Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Palau instead of Chile, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years less
In Chile, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Palau, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 97.5% more likely to be obese
In Chile, 28.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Palau, that number is 55.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 81.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Palau, that number is 1.7% as of 2015.
make 46.4% less money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $29,500 as of 2023, while in Palau, the GDP per capita is $15,800 as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Chile, 10.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Palau, however, that number is 24.9% as of 2006.
Life
be 72.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Chile, approximately 6.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Palau, on the other hand, 11.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 58.7% less likely to have internet access
In Chile, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Palau, about 37.2% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 21.4% more on education
Chile spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Palau spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 87.8% more on healthcare
Chile spends 9.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Palau, that number is 18.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 76.4% less coastline
Chile has a total of 6,435 km of coastline. In Palau, that number is 1,519 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Palau: At a glance
How big is Palau compared to Chile? See an in-depth size comparison.