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Ireland vs Marshall Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ireland has a population of 5.38M (ranked 120/197), compared with 37.5K in The Marshall Islands (ranked 192/197). Ireland's land area is 26,599 sq mi versus 69.5 sq mi for The Marshall Islands (ranked 119th vs. 191st).

By GDP, Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B) and The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M). By GDP per capita, Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316), while The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467).

Main facts and rankings

Ireland Marshall Islands
Population
5474763
36281
Population rank 121/197 192/197
GDP
$577B
2024
$280M
2024
GDP rank 26/197 194/197
GDP per capita
$107,316
2024
$7,467
2024
GDP per capita rank 4/197 100/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$131,175
2024
$8,198
2024
Government debt
$237B
2024
$46.8M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.7%
2025
15.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$44,121
2024
$1,245
2024
Government debt per person rank 11/185 136/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$44,579
2025
$5,868
2025
Land area
26,599 sq mi
2025
69.5 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.3 ppl/mi²
2024
540 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
2.92
2023
Median age
39.7 years
2024
21.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
67.2 years
2025

Ireland and Marshall Islands: Comparison Charts

Ireland and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP
Ireland

Marshall Islands
Year GDP
Ireland Marshall Islands
1960 $1,998,550,222 -
1961 $2,151,772,980 -
1962 $2,329,372,972 -
1963 $2,505,073,358 -
1964 $2,851,091,646 -
1965 $3,035,655,794 -
1966 $3,198,820,904 -
1967 $3,445,739,915 -
1968 $3,378,701,147 -
1969 $3,902,721,632 -
1970 $4,395,995,086 $8,408,486
1971 $5,098,250,287 $9,116,810
1972 $6,318,060,582 $9,973,652
1973 $7,481,173,066 $11,607,366
1974 $7,896,860,615 $15,217,532
1975 $9,483,808,362 $16,691,301
1976 $9,453,756,015 $18,153,647
1977 $11,248,340,431 $20,210,069
1978 $14,647,996,074 $22,209,370
1979 $18,319,334,300 $25,545,346
1980 $21,747,855,640 $26,710,653
1981 $20,670,190,138 $31,020,000
1982 $21,474,754,080 $34,918,000
1983 $20,766,047,764 $41,749,000
1984 $20,106,648,455 $45,144,000
1985 $21,270,013,326 $43,879,000
1986 $28,714,571,852 $55,989,000
1987 $33,920,518,493 $62,983,000
1988 $37,772,897,421 $70,688,000
1989 $39,238,392,678 $72,798,000
1990 $49,305,632,408 $78,476,000
1991 $49,787,502,852 $82,507,000
1992 $55,918,538,121 $91,063,000
1993 $52,417,477,614 $99,461,000
1994 $57,097,656,066 $108,071,000
1995 $69,139,823,232 $120,230,000
1996 $75,790,785,030 $110,858,000
1997 $82,856,648,758 $109,884,700
1998 $90,199,410,116 $112,070,100
1999 $98,893,958,263 $113,352,100
2000 $100,207,610,430 $114,838,500
2001 $109,346,669,230 $122,406,100
2002 $128,596,035,288 $131,960,000
2003 $164,670,771,260 $131,128,500
2004 $194,372,115,041 $132,900,000
2005 $211,876,989,656 $138,000,000
2006 $232,180,617,162 $143,200,000
2007 $270,079,279,420 $150,500,000
2008 $275,447,471,451 $146,600,000
2009 $236,443,117,248 $151,200,000
2010 $221,985,621,538 $161,100,000
2011 $241,337,364,610 $172,300,000
2012 $227,270,922,957 $180,700,000
2013 $243,301,556,085 $186,400,000
2014 $266,787,238,499 $186,000,000
2015 $302,391,428,540 $183,700,000
2016 $305,733,136,181 $201,800,000
2017 $348,532,394,024 $213,700,000
2018 $395,461,216,460 $220,000,000
2019 $407,124,824,065 $232,900,000
2020 $436,555,518,400 $241,800,000
2021 $531,306,516,908 $258,900,000
2022 $548,570,250,342 $253,400,000
2023 $551,394,889,340 $259,300,000
2024 $577,389,475,010 $280,357,844

