Guam vs Palau

Guam (Oceania) and Palau (Oceania) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 2002-2022

Guam Palau World

0 10k 20k 30k 40k 50k 2002 Guam: 20,909.96 Palau: 8,340.19 World: 5,539.32 2003 Guam: 21,877.32 Palau: 7,862.39 World: 6,129.87 2004 Guam: 23,618.83 Palau: 8,393.73 World: 6,818 2005 Guam: 25,631.98 Palau: 9,367.69 World: 7,290.57 2006 Guam: 25,709.94 Palau: 9,737.02 World: 7,803.19 2007 Guam: 26,605.43 Palau: 10,155.05 World: 8,685.33 2008 Guam: 28,112.23 Palau: 10,471.15 World: 9,425.74 2009 Guam: 29,054.06 Palau: 9,837.5 World: 8,827.04 2010 Guam: 29,719.8 Palau: 10,018.07 World: 9,555.07 2011 Guam: 29,926.21 Palau: 10,795.64 World: 10,496.93 2012 Guam: 31,653.75 Palau: 12,098.41 World: 10,597.85 2013 Guam: 32,530.76 Palau: 12,820.59 World: 10,759.35 2014 Guam: 33,900.15 Palau: 13,854.73 World: 10,912.24 2015 Guam: 35,165.7 Palau: 15,938.37 World: 10,191.98 2016 Guam: 35,930.66 Palau: 17,043.67 World: 10,239.47 2017 Guam: 36,779.01 Palau: 16,280.24 World: 10,784.4 2018 Guam: 37,195.95 Palau: 16,179.88 World: 11,344.73 2019 Guam: 39,274.94 Palau: 15,841.89 World: 11,417.6 2020 Guam: 36,482.94 Palau: 14,556.31 World: 10,999.49 2021 Guam: 38,074.88 Palau: 13,267.49 World: 12,472.91 2022 Guam: 41,833.15 Palau: 13,934.95 World: 12,876.24 2002 2008 2011 2014 2017 2022

