Palau (Republic of Palau)

Palau Republic of Palau
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	118th best
Capital	Melekeok
Land Area	460km21
Location	Australasia, Micronesia
Groupings	Small Islands
Population	17 9072
Life Expectancy	66.02yrs (2017)3
GNI	$13 819 (2017)4
ISO3166-1 Codes	PW, PLW, 5855
Internet Domain	.pw6
Currency	Dollar (USD)7
Telephone	+6808

1. Overview
2. Palau National and Social Development
3. Palau's Demographics and Migration
4. Palau's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance
5. Palau's Health
6. Palau's Responsibility Towards The Environment
7. Palau's Modernity and Learning
8. Palau's Culture, Peace and Inequality
9. Religion and Beliefs
10. Links

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1. Overview

“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.”

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“You don´t have to get wet to enjoy Palau, but it helps. This tiny island country in the western Pacific Ocean is one of the world´s most spectacular diving and snorkelling destinations. Most tourists who come to the Republic of Palau like to spend their time underwater. This is among the world´s most spectacular diving and snorkelling destinations, featuring coral reefs, blue holes, WWII wrecks, hidden caves and tunnels, more than 60 vertical drop-offs, and an astonishing spectrum of coral, fish and rare sea creatures. There are also some outright miracles of evolution: giant clams that weigh a quarter of a ton, for example, and a lake teeming with 21 million softly pulsating, stingless jellyfish.

On land the republic embraces Micronesia´s richest flora and fauna: exotic birds fly, crocodiles slip through the swamps and orchids sprout profusely in backyards.

The Palauan archipelago encompasses the polyglot state of Koror; the marvellous Rock Islands; Micronesia´s second-largest island, Babeldaob (the land that Pacific Standard Time forgot); Peleliu, once war-ravaged, now just ravishing; tranquil, tiny Angaur; the coral atolls of Kayangel and Ngeruangel; and the remote South-West Islands.”

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Palau National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)11
Pos.		Higher is better Value11
1	Switzerland	0.962
2	Norway	0.961
3	Iceland	0.959
	...
78	Macedonia	0.770
79	China	0.768
80=	Moldova	0.767
80=	Palau	0.767
80=	Dominican Rep.	0.767
83	Cuba	0.764
84	Peru	0.762
85	Armenia	0.759
	Australasia Avg	0.70
	World Avg	0.72
q=191.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $11
1	Liechtenstein	$146 830
2	Singapore	$90 919
3	Qatar	$87 134
	...
83	Brazil	$14 370
84	Azerbaijan	$14 257
85	Albania	$14 131
86	Palau	$13 819
87	Grenada	$13 484
88	Gabon	$13 367
89	Ukraine	$13 256
90	Armenia	$13 158
	Australasia Avg	$12 519
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index12
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank12
1	Denmark	27.3
2	Norway	30.5
3	Switzerland	32.2
	...
115	Oman	96.6
116	Azerbaijan	97.1
117	Suriname	97.2
118	Palau	97.2
119	Kyrgyzstan	97.3
120	Lebanon	97.3
121	Namibia	97.7
122	Algeria	98.3
	Australasia Avg	95.6
	World Avg	88.8
q=199.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. Palau's Demographics and Migration

#health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #population

Population Datasets:

Palau's population is predicted to rise to 24 742 by 2030.

Population2
Pos.		2018 Population2
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
	...
188	Marshall Islands	58 413
189	St Kitts & Nevis	52 441
190	Monaco	38 682
191	Liechtenstein	37 910
192	San Marino	33 785
193	Palau	17 907
194	Tuvalu	11 508
195	Nauru	10 670
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy Higher is better11
Pos.		2021 Years11
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
141	Tanzania	66.2
142	Pakistan	66.1
143	Rwanda	66.1
144	Palau	66.0
145	Gabon	65.8
146	Guyana	65.7
147	Myanmar	65.7
148	Papua New Guinea	65.4
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

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Migration Datasets:

