Elections recently led to a change in government in Palau
Palau: Elections recently led to a change in government was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
World rank
110th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1
in 1985
All-time low
0
in 1947
Years of data
79
1947–2025
Elections recently led to a change in government in Palau, 1947–2025
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, elections recently led to a change in government in Palau stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 79 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elections recently led to a change in government in Palau peaked at 1 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1947.
Palau ranks 110th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Elections recently led to a change in government in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 0 | — |
| 1948 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 1 | — |
| 1986 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 1 | — |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1. (64 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6667 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
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- 110 Armenia 0
- 110 Azerbaijan 0
- 110 Bahrain 0
- 110 Bangladesh 0 compare
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- 110 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 compare
- 110 Brunei 0
- 110 Burundi 0
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- 110 Chad 0
- 110 China 0
- 110 Congo 0
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- 110 Democratic Republic of Congo 0
- 110 Djibouti 0
- 110 Dominica 0 compare
- 110 Egypt 0
- 110 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 110 Eritrea 0
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- 110 Eswatini 0
- 110 Ethiopia 0
- 110 Gabon 0
- 110 Guinea 0
- 110 Guinea-Bissau 0
- 110 Haiti 0
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- 110 Jordan 0
- 110 Kazakhstan 0
- 110 Kuwait 0
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- 110 Laos 0
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- 110 Libya 0
- 110 Liechtenstein 0
- 110 Luxembourg 0 compare
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- 110 Mauritania 0
- 110 Monaco 0
- 110 Morocco 0
- 110 Mozambique 0
- 110 Namibia 0
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- 110 North Korea 0
- 110 Oman 0
- 110 Palestine 0
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- 110 Qatar 0
- 110 Russia 0
- 110 Rwanda 0
- 110 Saudi Arabia 0
- 110 Singapore 0
- 110 Somalia 0
- 110 South Africa 0 compare
- 110 South Sudan 0
- 110 Sudan 0
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- 110 Syria 0
- 110 Tajikistan 0
- 110 Tanzania 0
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- 110 Togo 0
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- 110 Turkmenistan 0
- 110 USSR 0
- 110 Uganda 0
- 110 United Arab Emirates 0
- 110 Uzbekistan 0
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- 110 Venezuela 0 compare
- 110 Vietnam 0
- 110 Western Sahara 0
- 110 Yemen 0
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More reference data data for Palau
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Consumer price index 160.77 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elections recently led to a change in government in Palau?
- Elections recently led to a change in government in Palau was 0 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest elections recently led to a change in government recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1985.
- What is the lowest elections recently led to a change in government recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1947.
- How does Palau rank for elections recently led to a change in government?
- Palau ranks 110th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is elections recently led to a change in government rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Elections recently led to a change in government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates whether the country experienced an electoral turnover event within the last 12 years.