Ireland and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Ireland

Marshall Islands
Year GDP per capita
Ireland Marshall Islands
1960 $707 -
1961 $762 -
1962 $821 -
1963 $878 -
1964 $995 -
1965 $1,055 -
1966 $1,107 -
1967 $1,187 -
1968 $1,159 -
1969 $1,331 -
1970 $1,487 $373
1971 $1,704 $390
1972 $2,080 $416
1973 $2,424 $472
1974 $2,517 $602
1975 $2,973 $638
1976 $2,920 $672
1977 $3,427 $724
1978 $4,400 $771
1979 $5,430 $859
1980 $6,372 $868
1981 $5,986 $969
1982 $6,161 $1,046
1983 $5,915 $1,199
1984 $5,692 $1,245
1985 $6,012 $1,162
1986 $8,112 $1,425
1987 $9,582 $1,543
1988 $10,716 $1,670
1989 $11,176 $1,670
1990 $14,031 $1,758
1991 $14,087 $1,811
1992 $15,714 $1,963
1993 $14,657 $2,112
1994 $15,903 $2,265
1995 $19,158 $2,491
1996 $20,836 $2,273
1997 $22,551 $2,231
1998 $24,295 $2,254
1999 $26,338 $2,258
2000 $26,335 $2,265
2001 $28,282 $2,394
2002 $32,705 $2,566
2003 $41,204 $2,539
2004 $47,754 $2,566
2005 $50,933 $2,659
2006 $54,329 $2,754
2007 $61,396 $2,892
2008 $61,353 $2,818
2009 $52,133 $2,907
2010 $48,679 $3,095
2011 $52,693 $3,319
2012 $49,412 $3,514
2013 $52,619 $3,678
2014 $57,278 $3,735
2015 $64,312 $3,764
2016 $64,193 $4,230
2017 $72,198 $4,593
2018 $80,739 $4,858
2019 $81,810 $5,292
2020 $86,623 $5,662
2021 $103,962 $6,259
2022 $105,235 $6,323
2023 $103,888 $6,678
2024 $107,316 $7,467

Ireland vs. Marshall Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ireland

Marshall Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Ireland Marshall Islands
1950 65.6 52.6
1951 64.8 52.7
1952 67.2 52.7
1953 67.9 52.8
1954 68 52.9
1955 68 53
1956 69 53.2
1957 69 53.4
1958 69.3 53.6
1959 69.4 54
1960 70.2 54.4
1961 69.6 54.7
1962 69.9 55.2
1963 70.2 55.7
1964 70.4 56.3
1965 70.6 56.8
1966 70.2 57.3
1967 71.2 57.8
1968 70.9 58.2
1969 70.8 58.5
1970 70.8 58.8
1971 71.6 59.1
1972 71 59.5
1973 71.2 59.8
1974 71.1 60.1
1975 71.7 60.3
1976 71.8 60.4
1977 71.9 60.6
1978 71.9 60.7
1979 72.2 60.8
1980 72.5 61
1981 72.9 61.1
1982 73.2 61.3
1983 73.2 61.5
1984 73.6 61.6
1985 73.6 61.7
1986 73.6 61.8
1987 74.4 61.8
1988 74.4 61.8
1989 74.5 61.7
1990 74.8 61.8
1991 75 61.8
1992 75.4 61.9
1993 75.3 62.1
1994 75.8 62.3
1995 75.5 62.5
1996 75.8 62.8
1997 76 63
1998 76.2 63.2
1999 76.1 63.4
2000 76.5 63.3
2001 77.1 63.7
2002 77.6 63.8
2003 78.1 64
2004 78.5 64
2005 78.9 64.1
2006 79.2 64.2
2007 79.6 64.3
2008 79.8 64.3
2009 80.1 64.4
2010 80.6 64.5
2011 80.7 64.6
2012 80.9 64.8
2013 81.1 65
2014 81.4 65.1
2015 81.5 65.3
2016 81.7 65.5
2017 82.1 65.7
2018 82.1 65.9
2019 82.4 66
2020 82.4 65.4
2021 81.9 65.4
2022 82.1 66.7
2023 82.4 66.9
2024 82.6 67.1
2025 82.7 67.2

