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Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Palau

Palau: Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre was 0.0022 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0022 units per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0043 units per square kilometre
in 1994
All-time low
0.0022 units per square kilometre
in 2003
Years of data
30
1994–2023

Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Palau, 1994–2023

00.0010.0020.0030.0041994200820231994: 0.004 units per square kilometre1995: 0.004 units per square kilometre1996: 0.004 units per square kilometre1997: 0.004 units per square kilometre1998: 0.004 units per square kilometre1999: 0.004 units per square kilometre2000: 0.004 units per square kilometre2001: 0.004 units per square kilometre2002: 0.004 units per square kilometre2003: 0.002 units per square kilometre2004: 0.002 units per square kilometre2005: 0.002 units per square kilometre2006: 0.002 units per square kilometre2007: 0.002 units per square kilometre2008: 0.002 units per square kilometre2009: 0.002 units per square kilometre2010: 0.002 units per square kilometre2011: 0.002 units per square kilometre2012: 0.002 units per square kilometre2013: 0.002 units per square kilometre2014: 0.002 units per square kilometre2015: 0.002 units per square kilometre2016: 0.002 units per square kilometre2017: 0.002 units per square kilometre2018: 0.002 units per square kilometre2019: 0.002 units per square kilometre2020: 0.002 units per square kilometre2021: 0.002 units per square kilometre2022: 0.002 units per square kilometre2023: 0.002 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Palau stood at 0.0022 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Palau peaked at 0.0043 units per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 units per square kilometre, in 2003.

That places Palau 19th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Palau, year by year

Year units per square kilometre Change
1994 0.0043 units per square kilometre —
1995 0.0043 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1996 0.0043 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1997 0.0043 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1998 0.0043 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1999 0.0043 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2000 0.0043 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2001 0.0043 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2002 0.0043 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2003 0.0022 units per square kilometre -50.0%
2004 0.0022 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2005 0.0022 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2006 0.0022 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2007 0.0022 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2008 0.0022 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2009 0.0022 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2010 0.0022 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2011 0.0022 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2012 0.0022 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2013 0.0022 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2014 0.0022 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2015 0.0022 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.0022 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2017 0.0022 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2018 0.0022 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2019 0.0022 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2020 0.0022 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 0.0022 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2022 0.0022 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2023 0.0022 units per square kilometre +0.0%

Palau compared with similar countries

  • Palau's 0.0022 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 86.4× the median. (66 countries reporting)
  • Palau's 0.0022 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per square kilometre, 37.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0043 units per square kilometre 0.0043 units per square kilometre 0.0043 units per square kilometre 6
2000s 0.0028 units per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre 0.0043 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0022 units per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0022 units per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Palau

  1. 16 Tonga 0.0028 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0026 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 18 Barbados 0.0023 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 20 Comoros 0.0021 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 21 Andorra 0.0021 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 22 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0021 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Palau?
Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Palau was 0.0022 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest civil liberties rating, per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
The highest recorded value was 0.0043 units per square kilometre in 1994.
What is the lowest civil liberties rating, per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 units per square kilometre in 2003.
How does Palau rank for civil liberties rating, per square kilometre?
Palau ranks 19th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is civil liberties rating, per square kilometre rising or falling in Palau?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palau data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Civil liberties rating divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Civil liberties rating ÷ Land area (sq. km)

Computed from

  • Civil liberties rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
  • Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator
Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 9,006 data points, 1972–2023
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Civil liberties rating divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.