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Liberia vs Marshall Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Liberia has a population of 5.61M (ranked 117/197), compared with 37.5K in The Marshall Islands (ranked 192/197). Liberia's land area is 37,189 sq mi versus 69.5 sq mi for The Marshall Islands (ranked 106th vs. 191st).

By GDP, Liberia ranks 163/197 ($4.75B) and The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M). By GDP per capita, Liberia ranks 185/197 ($846), while The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467).

Main facts and rankings

Liberia Marshall Islands
Population
5829811
36281
Population rank 116/197 192/197
GDP
$4.75B
2024
$280M
2024
GDP rank 163/197 194/197
GDP per capita
$846
2024
$7,467
2024
GDP per capita rank 185/197 100/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,885
2024
$8,198
2024
Government debt
$2.68B
2024
$46.8M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
56.5%
2025
15.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$478
2024
$1,245
2024
Government debt per person rank 167/185 136/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,418
2025
$5,868
2025
Land area
37,189 sq mi
2025
69.5 sq mi
2025
Population density
150.9 ppl/mi²
2024
540 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.95
2023
2.92
2023
Median age
19.6 years
2024
21.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
67.2 years
2025

Liberia and Marshall Islands: Comparison Charts

Liberia and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP
Liberia

Marshall Islands
Year GDP
Liberia Marshall Islands
1960 $190,495,600 -
1961 $183,920,900 -
1962 $191,861,800 -
1963 $200,229,600 -
1964 $218,929,100 -
1965 $229,260,800 -
1966 $244,459,500 -
1967 $261,024,300 -
1968 $276,820,700 -
1969 $306,961,800 -
1970 $323,099,700 $8,408,486
1971 $341,543,100 $9,116,810
1972 $368,098,000 $9,973,652
1973 $386,968,300 $11,607,366
1974 $486,955,000 $15,217,532
1975 $577,549,300 $16,691,301
1976 $596,675,700 $18,153,647
1977 $673,010,600 $20,210,069
1978 $717,240,400 $22,209,370
1979 $814,067,900 $25,545,346
1980 $854,711,500 $26,710,653
1981 $846,514,500 $31,020,000
1982 $863,933,200 $34,918,000
1983 $823,374,900 $41,749,000
1984 $848,478,300 $45,144,000
1985 $851,296,100 $43,879,000
1986 $840,964,400 $55,989,000
1987 $972,800,000 $62,983,000
1988 $1,038,300,000 $70,688,000
1989 $786,300,000 $72,798,000
1990 $384,400,000 $78,476,000
1991 $348,000,000 $82,507,000
1992 $223,500,000 $91,063,000
1993 $160,400,000 $99,461,000
1994 $132,200,000 $108,071,000
1995 $134,800,000 $120,230,000
1996 $159,400,000 $110,858,000
1997 $295,900,000 $109,884,700
1998 $359,600,000 $112,070,100
1999 $441,800,000 $113,352,100
2000 $874,000,000 $114,838,500
2001 $906,000,000 $122,406,100
2002 $927,000,000 $131,960,000
2003 $748,000,000 $131,128,500
2004 $897,000,000 $132,900,000
2005 $949,000,000 $138,000,000
2006 $1,119,000,000 $143,200,000
2007 $1,373,000,000 $150,500,000
2008 $1,726,000,000 $146,600,000
2009 $1,768,000,000 $151,200,000
2010 $1,998,000,000 $161,100,000
2011 $2,398,000,000 $172,300,000
2012 $2,791,614,000 $180,700,000
2013 $3,177,198,100 $186,400,000
2014 $3,225,652,000 $186,000,000
2015 $3,227,075,700 $183,700,000
2016 $3,398,419,600 $201,800,000
2017 $3,390,703,400 $213,700,000
2018 $3,422,754,800 $220,000,000
2019 $3,319,596,500 $232,900,000
2020 $3,176,126,300 $241,800,000
2021 $3,513,049,500 $258,900,000
2022 $4,001,047,000 $253,400,000
2023 $4,390,000,000 $259,300,000
2024 $4,750,000,000 $280,357,844

