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Japan vs Marshall Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Japan has a population of 124M (ranked 12/197), compared with 37.5K in The Marshall Islands (ranked 192/197). Japan's land area is 140,761 sq mi versus 69.5 sq mi for The Marshall Islands (ranked 61st vs. 191st).

By GDP, Japan ranks 4/197 ($4.03T) and The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M). By GDP per capita, Japan ranks 37/197 ($32,476), while The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467).

Main facts and rankings

Japan Marshall Islands
Population
123324642
36281
Population rank 12/197 192/197
GDP
$4.03T
2024
$280M
2024
GDP rank 4/197 194/197
GDP per capita
$32,476
2024
$7,467
2024
GDP per capita rank 37/197 100/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$51,685
2024
$8,198
2024
Government debt
$9.53T
2024
$46.8M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
234.9%
2025
15.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$76,857
2024
$1,245
2024
Government debt per person rank 3/185 136/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$23,719
2025
$5,868
2025
Land area
140,761 sq mi
2025
69.5 sq mi
2025
Population density
881 ppl/mi²
2024
540 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
2.92
2023
Median age
50.4 years
2024
21.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
85 years
2025
67.2 years
2025

Japan and Marshall Islands: Comparison Charts

Japan and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP
Japan

Marshall Islands
Year GDP
Japan Marshall Islands
1960 $47,419,238,274 -
1961 $57,266,758,180 -
1962 $64,987,857,542 -
1963 $74,379,284,603 -
1964 $87,490,590,818 -
1965 $97,338,107,606 -
1966 $113,046,784,179 -
1967 $132,475,614,227 -
1968 $156,897,496,759 -
1969 $184,298,841,305 -
1970 $217,223,652,719 $8,408,486
1971 $245,364,056,622 $9,116,810
1972 $324,933,841,269 $9,973,652
1973 $441,460,582,536 $11,607,366
1974 $490,035,789,970 $15,217,532
1975 $532,861,438,885 $16,691,301
1976 $598,883,902,156 $18,153,647
1977 $737,069,290,928 $20,210,069
1978 $1,035,611,588,217 $22,209,370
1979 $1,077,910,077,676 $25,545,346
1980 $1,129,377,244,854 $26,710,653
1981 $1,245,221,410,764 $31,020,000
1982 $1,158,731,426,906 $34,918,000
1983 $1,270,859,919,743 $41,749,000
1984 $1,345,824,500,837 $45,144,000
1985 $1,427,019,759,717 $43,879,000
1986 $2,120,083,812,110 $55,989,000
1987 $2,580,748,422,781 $62,983,000
1988 $3,125,724,434,401 $70,688,000
1989 $3,109,455,047,824 $72,798,000
1990 $3,185,904,656,664 $78,476,000
1991 $3,648,065,760,649 $82,507,000
1992 $3,980,702,922,118 $91,063,000
1993 $4,536,940,479,038 $99,461,000
1994 $4,998,797,547,741 $108,071,000
1995 $5,545,563,663,890 $120,230,000
1996 $4,923,391,533,852 $110,858,000
1997 $4,492,448,605,639 $109,884,700
1998 $4,098,362,709,531 $112,070,100
1999 $4,635,982,224,064 $113,352,100
2000 $4,968,359,075,957 $114,838,500
2001 $4,374,711,694,091 $122,406,100
2002 $4,182,846,045,874 $131,960,000
2003 $4,519,561,645,254 $131,128,500
2004 $4,893,116,005,657 $132,900,000
2005 $4,831,467,035,390 $138,000,000
2006 $4,601,663,122,650 $143,200,000
2007 $4,579,750,920,355 $150,500,000
2008 $5,106,679,115,127 $146,600,000
2009 $5,289,493,117,994 $151,200,000
2010 $5,759,071,769,013 $161,100,000
2011 $6,233,147,172,341 $172,300,000
2012 $6,272,362,996,105 $180,700,000
2013 $5,212,328,181,166 $186,400,000
2014 $4,896,994,405,353 $186,000,000
2015 $4,444,930,651,964 $183,700,000
2016 $5,003,677,627,544 $201,800,000
2017 $4,930,837,369,151 $213,700,000
2018 $5,040,880,939,325 $220,000,000
2019 $5,117,993,853,017 $232,900,000
2020 $5,054,068,005,376 $241,800,000
2021 $5,039,148,168,861 $258,900,000
2022 $4,262,463,317,797 $253,400,000
2023 $4,213,167,237,906 $259,300,000
2024 $4,026,210,821,147 $280,357,844

