Nepal vs Palau: Total population (thousands), annual growth rate
Nepal
-0.154 % change on previous year
in 2025
Palau
-0.1299 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nepal rank
187th
Palau rank
186th
Total population (thousands), annual growth rate over time
- Nepal
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports -0.1299 % change on previous year against -0.154 % change on previous year in Nepal, a difference of 0.0241 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Palau ahead.
Nepal ranks 187th and Palau ranks 186th of 233 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.24 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | Nepal |
| 1980s | 2.3 % change on previous year | 1.8 % change on previous year | 0.4966 % change on previous year | Nepal |
| 1990s | 2.41 % change on previous year | 2.38 % change on previous year | 0.0329 % change on previous year | Nepal |
| 2000s | 1.26 % change on previous year | 0.0818 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | Nepal |
| 2010s | 0.3791 % change on previous year | -0.57 % change on previous year | 0.9491 % change on previous year | Nepal |
| 2020s | 0.8737 % change on previous year | -0.1164 % change on previous year | 0.9901 % change on previous year | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total population (thousands), annual growth rate, Nepal or Palau?
- Palau, at -0.1299 % change on previous year against -0.154 % change on previous year in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total population (thousands), annual growth rate between Nepal and Palau?
- 0.0241 % change on previous year, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Palau?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Palau rank globally for total population (thousands), annual growth rate?
- Nepal ranks 187th and Palau ranks 186th of 233 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total population (thousands), 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 Total population (thousands). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.