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Marshall Islands

Oceania · Micronesia (region)
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Marshall Islands is a sovereign state in Micronesia (region), Oceania. It covers 181 km² and has a population of approximately 42,418. Its official language is English and its currency is the United States dollar ($).

Quick facts

Capital
Majuro
Population
42,418
Area
181 km²
Currency
United States dollar ($)
Languages
English, Marshallese
Calling code
+692
TLD
.mh
Driving side
Right
Landlocked
No
Continents
Oceania
Timezone
UTC+12:00
Native name
Marshall Islands

Appears in 279 rankings

Economy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) #3 12.74
Countries by Gross national expenditure (% of GDP) #8 142.58
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) #9 121.83
Countries by unemployment rate #26 10.10
Countries by Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI) #34 2.83
Countries by Services, value added (% of GDP) #44 66.99
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) #80 22.45
Countries by public debt (% of GDP) #81 0.17% of GDP
Countries by GDP per capita #88 8286.56
Countries by GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) #96 8,500per capita
Countries by GDP growth rate #107 0.03
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): education pillar score, female (scale 0”“188) #110 93.77
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): education pillar score, total (scale 0”“188) #112 88.82
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): education pillar score, male (scale 0”“188) #117 84.27
Countries by Gross capital formation (% of GDP) #117 20.74
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): overall score, female (scale 0”“325) #118 138.3
Countries by GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) #121 5811.03per capita
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): overall score, total (scale 0”“325) #123 145.23
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): overall score, male (scale 0”“325) #124 151.95
Countries by Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI) #134 14.42
Countries by GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) #137 9,680per capita
Countries by Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI) #138 9.84
Countries by GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) #144 8194.64per capita
Countries by Gross savings (% of GDP) #145 11.46
Countries by GNI per capita (constant LCU) #146 7184.47per capita
Countries by Gross savings (% of GNI) #150 10.47
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) #161 60683910.37
Countries by Gross savings (current US$) #161 29948632.27
Countries by GNI (constant LCU) #162 269762298.58
Countries by Gross capital formation (constant LCU) #165 56428382.4
Countries by Gross national expenditure (constant LCU) #166 326934412
Countries by Exports of goods and services (constant LCU) #170 90487831.12
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) #170 13.18
Countries by Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) #170 103226455.67
Countries by Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) #171 200603912.35
Countries by Gross domestic income (constant LCU) #171 230931312.55
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) #172 270506029.61
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) #172 60683910.37
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) #172 3.12
Countries by Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) #172 -21.83
Countries by GDP (PPP) #173 0.28
Countries by Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) #173 65137229.92
Countries by Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) #175 326934412
Countries by Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$) #175 56428382.4
Countries by Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) #176 7020509.72
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) #177 270506029.61
Countries by Gross national expenditure (current US$) #177 413623748.78
Countries by Gross capital formation (current US$) #177 60179059.98
Countries by Final consumption expenditure (current US$) #179 353444688.8
Countries by Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) #179 90487831.12
Countries by Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) #181 37412229.02
Countries by Exports of goods and services (current US$) #182 122031784.06
Countries by Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) #182 200603912.35
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU) #183 3333488.46
Countries by Imports of goods and services (current US$) #185 237149024.96
Countries by Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) #185 12052873.61
Countries by GDP (Nominal) #189 0.3in billions
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU) #189 211172180.18
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$) #191 3333545.69
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (current US$) #192 9040097.24
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU) #192 28561855.08
Countries by Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) #193 9040097.24
Countries by Services, value added (constant LCU) #194 142708394.91
Countries by GDP per capita (constant LCU) #195 5811.03per capita
Countries by GNI, PPP (current international $) #195 363446259.3
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) #197 278055603.03
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) #197 278055603.03
Countries by GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) #197 270693540.42
Countries by GDP, PPP (current international $) #198 307692288.18
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) #199 38225284.58
Countries by Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$) #200 28898190.38
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU) #201 38225284.58
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) #201 28561855.08
Countries by Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) #201 8309987.04
Countries by GNI, Atlas method (current US$) #201 319050246.68
Countries by Services, value added (current US$) #202 194346033.39
Countries by Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) #202 142708394.91
Countries by GNI (current US$) #202 342676269.53
Countries by Services, value added (current LCU) #203 194346033.39
Countries by GDP (current US$) #209 290108489.99
Countries by GDP (constant 2015 US$) #209 218192687.99
Countries by GDP (constant LCU) #209 218192687.99

