Country comparison Palau vs Iceland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20231.4%chart-1.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
22,143K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023€254Mchart€30,697M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$275Mchart$33,222M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€14,445chart€79,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$15,623chart$86,6642024GDP per capita [+]
€8,623M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023195chart18,0272023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023211chart19,4982023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202376.77%chart61.55%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€10,838chart€46,9982023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$11,722chart$50,8332023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20233chart-1,1382024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20233chart-1,2312024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20231.02%chart-3.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023126.7chart14,456.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023137.0chart15,647.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20239.0chart1,978.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20239.7chart2,139.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20239.77%chart14.83%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202316.8chart2,318,346,769.32024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202318.2chart2,289.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202313.26%chart16.06%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
02019Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
02019Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
0%2020Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202349.84%chart47.00%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€7,037chart€37,1202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$7,611chart$40,1782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€509chart€5,2112023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$551chart$5,6952023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€948chart€6,0442024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,025chart$5,9082023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
A109/20/2024Moody's Rating [+]
A+11/10/2023S&P Rating [+]
A05/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
722023Corruption Index [+]
26º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
15.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024140ºchart115º2024RTI Raking [+]
22º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.6%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
3.6%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
9K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$883.0chart$3,127.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€799.1chart€2,830.52024NMW [+]
$85,6212024Average Wage [+]
€79,1042024Average Wage [+]
21º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
146.400001/14/2026Euro / Icelandic kronas [+]
125.650001/14/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
1.47%01/14/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
4.5%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.4%November 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
7.25%11/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020145ºchart26º2020Doing Business [+]
20,014December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
47.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
695.182021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
36.9%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
24.00%01/01/2015Standard VAT [+]
44.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202018,400chart698,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1.7Mchart€6,404.4M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$1.9Mchart$6,932.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20230.68%chart20.86%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€224.0Mchart€8,922.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$242.2Mchart$9,657.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202388.09%chart29.07%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-222.2Mchart€-2,518.2M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-240.4Mchart$-2,725.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-87.41%chart-8.20%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
7º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202439chart42024Density [+]
1º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.90‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172.4chart171.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202028.27%chart17.74%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.76%chart11.73%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.90‰chart11.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201718.1chart132.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202311.50‰chart6.80‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.91chart1.552023Fertility Rate [+]
5.00‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]200624.9%chart8.8%2020% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202418,000chart389,4442024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20205,088chart65,4242020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,656chart43,2512020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.797chart0.9592022HDI [+]
1º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202369.27chart82.802024Life expectancy [+]
482024Suicides [+]
12.332024Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20182chart52023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201811.23chart1.292023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202362.59chart8.792023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
19,2732023Consumption GWh [+]
19,8162023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202510chart18612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20256,372chart211,14812/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
297,93412/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025555.56chart477.6012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/04/202131,931chart903,42412/23/2023Doses administered [+]
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF
Iceland