Japan and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Japan

Marshall Islands
Year GDP per capita
Japan Marshall Islands
1960 $509 -
1961 $609 -
1962 $685 -
1963 $776 -
1964 $903 -
1965 $994 -
1966 $1,144 -
1967 $1,326 -
1968 $1,553 -
1969 $1,803 -
1970 $2,101 $373
1971 $2,321 $390
1972 $3,031 $416
1973 $4,061 $472
1974 $4,448 $602
1975 $4,776 $638
1976 $5,310 $672
1977 $6,473 $724
1978 $9,012 $771
1979 $9,301 $859
1980 $9,669 $868
1981 $10,583 $969
1982 $9,780 $1,046
1983 $10,652 $1,199
1984 $11,207 $1,245
1985 $11,809 $1,162
1986 $17,452 $1,425
1987 $21,142 $1,543
1988 $25,500 $1,670
1989 $25,266 $1,670
1990 $25,801 $1,758
1991 $29,428 $1,811
1992 $31,993 $1,963
1993 $36,345 $2,112
1994 $39,934 $2,265
1995 $44,198 $2,491
1996 $39,150 $2,273
1997 $35,638 $2,231
1998 $32,424 $2,254
1999 $36,610 $2,258
2000 $39,169 $2,265
2001 $34,406 $2,394
2002 $32,821 $2,566
2003 $35,387 $2,539
2004 $38,299 $2,566
2005 $37,813 $2,659
2006 $35,992 $2,754
2007 $35,779 $2,892
2008 $39,876 $2,818
2009 $41,309 $2,907
2010 $44,968 $3,095
2011 $48,760 $3,319
2012 $49,145 $3,514
2013 $40,899 $3,678
2014 $38,475 $3,735
2015 $34,961 $3,764
2016 $39,375 $4,230
2017 $38,834 $4,593
2018 $39,751 $4,858
2019 $40,416 $5,292
2020 $40,029 $5,662
2021 $40,095 $6,259
2022 $34,066 $6,323
2023 $33,836 $6,678
2024 $32,476 $7,467

Japan vs. Marshall Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Japan

Marshall Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Japan Marshall Islands
1950 59.3 52.6
1951 61 52.7
1952 63 52.7
1953 63.3 52.8
1954 64.5 52.9
1955 65.7 53
1956 65.6 53.2
1957 65.4 53.4
1958 67 53.6
1959 67.5 54
1960 67.7 54.4
1961 68.4 54.7
1962 68.7 55.2
1963 69.7 55.7
1964 70.2 56.3
1965 70.3 56.8
1966 71.1 57.3
1967 71.4 57.8
1968 71.7 58.2
1969 71.9 58.5
1970 72 58.8
1971 72.8 59.1
1972 73.3 59.5
1973 73.4 59.8
1974 73.8 60.1
1975 74.4 60.3
1976 74.8 60.4
1977 75.3 60.6
1978 75.7 60.7
1979 76.2 60.8
1980 76.1 61
1981 76.6 61.1
1982 77.1 61.3
1983 77.1 61.5
1984 77.5 61.6
1985 77.8 61.7
1986 78.2 61.8
1987 78.6 61.8
1988 78.5 61.8
1989 79 61.7
1990 79 61.8
1991 79.3 61.8
1992 79.3 61.9
1993 79.4 62.1
1994 79.8 62.3
1995 79.7 62.5
1996 80.4 62.8
1997 80.6 63
1998 80.6 63.2
1999 80.6 63.4
2000 81.2 63.3
2001 81.5 63.7
2002 81.8 63.8
2003 81.9 64
2004 82.1 64
2005 82 64.1
2006 82.4 64.2
2007 82.5 64.3
2008 82.6 64.3
2009 83 64.4
2010 82.9 64.5
2011 82.7 64.6
2012 83.2 64.8
2013 83.4 65
2014 83.6 65.1
2015 83.9 65.3
2016 84.1 65.5
2017 84.2 65.7
2018 84.3 65.9
2019 84.4 66
2020 84.7 65.4
2021 84.6 65.4
2022 84.1 66.7
2023 84.7 66.9
2024 84.9 67.1
2025 85 67.2