Immigrants13
Pos.		2017 %13
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
18	Antigua & Barbuda	28.1%
19	Brunei	25.3%
20	Israel	23.6%
21	Palau	23.0%
22	New Zealand	22.7%
23	Canada	21.5%
24	Kazakhstan	20.0%
25	Austria	19.0%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants14
Pos.		2010 %14
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
11	Barbados	41.0%
12	Suriname	39.0%
13	Bosnia & Herzegovina	38.9%
14	Palau	38.8%
15	St Vincent & Grenadines	37.7%
16	Cape Verde	37.6%
17	Jamaica	36.1%
18	Armenia	28.2%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Palau's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freedom #freethought #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #morals #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #tolerance #women

Compared to Australasia (2025)15
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank15
1	New Zealand	12.9
2	Australia	16.8
3	Kiribati	70.1
4	Marshall Islands	75.0
5	Tuvalu	76.7
6	Micronesia	78.2
7	Palau	80.7
8	Nauru	82.3
9	Fiji	86.9
10	Samoa	95.7
11	Vanuatu	98.7
12	Tonga	101.3
13	Solomon Islands	108.9
	Australasia Avg	79.23
q=14.

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)15
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank15
1	Sweden	5.9
2	Norway	8.0
3	Denmark	8.1
	...
85	El Salvador	79.2
86	Senegal	80.3
87	Botswana	80.4
88	Palau	80.7
89	Paraguay	81.3
90	Armenia	81.9
91	Nauru	82.3
92	Moldova	83.3
	World Avg	86.35
q=198.

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Norway and Denmark₁₆. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are N. Korea, Somalia and Eritrea₁₆.

25 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on supporting press freedom, combatting modern slavery, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, its average Freedom in the World rating, commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, opposing gender inequality, the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators), the year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice, LGBT equality and freethought. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe₁₆, whereas the worst are The Middle East, Africa and Asia₁₆.

For more, see:

• " Which are the Best Countries for Human Rights, Equality and Tolerance?" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

Human Rights & Tolerance Datasets:

Freedom in the World Lower is better
Pos.		2024 Score
1=	Norway	1.0
1=	Canada	1.0
1=	Cape Verde	1.0
	...
9=	Dominica	1.0
9=	Portugal	1.0
9=	Slovenia	1.0
9=	Palau	1.0
9=	Czechia	1.0
9=	Finland	1.0
9=	New Zealand	1.0
9=	Netherlands	1.0
	Australasia Avg	1.8
	World Avg	3.7
q=205.

Nominal Commitment to HR Higher is better17
Pos.		2009 Treaties17
1	Argentina	24
2=	Chile	23
2=	Costa Rica	23
	...
187=	Singapore	5
187=	Nauru	5
189=	Marshall Islands	4
189=	Myanmar	4
189=	Palau	4
189=	Malaysia	4
193=	Bhutan	3
193=	Kiribati	3
	Australasia Avg	8.7
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

HR Treaties Lag Lower is better18
Pos.		2019 Avg Yrs/Treaty18
1	Ecuador	2.15
2	Uruguay	2.25
3	Tunisia	3.65
	...
188	Kiribati	15.80
189	Solomon Islands	15.81
190	Nauru	16.16
191	Sao Tome & Principe	16.17
192	Tuvalu	16.33
193	Palau	16.34
194	Marshall Islands	16.34
195	Palestine	17.21
	Australasia Avg	14.35
	World Avg	10.02
q=195.

Gender Equality Datasets:

See:

• "Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree (2007)

Year Women Can Vote Lower is better
Pos.		Total Year
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
	...
171	Guinea-Bissau	1977
172	Zimbabwe	1978
173=	Marshall Islands	1979
173=	Palau	1979
173=	Micronesia	1979
176=	Iraq	1980
176=	Vanuatu	1980
178	Liechtenstein	1984
	Australasia Avg	1962
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

Prejudice Datasets:

LGBT Equality Higher is better19
Pos.		2017 Score19
1	Netherlands	103
2	Belgium	90
3	Sweden	86
	...
83=	Philippines	20
83=	Central African Rep.	20
83=	Sao Tome & Principe	20
83=	Palau	20
83=	Nauru	20
83=	Marshall Islands	20
83=	Guinea-Bissau	20
83=	Micronesia	20
	Australasia Avg	07.1
	World Avg	12.6
q=196.