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Guam Palau World

50 60 70 80 1960 Guam: 62.88 Palau: 54.85 World: 50.94 1961 Guam: 63.23 Palau: 55.09 World: 52.8 1962 Guam: 63.35 Palau: 55.38 World: 55.29 1963 Guam: 63.83 Palau: 55.57 World: 55.65 1964 Guam: 64.1 Palau: 55.8 World: 56.1 1965 Guam: 64.37 Palau: 55.94 World: 55.93 1966 Guam: 64.64 Palau: 56.21 World: 56.45 1967 Guam: 64.92 Palau: 56.54 World: 56.9 1968 Guam: 65.2 Palau: 56.89 World: 57.34 1969 Guam: 65.5 Palau: 57.25 World: 57.68 1970 Guam: 65.81 Palau: 57.67 World: 57.94 1971 Guam: 66.06 Palau: 58.11 World: 58.02 1972 Guam: 66.47 Palau: 58.56 World: 58.84 1973 Guam: 66.93 Palau: 59.02 World: 59.3 1974 Guam: 67.53 Palau: 59.49 World: 59.7 1975 Guam: 68.01 Palau: 60 World: 60.13 1976 Guam: 68.28 Palau: 60.47 World: 60.45 1977 Guam: 69.02 Palau: 60.9 World: 61.04 1978 Guam: 69.57 Palau: 61.29 World: 61.39 1979 Guam: 70.12 Palau: 61.62 World: 61.84 1980 Guam: 70.67 Palau: 61.91 World: 62.15 1981 Guam: 71.18 Palau: 62.14 World: 62.52 1982 Guam: 71.68 Palau: 62.33 World: 62.87 1983 Guam: 72.14 Palau: 62.48 World: 63.13 1984 Guam: 72.59 Palau: 62.64 World: 63.44 1985 Guam: 73.07 Palau: 62.72 World: 63.73 1986 Guam: 73.32 Palau: 62.75 World: 64.12 1987 Guam: 73.47 Palau: 62.77 World: 64.46 1988 Guam: 73.43 Palau: 62.78 World: 64.67 1989 Guam: 73.5 Palau: 62.78 World: 64.96 1990 Guam: 73.46 Palau: 62.79 World: 65.11 1991 Guam: 73.52 Palau: 62.85 World: 65.3 1992 Guam: 73.63 Palau: 62.93 World: 65.55 1993 Guam: 74 Palau: 62.98 World: 65.74 1994 Guam: 74.34 Palau: 63.1 World: 65.96 1995 Guam: 74.51 Palau: 63.26 World: 66.2 1996 Guam: 74.64 Palau: 63.46 World: 66.52 1997 Guam: 74.7 Palau: 63.71 World: 66.83 1998 Guam: 74.75 Palau: 63.95 World: 67.07 1999 Guam: 74.79 Palau: 64.23 World: 67.31 2000 Guam: 74.89 Palau: 64.5 World: 67.65 2001 Guam: 75.2 Palau: 64.8 World: 67.95 2002 Guam: 75.51 Palau: 65.08 World: 68.23 2003 Guam: 75.89 Palau: 65.45 World: 68.52 2004 Guam: 76.11 Palau: 65.82 World: 68.77 2005 Guam: 76.43 Palau: 66.22 World: 69.11 2006 Guam: 76.48 Palau: 66.63 World: 69.47 2007 Guam: 76.4 Palau: 67.11 World: 69.81 2008 Guam: 76.23 Palau: 67.56 World: 70 2009 Guam: 76.14 Palau: 67.99 World: 70.38 2010 Guam: 76.1 Palau: 68.35 World: 70.68 2011 Guam: 76.15 Palau: 68.64 World: 70.97 2012 Guam: 76.24 Palau: 68.86 World: 71.26 2013 Guam: 76.36 Palau: 68.98 World: 71.53 2014 Guam: 76.42 Palau: 69.06 World: 71.78 2015 Guam: 76.44 Palau: 69.07 World: 71.97 2016 Guam: 76.45 Palau: 69.05 World: 72.19 2017 Guam: 76.46 Palau: 69.02 World: 72.37 2018 Guam: 76.56 Palau: 68.99 World: 72.64 2019 Guam: 76.65 Palau: 68.98 World: 72.87 2020 Guam: 75.53 Palau: 68.69 World: 72.18 2021 Guam: 75.43 Palau: 68.56 World: 71.22 2022 Guam: 77.1 Palau: 68.92 World: 72.97 2023 Guam: 77.21 Palau: 69.27 World: 73.33 2024 Guam: 77.42 Palau: 69.38 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Guam Palau World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Guam: 5.97 Palau: 7.19 World: 4.69 1961 Guam: 5.95 Palau: 7.17 World: 4.56 1962 Guam: 5.9 Palau: 7.15 World: 5.02 1963 Guam: 5.57 Palau: 7.12 World: 5.31 1964 Guam: 5.39 Palau: 7.08 World: 5.13 1965 Guam: 5.14 Palau: 7.01 World: 5.08 1966 Guam: 5.07 Palau: 6.93 World: 4.97 1967 Guam: 4.65 Palau: 6.84 World: 4.87 1968 Guam: 4.35 Palau: 6.71 World: 4.98 1969 Guam: 4.44 Palau: 6.58 World: 4.88 1970 Guam: 4.34 Palau: 6.39 World: 4.84 1971 Guam: 4.2 Palau: 6.16 World: 4.69 1972 Guam: 4.05 Palau: 5.9 World: 4.55 1973 Guam: 3.89 Palau: 5.59 World: 4.42 1974 Guam: 3.76 Palau: 5.26 World: 4.26 1975 Guam: 3.66 Palau: 4.9 World: 4.07 1976 Guam: 3.53 Palau: 4.53 World: 3.97 1977 Guam: 3.36 Palau: 4.09 World: 3.84 1978 Guam: 3.11 Palau: 3.74 World: 3.77 1979 Guam: 3.03 Palau: 3.49 World: 3.76 1980 Guam: 3.04 Palau: 3.35 World: 3.73 1981 Guam: 2.97 Palau: 3.28 World: 3.71 1982 Guam: 2.91 Palau: 3.22 World: 3.72 1983 Guam: 3.03 Palau: 3.14 World: 3.59 1984 Guam: 2.86 Palau: 3.08 World: 3.57 1985 Guam: 2.91 Palau: 3.01 World: 3.53 1986 Guam: 2.93 Palau: 2.98 World: 3.51 1987 Guam: 2.97 Palau: 2.93 World: 3.48 1988 Guam: 2.99 Palau: 2.91 World: 3.39 1989 Guam: 3 Palau: 2.92 World: 3.35 1990 Guam: 3.02 Palau: 2.88 World: 3.31 1991 Guam: 3.03 Palau: 2.74 World: 3.13 1992 Guam: 3.04 Palau: 2.71 World: 3.04 1993 Guam: 3.05 Palau: 2.73 World: 2.97 1994 Guam: 3.04 Palau: 2.66 World: 2.92 1995 Guam: 3.04 Palau: 2.55 World: 2.87 1996 Guam: 3.03 Palau: 2.39 World: 2.82 1997 Guam: 3.02 Palau: 2.19 World: 2.78 1998 Guam: 3.01 Palau: 2.01 World: 2.75 1999 Guam: 2.97 Palau: 1.91 World: 2.72 2000 Guam: 2.92 Palau: 1.82 World: 2.73 2001 Guam: 2.82 Palau: 1.87 World: 2.69 2002 Guam: 2.58 Palau: 1.92 World: 2.66 2003 Guam: 2.66 Palau: 1.96 World: 2.64 2004 Guam: 2.77 Palau: 1.99 World: 2.63 2005 Guam: 2.64 Palau: 2.02 World: 2.61 2006 Guam: 2.81 Palau: 2 World: 2.61 2007 Guam: 2.91 Palau: 1.97 World: 2.6 2008 Guam: 2.91 Palau: 1.95 World: 2.6 2009 Guam: 2.89 Palau: 1.94 World: 2.59 2010 Guam: 2.97 Palau: 1.94 World: 2.57 2011 Guam: 2.88 Palau: 1.97 World: 2.55 2012 Guam: 3.12 Palau: 2.01 World: 2.56 2013 Guam: 2.88 Palau: 2.05 World: 2.53 2014 Guam: 2.95 Palau: 2.03 World: 2.52 2015 Guam: 2.93 Palau: 2 World: 2.49 2016 Guam: 3.17 Palau: 2.06 World: 2.49 2017 Guam: 3.09 Palau: 2.02 World: 2.46 2018 Guam: 3 Palau: 1.97 World: 2.39 2019 Guam: 2.94 Palau: 1.98 World: 2.35 2020 Guam: 2.9 Palau: 1.97 World: 2.28 2021 Guam: 2.86 Palau: 1.95 World: 2.25 2022 Guam: 2.82 Palau: 1.93 World: 2.22 2023 Guam: 2.78 Palau: 1.91 World: 2.2 2024 Guam: 2.75 Palau: 1.88 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Guam Palau World

