Palau vs Small states: Surface area (sq. km), annual growth rate
Palau
0.2179 % change on previous year
in 2024
Small states
0.0096 % change on previous year
in 2023
Palau rank
7th
Small states rank
4th
Surface area (sq. km), annual growth rate over time
- Palau
- Small states
How they compare
Palau currently reports 0.2179 % change on previous year against 0.0096 % change on previous year in Small states, a difference of 0.2083 % change on previous year.
That makes Palau's figure about 22.7 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Small states ahead.
Palau ranks 7th and Small states ranks 4th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 3 and Small states in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980s | 0 % change on previous year | -0.0012 % change on previous year | 0.0012 % change on previous year | Palau |
| 1990s | 0 % change on previous year | -0.0889 % change on previous year | 0.0889 % change on previous year | Palau |
| 2000s | 0 % change on previous year | -0.0218 % change on previous year | 0.0218 % change on previous year | Palau |
| 2010s | 0 % change on previous year | 0.0009 % change on previous year | 0.0009 % change on previous year | Small states |
| 2020s | -0.0543 % change on previous year | 0.0025 % change on previous year | 0.0568 % change on previous year | Small states |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher surface area (sq. km), annual growth rate, Palau or Small states?
- Palau, at 0.2179 % change on previous year against 0.0096 % change on previous year in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), annual growth rate between Palau and Small states?
- 0.2083 % change on previous year, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Small states?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Palau and Small states rank globally for surface area (sq. km), annual growth rate?
- Palau ranks 7th and Small states ranks 4th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Surface area (sq. km), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Surface area (sq. km). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.