AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDemocratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaEuro zoneFederated States of MicronesiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRepublic of the CongoRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaState of PalestineSudanSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandThe GambiaTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamYemenZambiaZimbabweAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDemocratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaEuro zoneFederated States of MicronesiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRepublic of the CongoRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaState of PalestineSudanSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandThe GambiaTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamYemenZambiaZimbabweComparePopulation density (people per sq. km) Palau vs Lebanon comparison Palau Lebanon GouvernementAnnual GDP [+]2022€233M€19,558M2021Annual GDP [+]Annual GDP [+]2022$246M$23,132M2021Annual GDP [+]GDP per capita [+]2022€12,968€3,4972021GDP per capita [+]GDP per capita [+]2022$13,667$4,1362021GDP per capita [+]Debt (M.€.) [+]202216060,5322021Debt (M.€.) [+]Debt ($M) [+]202216971,6412021Debt ($M) [+]Debt (%GDP) [+]202268.39%349.88%2021Debt (%GDP) [+]Debt Per Capita [+]2022€8,909€10,8232021Debt Per Capita [+]Debt Per Capita [+]2022$9,389$12,8102021Debt Per Capita [+]Deficit (M.€) [+]2022-91112021Deficit (M.€) [+]Deficit ($M) [+]2022-91312021Deficit ($M) [+]Deficit (%GDP) [+]2022-3.57%0.64%2021Deficit (%GDP) [+]Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022144.21,580.02021Expenditure (M.€) [+]Expenditure ($M) [+]2022152.01,870.02021Expenditure ($M) [+]Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]201917.0358.42020Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]Education Expenditure ($M) [+]201919.0409.02020Education Expenditure ($M) [+]Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]201915.66%9.90%2020Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202114.11,629.72021Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202116.6495.72021Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202111.10%16.70%2021Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]658.42021Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]778.72021Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]13.84%2020Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202261.76%9.13%2021Expenditure (%GDP) [+]Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022€8,013€2832021Expenditure Per Capita [+]Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022$8,444$3342021Expenditure Per Capita [+]Education Expenditure P.C [+]2019€955€632020Education Expenditure P.C [+]Education Expenditure P.C [+]2019$1,069$722020Education Expenditure P.C [+]Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2021€781€2912021Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2021$923$892021Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]€1182021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]$1392021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]C12/13/2023Moody's Rating [+]SD03/11/2020S&P Rating [+]RD03/18/2020Fitch Rating [+]242022Corruption Index [+]88º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]86.82018Fragile States Index [+]RTI Raking [+]2022136º100º2022RTI Raking [+]90º2018Innovation Ranking [+]LabourNMW [+]2022$728.0$447.82022NMW [+]NMW [+]2022€642.8€396.72022NMW [+]Markets95,747.100005/02/2024Euro / Lebanese pounds [+]89,500.000005/02/2024US Dollar exchange rate [+]Prices59.7%April 2024CPI (overall index) [+]Money Market20.00%04/30/2023Key rates [+]BusinessDoing Business [+]2020145º143º2020Doing Business [+]22,086December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]3.41December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]104.552015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]Taxes11.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]25.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]TradeAnnual arrivals [+]2018106,0001,936,3202019Annual arrivals [+]Exports [+]2023€1.7M€2,850.9M2023Exports [+]Exports [+]2023$1.9M$3,082.6M2023Exports [+]Exports % GDP [+]20221.11%19.84%2021Exports % GDP [+]Imports [+]2023€224.1M€14,136.8M2023Imports [+]Imports [+]2023$242.3M$15,286.2M2023Imports [+]Imports % GDP [+]202284.38%59.91%2021Imports % GDP [+]Trade balance [+]2023€-222.3M€-11,286.0M2023Trade balance [+]Trade balance [+]2023$-240.4M$-12,203.5M2023Trade balance [+]Trade balance % GDP [+]2022-83.28%-40.06%2021Trade balance % GDP [+]Socio-DemographyDensity [+]2021395352021Density [+]135º2023Global Peace Ranking [+]Remittance received ($M) [+]20172.47,954.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]% Immigrant [+]202028.27%30.25%2020% Immigrant [+]% Emigrant [+]202014.76%15.13%2020% Emigrant [+]Birth Rate [+]20228.80‰14.58‰2022Birth Rate [+]Remittance sent ($M) [+]201718.11,167.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]Crude death rate [+]202211.40‰8.86‰2022Crude death rate [+]Fertility Rate [+]20200.852.082022Fertility Rate [+]% risk of poverty [+]200624.9%27.4%2012% risk of poverty [+]Population [+]202118,0005,592,6312021Population [+]Immigrant stock [+]20205,0881,712,7622020Immigrant stock [+]Emigrant stock [+]20202,656856,8142020Emigrant stock [+]HDI [+]20210.7670.7062021HDI [+]132º2023Gender Gap Ranking [+]Life expectancy [+]200569.1374.422022Life expectancy [+]1822015Suicides [+]2.792015Suicide rate [+]Number of homicides [+]201821282020Number of homicides [+]Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201811.202.262020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]Energy and EnvironmentCO2 Tons per capita [+]202259.004.052022CO2 Tons per capita [+]9,1662022Consumption GWh [+]10,0452022Generation GWh [+]OthersCOVID-19 - Deaths [+]05/26/20241010,94705/26/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]05/26/20246,3661,239,90405/26/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]2,414,22312/22/2022Fully vaccinated [+]COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]05/26/2024555.561,957.4005/26/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]Doses administered [+]11/04/202131,9315,814,69912/22/2022Doses administered [+]PalauCountrySubcontinentContinentWorldCapital: NgerulmudPopulation: 18,000Surface Area: 460 km2Currency: United States dollarsReligion: Mostly Christianity Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIFLebanonCountrySubcontinentContinentWorldCapital: BeirutPopulation: 5,592,631Surface Area: 10,450 km2Currency: Lebanese pounds (1 EUR=95,747.1000 LBP)Religion: Mostly Islam Belongs to: Arab League, IMF, UN Compare Afghanistan Palau Compare Albania Palau Compare Algeria Palau Compare Andorra Palau Compare Angola Palau Compare Antigua and Barbuda Palau Compare Argentina Palau Compare Armenia Palau Compare Australia Palau Compare Austria Palau Compare Azerbaijan Palau Compare Bahamas Palau Compare Bahrain Palau Compare Bangladesh Palau Compare Barbados Palau Compare 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