Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Palau instead of Isle of Man, you would:
Health
live 7.4 years less
In Isle of Man, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Palau, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 81.3% less money
Isle of Man has a GDP per capita of $84,600 as of 2014, while in Palau, the GDP per capita is $15,800 as of 2023.
be 54.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Isle of Man, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Palau, that number is 1.7% as of 2015.
Life
have 11.5% more children
In Isle of Man, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Palau, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Isle of Man, approximately 4.2 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.
Geography
see 9.5 times more coastline
Isle of Man has a total of 160 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 Isle of Man? See an in-depth size comparison.