Freedom of Thought Lower is better20
Pos.		202120
1=	Belgium	1.0
1=	Taiwan	1.0
1=	Netherlands	1.0
	...
19=	Micronesia	1.8
19=	USA	1.8
19=	Slovenia	1.8
19=	Palau	1.8
19=	Burkina Faso	1.8
19=	Albania	1.8
19=	Kosovo	1.8
19=	S. Korea	1.8
	Australasia Avg	2.6
	World Avg	3.0
q=196.

5. Palau's Health

#health #life_expectancy #longevity #obesity #palau #parenting #population #smoking #vaccines

Compared to Australasia (2025)21
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank21
1	Australia	53.1
2	New Zealand	58.4
3	Fiji	100.6
4	Palau	105.6
5	Tonga	113.6
6	French Polynesia	114.5
7	Vanuatu	115.5
8	Solomon Islands	120.6
9	Tuvalu	124.3
10	Samoa	125.4
11=	Micronesia	126.0
12	Papua New Guinea	129.9
13	Kiribati	136.8
	Australasia Avg	112.00
q=16.

Health (2025)21
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank21
1	Monaco	12.4
2	Liechtenstein	30.1
3	San Marino	30.6
	...
121	Guyana	104.5
122	Dominican Rep.	104.6
123	Paraguay	105.5
124	Palau	105.6
125	Belize	106.7
126	Bangladesh	107.6
127	Mongolia	109.1
128	Puerto Rico	109.9
	World Avg	96.86
q=204.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and San Marino₂₂. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are Angola, Somalia and S. Sudan₂₂.

36 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, obesity rate, its adolescent birth rate, its immunizations take-up and childhood mortality in the 2020s (so far). The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Mediterranean₂₂, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Africa and Melanesia₂₂.

For more, see:

• "Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

Health Datasets:

Palau is a pretty unhealthy country. Palau does better than average in terms of its smoking rate₂₃. However Palau performs less well in most areas. It does worse than average in terms of its immunizations take-up₂₄, childhood mortality in the 2020s (so far)₂₅, its adolescent birth rate₂₆ and in its average life expectancy₁₁. And finally, it is second-from-the-bottom when it comes to the prevalence of overweight adults₂₇. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the last 40 years. Life expectancy in Palau improved by +3.2yrs in the 30 years from 1990, less than the global average of +7.9yrs. In the 2010s, Palau was one of only 12 countries that saw their life expectancy drop, although only by a small amount. Although it has just a few data points each decade, its peak fertility rate was 2.84 in 1990.

Life Expectancy Higher is better11
Pos.		2021 Years11
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
141	Tanzania	66.2
142	Pakistan	66.1
143	Rwanda	66.1
144	Palau	66.0
145	Gabon	65.8
146	Guyana	65.7
147	Myanmar	65.7
148	Papua New Guinea	65.4
	Australasia Avg	70.11
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Smoking in the 2020s Lower is better23
Pos.		Total %23
1	Nigeria	3.3%
2	Ghana	3.4%
3	Panama	5.2%
	...
70	Uzbekistan	16.8%
71	Comoros	17.3%
72	Cambodia	17.3%
73	Palau	17.4%
74	Cuba	17.5%
75=	Botswana	18.8%
75=	Bhutan	18.8%
77	Pakistan	19.0%
	Australasia Avg	29.2%
	World Avg	20.0%
q=165.

Overweight Adults Lower is better27
Pos.		1976 %27
1	Bangladesh	4.7
2	Vietnam	5.1
3	Nepal	5.4
	...
184	Niue	51.7
185	Kuwait	52.2
186	Tonga	53.2
187	Samoa	54.0
188	Cook Islands	63.0
189	Marshall Islands	63.3
190	Palau	64.0
191	Nauru	78.1
	Australasia Avg	48.8
	World Avg	27.1
q=191.

Adult Obesity Lower is better28
Pos.		2022 %28
1	Vietnam	2.1%
2	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	2.2%
3	Ethiopia	2.4%
	...
178	Puerto Rico	41.0%
179	Saudi Arabia	41.1%
180	Belize	41.9%
181	Palau	42.2%
182	USA	42.9%
183	Egypt	43.0%
184	Qatar	43.8%
185	Kuwait	45.4%
	Australasia Avg	49.3%
	World Avg	24.7%
q=199.