Liberia and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Liberia

Marshall Islands
Year GDP per capita
Liberia Marshall Islands
1960 $167.2 -
1961 $157.5 -
1962 $160.3 -
1963 $163.1 -
1964 $173.9 -
1965 $177.6 -
1966 $184.6 -
1967 $192.2 -
1968 $198.6 -
1969 $214.7 -
1970 $220.3 $373
1971 $227.1 $390
1972 $238.6 $416
1973 $244.4 $472
1974 $299.4 $602
1975 $346 $638
1976 $347 $672
1977 $381 $724
1978 $394 $771
1979 $435 $859
1980 $443 $868
1981 $426 $969
1982 $422 $1,046
1983 $391 $1,199
1984 $390 $1,245
1985 $380 $1,162
1986 $364 $1,425
1987 $409 $1,543
1988 $424 $1,670
1989 $312 $1,670
1990 $172.9 $1,758
1991 $177.9 $1,811
1992 $107.8 $1,963
1993 $74.4 $2,112
1994 $61.5 $2,265
1995 $62.1 $2,491
1996 $71.4 $2,273
1997 $122.6 $2,231
1998 $134.7 $2,254
1999 $156.6 $2,258
2000 $298.5 $2,265
2001 $300 $2,394
2002 $299.5 $2,566
2003 $239.8 $2,539
2004 $284.1 $2,566
2005 $287.5 $2,659
2006 $321 $2,754
2007 $374 $2,892
2008 $452 $2,818
2009 $448 $2,907
2010 $492 $3,095
2011 $568 $3,319
2012 $638 $3,514
2013 $711 $3,678
2014 $707 $3,735
2015 $693 $3,764
2016 $715 $4,230
2017 $699 $4,593
2018 $692 $4,858
2019 $658 $5,292
2020 $617 $5,662
2021 $668 $6,259
2022 $745 $6,323
2023 $799 $6,678
2024 $846 $7,467

Liberia vs. Marshall Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Liberia

Marshall Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Liberia Marshall Islands
1950 38 52.6
1951 38 52.7
1952 38.1 52.7
1953 38.1 52.8
1954 38.1 52.9
1955 38.1 53
1956 38.1 53.2
1957 38.1 53.4
1958 38.1 53.6
1959 38.1 54
1960 38.1 54.4
1961 38.1 54.7
1962 38.2 55.2
1963 38.3 55.7
1964 38.5 56.3
1965 38.7 56.8
1966 39 57.3
1967 39.3 57.8
1968 39.6 58.2
1969 40 58.5
1970 40.4 58.8
1971 40.7 59.1
1972 41.2 59.5
1973 41.6 59.8
1974 42.1 60.1
1975 42.5 60.3
1976 42.9 60.4
1977 43.2 60.6
1978 43.6 60.7
1979 43.9 60.8
1980 44.1 61
1981 44.3 61.1
1982 44.4 61.3
1983 44.6 61.5
1984 44.7 61.6
1985 44 61.7
1986 44.5 61.8
1987 44.3 61.8
1988 44.1 61.8
1989 43.9 61.7
1990 37.6 61.8
1991 43.6 61.8
1992 43.6 61.9
1993 43 62.1
1994 42.6 62.3
1995 44.6 62.5
1996 44.9 62.8
1997 48.3 63
1998 49.4 63.2
1999 50.4 63.4
2000 51.9 63.3
2001 53.1 63.7
2002 54.1 63.8
2003 53 64
2004 55.9 64
2005 56.8 64.1
2006 57.5 64.2
2007 58.1 64.3
2008 58.7 64.3
2009 59.1 64.4
2010 59.4 64.5
2011 59.5 64.6
2012 59.8 64.8
2013 60 65
2014 59.2 65.1
2015 59.2 65.3
2016 60.5 65.5
2017 60.8 65.7
2018 61 65.9
2019 61.2 66
2020 61.3 65.4
2021 61.2 65.4
2022 61.9 66.7
2023 62.2 66.9
2024 62.3 67.1
2025 62.5 67.2

