Palau exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for Palau in Oceania, including national, subnational, and taxonomy-level views.
National summary#
The national exposure profile by occupancy class highlights the distribution of buildings, replacement value, and exposed population.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| COM | 671 | 0.0K | $621.2M | 6.91% | 0.00% | 25.18% |
| IND | 42 | 0.0K | $35.0M | 0.43% | 0.00% | 1.42% |
| RES | 8,994 | 17.7K | $1,810.9M | 92.65% | 100.00% | 73.40% |

Figure: Relative contribution of occupancy classes to total national exposure in Palau.

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in Palau.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for Palau.
Subnational summary#
The subnational summary aggregates exposure by first administrative level and supports comparison of spatial concentration of assets.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME_1 | ||||||
| Koror | 3,481 | 327 | $1,109.5M | 35.86% | 1.85% | 44.97% |
| Ngiwal | 3,238 | 11,565 | $605.8M | 33.36% | 65.48% | 24.55% |
| Airai | 772 | 403 | $249.9M | 7.95% | 2.28% | 10.13% |
| Melekeok | 801 | 2,637 | $172.0M | 8.25% | 14.93% | 6.97% |
| Peleliu | 173 | 57 | $50.6M | 1.78% | 0.32% | 2.05% |
| Ngaraard | 182 | 368 | $46.9M | 1.87% | 2.08% | 1.90% |
| Ngchesar | 163 | 487 | $39.7M | 1.68% | 2.76% | 1.61% |
| Ngarchelong | 142 | 304 | $37.3M | 1.46% | 1.72% | 1.51% |
| Aimeliik | 117 | 47 | $32.0M | 1.21% | 0.27% | 1.30% |
| Ngeremlengui | 125 | 362 | $30.7M | 1.29% | 2.05% | 1.25% |
| Angaur | 229 | 414 | $30.3M | 2.36% | 2.34% | 1.23% |
| Ngatpang | 93 | 108 | $22.5M | 0.96% | 0.61% | 0.91% |
| Ngardmau | 88 | 250 | $17.4M | 0.91% | 1.42% | 0.71% |
| Kayangel | 53 | 334 | $11.9M | 0.55% | 1.89% | 0.48% |
| Sonsorol | 31 | 0 | $5.8M | 0.32% | 0.00% | 0.23% |
| Hatohobei | 19 | 0 | $4.7M | 0.20% | 0.00% | 0.19% |

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by occupancy class across first-level administrative units.

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by taxonomy classes across first-level administrative units.
Taxonomy summary#
The taxonomy summary provides a detailed view of building classes represented in the national exposure model.

Figure: Distribution of exposure by detailed taxonomy classes in Palau.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| MUR | MUR+CBH/LWAL/CDN+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 1,672 | 5,569 | $645,352.9K | 17.23% | 31.53% | 26.16% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 1,254 | 1,518 | $447,208.5K | 12.92% | 8.59% | 18.13% |
| MUR | MUR+CBH/LWAL/CDN+ERL/H:2-5/COM | COM | 274 | 0 | $355,700.9K | 2.82% | 0.00% | 14.42% |
| W | W+WLI/LFM/CDL+ERH/H:1/RES | RES | 2,682 | 3,874 | $321,794.4K | 27.64% | 21.93% | 13.04% |
| HYB | HYB(CR;W)/LFM/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 1,466 | 3,012 | $153,981.6K | 15.11% | 17.05% | 6.24% |
| MUR | MUR+CBH/LWAL/CDN+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 203 | 0 | $132,251.9K | 2.09% | 0.00% | 5.36% |
| W | W+WLI/LFM/CDL+ERH/H:1/COM | COM | 125 | 0 | $103,334.9K | 1.29% | 0.00% | 4.19% |
| HYB | HYB(CR;ME)/LFM/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 708 | 1,810 | $74,378.0K | 7.30% | 10.25% | 3.01% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERM/H:2-3/RES | RES | 64 | 344 | $69,088.4K | 0.66% | 1.95% | 2.80% |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 177 | 340 | $45,925.1K | 1.82% | 1.92% | 1.86% | |
| OT | ME+MEIR/LN/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 960 | 1,181 | $40,317.9K | 9.89% | 6.69% | 1.63% |
| ME+MEIR/LFM/CDL+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 59 | 0 | $21,631.8K | 0.61% | 0.00% | 0.88% | |
| MUR | MUR+CBH/LWAL/CDN+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 15 | 0 | $13,532.6K | 0.15% | 0.00% | 0.55% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERM/H:4-5/RES | RES | 6 | 8 | $12,632.6K | 0.06% | 0.05% | 0.51% |
| W | W+WLI/LFM/CDL+ERH/H:1/IND | IND | 14 | 0 | $12,144.4K | 0.14% | 0.00% | 0.49% |
| W+WLI/LFM/CDL+ERH/H:2/COM | COM | 9 | 0 | $8,268.4K | 0.09% | 0.00% | 0.34% | |
| MUR | MUR+CBH/LWAL/CDN+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 3 | 0 | $4,819.8K | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.20% |
| OT | ME+MEIR/LFM/CDL+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 10 | 0 | $4,509.0K | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.18% |
| MATO/LPB/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 3 | 7 | $213.7K | 0.03% | 0.04% | 0.01% |