Population & Health

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults) #12 51.20
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #25 30.00
Countries by Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) #25 197.94
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #26 28.20
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #28 31.60
Countries by Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) #31 29.80
Countries by People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population) #40 80.25
Countries by Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) #42 263.4
Countries by People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban (% of urban population) #43 86.44
Countries by People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) #44 85.09
Countries by Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) #47 155per capita
Countries by Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) #59 26.3
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) #61 28.2
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) #61 31.3
Countries by Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) #62 23.5
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) #63 24.8
Countries by Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) #63 20.6
Countries by Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) #66 13
Countries by Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) #68 21.14
Countries by population density #69 222.65
Countries by Prevalence of current tobacco use, females (% of female adults) #70 8.50
Countries by Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) #81 6.60
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) #83 93.90
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access #98 75
Countries by Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #101 4.30
Countries by Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #101 4.90
Countries by Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #101 4.60
Countries by Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) #103 89.00
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health #104 71
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) #115 67.51
Countries by Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) #117 25.50
Countries by Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) #121 0.00
Countries by Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) #121 6.97
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) #123 81.96
Countries by UHC service coverage index #125 66
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases #130 79
Countries by Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) #143 241
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) #151 78.96
Countries by Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) #157 5.7per capita
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) #162 87.44
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) #163 85.75
Countries by Number of maternal deaths #169 1
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, male (years) #169 64.93years
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, total (years) #175 66.94years
Countries by Number of under-five deaths #177 25
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on non-communicable diseases #179 46
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, female (years) #179 69.33years
Countries by Number of infant deaths #180 20
Countries by Number of neonatal deaths #180 11
Countries by Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms) #183 60.00
Countries by median age #189 20.7
Countries by population growth rate #235 -0.03

Trade

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) #2 93.82
Countries by Transport services (% of commercial service imports) #42 46.92
Countries by Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) #48 76.45
Countries by Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) #53 42.40
Countries by Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) #60 43.66
Countries by Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) #80 19,524,005,836
Countries by Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) #95 19.50
Countries by Merchandise trade (% of GDP) #96 56.88
Countries by Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) #97 124,644,146
Countries by Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100) #125 7.21
Countries by Export volume index (2015 = 100) #128 103.6
Countries by Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) #150 6.18
Countries by Export value index (2015 = 100) #150 121.1
Countries by Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) #155 89370946.27
Countries by Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) #156 8,350,053
Countries by Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) #156 952,796,379
Countries by Export unit value index (2015 = 100) #164 117.8
Countries by Import unit value index (2015 = 100) #166 119.6
Countries by Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) #169 91009048.28
Countries by Personal remittances, received (current US$) #174 34,450,053
Countries by Goods exports (BoP, current US$) #176 120572208.83
Countries by Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) #181 13924403.19
Countries by Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) #185 219387359.58
Countries by Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) #186 130016413.31
Countries by Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) #189 217689520.33
Countries by Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) #190 206024686.08
Countries by Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP) #190 0.26
Countries by Goods imports (BoP, current US$) #190 132877921.43
Countries by Merchandise exports (current US$) #190 65,000,000
Countries by Import value index (2015 = 100) #198 65.2
Countries by Import volume index (2015 = 100) #199 54.8
Countries by Merchandise imports (current US$) #205 100,000,000