0 50 100 150 200 250 1970 Guam: 0 Palau: 175.48 World: 4.14 1971 Guam: 0 Palau: 169.64 World: 4.04 1972 Guam: 0 Palau: 163.59 World: 4.16 1973 Guam: 0 Palau: 158.92 World: 4.32 1974 Guam: 0 Palau: 157.23 World: 4.23 1975 Guam: 0 Palau: 157.63 World: 4.14 1976 Guam: 0 Palau: 158.34 World: 4.31 1977 Guam: 0 Palau: 159.27 World: 4.36 1978 Guam: 0 Palau: 160.35 World: 4.42 1979 Guam: 0 Palau: 161.69 World: 4.46 1980 Guam: 0 Palau: 162.56 World: 4.33 1981 Guam: 0 Palau: 163.27 World: 4.18 1982 Guam: 0 Palau: 158.37 World: 4.05 1983 Guam: 0 Palau: 160.47 World: 4.01 1984 Guam: 0 Palau: 173.07 World: 4.07 1985 Guam: 0 Palau: 136.46 World: 4.05 1986 Guam: 0 Palau: 145.18 World: 4.04 1987 Guam: 0 Palau: 148.9 World: 4.1 1988 Guam: 0 Palau: 139.5 World: 4.16 1989 Guam: 0 Palau: 142.75 World: 4.16 1990 Guam: 0 Palau: 141.29 World: 4.15 1991 Guam: 0 Palau: 137.05 World: 4.1 1992 Guam: 0 Palau: 122.32 World: 4.01 1993 Guam: 0 Palau: 122.26 World: 3.97 1994 Guam: 0 Palau: 178.64 World: 3.94 1995 Guam: 0 Palau: 136.65 World: 3.99 1996 Guam: 0 Palau: 125.27 World: 4.01 1997 Guam: 0 Palau: 139.07 World: 4.02 1998 Guam: 0 Palau: 123.02 World: 3.98 1999 Guam: 0 Palau: 128.03 World: 3.95 2000 Guam: 0 Palau: 110.65 World: 4.01 2001 Guam: 0 Palau: 122.14 World: 4.01 2002 Guam: 0 Palau: 74.05 World: 4.02 2003 Guam: 0 Palau: 87.4 World: 4.15 2004 Guam: 0 Palau: 76.78 World: 4.28 2005 Guam: 0 Palau: 87.55 World: 4.39 2006 Guam: 0 Palau: 86.65 World: 4.48 2007 Guam: 0 Palau: 71.69 World: 4.59 2008 Guam: 0 Palau: 73.53 World: 4.56 2009 Guam: 0 Palau: 116.19 World: 4.45 2010 Guam: 0 Palau: 114.74 World: 4.67 2011 Guam: 0 Palau: 131.08 World: 4.76 2012 Guam: 0 Palau: 202.87 World: 4.77 2013 Guam: 0 Palau: 103.37 World: 4.81 2014 Guam: 0 Palau: 71.56 World: 4.78 2015 Guam: 0 Palau: 67.27 World: 4.7 2016 Guam: 0 Palau: 64.3 World: 4.65 2017 Guam: 0 Palau: 67.17 World: 4.67 2018 Guam: 0 Palau: 69.07 World: 4.73 2019 Guam: 0 Palau: 71.26 World: 4.7 2020 Guam: 0 Palau: 71.74 World: 4.47 2021 Guam: 0 Palau: 74.73 World: 4.68 2022 Guam: 0 Palau: 78.73 World: 4.67 2023 Guam: 0 Palau: 78.86 World: 4.68 2024 Guam: 0 Palau: 82.84 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Population

