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Digital & energy access · East Asia & Pacific · High income
Palau: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 83.9% (2024), 86th of 188 in the world and 15th of 28 in East Asia & Pacific. Mobile subscriptions is 135.4 (2023), 48th of 210 in the world and 10th of 34 in East Asia & Pacific. Fixed broadband is 7.3 (2023), 129th of 208 in the world and 18th of 34 in East Asia & Pacific.
Mobile subscriptions
PalauEast Asia & PacificHigh incomeWorld
Fixed broadband
PalauEast Asia & PacificHigh incomeWorld
9 indicators
Digital & energy access: Palau in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 83.9%2024 | 86/188 | 15/28 | 20.2%2002 | · | 82.6%2022 | +57.0 ppsince 2004 | 88.4% | 94.2% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 135.42023 | 48/210 | 10/34 | 12.62002 | 78.9 | 134.9 | +33%since 2013 | 135.1 | 141.6 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 7.32023 | 129/208 | 18/34 | · | 1.3 | 7.02022 | −28%since 2013 | 36.5 | 38.7 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 45.12023 | 15/213 | 2/37 | 35.52002 | 37.9 | 45.0 | +9.6%since 2013 | 12.0 | 28.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 1,4692024 | 96/215 | 17/37 | · | 0 | 955 | +1,201%since 2014 | 5,322 | 85,831 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 80/215 | 14/36 | 97.9% | 98.8% | 100.0% | +0.2 ppsince 2014 | 98.6% | 100.0% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 100.0%2024 | 81/211 | 14/35 | 95.4% | 96.9% | 100.0% | +0.8 ppsince 2014 | 97.3% | 99.9% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 90/213 | 17/35 | 99.0% | 99.4% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 100.0% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 96.0%2024 | 82/192 | 9/30 | 68.0% | 91.0% | 95.0% | +2.0 ppsince 2014 | 87.0% | 99.5% | 75.4% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+57.0 pp83.9% in 2024
- Secure servers+1,201%1,469 in 2024
- Electricity access+0.2 pp100.0% in 2024
- Electricity access, rural+0.8 pp100.0% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Fixed broadband−28%7.3 in 2023
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Palau and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Palau. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Palau | Indonesia | Philippines | Micronesia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 83.9%2024 | 72.8%2024 | 67.3%2024 | 39.5%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 135.42023 | 122.52024 | 115.32024 | 20.02022 |
| Fixed broadband | 7.32023 | 4.92024 | 7.12024 | 5.82022 |
| Fixed telephone | 45.12023 | 1.62024 | 3.82024 | 5.82022 |
| Secure servers | 1,4692024 | 2,9392024 | 1322024 | 1942024 |
| Electricity access | 100.0%2024 | 99.9%2024 | 94.8%2024 | 88.9%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 100.0%2024 | 99.7%2024 | 88.5%2024 | 86.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 99.8%2024 | 98.8%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 96.0%2024 | 90.0%2024 | 64.0%2024 | 35.0%2024 |