Children's Health Datasets:

Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better26
Pos.		2022 Per 100026
1	Hong Kong	1.6
2	Denmark	1.8
3	S. Korea	2.1
	...
109	Azerbaijan	40.1
110	Pakistan	41.2
111	Barbados	41.9
112	Palau	42.1
113	Palestine	42.9
114	Brazil	43.6
115	Egypt	43.6
116	Samoa	43.8
	Australasia Avg	40.2
	World Avg	43.8
q=195.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better24
Pos.		2015 Avg %24
1=	Hungary	99.0
1=	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
101	France	92.6
102=	El Salvador	92.4
102=	Swaziland	92.4
104	Palau	92.4
105	Vietnam	92.3
106	Denmark	92.3
107	Azerbaijan	92.2
108=	Australia	92.1
	Australasia Avg	86.4
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

Infant Mortality (2020s) Lower is better25
Pos.		Total Per 100025
1	San Marino	2.11
2	Finland	2.59
3	Luxembourg	2.60
	...
106	Venezuela	20.47
107	Suriname	20.80
108	Honduras	20.99
109	Palau	21.33
110	Uzbekistan	21.50
111	Vietnam	22.10
112	Fiji	22.11
113	N. Korea	22.55
	Australasia Avg	25.09
	World Avg	32.19
q=195.

6. Palau's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #environmentalism #internationalism #marshall_islands #over-exploitation #the_environment

Compared to Australasia (2025)29
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank29
1	New Zealand	75.8
2	Australia	76.6
3	Fiji	89.1
	...
8	Kiribati	111.4
9	Micronesia	114.6
10	Cook Islands	119.6
11	Solomon Islands	121.6
12	Marshall Islands	123.1
13	Palau	124.5
14	Tuvalu	127.4
15	Niue	129.5
16	Nauru	134.4
	Australasia Avg	93.28
q=16.

Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)29
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank29
1	Sri Lanka	34.9
2	Uruguay	43.2
3	Switzerland	45.0
	...
182	Zimbabwe	121.5
183	Solomon Islands	121.6
184	Marshall Islands	123.1
185	Palau	124.5
186	Grenada	125.0
187	Tuvalu	127.4
188	Tajikistan	128.6
189	Niue	129.5
	World Avg	84.93
q=199.

We have known for a long term that we must protect the environment from habitation destruction, over-exploitation, pollution, and the emissions that cause climate change. In 1998, Greenpeace wrote that "Environment can no longer be meaningfully separated from health, quality of life, democracy, education, economy or trade"₃₀. What countries have been doing the right thing, via legislation and national culture? All countries' current and historical approach towards the environment is gauged via 21 datasets, including multiple decades of data on its forested percent change 2000-2020, its environmental performance, energy to GDP efficiency, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population, reducing annual meat consumption per person and its score on the Green Future Index.

The countries that do the best (Sri Lanka, Uruguay and Switzerland) tend to have avoided the excesses of early industrial countries, and have not yet repeated the same mistakes of environmental destruction - at least, not on the same scale. The regions with the best average results per country are Central America, South America and Scandinavia. The worst are Eritrea, The Vatican City and Timor-Leste (E. Timor), and the worst regions Micronesia, Australasia and Melanesia.

For more, see:

• " Countries With the Best Environmental Records" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

Regarding its responsibility towards the environment, Palau is positioned 15th-worst in the world (amongst the highest in Australasia). This is computed using 21 data sets. Palau does better than average in terms of its forested percent change 2000-2020₃₁. And finally, it falls into the worst-performing 20 for its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment.

Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better31
Pos.		Total31
1	Guernsey	82.6%
2	Bahrain	75.2%
3	Iceland	64.7%
	...
51	Thailand	4.7%
52	Poland	4.6%
53	Macedonia	4.6%
54	Palau	4.6%
55	Bhutan	4.5%
56	Morocco	4.2%
57	Lebanon	3.8%
58	Bosnia & Herzegovina	3.6%
	Australasia Avg	0.1%
	World Avg	-0.1%
q=234.

International Accords on the Environment Higher is better
Pos.		Total Avg Rate
1	Sweden	83%
2	Canada	82%
3	Norway	81%
	...
187	S. Sudan	37%
188	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	36%
189	Bhutan	35%
190	Palau	34%
191	Angola	33%
192	Iraq	28%
193	San Marino	26%
194	Haiti	25%
	Australasia Avg	48.2%
	World Avg	57.5%
q=197.