Indicator Guam Palau
Population 168,999 2025
184th of 215		 17,663 2025
213th of 215
Population density 308.3 /km² 2023
37th of 214		 38.5 /km² 2023
162nd of 214
Population growth 0.73 % 2025
119th of 215		 -0.18 % 2025
187th of 215
Life expectancy 77.4 years 2024
80th of 215		 69.4 years 2024
155th of 215
Fertility rate 2.75 2024
60th of 215		 1.88 2024
112th of 215
Birth rate 17.3 ‰ 2024
87th of 215		 10.7 ‰ 2024
144th of 215
Urban population 94.2 % 2025
21st of 215		 79.3 % 2025
61st of 215
Aged 65+ 13.1 % 2025
73rd of 215		 11.8 % 2025
85th of 215
Living in cities 0.0 % 2025
195th of 215		 0.0 % 2025
205th of 215
Living in towns 85.3 % 2025
7th of 215		 39.5 % 2025
67th of 215
Living in rural areas 14.7 % 2025
170th of 215		 60.5 % 2025
9th of 215
Infant mortality - 18.6 ‰ 2024
126th of 196

Economy

Indicator Guam Palau
GDP 6.9 bn US$ 2022 345 mn US$ 2025
183rd of 186
GDP per capita 41,833 US$ 2022 19,532 US$ 2025
58th of 186
GDP growth 5.1 % 2022 6.3 % 2025
30th of 186
Trade 71.9 % 2022 105.8 % 2024
Exports 7.9 % 2022 32.7 % 2024
GDP per capita (PPP) - 23,052 int. $ 2025
83rd of 185
GNI per capita - 19,890 US$ 2025
52nd of 182
Inflation - -0.4 % 2025
160th of 165
FDI inflows - 21.5 % 2024
7th of 192
Manufacturing - 1.2 % 2024
Agriculture - 2.7 % 2024
Tax revenue - 18.1 % 2020
Government debt - 85.2 % 2019
47th of 56

