Country comparison France vs Palau

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q410,776K
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,921,412Mchart€261M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,162,079Mchart$282M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€42,630chart€14,8072023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$46,184chart$16,0142023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q4€737,811M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20233,101,376chart2112023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20233,354,197chart2282023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2023109.90%chart80.92%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€45,297chart€11,7112023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$48,990chart$12,6672023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-154,845chart-72023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-166,511chart-82023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-5.50%chart-2.76%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,609,882.9chart126.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,739,722.1chart137.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2021131,424.6chart17.22019Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2021160,704.5chart19.22019Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20218.88%chart15.66%2019Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2022265,699,968,000.0chart13.52022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2022249,068.3chart14.32022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202215.25%chart9.51%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202358,040.6
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202362,757.5
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.57%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202357.00%chart48.58%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€23,513chart€7,0372023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$25,410chart$7,6112023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€1,936chart€9732019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$2,375chart$1,0892019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€3,911chart€7632022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$3,670chart$8032022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€850
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$952
Moody's Rating [+]12/14/2024Aa3
S&P Rating [+]05/31/2024AA-
Fitch Rating [+]04/28/2023AA-
Corruption Index [+]202371
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201915º
Fragile States Index [+]202428.3
RTI Raking [+]2024108ºchart140º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202412º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20257.3%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q47.4%
Unemployed [+]2024Q42,314K
NMW [+]2025$1,872.1chart$883.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€1,802.0chart€799.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2023$46,969
Average Wage [+]2023€43,438
Human Capital Ranking [+]201726º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/21/20250.9236
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/21/20253.46%
Risk Premium [+]03/21/202570
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/21/20258.97%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20250.8%
HICP [+]February 20250.9%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 2025-2.1%
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/12/20252.65%
Business
Doing Business [+]202033ºchart145º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]January 2025-1.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,314,540
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.22
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,505,076
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021671.58
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202345.4%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201420.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202255.6%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202148,395,000chart18,4002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€591,891.5Mchart€1.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$640,752.7Mchart$1.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202420.26%chart0.66%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€693,843.2Mchart€224.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$750,499.6Mchart$242.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.73%chart85.90%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-101,951.7Mchart€-222.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-109,746.8Mchart$-240.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-3.47%chart-85.24%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20250.9%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201516º
Density [+]2023125chart392023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202487º
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201725,372.4chart2.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.59%chart28.27%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.46%chart14.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20239.90‰chart8.80‰2022Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201721,758.0chart18.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.20‰chart11.40‰2022Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.66chart0.852020Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20223.60‰
% risk of poverty [+]202315.4%chart24.9%2006% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202368,467,362chart18,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,524,876chart5,0882020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,341,908chart2,6562020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.910chart0.7972022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202422º
Life expectancy [+]202383.00chart69.132005Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20229,237
Suicide rate [+]202213.53
Number of homicides [+]2023887chart22018Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.34chart11.232018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.25chart62.592023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202312
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202161.7
Consumption GWh [+]2023415,542
Generation GWh [+]2023501,925
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/2024168,091chart1008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/202438,997,490chart6,37208/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/10/202353,192,478
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20242,455.05chart555.5608/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/10/2023154,493,266chart31,93111/04/2021Doses administered [+]
France
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF