Palau

High

Ranked #84 of 195 in 2023 · East Asia and the Pacific

Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2025 composite indices. All figures below come directly from that dataset — nothing here is estimated or AI-generated.

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Human Development Index, 1990–2023

0.786 in 2023, compared against the world and East Asia and the Pacific average.

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Components

69.3 yrs

Life expectancy

14.1 yrs

Expected schooling

13.3 yrs

Mean schooling

16,035

GNI per capita

Related indices

Inequality-adjusted HDI

0.616

HDI adjusted downward for inequality in the distribution of health, education, and income within the country — lower than HDI whenever inequality exists.

Gender Development Index

0.992

Ratio of female to male HDI — 1.0 means parity; below 1.0 means women's human development lags men's.