East Asia & Pacific |
Europe & Central Asia |
|
✈️ Travel |
Palau |
Switzerland |
Local Friendliness |
|
#44 2022
|
(out of 52) |
Most popular destinations |
#166 2020
|
#21 2020
|
(out of 174) |
Palau is less traveled than Switzerland
|
Global Passport Power Rank |
#41 2022
|
#2 2022
|
(out of 195) |
It is harder for citizens of Palau to travel than for citizens of Switzerland
|
Cheapest Golden Visas |
|
#10 2022
|
(out of 22) |
Best countries to work from |
|
#43 2022
|
(out of 106) |
Global Passport Ranking |
|
#57 2023
|
(out of 187) |
⚔️ Military |
Palau |
Switzerland |
Armed forces size (ammount of personnel) |
|
#106 2019
|
(out of 163) |
Defense Spending by Country |
|
#37 2022
|
(out of 139) |
⚕️ Health |
Palau |
Switzerland |
Life expectancy at birth total years |
|
#7 2020
|
(out of 191) |
Mortality rate of infants (per 1000 birth) |
#105 2020
|
#32 2020
|
(out of 190) |
Infants die more frequently in Palau than in Switzerland
|
Neonatal mortality rate |
#99 2020
|
#39 2020
|
(out of 193) |
Newborns die more frequently in Palau than in Switzerland
|
Smokers by Country |
|
#12 2019
|
(out of 43) |
Coronavirus Vaccination by Country |
#1 2022
|
#77 2022
|
(out of 186) |
Palau has a higher percent of vaccination than Switzerland
|
Cancer relative survival rate |
|
#4 2019
|
(out of 31) |
Tobacco use |
#74 2020
|
#41 2020
|
(out of 163) |
Healthcare System Efficiency Index |
#74 2021
|
#19 2021
|
(out of 188) |
The health care system is less efficient in Palau than in Switzerland
|
Global cancer incidence |
|
#23 2020
|
(out of 179) |
Global cancer mortality |
|
#99 2020
|
(out of 179) |
⭐ Freedom |
Palau |
Switzerland |
Global Freedom Scores |
#33 2022
|
#13 2022
|
(out of 194) |
Citizens of Palau have less political rights and civil liberties than those in Switzerland
|
🛍️ Consumption |
Palau |
Switzerland |
Cost of Living |
|
#2 2022
|
(out of 129) |
Where households spend more on alcohol, tobacco and narcotics |
#1 2021
|
#67 2021
|
(out of 133) |
In Palau, people spend more of their household budget on alcohol, tobacco and narcotics than in Switzerland
|
Where households spend more on food |
#85 2021
|
#130 2021
|
(out of 138) |
In Palau, people spend more of their household budget on food and non-alcoholic beverages than in Switzerland
|
Where households spend more on recreation and culture |
#80 2021
|
#24 2021
|
(out of 138) |
In Palau, people spend less of their household budget on recreation and culture than in Switzerland
|
Where households spend more on education |
#76 2021
|
#114 2021
|
(out of 134) |
In Palau, people spend more of their household budget on education than in Switzerland
|
Where households spend more on restaurants and hotels |
#93 2021
|
#31 2021
|
(out of 133) |
In Palau, people spend less of their household budget on restaurants and hotels than in Switzerland
|
Where households spend more on transport |
#18 2021
|
#91 2021
|
(out of 138) |
In Palau, people spend more of their household budget on transport than in Switzerland
|
Where households spend more on clothing |
#79 2021
|
#117 2021
|
(out of 138) |
In Palau, people spend more of their household budget on clothing and footwear than in Switzerland
|
Alcohol average daily consumption |
|
#96 2016
|
(out of 189) |
Drug use by country |
|
#5 2022
|
(out of 96) |
Wine consumption by country |
|
#4 2020
|
(out of 21) |
🌳 Ecology |
Palau |
Switzerland |
Most Polluted Countries |
|
#78 2021
|
(out of 112) |
Carbon dioxide emissions |