Labour

Indicator Guam Palau
Unemployment 5.6 % 2025
104th of 181		 -
Youth unemployment 13.8 % 2025
99th of 181		 -
Women in the labour force 56.5 % 2025
71st of 181		 -
Jobs in agriculture 1.6 % 2025
163rd of 181		 -
Weekly hours worked 37.9 h 2025
102nd of 181		 -
Youth NEET rate 12.1 % 2025
51st of 181		 -
Labour income share 51.7 % 2025
31st of 114		 -
Output per hour 75.8 $ 2025
17th of 181		 -

Health

Indicator Guam Palau
Safe drinking water 94.0 % 2024
54th of 147		 90.8 % 2024
58th of 147
Health spending - 10.9 % 2023
18th of 192
Health spending per person - 1,684 US$ 2023
46th of 191
Physicians - 1.81 /1,000 2023
61st of 125
Under-5 mortality - 21.4 ‰ 2024
125th of 196
Maternal mortality - 89 /100k 2023
126th of 194
Tobacco use - 23.0 % 2024
106th of 166

Society

Indicator Guam Palau
Internet use 80.5 % 2017 83.9 % 2024
83rd of 182
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
42nd of 213		 100.0 % 2024
85th of 213
Mobile subscriptions - 135.4 /100 2023
Women in parliament - 25.0 % 2025
100th of 184

Governance

Indicator Guam Palau
Control of corruption 71.7 /100 2024
34th of 207		 58.1 /100 2024
67th of 207
Government effectiveness 76.0 /100 2024
25th of 205		 51.5 /100 2024
103rd of 205
Rule of law 74.8 /100 2024
36th of 207		 77.1 /100 2024
28th of 207
Regulatory quality 61.0 /100 2024
67th of 205		 62.5 /100 2024
59th of 205
Voice and accountability 77.4 /100 2024
26th of 205		 75.0 /100 2024
33rd of 205
Political stability 82.9 /100 2024
37th of 207		 87.1 /100 2024
16th of 207

Environment

Indicator Guam Palau
CO₂ per capita 0.00 t 2024
4th of 202		 82.84 t 2024
202nd of 202
GHG per capita 0.11 t 2024
3rd of 202		 86.68 t 2024
202nd of 202
Renewable energy 6.7 % 2022
169th of 211		 0.9 % 2022
196th of 211
Forest area 51.9 % 2023
50th of 212		 90.5 % 2023
4th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 3.5 µg/m³ 2023
3rd of 200		 4.9 µg/m³ 2023
14th of 200
Land area 540 km² 2023
187th of 214		 460 km² 2023
190th of 214
Fossil CO₂ emissions - 0.2 Mt 2024
193rd of 204
Share of global CO₂ - 0.00 % 2024
192nd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ - 0.0 Gt 2024
194th of 204

Energy

Indicator Guam Palau
Renewable electricity 8.6 % 2024
153rd of 190		 -
Wind and solar 8.6 % 2024
83rd of 190		 -
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
85th of 180		 -
Low-carbon electricity 8.6 % 2024
154th of 190		 -
Fossil electricity 91.4 % 2024
154th of 190		 -
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
46th of 188		 -
Carbon intensity of power 605 g/kWh 2024
144th of 190		 -
Electricity per capita 11.09 MWh 2024
15th of 191		 -

Human development

Indicator Guam Palau
Human Development Index - 0.786 2023
85th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI - 0.616 2023
84th of 169

Food

Indicator Guam Palau
Food insecurity - 28.1 % 2024
79th of 134
Severe food insecurity - 6.9 % 2024
75th of 124

Education

Indicator Guam Palau
Literacy - 99.8 % 2020
Secondary enrolment - 95.7 % 2024
48th of 108
Tertiary enrolment - 71.8 % 2024
81st of 128
Education spending - 3.4 % 2023
68th of 121
Expected schooling - 14.1 yrs 2023
84th of 195
Mean schooling - 13.3 yrs 2023
11th of 193

Refugees

Indicator Guam Palau
Refugees hosted - 5 2024
Refugees hosted per 1,000 - 0.3 ‰ 2024
Asylum-seekers hosted - 0 2024
Refugees from the country - 5 2023
Refugees from per 1,000 - 0.3 ‰ 2023

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.