Japan and Marshall Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Japan

Marshall Islands
Year Population
Japan Marshall Islands
1960 93,216,000 14,703
1961 94,055,000 15,219
1962 94,933,000 15,755
1963 95,900,000 16,302
1964 96,903,000 16,852
1965 97,952,000 17,402
1966 98,851,000 17,927
1967 99,879,000 18,655
1968 101,011,000 19,862
1969 102,219,000 21,305
1970 103,403,000 22,530
1971 105,697,000 23,366
1972 107,188,000 23,992
1973 108,707,000 24,581
1974 110,162,000 25,296
1975 111,573,000 26,154
1976 112,775,000 27,021
1977 113,872,000 27,906
1978 114,913,000 28,809
1979 115,890,000 29,738
1980 116,807,000 30,774
1981 117,661,000 32,017
1982 118,480,000 33,397
1983 119,307,000 34,811
1984 120,083,000 36,264
1985 120,837,000 37,761
1986 121,482,000 39,286
1987 122,069,000 40,828
1988 122,578,000 42,321
1989 123,069,000 43,586
1990 123,478,000 44,629
1991 123,964,000 45,568
1992 124,425,000 46,388
1993 124,829,000 47,093
1994 125,178,000 47,712
1995 125,472,000 48,266
1996 125,757,000 48,775
1997 126,057,000 49,259
1998 126,400,000 49,717
1999 126,631,000 50,202
2000 126,843,000 50,706
2001 127,149,000 51,123
2002 127,445,000 51,425
2003 127,718,000 51,639
2004 127,761,000 51,791
2005 127,773,000 51,906
2006 127,854,000 51,992
2007 128,001,000 52,035
2008 128,063,000 52,030
2009 128,047,000 52,019
2010 128,070,000 52,044
2011 127,833,000 51,907
2012 127,629,000 51,419
2013 127,445,000 50,681
2014 127,276,000 49,796
2015 127,141,000 48,800
2016 127,076,000 47,709
2017 126,972,000 46,529
2018 126,811,000 45,285
2019 126,633,000 44,007
2020 126,261,000 42,706
2021 125,681,593 41,367
2022 125,124,989 40,077
2023 124,516,650 38,827
2024 123,975,371 37,548

Fertility rates in Japan and Marshall Islands

Fertility rate
Japan

Marshall Islands
Year Fertility rate
Japan Marshall Islands
1960 2 8.08
1961 1.96 8.12
1962 1.98 8.12
1963 2 8.12
1964 2.05 8.14
1965 2.14 8.16
1966 1.58 8.2
1967 2.23 8.17
1968 2.13 8.14
1969 2.13 8.11
1970 2.13 8.07
1971 2.16 8.04
1972 2.14 8
1973 2.14 7.95
1974 2.05 7.9
1975 1.91 7.83
1976 1.85 7.76
1977 1.8 7.67
1978 1.79 7.58
1979 1.77 7.47
1980 1.75 7.37
1981 1.74 7.27
1982 1.77 7.18
1983 1.8 7.08
1984 1.81 6.99
1985 1.76 6.87
1986 1.72 6.73
1987 1.69 6.57
1988 1.66 6.38
1989 1.57 6.18
1990 1.54 5.97
1991 1.53 5.76
1992 1.5 5.55
1993 1.46 5.38
1994 1.5 5.23
1995 1.42 5.09
1996 1.43 5.02
1997 1.39 4.96
1998 1.38 4.87
1999 1.34 4.78
2000 1.36 4.7
2001 1.33 4.58
2002 1.32 4.49
2003 1.29 4.42
2004 1.29 4.34
2005 1.26 4.28
2006 1.32 4.2
2007 1.34 4.09
2008 1.37 3.97
2009 1.37 3.83
2010 1.39 3.67
2011 1.39 3.53
2012 1.41 3.38
2013 1.43 3.25
2014 1.42 3.18
2015 1.45 3.13
2016 1.44 3.09
2017 1.43 3.06
2018 1.42 3.04
2019 1.36 3.01
2020 1.33 2.99
2021 1.3 2.96
2022 1.26 2.94
2023 1.2 2.92