Ireland and Marshall Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Ireland

Marshall Islands
Year Population
Ireland Marshall Islands
1960 2,828,600 14,703
1961 2,824,400 15,219
1962 2,836,050 15,755
1963 2,852,650 16,302
1964 2,866,550 16,852
1965 2,877,300 17,402
1966 2,888,800 17,927
1967 2,902,450 18,655
1968 2,915,550 19,862
1969 2,932,650 21,305
1970 2,957,250 22,530
1971 2,992,050 23,366
1972 3,036,850 23,992
1973 3,085,950 24,581
1974 3,137,500 25,296
1975 3,189,550 26,154
1976 3,238,050 27,021
1977 3,282,200 27,906
1978 3,329,100 28,809
1979 3,373,750 29,738
1980 3,412,800 30,774
1981 3,453,000 32,017
1982 3,485,800 33,397
1983 3,510,600 34,811
1984 3,532,423 36,264
1985 3,538,082 37,761
1986 3,539,690 39,286
1987 3,540,057 40,828
1988 3,524,949 42,321
1989 3,511,009 43,586
1990 3,513,974 44,629
1991 3,534,235 45,568
1992 3,558,430 46,388
1993 3,576,261 47,093
1994 3,590,386 47,712
1995 3,608,841 48,266
1996 3,637,510 48,775
1997 3,674,171 49,259
1998 3,712,696 49,717
1999 3,754,786 50,202
2000 3,805,174 50,706
2001 3,866,243 51,123
2002 3,931,947 51,425
2003 3,996,521 51,639
2004 4,070,262 51,791
2005 4,159,914 51,906
2006 4,273,591 51,992
2007 4,398,942 52,035
2008 4,489,544 52,030
2009 4,535,375 52,019
2010 4,560,155 52,044
2011 4,580,084 51,907
2012 4,599,533 51,419
2013 4,623,816 50,681
2014 4,657,740 49,796
2015 4,701,957 48,800
2016 4,762,722 47,709
2017 4,827,445 46,529
2018 4,898,022 45,285
2019 4,976,456 44,007
2020 5,039,747 42,706
2021 5,110,585 41,367
2022 5,212,836 40,077
2023 5,307,600 38,827
2024 5,380,257 37,548

Fertility rates in Ireland and Marshall Islands

Fertility rate
Ireland

Marshall Islands
Year Fertility rate
Ireland Marshall Islands
1960 3.78 8.08
1961 3.78 8.12
1962 3.92 8.12
1963 4.01 8.12
1964 4.07 8.14
1965 4.04 8.16
1966 3.94 8.2
1967 3.84 8.17
1968 3.77 8.14
1969 3.83 8.11
1970 3.85 8.07
1971 3.93 8.04
1972 3.84 8
1973 3.71 7.95
1974 3.59 7.9
1975 3.37 7.83
1976 3.29 7.76
1977 3.24 7.67
1978 3.21 7.58
1979 3.21 7.47
1980 3.21 7.37
1981 3.05 7.27
1982 2.94 7.18
1983 2.74 7.08
1984 2.58 6.99
1985 2.48 6.87
1986 2.44 6.73
1987 2.32 6.57
1988 2.17 6.38
1989 2.08 6.18
1990 2.11 5.97
1991 2.08 5.76
1992 1.99 5.55
1993 1.9 5.38
1994 1.85 5.23
1995 1.84 5.09
1996 1.88 5.02
1997 1.93 4.96
1998 1.94 4.87
1999 1.9 4.78
2000 1.89 4.7
2001 1.94 4.58
2002 1.97 4.49
2003 1.96 4.42
2004 1.93 4.34
2005 1.86 4.28
2006 1.91 4.2
2007 2.01 4.09
2008 2.06 3.97
2009 2.06 3.83
2010 2.05 3.67
2011 2.03 3.53
2012 1.98 3.38
2013 1.93 3.25
2014 1.89 3.18
2015 1.85 3.13
2016 1.81 3.09
2017 1.77 3.06
2018 1.75 3.04
2019 1.71 3.01
2020 1.63 2.99
2021 1.78 2.96
2022 1.54 2.94
2023 1.5 2.92

