Human development index (Our World) in Palau
Palau: Human development index (Our World) was 0.786 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.786
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
84th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.806
in 2019
All-time low
0.736
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Human development index in Palau, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.786 for human development index in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Palau peaked at 0.806 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.736, in 2000.
Palau ranks 84th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Human development index (Our World) in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.736 | — |
| 2001 | 0.741 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.746 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.749 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.755 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.761 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.765 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.771 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.773 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.776 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.779 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.784 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.787 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.791 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.795 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.802 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.804 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.804 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.805 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.806 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.799 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.789 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.786 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.786 | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.786 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.913, 86% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.786 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.732, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7573 | 0.736 | 0.776 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7957 | 0.779 | 0.806 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.79 | 0.786 | 0.799 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Palau?
- Human development index in Palau was 0.786 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.806 in 2019.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.736 in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for human development index?
- Palau ranks 84th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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