Palau vs Saint Helena
Palau is 18% larger than Saint Helena.
PalauSaint HelenaPalau moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
Remote islands and overseas parts not drawn; the figures include them
1.18×
Palau is 1.18× the area of Saint Helena.
 Palau |  Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaPalau: 1.18× the area | 466 km²#180 of 194 | 394 km² |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationPalau: 3.14× the population | 17,663#192 of 194 · 2025 | 5,6332016 |
| DensityPalau: 2.65× the density | 38 / km²#143 of 194 | 14 / km² |
| Urban population | 79%#46 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Fertility rate | 1.88 per woman#103 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Population growth | −0.18%#172 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Birth rate | 10.7 per 1,000#130 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Death rate | 11.7 per 1,000#19 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Children under 15 | 17.9%#129 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| People over 65 | 11.8%#72 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Net migration | −0.9 per 1,000#114 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Refugees abroad | 0.28 per 1,000#89 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | 69.4 years#133 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Infant mortality | 18.6 per 1,000 births#71 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Doctors | 1.81 per 1,000#87 of 178 · 2023 | — |
| University enrolment | 71.8%#42 of 145 · 2024 | — |
| Human Development Index | 0.786#83 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | $19,890#54 of 185 · 2025 | — |
| GDP | $345M2025 | — |
| Income group | High income | — |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $23,052#82 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| GDP growth | +6.3%#26 of 187 · 2025 | — |
| Inflation | −0.4%#170 of 176 · 2025 | — |
| Foreign investment | 16.6% of GDP#8 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| Exports | 32.7% of GDP#90 of 168 · 2024 | — |
| Internet users | 84%#82 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptions | 135 per 100#43 of 191 · 2023 | — |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | 91% of land#4 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| CO₂ per person | 82.8 t a year#1 of 185 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable energy | 0.9%#179 of 190 · 2022 | — |
| Access to electricity | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | 4.9 µg/m³#183 of 191 · 2023 | — |
| Protected land | 31.4% of land#28 of 191 · 2025 | — |
| Arable land | 0.7% of land#178 of 190 · 2024 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | +1.30#12 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Control of corruption | +0.51#59 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Homicide rate | 11.2 per 100,000#27 of 146 · 2018 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of United Kingdom |
| Government | Presidential republicpresidential republic in free association with the US | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy |
| Capital | Koror | Jamestown |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD) | Pound sterling (GBP), Saint Helena pound (SHP) |
| Official languages | English, Japanese, Palauan | English |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC+9 | UTC |
| Calling code | +680 | +290, +247 |
| Region | Micronesia, Oceania | Western Africa, Africa |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Palau sits at about 7° N and is stretched to 1.02× its true area; Saint Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Palau bigger than Saint Helena?
- Yes. Palau is 18% larger than Saint Helena. Palau covers 466 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Palau?
- About 1.2 times: Palau has 1.18× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Palau and Saint Helena look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Palau is drawn about 1.02× its true area there and Saint Helena about 1.05×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Palau or Saint Helena?
- Palau: 17,663 people against 5,633. Density: Palau 38 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².
- What kind of government do Palau and Saint Helena have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Palau: presidential republic; Saint Helena: dependent territory.