Japan and Marshall Islands demographics compared

Median age
Japan

Marshall Islands
Year Median age, years
Japan Marshall Islands
1960 25.8 17.4
1961 26.2 17
1962 26.5 16.7
1963 26.9 16.4
1964 27.2 16.3
1965 27.6 16.3
1966 28 16.4
1967 28.4 16.6
1968 28.6 16.9
1969 28.9 17.2
1970 29.2 17.4
1971 29.6 17.1
1972 29.9 16.6
1973 30.2 16.2
1974 30.4 16
1975 30.6 15.9
1976 30.9 15.7
1977 31.5 15.5
1978 32 15.3
1979 32.4 15.1
1980 32.8 15
1981 33.1 14.9
1982 33.7 14.9
1983 34.3 14.9
1984 34.9 14.8
1985 35.4 14.8
1986 35.9 14.7
1987 36.3 14.7
1988 36.8 14.7
1989 37.2 14.8
1990 37.7 14.9
1991 38.2 15.2
1992 38.7 15.4
1993 39.2 15.8
1994 39.6 16.1
1995 40 16.5
1996 40.3 16.9
1997 40.7 17.2
1998 41 17.6
1999 41.4 17.9
2000 41.8 18.2
2001 42.1 18.5
2002 42.5 18.8
2003 42.8 19.1
2004 43.2 19.4
2005 43.6 19.7
2006 43.9 19.9
2007 44.2 20.2
2008 44.6 20.4
2009 44.9 20.5
2010 45.2 20.6
2011 45.5 20.6
2012 45.8 20.8
2013 46.2 21
2014 46.6 21.3
2015 47 21.6
2016 47.3 21.9
2017 47.6 22.2
2018 48 22.4
2019 48.3 22.6
2020 48.7 22.6
2021 49.1 22.5
2022 49.5 22.2
2023 50 21.9
2024 50.4 21.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Japan Marshall Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$4.47T
2024
$315M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.6%
2025
71.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.24%
2022
7.7%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.2%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
261,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.85%
2025
+0.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.5%
2024
9.82%
2021
Services, % of GDP
69.8%
2023
70.5%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
28.6%
2023
11.1%
2023
Economic freedom index
70.2
2025
58
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.9%
2020
27.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.4%
2020
2.8%
2019
Number of millionaires
2,827,956
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
2.72%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
42
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
3,971
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$6.31T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.23T
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$4.64B
2024
$34.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,115,799
2020
6,099
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.43%
2020
15.6%
2018
Banked people share
98.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Japan Marshall Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,039 kg
2023
615 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.4
2023
$5.38
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
945 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.59 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.8%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
8.8%
2021
12.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
10.8%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
87.3%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
7,655 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
21.1%
2021
2.43%
2021
Hydroelectric share
8.48%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
8.38%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Japan Marshall Islands
% of world population
1.52%
2024
0.0005%
2024
Annual migration change
+153,357
2024
-1,765
2024
Urban population
92.1%
2024
79.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
88.6
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
71
2024
64
2025
Higher education index
98
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.23
2022
4.01
1994
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.6
2019
5.7
2013
Visa free countries
173
2025
126
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2002
95.8%
2021
English speaking
15%
2025
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
87%
2023
65.7%
2023

Health

Japan Marshall Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,889
2022
$758
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$427
2022
$9.1
2022
Life expectancy
85 years
2025
67.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
60.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.61
2020
0.46
2012
Age at first childbirth
30.7 years
2025
20.7 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
155
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
28.2
2023
Obesity rate
5.57%
2022
47.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
25.7%
2024
Air quality index
78
2025
100
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
29.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.38 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Japan Marshall Islands
% of world land
0.24%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Land area per capita
1,135 sq mi
2024
1,851 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
17,788 sq mi
2025
27 sq mi
2025
Forest area
96,275 sq mi
2025
36.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
757,310 mi
2021
1,260 mi
2007

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