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PalauPer capita public and private health expenditures combined in Palau are $971.70 USD while Guatemala spends $225.80 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
The GDP per capita in Palau is $10,500 while in Guatemala it is $5,300
This entry shows GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population as of 1 July for the same year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The differences between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the wealthy industrialized countries are generally much smaller.
Source:
CIA World Factbook
The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in Palau is 11.46 while in Guatemala it is 23.51.
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
243 in every 100,000 people are currently imprisoned in Palau compared to 116 in Guatemala
This entry contains the number of people in penal institutions, including pre-trial detainees. Comparability is hampered by differences in local practice, including whether psychiatrically ill offenders are under the authority of the prison administration. People held in a form of custody not under the authority of a prison administration are not included in this figure.
Source:
International Centre for Prison Studies
4.80 in every 100,000 people are murdered annually in Palau compared to 34.60 in Guatemala
This entry contains the number of victims of an unlawful death purposefully inflicted on a person by another person. Data is originally sourced from either criminal justice or public health systems.
Source:
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Palau has an unemployment rate of 4.20% while Guatemala has 4.10%
This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs.
Source:
CIA World Factbook
The life expectancy at birth in Palau is 72.60 while in Guatemala it is 71.74.
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
The annual number of births per 1,000 people in Palau is 10.95 while in Guatemala it is 25.46.
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
With its 21,186 people, Palau is the 214th largest country in the world by population. It is the 193rd largest country in the world 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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