Palau vs Guam Country Comparison
Select a continent
.webp&w=640&q=75)
.webp&w=640&q=75)
.webp&w=640&q=75)
.webp&w=640&q=75)
.webp&w=640&q=75)
.webp&w=640&q=75)
Select another country to compare
AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCongoCongo, the Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCote D'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench PolynesiaGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIran, Islamic Republic ofIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldova, Republic ofMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestinian Territory, OccupiedPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarReunionRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwan, Province of ChinaTajikistanTanzania, United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.s.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabwe
Comparative Statistics (Palau vs Guam)
ⓘ When data for the selected year is missing, the closest prior year with data is used instead. Whenever the two countries' data points are 5+ years apart those indicators are excluded from the total score.
Guam leads against Palau in 5 of 6 comparable indicators, while Palau leads in 1. Palau's strongest global position is 21st (2023) in Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate. Guam's strongest global position is 30th (2023) in Control of Corruption: Estimate.
- Guam wins against Palau in GDP growth (annual %): 5.10 (2022, ranked 86th) vs 2.22 (2023, ranked 132nd).
- Individuals using the Internet (% of population) data for Palau and Guam is too far apart to compare directly. The latest available data shows 83.93 (2024, ranked 98th) vs 80.51 (2017, ranked 49th).
- Guam wins against Palau in Life expectancy at birth, total (years): 77.42 (2024, ranked 82nd) vs 69.38 (2024, ranked 157th).
- Guam wins against Palau in Regulatory Quality: Estimate: 0.51 (2023, ranked 63rd) vs 0.40 (2023, ranked 69th).
- Guam wins against Palau in Control of Corruption: Estimate: 1.25 (2023, ranked 30th) vs 0.59 (2023, ranked 60th).
- Guam wins against Palau in Rule of Law: Estimate: 0.95 (2023, ranked 37th) vs 0.94 (2023, ranked 39th).
- Palau wins against Guam in Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate: 1.08 (2023, ranked 21st) vs 0.89 (2023, ranked 44th).
| Metric | Palau(1) | Guam(5) |
|---|---|---|
| GDP growth (annual %) | (2023) 2.22 (132/214) | (2022) 5.10 (86/214) |
| GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) | (2023) 16,425.97 (103/199) | - |
| Gini index | - | - |
| Individuals using the Internet (% of population) | (2024) 83.93 (98/213) | (2017) 80.51 (49/213) |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | (2024) 69.38 (157/217) | (2024) 77.42 (82/217) |
| Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) | (2024) 91.74 (86/197) | - |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) | - | (2025) 5.57 (104/187) |
| Regulatory Quality: Estimate | (2023) 0.40 (69/205) | (2023) 0.51 (63/205) |
| Control of Corruption: Estimate | (2023) 0.59 (60/205) | (2023) 1.25 (30/205) |
| Rule of Law: Estimate | (2023) 0.94 (39/205) | (2023) 0.95 (37/205) |
| Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate | (2023) 1.08 (21/205) | (2023) 0.89 (44/205) |