| Attribute |
Ireland × | 
Palau × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 70,273 | 459 |
| Continent | Europe | Australia |
| Land area (km²) | 68,883 | 459 |
| Water area (km²) | 1,390 | 0 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 490 | 0 |
| Border countries | | - |
| Coastline (km) | 1,448 | 1,519 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 118 | - |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 1,041 | 242 |
| People | | |
| Population | 5,176,569 | 21,685 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic | Roman Catholic |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | - | Republic of Palau |
| Short country name | Ireland | Palau |
| Long local name | - | Beluu er a Belau |
| Short local name | Eire | Belau |
| Former name | - | - Palau District
- Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
|
| Government type | Parliamentary republic | Presidential republic in free association with the US |
| Capital | Dublin | Ngerulmud |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 353,300,000,000 | 264,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 331,500,000,000 | 292,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 7.2 | -3.7 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 73,200 | 14,700 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 33.1 | 48.7 |
| Labor force | 2,226,000 | 11,610 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.7 | 1.7 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 8.2 | 24.9 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 86,040,000,000 | 193,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 87,190,000,000 | 167,300,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 0.33 | - |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 26 | 66.1 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -0.3 | 8.8 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 68.6 | 24.1 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 0.05 | - |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 4.08 | - |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 191,900,000,000 | - |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 191,900,000,000 | - |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 299,100,000,000 | - |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 128,000,000,000 | - |
| Current account balance (USD) | 28,140,000,000 | -53,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 219,700,000,000 | 23,170,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 98,130,000,000 | 4,715,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 4,412,000,000 | 0 |
| External debt (USD) | 2,470,000,000,000 | 18,380,000,000 |
| National currency | euros | US Dollar |
| National currency (code) | EUR | USD |
| National currency (symbol) | € | $ |
| National currency rate to USD | 0.885 | - |