Liberia and Marshall Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Liberia

Marshall Islands
Year Population
Liberia Marshall Islands
1960 1,139,522 14,703
1961 1,167,717 15,219
1962 1,197,039 15,755
1963 1,227,414 16,302
1964 1,258,745 16,852
1965 1,291,156 17,402
1966 1,324,383 17,927
1967 1,358,435 18,655
1968 1,393,530 19,862
1969 1,429,605 21,305
1970 1,466,676 22,530
1971 1,504,077 23,366
1972 1,542,670 23,992
1973 1,583,588 24,581
1974 1,626,362 25,296
1975 1,670,913 26,154
1976 1,717,060 27,021
1977 1,766,019 27,906
1978 1,818,247 28,809
1979 1,872,713 29,738
1980 1,929,253 30,774
1981 1,986,867 32,017
1982 2,045,073 33,397
1983 2,107,113 34,811
1984 2,173,312 36,264
1985 2,240,539 37,761
1986 2,308,511 39,286
1987 2,377,229 40,828
1988 2,446,941 42,321
1989 2,517,858 43,586
1990 2,223,667 44,629
1991 1,956,518 45,568
1992 2,072,461 46,388
1993 2,155,126 47,093
1994 2,149,928 47,712
1995 2,169,162 48,266
1996 2,232,289 48,775
1997 2,412,989 49,259
1998 2,670,124 49,717
1999 2,821,684 50,202
2000 2,928,117 50,706
2001 3,015,338 51,123
2002 3,094,782 51,425
2003 3,119,532 51,639
2004 3,156,892 51,791
2005 3,301,015 51,906
2006 3,490,787 51,992
2007 3,669,050 52,035
2008 3,821,003 52,030
2009 3,943,028 52,019
2010 4,058,890 52,044
2011 4,221,178 51,907
2012 4,373,043 51,419
2013 4,470,239 50,681
2014 4,564,293 49,796
2015 4,659,431 48,800
2016 4,755,608 47,709
2017 4,848,925 46,529
2018 4,944,726 45,285
2019 5,043,721 44,007
2020 5,149,463 42,706
2021 5,259,323 41,367
2022 5,373,294 40,077
2023 5,493,031 38,827
2024 5,612,817 37,548

Fertility rates in Liberia and Marshall Islands

Fertility rate
Liberia

Marshall Islands
Year Fertility rate
Liberia Marshall Islands
1960 6.39 8.08
1961 6.45 8.12
1962 6.5 8.12
1963 6.56 8.12
1964 6.59 8.14
1965 6.62 8.16
1966 6.63 8.2
1967 6.65 8.17
1968 6.66 8.14
1969 6.64 8.11
1970 6.58 8.07
1971 6.54 8.04
1972 6.6 8
1973 6.65 7.95
1974 6.69 7.9
1975 6.74 7.83
1976 6.79 7.76
1977 6.84 7.67
1978 6.88 7.58
1979 6.92 7.47
1980 6.87 7.37
1981 6.83 7.27
1982 6.79 7.18
1983 6.76 7.08
1984 6.73 6.99
1985 6.69 6.87
1986 6.64 6.73
1987 6.57 6.57
1988 6.51 6.38
1989 6.43 6.18
1990 6.37 5.97
1991 6.32 5.76
1992 6.28 5.55
1993 6.25 5.38
1994 6.21 5.23
1995 6.17 5.09
1996 6.13 5.02
1997 6.08 4.96
1998 6.02 4.87
1999 5.95 4.78
2000 5.88 4.7
2001 5.77 4.58
2002 5.65 4.49
2003 5.55 4.42
2004 5.51 4.34
2005 5.52 4.28
2006 5.53 4.2
2007 5.46 4.09
2008 5.33 3.97
2009 5.17 3.83
2010 5.06 3.67
2011 4.97 3.53
2012 4.88 3.38
2013 4.75 3.25
2014 4.62 3.18
2015 4.52 3.13
2016 4.46 3.09
2017 4.4 3.06
2018 4.34 3.04
2019 4.26 3.01
2020 4.17 2.99
2021 4.09 2.96
2022 4.02 2.94
2023 3.95 2.92

