Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Pierre and Miquelon instead of Palau, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years longer
In Palau, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Saint Pierre and Miquelon, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.9 times more money
Palau has a GDP per capita of $15,800 as of 2023, while in Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the GDP per capita is $46,200 as of 2006.
be 5.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Palau, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Saint Pierre and Miquelon, that number is 8.7% as of 2015.
Life
be 27.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Palau, approximately 11.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Saint Pierre and Miquelon, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
have 44.8% fewer children
In Palau, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Pierre and Miquelon, there are 6.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Palau, approximately 37.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Pierre and Miquelon, about 88.7% do as of 2022.
Geography
see 92.1% less coastline
Palau has a total of 1,519 km of coastline. In Saint Pierre and Miquelon, that number is 120 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saint Pierre and Miquelon: At a glance
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