Comparing Zimbabwe to Palau.

If Palau were your home instead of Zimbabwe you would...

spend 36.9 times more money on health care

Per capita public and private health expenditures combined in Palau are $1,402 USD while Zimbabwe spends $38 USD

This entry contains the per capita public and private health expenditure at purchase power parity using US Dollars. This figure combines government, personal, and employer spending on health care
Source: World Health Organization

live 23.96 years longer

The life expectancy at birth in Palau is 71.51 while in Zimbabwe it is 47.55.

This entry contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Source: CIA World Factbook

have 95.58% more chance at being employed

Palau has an unemployment rate of 4.20% while Zimbabwe has 95.00%

This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs.
Source: CIA World Factbook

have 66.17% less babies

The annual number of births per 1,000 people in Palau is 10.68 while in Zimbabwe it is 31.57.

This entry gives the average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.
Source: CIA World Factbook

have 58.64% less chance of dying in infancy

The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in Palau is 12.78 while in Zimbabwe it is 30.90.

This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Source: CIA World Factbook

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With its 20,879 people Palau is the 215th largest country in the world by population. It is the 196th largest country by area with 459 square kilometers. After three decades as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific under US administration, this westernmost cluster of the Caroline Islands opted for independence in 1978 rather than join the Federated States of Micronesia. A Compact of Free Association with the US was approved in 1986 but not ratified until 1993. It entered into force the following year when the islands gained independence.

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