Ireland and Marshall Islands demographics compared

Median age
Ireland

Marshall Islands
Year Median age, years
Ireland Marshall Islands
1960 30.1 17.4
1961 29.8 17
1962 29.5 16.7
1963 29.2 16.4
1964 28.9 16.3
1965 28.6 16.3
1966 28.2 16.4
1967 28 16.6
1968 27.8 16.9
1969 27.6 17.2
1970 27.4 17.4
1971 27.1 17.1
1972 26.9 16.6
1973 26.7 16.2
1974 26.5 16
1975 26.5 15.9
1976 26.4 15.7
1977 26.5 15.5
1978 26.5 15.3
1979 26.5 15.1
1980 26.5 15
1981 26.6 14.9
1982 26.7 14.9
1983 26.9 14.9
1984 27.1 14.8
1985 27.3 14.8
1986 27.6 14.7
1987 27.9 14.7
1988 28.4 14.7
1989 28.8 14.8
1990 29.2 14.9
1991 29.6 15.2
1992 29.9 15.4
1993 30.2 15.8
1994 30.6 16.1
1995 30.9 16.5
1996 31.3 16.9
1997 31.6 17.2
1998 31.9 17.6
1999 32.2 17.9
2000 32.5 18.2
2001 32.7 18.5
2002 33 18.8
2003 33.2 19.1
2004 33.4 19.4
2005 33.4 19.7
2006 33.4 19.9
2007 33.4 20.2
2008 33.5 20.4
2009 33.9 20.5
2010 34.3 20.6
2011 34.8 20.6
2012 35.2 20.8
2013 35.6 21
2014 36 21.3
2015 36.4 21.6
2016 36.8 21.9
2017 37.1 22.2
2018 37.4 22.4
2019 37.8 22.6
2020 38.2 22.6
2021 38.6 22.5
2022 38.9 22.2
2023 39.4 21.9
2024 39.7 21.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ireland Marshall Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$419B
2024
$315M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.9%
2025
71.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.9%
2021
7.7%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.22%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+1.69%
2025
+0.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.27%
2024
9.82%
2021
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
70.5%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
30.8%
2024
11.1%
2023
Economic freedom index
83.1
2025
58
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.1%
2023
27.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
2.8%
2019
Number of billionaires
11
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
43
2018
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$110B
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$12.7B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
$34.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
10,951,000
2019
6,099
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.68%
2020
15.6%
2018
Banked people share
98.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Ireland Marshall Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,470 kg
2023
615 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$50.6
2023
$5.38
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
32.5 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.12 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
82.4%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
12.7%
2021
12.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.94%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
85.8%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
6,149 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
37.2%
2021
2.43%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.88%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Ireland Marshall Islands
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.0005%
2024
Annual migration change
+39,059
2024
-1,765
2024
Urban population
64.8%
2024
79.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
93.2
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
64
2025
Higher education index
87
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.65
2023
4.01
1994
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.1
2019
5.7
2013
Visa free countries
175
2025
126
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
95.8%
2021
English speaking
98.4%
2023
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
96.5%
2023
65.7%
2023

Health

Ireland Marshall Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,448
2022
$758
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$688
2022
$9.1
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
67.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
60.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.06
2021
0.46
2012
Age at first childbirth
31.6 years
2023
20.7 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
155
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.8
2023
28.2
2023
Obesity rate
29.3%
2022
47.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.6%
2024
25.7%
2024
Air quality index
87
2025
100
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.3%
2022
29.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Ireland Marshall Islands
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Land area per capita
4,944 sq mi
2024
1,851 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16,174 sq mi
2025
27 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,066 sq mi
2025
36.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
62,031 mi
2018
1,260 mi
2007

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