|
#66 2019
|
(out of 201) |
💱 Economic |
Palau |
Switzerland |
Richest countries |
#60 2020
|
#4 2020
|
(out of 191) |
Palau has lower GDP than Switzerland
|
Ease of Doing Business |
#113 2020
|
#27 2020
|
(out of 181) |
It is harder to do business in Palau than in Switzerland
|
Corruption Perceptions |
|
#3 2021
|
(out of 178) |
High-technology exports |
#140 2017
|
#14 2021
|
(out of 98) |
Palau exports less high-technology goods and services than Switzerland
|
Startup Ecosystem Index |
|
#12 2022
|
(out of 99) |
Beer Production by Country |
|
#50 2021
|
(out of 157) |
📚 Education |
Palau |
Switzerland |
Countries and regions by English skills |
|
#25 2021
|
(out of 109) |
Countries by IQ |
#6 2020
|
#6 2020
|
(out of 199) |
The average score on IQ tests for students from Palau is about the same as for those from Switzerland
|
Best Countries For Education System |
|
#10 2020
|
(out of 93) |
📊 General |
Palau |
Switzerland |
Human Development Index |
#80 2021
|
#3 2021
|
(out of 187) |
Palau has a lower Human Development Index than Switzerland
|
Quality of Life |
|
#1 2022
|
(out of 87) |
Happiness by country |
|
#4 2022
|
(out of 141) |
Human Capital Index |
#34 2022
|
#21 2022
|
(out of 193) |
Palau has lower People Capital score than Switzerland
|
The most inclusive countries (Prosperity Index) |
|
#5 2021
|
(out of 166) |
Country by land area |
#183 2020
|
#131 2020
|
(out of 204) |
Palau has smaller land area than Switzerland
|
Nobel Prizes by Country |
|
#8 2022
|
(out of 75) |
Divorce Rate by Country |
|
#1 2023
|
(out of 58) |
Wellness Economy Size |
|
#18 2020
|
(out of 146) |
🚏 Infrastructure |
Palau |
Switzerland |
E-Government Development Index |
#128 2022
|
#22 2022
|
(out of 192) |
In Palau, public electronic and e-government services are less common than in Switzerland
|
Telecommunication Infrastructure Index |
#141 2022
|
#8 2022
|
(out of 193) |
Telecom infrastructure is less developed in Palau than in Switzerland
|
Internet penetration |
|
#16 2021
|
(out of 148) |
Amount of passenger vehicles |
|
#17 2020
|
(out of 37) |
Most expensive mobile internet |
#89 2022
|
#16 2022
|
(out of 204) |
In Palau, mobile Internet is on average less expensive than in Switzerland
|
Most expensive fixed (broadband) internet |
#60 2022
|
#54 2022
|
(out of 197) |
In Palau, fixed Internet is on average less expensive than in Switzerland
|
🏭 Labour |
Palau |
Switzerland |
Unemployment rate |
|
#106 2021
|
(out of 176) |
🛡️ Safety |
Palau |
Switzerland |
The Most Criminal Countries |
|
#130 2022
|
(out of 139) |
Homicide rate |
#51 2019
|
#194 2019
|
(out of 201) |
The chance to be killed is higher in Palau than in Switzerland
|
Safest countries |
|
#11 2022
|
(out of 161) |
Road traffic death rate |
|
#171 2019
|
(out of 181) |
Terrorism Index |
|
#55 2021
|
(out of 160) |
🧬 Science |
Palau |
Switzerland |
Citatable Scientific Publications |
#184 2021
|
#19 2021
|
(out of 206) |
In Palau scientists published less significant scientific articles than in Switzerland
|
💸 Taxes |
Palau |
Switzerland |
Tax Competitiveness Index |
|
#4 2021
|
(out of 37) |
👶🏻 Demography |
Palau |
Switzerland |
Number of births |
#198 2021
|
#108 2021
|
(out of 205) |
Fewer people were born in Palau than in Switzerland
|
Total population |
#199 2022
|
#98 2022
|
(out of 205) |
Palau has a smaller population than Switzerland
|
Population |
#200 1970
|
#71 1970
|
(out of 205) |
In Palau less citizens than in Switzerland
|