Palau, a country with population of 18,000 people has 61 attorneys licensed to practice law in it according to Palau Bar Association membership list.
Of the 61 attorneys, 22 are active local members, 19 are government attorneys and 19 are active off-island members and one inactive member.
Of the total number of bar members, 25 are women, or about 41% are women. Of the attorneys active on island, (private & government), 49% are women or 20 out of 41 local active attorneys.
Strictly by numbers, this is 1 lawyer for 259 people in Palau. For perspective, Texas has 1 lawyer for every 318 people and United Kingdom has 1 lawyer for every 344. New York has lowest number of people to attorney ratio with 115 people to 1 attorney. (L.N. Reklai)