Palau is one of only two eligible countries who could sign up for the protections of the Waigani Convention, but, have not (the other is Marshall Islands). It's particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, and so, was one of the early adopters of the Kyoto Protocol in 1999 and one of the 19 countries that signed the Paris Agreement within the first few months in Q2 2016.

7. Palau's Modernity and Learning

#education #modernity #technology #the_internet

Compared to Australasia (2020)32
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank32
1	New Zealand	15.2
2	Australia	16.6
3	Palau	47.4
4=	Tonga	62.0
5	Fiji	71.5
6	Samoa	99.8
7	Marshall Islands	111.1
8	Vanuatu	125.6
9	Kiribati	127.3
10	Micronesia	133.6
11	Tuvalu	138.2
12	Solomon Islands	154.5
13	Papua New Guinea	158.4
	Australasia Avg	97.01
q=13.

Modernity & Learning (2020)32
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank32
1	Finland	7.1
2	Belgium	12.9
3	Denmark	13.6
	...
38	Russia	44.3
39	Malta	45.9
40	Barbados	47.4
41	Palau	47.4
42	Ukraine	47.7
43	Bulgaria	47.8
44	Croatia	47.8
45	Liechtenstein	48.8
	World Avg	86.31
q=190.

The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are Finland, Belgium and Denmark₃₃. The worst countries are Eritrea, S. Sudan and Sierra Leone₃₃. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots₃₄.

“Education, at all levels and ages, is the single most vital support for equality as well as being a country's most vital economic and social resource. [...] Every successful aspirant to modernisation and economic development, from Japan to South Korea, China to Chile, has got there with a big emphasis on education.”

Bill Emmott (2017)₃₅

15 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Intellectual Endeavours, Maths, Science & Reading, Religiosity, IQ, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe₃₃, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia₃₃.

For more, see:

• "Which Countries are Most Modern, With the Best Education and Internet Access?" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

Modernity and Education Datasets:

Secondary Education Higher is better36
Pos.		201836
1=	Luxembourg	100.0%
1=	Estonia	100.0%
1=	Austria	100.0%
	...
14	Slovenia	97.6%
15	Armenia	97.2%
16	Hungary	97.2%
17	Palau	97.1%
18	New Zealand	96.9%
19	Switzerland	96.5%
20	Moldova	96.4%
21	Germany	96.3%
	Australasia Avg	79.3%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling Higher is better37
Pos.		2021 Years37
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
	...
40	Estonia	15.9
41	Thailand	15.9
42	France	15.8
43	Palau	15.8
44	Russia	15.8
45	Kazakhstan	15.8
46	UAE	15.7
47	Barbados	15.7
	Australasia Avg	13.4
	World Avg	13.5
q=193.

Technology and Information Datasets:

IPv6 Uptake Higher is better38
Pos.		2017 Ratio38
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
157=	Brunei	0.0
157=	Aruba	0.0
157=	Bahrain	0.0
157=	Palau	0.0
157=	Equatorial Guinea	0.0
157=	Belize	0.0
157=	Suriname	0.0
157=	Grenada	0.0
	Australasia Avg	1.55
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

8. Palau's Culture, Peace and Inequality

#internationalism

National Culture Datasets:

Passport Reach (2020s) Higher is better39
Pos.		Total Q39
1	Singapore	192.2
2	Japan	192.0
3	S. Korea	190.7
	...
82	Montenegro	124.8
83	Marshall Islands	124.3
84	Kiribati	123.5
85	Palau	120.8
86	Moldova	120.7
87	Micronesia	119.7
88	Bosnia & Herzegovina	119.0
89	Russia	117.7
	Australasia Avg	123.4
	World Avg	108.8
q=195.

9. Religion and Beliefs

The CIA World Factbook states: Roman Catholic 41.6%, Protestant 23.3%, Modekngei 8.8% (indigenous to Palau), Seventh-Day Adventist 5.3%, Jehovah's Witnesses 0.9%, Mormon 0.6%, other 3.1%, unspecified or none 16.4% (2000 census)₄₀.

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems