Palau vs San Marino
San Marino has 1.9× the population of Palau: 34,109 vs 17,663, a gap of 16,446. San Marino is growing faster (+0.39% vs −0.18% a year), adding about 132 people a year against −32. At these source-year rates the modelled relative population gap is widening. San Marino is the older society: 23.1% aged 65+ against 11.8% in Palau, while Palau has more children (17.9% under 15 vs 11.9%). San Marino is 14.6× as densely populated (564.3 vs 38.5 people per km²). People in San Marino live 16.4 years longer on average (85.8 vs 69.4). GDP per capita is 3.1× higher in San Marino ($59,871 vs $19,532).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Palau) and 2025 (San Marino); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Palau vs San Marino — side by side
 Palau |  San Marino | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 17,6632025 | 34,1092025 |
| Growth rate / yr | −0.18%2025 | +0.39%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 10.72024 | 4.22024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 11.72024 | 7.52024 |
| Children per woman | 1.882024 | 1.162024 |
| Life expectancy | 69.4 yrs2024 | 85.8 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 17.9%2025 | 11.9%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 11.8%2025 | 23.1%2025 |
| Density | 38.5 /km²2023 | 564.3 /km²2023 |
| Area | 460 km²2023 | 60 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 79.3%2025 | 97.2%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -162025 | +1222025 |
| GDP per capita | $19,5322025 | $59,8712023 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #215 | #213 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Palau: 1.9× from 1960 to 2025; San Marino: 2.2× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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Regions: East Asia & Pacific · Europe & Central Asia · rankings
Palau: Palau vs Marshall Islands, Palau vs San Marino, Palau vs Saint Martin, Palau vs Nauru, Palau vs Tuvalu.
San Marino: San Marino vs British Virgin Islands, San Marino vs Monaco, San Marino vs Marshall Islands, San Marino vs Saint Martin, San Marino vs Palau, San Marino vs Nauru.
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