East Asia & Pacific |
East Asia & Pacific |
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✈️ Travel |
Palau |
Malaysia |
Local Friendliness |
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#17 2022
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(out of 52) |
Most popular destinations |
#166 2020
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#38 2020
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(out of 174) |
Palau is less traveled than Malaysia
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Global Passport Power Rank |
#41 2022
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#9 2022
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(out of 195) |
It is harder for citizens of Palau to travel than for citizens of Malaysia
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Best countries to work from |
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#17 2022
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(out of 106) |
Global Passport Ranking |
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#51 2023
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(out of 187) |
⚔️ Military |
Palau |
Malaysia |
Armed forces size (ammount of personnel) |
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#45 2019
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(out of 163) |
Defense Spending by Country |
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#51 2022
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(out of 139) |
⚕️ Health |
Palau |
Malaysia |
Life expectancy at birth total years |
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#72 2020
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(out of 191) |
Mortality rate of infants (per 1000 birth) |
#105 2020
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#63 2020
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(out of 190) |
Infants die more frequently in Palau than in Malaysia
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Neonatal mortality rate |
#99 2020
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#63 2020
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(out of 193) |
Newborns die more frequently in Palau than in Malaysia
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Coronavirus Vaccination by Country |
#1 2022
|
#30 2022
|
(out of 186) |
Palau has a higher percent of vaccination than Malaysia
|
Tobacco use |
#74 2020
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#56 2020
|
(out of 163) |
Healthcare System Efficiency Index |
#74 2021
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#45 2021
|
(out of 188) |
The health care system is less efficient in Palau than in Malaysia
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Global cancer incidence |
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#94 2020
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(out of 179) |
Global cancer mortality |
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#89 2020
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(out of 179) |
⭐ Freedom |
Palau |
Malaysia |
Global Freedom Scores |
#33 2022
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#120 2022
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(out of 194) |
Citizens of Palau have more political rights and civil liberties than those in Malaysia
|
Internet Freedom Scores |
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#33 2022
|
(out of 70) |
🛍️ Consumption |
Palau |
Malaysia |
Cost of Living |
|
#89 2022
|
(out of 129) |
Where households spend more on alcohol, tobacco and narcotics |
#1 2021
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#77 2021
|
(out of 133) |
In Palau, people spend more of their household budget on alcohol, tobacco and narcotics than in Malaysia
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Where households spend more on food |
#85 2021
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#64 2021
|
(out of 138) |
In Palau, people spend less of their household budget on food and non-alcoholic beverages than in Malaysia
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Where households spend more on recreation and culture |
#80 2021
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#52 2021
|
(out of 138) |
In Palau, people spend less of their household budget on recreation and culture than in Malaysia
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Where households spend more on education |
#76 2021
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#90 2021
|
(out of 134) |
In Palau, people spend more of their household budget on education than in Malaysia
|
Where households spend more on restaurants and hotels |
#93 2021
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#101 2021
|
(out of 133) |
In Palau, people spend more of their household budget on restaurants and hotels than in Malaysia
|
Where households spend more on transport |
#18 2021
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#34 2021
|
(out of 138) |
In Palau, people spend more of their household budget on transport than in Malaysia
|
Where households spend more on clothing |
#79 2021
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#110 2021
|
(out of 138) |
In Palau, people spend more of their household budget on clothing and footwear than in Malaysia
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Alcohol average daily consumption |
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#148 2016
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(out of 189) |
Drug use by country |
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#4 2022
|
(out of 96) |
🌳 Ecology |
Palau |
Malaysia |
Most Polluted Countries |
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#46 2021
|
(out of 112) |
Carbon dioxide emissions |
|
#26 2019
|
(out of 201) |
💱 Economic |
Palau |
Malaysia |
Richest countries |
#60 2020
|
#70 2020
|
(out of 191) |
Palau has higher GDP than Malaysia
|
Ease of Doing Business |
#113 2020
|
#10 2020
|
(out of 181) |
It is harder to do business in Palau than in Malaysia
|
Corruption Perceptions |
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#30 2021
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(out of 178) |
High-technology exports |
#140 2017
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#5 2021
|
(out of 98) |
Palau exports less high-technology goods and services than Malaysia
|
Startup Ecosystem Index |
|
#42 2022
|
(out of 99) |
Beer Production by Country |
|
#107 2021
|
(out of 157) |
📚 Education |
Palau |
Malaysia |
Countries and regions by English skills |
|
#28 2021
|
(out of 109) |
Government budget for education (%) |
|
#23 2018
|
(out of 66) |
Countries by IQ |
#6 2020
|
#10 2020
|
(out of 199) |
The average score on IQ tests for students from Palau is higher than for those from Malaysia
|
Best Countries For Education System |
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#63 2020
|
(out of 93) |
📊 General |
Palau |
Malaysia |
Human Development Index |
#80 2021
|
#64 2021
|
(out of 187) |
Palau has a lower Human Development Index than Malaysia
|
Global Hunger Index |
|
#33 2022
|
(out of 128) |
Quality of Life |
|
#51 2022
|
(out of 87) |
Happiness by country |
|
#56 2022
|
(out of 141) |
Human Capital Index |
#34 2022
|
#85 2022
|
(out of 193) |
Palau has higher People Capital score than Malaysia
|
The most inclusive countries (Prosperity Index) |
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#38 2021
|
(out of 166) |
Country by land area |
#183 2020
|
#66 2020
|
(out of 204) |
Palau has smaller land area than Malaysia
|
Divorce Rate by Country |
|
#2 2023
|
(out of 58) |
Wellness Economy Size |
|
#26 2020
|
(out of 146) |
🚏 Infrastructure |
Palau |
Malaysia |
E-Government Development Index |
#128 2022
|
#51 2022
|
(out of 192) |
In Palau, public electronic and e-government services are less common than in Malaysia
|
Telecommunication Infrastructure Index |
#141 2022
|
#53 2022
|
(out of 193) |
Telecom infrastructure is less developed in Palau than in Malaysia
|
Internet penetration |
|
#31 2021
|
(out of 148) |
Most expensive mobile internet |
#89 2022
|
#141 2022
|
(out of 204) |
In Palau, mobile Internet is on average more expensive than in Malaysia
|
Most expensive fixed (broadband) internet |
#60 2022
|
#127 2022
|
(out of 197) |
In Palau, fixed Internet is on average more expensive than in Malaysia
|
🏭 Labour |
Palau |
Malaysia |
Unemployment rate |
|
#137 2021
|
(out of 176) |
🛡️ Safety |
Palau |
Malaysia |
The Most Criminal Countries |
|
#41 2022
|
(out of 139) |
Homicide rate |
#51 2019
|
#140 2019
|
(out of 201) |
The chance to be killed is higher in Palau than in Malaysia
|
Safest countries |
|
#17 2022
|
(out of 161) |
Road traffic death rate |
|
#57 2019
|
(out of 181) |
Terrorism Index |
|
#59 2021
|
(out of 160) |
🧬 Science |
Palau |
Malaysia |
Citatable Scientific Publications |
#184 2021
|
#24 2021
|
(out of 206) |
In Palau scientists published less significant scientific articles than in Malaysia
|
👶🏻 Demography |
Palau |
Malaysia |
Number of births |
#198 2021
|
#53 2021
|
(out of 205) |
Fewer people were born in Palau than in Malaysia
|
Total population |
#199 2022
|
#45 2022
|
(out of 205) |
Palau has a smaller population than Malaysia
|
Population |
#200 1970
|
#51 1970
|
(out of 205) |
In Palau less citizens than in Malaysia
|