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Bahamas vs Marshall Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Bahamas has a population of 401K (ranked 173/197), compared with 37.5K in The Marshall Islands (ranked 192/197). The Bahamas' land area is 3,865 sq mi versus 69.5 sq mi for The Marshall Islands (ranked 162nd vs. 191st).

By GDP, The Bahamas ranks 140/197 ($15.8B) and The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M). By GDP per capita, The Bahamas ranks 30/197 ($39,455), while The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467).

Main facts and rankings

Bahamas Marshall Islands
Population
404321
36281
Population rank 173/197 192/197
GDP
$15.8B
2024
$280M
2024
GDP rank 140/197 194/197
GDP per capita
$39,455
2024
$7,467
2024
GDP per capita rank 30/197 100/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,198
2024
$8,198
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$46.8M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
78.3%
2025
15.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$30,693
2024
$1,245
2024
Government debt per person rank 24/185 136/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$25,682
2025
$5,868
2025
Land area
3,865 sq mi
2025
69.5 sq mi
2025
Population density
103.8 ppl/mi²
2024
540 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.37
2023
2.92
2023
Median age
36 years
2024
21.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
67.2 years
2025

Bahamas and Marshall Islands: Comparison Charts

Bahamas and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP
Bahamas

Marshall Islands
Year GDP
Bahamas Marshall Islands
1960 $169,736,027 -
1961 $190,022,030 -
1962 $212,170,034 -
1963 $237,650,038 -
1964 $266,560,043 -
1965 $300,272,048 -
1966 $346,800,000 -
1967 $398,000,000 -
1968 $453,800,000 -
1969 $538,700,000 -
1970 $539,500,000 $8,408,486
1971 $573,400,000 $9,116,810
1972 $590,900,000 $9,973,652
1973 $670,900,000 $11,607,366
1974 $632,400,000 $15,217,532
1975 $596,200,000 $16,691,301
1976 $642,100,000 $18,153,647
1977 $713,000,000 $20,210,069
1978 $832,400,000 $22,209,370
1979 $1,139,800,100 $25,545,346
1980 $1,335,300,000 $26,710,653
1981 $1,426,500,000 $31,020,000
1982 $1,578,300,000 $34,918,000
1983 $1,732,800,000 $41,749,000
1984 $2,041,100,000 $45,144,000
1985 $2,320,699,900 $43,879,000
1986 $2,472,500,000 $55,989,000
1987 $2,713,999,900 $62,983,000
1988 $2,817,900,000 $70,688,000
1989 $3,062,000,000 $72,798,000
1990 $3,166,000,000 $78,476,000
1991 $3,111,160,000 $82,507,000
1992 $3,109,000,000 $91,063,000
1993 $3,092,000,000 $99,461,000
1994 $3,259,000,000 $108,071,000
1995 $3,429,000,000 $120,230,000
1996 $3,609,000,000 $110,858,000
1997 $6,332,360,000 $109,884,700
1998 $6,833,220,000 $112,070,100
1999 $7,683,870,000 $113,352,100
2000 $8,076,470,000 $114,838,500
2001 $8,317,830,000 $122,406,100
2002 $8,881,160,000 $131,960,000
2003 $8,870,090,000 $131,128,500
2004 $9,055,290,000 $132,900,000
2005 $9,836,200,000 $138,000,000
2006 $10,167,250,000 $143,200,000
2007 $10,618,340,000 $150,500,000
2008 $10,526,000,000 $146,600,000
2009 $9,981,960,000 $151,200,000
2010 $10,095,760,000 $161,100,000
2011 $10,070,450,000 $172,300,000
2012 $10,720,400,000 $180,700,000
2013 $10,475,300,000 $186,400,000
2014 $11,139,100,000 $186,000,000
2015 $11,837,600,000 $183,700,000
2016 $11,880,900,000 $201,800,000
2017 $12,446,900,000 $213,700,000
2018 $12,819,200,000 $220,000,000
2019 $13,277,000,000 $232,900,000
2020 $10,363,200,000 $241,800,000
2021 $12,037,000,000 $258,900,000
2022 $13,896,800,000 $253,400,000
2023 $15,271,300,000 $259,300,000
2024 $15,832,800,000 $280,357,844

