Country comparison Ecuador vs Palau

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-2.0%chart1.4%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€115,222Mchart€254M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$124,676Mchart$275M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€6,413chart€14,4452023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,939chart$15,6232023GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202461,937chart1952023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202467,019chart2112023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202453.75%chart76.77%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,415chart€10,8382023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$3,695chart$11,7222023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,469chart32023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,590chart32023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.28%chart1.02%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202443,867.5chart126.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202447,467.0chart137.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20234,361.2chart9.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20234,627.4chart9.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.49%chart9.77%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20235,248.5chart16.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20235,675.2chart18.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.87%chart13.26%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,560.2
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,770.2
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.47%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202438.07%chart49.84%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,419chart€7,0372023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,617chart$7,6112023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€245chart€5092023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$264chart$5512023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€292chart€9482023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$316chart$1,0252023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€143
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$154
Moody's Rating [+]06/13/2025Caa3
S&P Rating [+]08/20/2025B-
Fitch Rating [+]09/03/2020B-
Corruption Index [+]202334
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201990º
Fragile States Index [+]202468.0
RTI Raking [+]202482ºchart140º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024105º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q43.1%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4263K
NMW [+]2024$460.0chart$883.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€416.3chart€799.12024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201776º
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20251.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/01/20258.54%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020129ºchart145º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202398,018
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20236.90
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020152.82
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202220.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200612.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202035.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20192,107,692chart18,4002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€28,786.2Mchart€1.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$31,126.5Mchart$1.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202325.70%chart0.68%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€28,578.2Mchart€224.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$30,901.6Mchart$242.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202325.51%chart88.09%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€208.0Mchart€-222.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$228.3Mchart$-240.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20230.19%chart-87.41%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201544º
Density [+]202471chart392024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024130º
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,848.0chart2.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.48%chart28.27%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20206.44%chart14.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.03‰chart10.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017828.1chart18.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.13‰chart11.50‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.82chart1.912023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202428.0%chart24.9%2006% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202418,135,478chart18,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020784,787chart5,0882020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,127,891chart2,6562020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.765chart0.7972022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202416º
Life expectancy [+]202377.39chart69.272023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,207
Suicide rate [+]20157.42
Number of homicides [+]20238,221chart22018Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202345.72chart11.232018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.51chart62.592023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024475
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20218,273.0
Consumption GWh [+]202329,305
Generation GWh [+]202334,150
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202536,064chart1012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20251,081,867chart6,37212/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/202314,249,559
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,988.59chart555.5612/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202339,585,084chart31,93111/04/2021Doses administered [+]
Ecuador
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF