0.109
Highest 1.459 (Kazakhstan)
No real change since 2013
Coefficient of Human Inequality72nd of 169position · derived · 1 = worst20.1Coefficient of Human Inequality (%)2023
Middle · bottom 42% of 169 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Coefficient of Human Inequality (%)
Palau 20.1 · world median 17.05 (worse)
Best in the world 4.865 (Slovenia)
▼ -7 percentile points since 2014
Gender Development Index27th of 184position · derived0.992Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity)2023
Top fifth · top 16% of 184 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity)
Palau 0.992 · world median 0.971 (better)
Best in the world 1 (2 countries tied)
▲ +6 percentile points since 2013
Environment & Sustainability3
Agricultural Emissions192nd of 193position · derived0.053Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq)2023
Bottom fifth · bottom 3% of 198 countries measured · 198 share 193 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq)
Palau 0.053 · world median 8,635
Highest 1,044,508 (India)
No real change since 2013
Forest Area4th of 210position · derived90.54Forest area (% of land area)2023
Top fifth · top 1% of 213 countries measured · 213 share 210 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Forest area (% of land area)
Palau 90.54 · world median 31.08
Highest 94.45 (Suriname)
No real change since 2013
World Risk Index150th of 193position · derived · 1 = worst2.17WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)2025
Upper middle · top 22% of 193 countries measured
Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)
Palau 2.17 · world median 4.17 (better)
Best in the world 0.18 (Monaco)
No real change since 2015
Peace & Security3
Deaths in Organized Violence59th of 59position · derived · 1 = worst0Deaths in organized violence (people)2025
Upper middle · top 35% of 196 countries measured · 196 share 59 positions
Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) · Deaths in organized violence (people)
Palau 0 · world median 0
Best in the world 0 (138 countries tied)
No real change since 2015
INFORM Risk Index165th of 191position · derived · 1 = worst2.1INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)2025
Top fifth · top 12% of 191 countries measured
European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee · INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)
Palau 2.1 · world median 3.7 (better)
Best in the world 0.7 (Singapore)
▲ +13 percentile points since 2016
Political Stability and Absence of Violence17th of 211position · derived1.239Political Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)2024
Top fifth · top 8% of 211 countries measured
World Bank Group · Political Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
Palau 1.239 · world median 0.04 (better)
Best in the world 1.582 (Liechtenstein)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2014
Not currently covered
The newest edition of these reports does not include Palau. Usually the publisher does not cover it; sometimes it has dropped out of a ranking it used to appear in.
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
- Adjusted Net Savings
- Agricultural Irrigated Land
- Agriculture Orientation Index · last seen 2019
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP) · last seen 2024
- Average Weekly Hours Worked
- Business Ready: Operational Efficiency
- Business Ready: Public Services
- Business Ready: Regulatory Framework
- Cereal Import Dependency Ratio
- Cereal Yield
- Child Marriage
- Children with Functional Difficulties
- Completeness of Birth Registration
- Container Port Traffic · last seen 2019
- Corruption Perceptions Index
- Cost of Sending Remittances
- Country Policy and Institutional Assessment
- Crop Production Index
- Debt Service on External Debt
- Dietary Energy Supply
- Ecological Footprint
- Economic Complexity Index
- Employment in Agriculture
- Employment in Industry
- Employment in Services
- Employment-to-Population Ratio
- Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months
- Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) · last seen 2024
- External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)
- Fatal Occupational Injuries
- Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence
- Female Labour Force Participation Rate
- Female Share of Senior and Middle Management · last seen 2020
- Firms with a Female Top Manager
- Food Production Index
- GDP per Person Employed
- Gender Inequality Index
- Gender Social Norms Index
- General Government Consumption · last seen 2024
- Gini Index
- Global Innovation Index
- Global Militarisation Index
- Global Multidimensional Poverty Index
- Global Report on Food Crises
- GNI per Capita (PPP) · last seen 2024
- Government Funding per Primary Student
- Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) · last seen 2024
- Gross Savings (% of GDP) · last seen 2023
- Household Consumption · last seen 2024
- ICT Goods Exports · last seen 2018
- Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) · last seen 2024
- Income Share Held by Lowest 20%
- Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP) · last seen 2024
- INFORM Severity Index
- Internal Displacements by Disaster · last seen 2021
- Labour Force Participation Rate
- Labour Income Share
- Labour Productivity per Hour Worked
- Land Under Cereal Production
- Livestock Density
- Livestock Production Index
- Logistics Performance Index
- Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP) · last seen 2024
- Open Data Inventory
- Organic Agricultural Area
- Physical Violence Index
- PISA Mathematics Performance
- PISA Reading Performance
- PISA Science Performance
- Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI
- Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day
- Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day
- Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day
- Pre-Primary Net Enrolment Rate · last seen 2023
- Prevalence of Undernourishment
- Primary Completion Rate
- Prosperity Gap
- Public Sector Employment
- Public Sector Wage Bill · last seen 2019
- Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita
- Renewable Share of Electricity Generation
- Research and Development Spending
- School Life Expectancy · last seen 2000
- Self-Employment Rate
- Social Institutions and Gender Index
- Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five
- Trade (% of GDP) · last seen 2024
- Trade Union Density
- Unemployment Rate
- Upper Secondary Attainment · last seen 2020
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate
- V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index
- Violent Discipline of Children
- Vulnerable Employment
- Water Stress
- Water Withdrawal by Sector
- Working Poverty Rate
- World Energy Trilemma Index
- Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training · last seen 2023
- Youth Unemployment Rate
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08Method
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- The scores and ranks belong to their publishers. Nothing is adjusted, rescaled or re-ranked; each is reproduced from the edition named beside it. Where a row says position · derived, the publisher ranks nobody on that measure and the position is ours, made by ordering the published score.
- Each statistic shows its newest edition, which is not always the edition the Country Index uses: the index pins every source to one data year so its average compares like with like.
How a standing is built from percentiles, why Palau can move because other countries moved, and why publishers measure between 120 and 215 countries each are set out in full in how a standing is made and what a standing cannot tell you.
Sources
- Statistics: 17 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
- Capital, languages, currency, codes: Wikidata, public domain (CC0).
- Map and land borders: Natural Earth, public domain. Borders are de facto — where administration actually changes — not claimed.
Photographs
The photograph of Palau on this page comes from Wikimedia Commons and is shown in greyscale. The photographer and the licence are named beside each one.
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Palau: country statistics, rankings and trends. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/palau