Bahamas and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahamas

Marshall Islands
Year GDP per capita
Bahamas Marshall Islands
1960 $1,459 -
1961 $1,555 -
1962 $1,651 -
1963 $1,759 -
1964 $1,883 -
1965 $2,030 -
1966 $2,239 -
1967 $2,453 -
1968 $2,668 -
1969 $3,027 -
1970 $2,916 $373
1971 $3,004 $390
1972 $3,014 $416
1973 $3,341 $472
1974 $3,080 $602
1975 $2,841 $638
1976 $2,993 $672
1977 $3,253 $724
1978 $3,720 $771
1979 $4,994 $859
1980 $5,743 $868
1981 $6,029 $969
1982 $6,559 $1,046
1983 $7,081 $1,199
1984 $8,202 $1,245
1985 $9,167 $1,162
1986 $9,601 $1,425
1987 $10,361 $1,543
1988 $10,576 $1,670
1989 $11,291 $1,670
1990 $11,473 $1,758
1991 $11,082 $1,811
1992 $10,873 $1,963
1993 $10,613 $2,112
1994 $10,991 $2,265
1995 $11,375 $2,491
1996 $11,784 $2,273
1997 $20,368 $2,231
1998 $21,667 $2,254
1999 $24,041 $2,258
2000 $24,940 $2,265
2001 $25,372 $2,394
2002 $26,782 $2,566
2003 $26,429 $2,539
2004 $26,650 $2,566
2005 $28,602 $2,659
2006 $29,185 $2,754
2007 $30,052 $2,892
2008 $29,392 $2,818
2009 $27,513 $2,907
2010 $27,473 $3,095
2011 $27,091 $3,319
2012 $28,552 $3,514
2013 $27,643 $3,678
2014 $29,137 $3,735
2015 $30,719 $3,764
2016 $30,617 $4,230
2017 $31,875 $4,593
2018 $32,642 $4,858
2019 $33,640 $5,292
2020 $26,179 $5,662
2021 $30,368 $6,259
2022 $34,957 $6,323
2023 $38,232 $6,678
2024 $39,455 $7,467

Bahamas vs. Marshall Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahamas

Marshall Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahamas Marshall Islands
1950 58.9 52.6
1951 59.2 52.7
1952 59.6 52.7
1953 60 52.8
1954 60.3 52.9
1955 60.7 53
1956 61 53.2
1957 61.4 53.4
1958 61.7 53.6
1959 62.1 54
1960 62.5 54.4
1961 62.8 54.7
1962 63.2 55.2
1963 63.5 55.7
1964 63.9 56.3
1965 64.3 56.8
1966 64.6 57.3
1967 65 57.8
1968 65.4 58.2
1969 65.8 58.5
1970 66.2 58.8
1971 66.5 59.1
1972 66.8 59.5
1973 67.1 59.8
1974 67.6 60.1
1975 68.1 60.3
1976 68.5 60.4
1977 68.8 60.6
1978 68.9 60.7
1979 69 60.8
1980 69.1 61
1981 69.4 61.1
1982 69.7 61.3
1983 70 61.5
1984 70.2 61.6
1985 70.3 61.7
1986 70.3 61.8
1987 70.4 61.8
1988 70.5 61.8
1989 70.7 61.7
1990 70.9 61.8
1991 71.2 61.8
1992 71.3 61.9
1993 71.4 62.1
1994 71.4 62.3
1995 71.4 62.5
1996 71.5 62.8
1997 71.6 63
1998 71.8 63.2
1999 72.1 63.4
2000 72.5 63.3
2001 72.8 63.7
2002 73 63.8
2003 73.2 64
2004 73.2 64
2005 73.4 64.1
2006 73.5 64.2
2007 73.5 64.3
2008 73.4 64.3
2009 73.5 64.4
2010 73.4 64.5
2011 73.6 64.6
2012 73.7 64.8
2013 73.9 65
2014 74 65.1
2015 73.8 65.3
2016 74 65.5
2017 74 65.7
2018 74.1 65.9
2019 71.4 66
2020 73 65.4
2021 70.8 65.4
2022 74.5 66.7
2023 74.6 66.9
2024 74.7 67.1
2025 74.9 67.2

