Palau vs Seychelles: Share of the population that is female
Palau
46.2%
in 2025
Seychelles
44.9%
in 2025
Palau rank
207th
Seychelles rank
208th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Palau
- Seychelles
How they compare
Palau currently reports 46.2% against 44.9% in Seychelles, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Seychelles ahead.
Palau ranks 207th and Seychelles ranks 208th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 3 and Seychelles in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.5% | 49.3% | 0.1% | Palau |
| 1970s | 48.2% | 48.6% | 0.4% | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 47.1% | 48.7% | 1.6% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 46.2% | 48.9% | 2.8% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 48.4% | 2.3% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 46.4% | 0.2% | Palau |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 45.0% | 1.1% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Palau or Seychelles?
- Palau, at 46.2% against 44.9% in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Palau and Seychelles?
- 1.3%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Seychelles?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Palau and Seychelles rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Palau ranks 207th and Seychelles ranks 208th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.