Environment

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #8 333.33
Countries by Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) #110 16.60
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #116 60.00
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #121 18.18
Countries by PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) #162 10.73
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) #187 0.001
Countries by Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP) #188 0.000369
Countries by Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) #193 0.000458
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #196 0.0001
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) #196 0.002663per capita
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) #198 0
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) #198 0
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #198 0.0003
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #199 0.0001
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #201 0.0026
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #201 0.0013
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #202 0.004
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) #202 0.11per capita

Governance

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Standard Error #3 0.29
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Standard Error #7 0.28
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #9 99.53
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank #13 93.36
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #13 71.56
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Standard Error #17 0.41
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #19 97.06
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank #27 86.27
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #42 85.38
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #43 69.12
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #50 81.13
Countries by Rule of Law: Estimate #52 0.68
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank #52 73.11
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #66 54.25
Countries by Control of Corruption: Estimate #71 0.41
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank #71 64.15
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #77 49.53
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #78 76.42
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank #90 54.72
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #104 29.25
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #113 56.13
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank #128 36.32
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #142 15.57
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Number of Sources #174 3
Countries by Rule of Law: Number of Sources #178 4
Countries by Control of Corruption: Number of Sources #181 3
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Number of Sources #185 3
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Number of Sources #189 3
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Number of Sources #192 1

Society & Culture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) #24 1.07
Countries by Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) #54 56.62
Countries by Fertility rate, total (births per woman) #58 2.92
Countries by Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) #59 64.24
Countries by Population density (people per sq. km of land area) #63 215.71km²
Countries by Urban population (% of total population) #65 78.73
Countries by Population living in slums (% of urban population) #130 2.38
Countries by Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) #146 7.62
Countries by Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100) #148 65.63
Countries by Rural population (% of total population) #152 21.27
Countries by Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) #164 12.12
Countries by Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin #189 10
Countries by Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin #195 0
Countries by Rural population #197 7,985
Countries by Urban population #205 29,563
Countries by International migrant stock, total #207 3,309
Countries by Population, male #209 19,237
Countries by Population, female #211 18,311
Countries by Population, total #211 37,548

Agriculture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) #39 19.58
Countries by Forest area (% of land area) #46 52.22
Countries by Total fisheries production (metric tons) #96 73938.66
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area) #100 38.89
Countries by Arable land (% of land area) #159 2.78
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100) #169 90.84
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) #170 90.84
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) #182 45306833.74
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) #183 56817504.88
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) #184 45306833.74
Countries by Forest area (sq. km) #187 94km²
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) #187 56817504.88
Countries by Aquaculture production (metric tons) #188 2.96
Countries by Arable land (hectares) #200 500

Finance

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate #14 0.94
Countries by PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) #154 0.94
Countries by Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) #160 1
Countries by PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) #160 0.95

Business

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 2 data services score (scale 0-100) #145 62.33
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services #145 62.33
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 4 data sources score (scale 0-100) #159 36.1
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources #159 36.1
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) #168 59.27
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products #168 59.27
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100) #173 43.54
Countries by SPI Overall Score #173 43.54
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 5 data infrastructure score (scale 0-100) #179 30
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure #179 30
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) #206 30
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use #206 30

Technology

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) #156 2.35per capita
Countries by Scientific and technical journal articles #194 2.24
Countries by Fixed broadband subscriptions #199 942
Countries by Fixed telephone subscriptions #202 1,947
Countries by Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) #204 39.71per capita
Countries by Mobile cellular subscriptions #208 15,913

Energy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) #1 100.00
Countries by Access to electricity (% of population) #1 100.00
Countries by Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population) #121 64.80
Countries by Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) #127 85.90
Countries by Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population) #172 0.50
Countries by Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) #183 2.43

Geography

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Coastline Length #118 370.4kilometers

Tourism

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) #3 17.97
Countries by International tourism, expenditures (current US$) #163 31399999.62
Countries by International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) #170 19899999.62
Countries by International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) #180 8600000.38

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