Bahamas and Marshall Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahamas

Marshall Islands
Year Population
Bahamas Marshall Islands
1960 116,317 14,703
1961 122,197 15,219
1962 128,493 15,755
1963 135,087 16,302
1964 141,528 16,852
1965 147,952 17,402
1966 154,874 17,927
1967 162,267 18,655
1968 170,089 19,862
1969 177,981 21,305
1970 184,982 22,530
1971 190,857 23,366
1972 196,055 23,992
1973 200,791 24,581
1974 205,342 25,296
1975 209,886 26,154
1976 214,501 27,021
1977 219,157 27,906
1978 223,761 28,809
1979 228,230 29,738
1980 232,526 30,774
1981 236,614 32,017
1982 240,614 33,397
1983 244,698 34,811
1984 248,863 36,264
1985 253,154 37,761
1986 257,536 39,286
1987 261,935 40,828
1988 266,448 42,321
1989 271,178 43,586
1990 275,945 44,629
1991 280,731 45,568
1992 285,927 46,388
1993 291,339 47,093
1994 296,509 47,712
1995 301,461 48,266
1996 306,268 48,775
1997 310,904 49,259
1998 315,368 49,717
1999 319,614 50,202
2000 323,835 50,706
2001 327,836 51,123
2002 331,614 51,425
2003 335,618 51,639
2004 339,782 51,791
2005 343,894 51,906
2006 348,375 51,992
2007 353,334 52,035
2008 358,120 52,030
2009 362,810 52,019
2010 367,478 52,044
2011 371,729 51,907
2012 375,469 51,419
2013 378,953 50,681
2014 382,298 49,796
2015 385,346 48,800
2016 388,055 47,709
2017 390,485 46,529
2018 392,717 45,285
2019 394,675 44,007
2020 395,863 42,706
2021 396,373 41,367
2022 397,538 40,077
2023 399,440 38,827
2024 401,283 37,548

Fertility rates in Bahamas and Marshall Islands

Fertility rate
Bahamas

Marshall Islands
Year Fertility rate
Bahamas Marshall Islands
1960 5.09 8.08
1961 5.16 8.12
1962 5.13 8.12
1963 5.06 8.12
1964 4.97 8.14
1965 4.88 8.16
1966 4.79 8.2
1967 4.69 8.17
1968 4.56 8.14
1969 4.38 8.11
1970 4.21 8.07
1971 4.06 8.04
1972 3.89 8
1973 3.73 7.95
1974 3.57 7.9
1975 3.42 7.83
1976 3.3 7.76
1977 3.17 7.67
1978 3.05 7.58
1979 2.94 7.47
1980 2.84 7.37
1981 2.77 7.27
1982 2.71 7.18
1983 2.65 7.08
1984 2.59 6.99
1985 2.55 6.87
1986 2.53 6.73
1987 2.52 6.57
1988 2.52 6.38
1989 2.52 6.18
1990 2.52 5.97
1991 2.51 5.76
1992 2.71 5.55
1993 2.61 5.38
1994 2.47 5.23
1995 2.42 5.09
1996 2.35 5.02
1997 2.29 4.96
1998 2.23 4.87
1999 2.13 4.78
2000 2.06 4.7
2001 2.02 4.58
2002 1.98 4.49
2003 1.97 4.42
2004 1.98 4.34
2005 2.01 4.28
2006 2.02 4.2
2007 2.04 4.09
2008 2 3.97
2009 2.01 3.83
2010 1.84 3.67
2011 1.79 3.53
2012 1.76 3.38
2013 1.74 3.25
2014 1.69 3.18
2015 1.57 3.13
2016 1.5 3.09
2017 1.42 3.06
2018 1.4 3.04
2019 1.4 3.01
2020 1.39 2.99
2021 1.38 2.96
2022 1.38 2.94
2023 1.37 2.92

