Reference Data in Palau 749 indicators covering reference data for Palau. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Personal remittances and foreign aid received 1.88 million current US$ 2021 down 4.3% 189th Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre 4,091 current US$ per square kilometre 2021 down 4.3% 129th Personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate -17.31 % change on previous year 2021 down 203.5% 178th Average HDL cholesterol levels 1 2018 unchanged 157th Average non-HDL cholesterol levels 3.2 2018 down 8.6% 118th Statin use vs. average non-HDL cholesterol levels 3.2 2018 down 8.6% 118th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 100.0% 2014 unchanged 1st 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term 0 2025 — 145th 14_Debt securities held by nonresidents 0 2025 down 100.0% 191st Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people 284.31 articles per million people 2023 up 27.0% 68th Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals 5.04 2023 up 27.6% 185th Wildfire area burned by land cover type 0 hectares 2025 — 99th Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 0 hectares 2025 — 146th Rule of Law - Governance estimate 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 8.6% 27th Rule of Law - Governance score 77.12 0-100 2024 down 2.4% 27th Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people 1,033 arrivals per 1,000 people 2020 down 77.6% 53rd Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 5.3% 34th Voice and Accountability - Governance score 75 0-100 2024 down 1.3% 34th School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.14 years 2014 down 19.2% 66th Political Stability - Governance estimate 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 21.4% 14th Political Stability - Governance score 87.05 0-100 2024 down 6.2% 14th Control of Corruption - Governance estimate 0.5049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 308.4% 65th Control of Corruption - Governance score 58.08 0-100 2024 up 35.2% 65th Red List Index 0.83 index 2025 down 2.4% 138th Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 79.3% 2025 down 1.4% 75th Political opposition 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political liberties 1 2025 unchanged 1st Elections recently led to a change in government 0 2025 down 100.0% 110th Elected parliament and government 1 2025 unchanged 1st Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate 0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 104.7% 101st Government Effectiveness - Governance score 51.54 0-100 2024 up 9.2% 101st Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate 0.4812 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 192.8% 58th Regulatory Quality - Governance score 62.45 0-100 2024 up 33.8% 58th Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking 96.0% 2024 up 2.1% 77th Civil Liberties Score 55 2025 unchanged 26th Countries subscribed to the Montreal Protocol, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2022 — 1st School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 6.74 years 2014 up 6.4% 54th Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 0 people 2024 — 97th People not using improved sanitation facilities 172.55 people 2024 down 68.3% 172nd Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities 1.0% 2024 down 68.2% 130th Mean body mass index (BMI) in men 29.5 2016 up 0.7% 8th Gross national income (GNI) per capita 18,498 international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 down 1.0% 74th Sanitation facilities usage 0 people 2024 — 133rd 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2016 — 137th Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 45.1 per 100 people 2023 up 9.6% 15th How have things changed? 814.11 metric tons 2024 down 8.9% 194th Adoption of communication technologies 6,154 2022 down 16.0% 189th Per capita nitrous oxide emissions 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 up 18.4% 8th Landline phone subscriptions 6,154 2022 down 16.0% 189th Adoption of communication technologies per 100 people 45.1 per 100 people 2023 up 9.6% 15th Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise 0 °C 2024 up 0.1% 195th Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature 0.0% 2024 down 13.9% 195th Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas 0 °C 2024 up 225.8% 190th Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad 21.20 million current US$ 2022 up 9.3% 187th Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Democratic Electoral Institutions Score 12 2025 unchanged 1st People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities 47.73 people 2024 down 83.9% 136th 09_Insured export credit exposures, Berne Union 90.00 million 2025 up 8,900.0% 190th 10_Insured export credit exposures, short term 86.00 million BU 2025 up 8,500.0% 184th Open defecation in rural areas vs. urban areas 0.0% 2024 — 105th ← Previous Page 4 of 13 Next →