Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Palau instead of Niue, you would:

Health

be 10.6% more likely to be obese

In Niue, 50.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Palau, that number is 55.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 42.3% more money

Niue has a GDP per capita of $11,100 as of 2021, while in Palau, the GDP per capita is $15,800 as of 2023.

be 85.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Niue, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2001. In Palau, that number is 1.7% as of 2015.

Basic Needs

be 53.3% less likely to have internet access

In Niue, approximately 79.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Palau, about 37.2% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 2.4 times more on healthcare

Niue spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Palau, that number is 18.4% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 23.7 times more coastline

Niue has a total of 64 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

Palau is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 459 sq km. After three decades as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific under US administration, this westernmost cluster of the Caroline Islands opted for independence in 1978 rather than join the Federated States of Micronesia. A Compact of Free Association with the US was approved in 1986 but not ratified until 1993. It entered into force the following year when the islands gained independence.
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