Bahamas and Marshall Islands demographics compared

Median age
Bahamas

Marshall Islands
Year Median age, years
Bahamas Marshall Islands
1960 19.5 17.4
1961 19.6 17
1962 19.6 16.7
1963 19.7 16.4
1964 19.8 16.3
1965 19.9 16.3
1966 20.1 16.4
1967 20.2 16.6
1968 20.3 16.9
1969 20.5 17.2
1970 20.6 17.4
1971 20.6 17.1
1972 20.7 16.6
1973 20.7 16.2
1974 20.8 16
1975 20.9 15.9
1976 21.1 15.7
1977 21.3 15.5
1978 21.6 15.3
1979 21.8 15.1
1980 22.1 15
1981 22.4 14.9
1982 22.7 14.9
1983 23 14.9
1984 23.4 14.8
1985 23.7 14.8
1986 24 14.7
1987 24.3 14.7
1988 24.7 14.7
1989 25 14.8
1990 25.4 14.9
1991 25.7 15.2
1992 26 15.4
1993 26.3 15.8
1994 26.6 16.1
1995 26.9 16.5
1996 27.2 16.9
1997 27.5 17.2
1998 27.9 17.6
1999 28.2 17.9
2000 28.5 18.2
2001 28.9 18.5
2002 29.3 18.8
2003 29.6 19.1
2004 30 19.4
2005 30.3 19.7
2006 30.6 19.9
2007 30.8 20.2
2008 31 20.4
2009 31.3 20.5
2010 31.5 20.6
2011 31.8 20.6
2012 32.1 20.8
2013 32.4 21
2014 32.6 21.3
2015 33 21.6
2016 33.3 21.9
2017 33.6 22.2
2018 33.9 22.4
2019 34.3 22.6
2020 34.6 22.6
2021 34.9 22.5
2022 35.2 22.2
2023 35.6 21.9
2024 36 21.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahamas Marshall Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$14.2B
2023
$315M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.8%
2025
71.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
7.7%
2022
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.53%
2025
+0.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.65%
2023
9.82%
2021
Services, % of GDP
77.2%
2024
70.5%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2024
11.1%
2023
Economic freedom index
63.2
2025
58
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
27.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.8%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$2.51B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$65.9M
2024
$34.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,794,500
2020
6,099
2019
International tourism as share of exports
59.6%
2020
15.6%
2018

Energy

Bahamas Marshall Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,007 kg
2007
615 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.6
2007
$5.38
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.22 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2022
12.2%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.48%
2021
2.43%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bahamas Marshall Islands
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.0005%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,018
2024
-1,765
2024
Urban population
83.8%
2024
79.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
59.7
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
65
2024
64
2025
Higher education index
18
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
31.2
2022
4.01
1994
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.7
2019
5.7
2013
Visa free countries
153
2025
126
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2003
95.8%
2021
English speaking
87.1%
2023
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
94.8%
2023
65.7%
2023

Health

Bahamas Marshall Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,341
2022
$758
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$568
2022
$9.1
2022
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
67.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.45%
2022
60.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.86
2017
0.46
2012
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.7 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
76
2023
155
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
28.2
2023
Obesity rate
48.2%
2022
47.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.9%
2024
25.7%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
100
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.3%
2022
29.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.65 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Bahamas Marshall Islands
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Land area per capita
9,631 sq mi
2024
1,851 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50.2 sq mi
2025
27 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,969 sq mi
2025
36.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,678 mi
2011
1,260 mi
2007

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