Social Development in Palau 38 indicators covering social development for Palau. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Political Rights Rating 1 2025 unchanged 153rd Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 2025 unchanged 153rd Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 20th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 4.52 2019 up 1.1% 6th Political Rights Score 37 2025 unchanged 34th Freedom Score 92 2025 unchanged 29th Full democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st States involved in state-based conflicts 0 2025 — 36th Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 34th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 0 2025 — 56th LGBT+ Rights Index 1.07 2019 up 693.9% 106th Press freedom 2 2016 unchanged 1st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 0 number 2025 — 116th Age of electoral democracy 45 years 2025 up 28.6% 51st Full democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 — 51st Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 0.0% 2025 — 90th Homicides 1.68 deaths 2021 down 14.7% 187th Homicide rate 9.32 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 13.7% 45th Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 2,000 2030 down 33.3% 163rd States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Age of full democracy 45 years 2025 up 28.6% 41st Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 21.7% 2030 down 9.2% 60th Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 3,000 2030 unchanged 163rd Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place 0 2010 — 4th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence 16.5% 2030 down 12.2% 78th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) 16.7% 2030 down 9.7% 74th Tobacco MPOWER overview: Monitor, Protect people, Offer help, Warn of 4 2024 unchanged 68th Tobacco Raise taxes: Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of 7.25 2024 down 0.4% 145th Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products 0 2024 — 104th Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes 10 2024 up 233.3% 31st Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (DST) 239 2013 — 2nd