Liberia and Marshall Islands demographics compared

Median age
Liberia

Marshall Islands
Year Median age, years
Liberia Marshall Islands
1960 19.3 17.4
1961 19.3 17
1962 19.3 16.7
1963 19.3 16.4
1964 19.2 16.3
1965 19.2 16.3
1966 19.2 16.4
1967 19.1 16.6
1968 19 16.9
1969 18.8 17.2
1970 18.7 17.4
1971 18.6 17.1
1972 18.6 16.6
1973 18.5 16.2
1974 18.4 16
1975 18.3 15.9
1976 18.2 15.7
1977 18.2 15.5
1978 18.1 15.3
1979 18 15.1
1980 18 15
1981 17.9 14.9
1982 17.9 14.9
1983 17.9 14.9
1984 17.9 14.8
1985 17.9 14.8
1986 17.9 14.7
1987 17.9 14.7
1988 17.9 14.7
1989 17.9 14.8
1990 17.9 14.9
1991 17.9 15.2
1992 17.9 15.4
1993 17.9 15.8
1994 18 16.1
1995 18 16.5
1996 18.1 16.9
1997 18.1 17.2
1998 18.2 17.6
1999 18.2 17.9
2000 18.3 18.2
2001 18.3 18.5
2002 18.3 18.8
2003 18.4 19.1
2004 18.4 19.4
2005 18.4 19.7
2006 18.4 19.9
2007 18.4 20.2
2008 18.4 20.4
2009 18.4 20.5
2010 18.4 20.6
2011 18.6 20.6
2012 18.8 20.8
2013 18.7 21
2014 18.7 21.3
2015 18.7 21.6
2016 18.7 21.9
2017 18.7 22.2
2018 18.8 22.4
2019 18.8 22.6
2020 19 22.6
2021 19.1 22.5
2022 19.2 22.2
2023 19.4 21.9
2024 19.6 21.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Liberia Marshall Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$4.27B
2024
$315M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
22.4%
2025
71.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
7.7%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.47%
2025
+0.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.93%
2017
9.82%
2021
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
70.5%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
23.3%
2024
11.1%
2023
Economic freedom index
48.5
2025
58
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.1%
2016
27.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2016
2.8%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$600M
2022
n/a
Personal remittances received
$680M
2024
$34.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
6,099
2019
International tourism as share of exports
27.1%
2009
15.6%
2018
Banked people share
52.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Liberia Marshall Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
615 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$5.38
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.64 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.3 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
92.8%
2022
12.2%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
57.4%
2021
2.43%
2021
Hydroelectric share
55.7%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
32.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Liberia Marshall Islands
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.0005%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,779
2024
-1,765
2024
Urban population
54.1%
2024
79.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.6
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
64
2025
Higher education index
16
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
3.12
2012
4.01
1994
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
38.9
2019
5.7
2013
Visa free countries
58
2025
126
2025
Adult literacy rate
48.3%
2017
95.8%
2021
English speaking
82.7%
2023
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
23.5%
2023
65.7%
2023

Health

Liberia Marshall Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$99.7
2022
$758
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62
2022
$9.1
2022
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
67.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
19.9%
2022
60.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
0.46
2012
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
20.7 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
628
2023
155
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
72.9
2023
28.2
2023
Obesity rate
17.4%
2022
47.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.2%
2024
25.7%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
100
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
29.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.86 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Liberia Marshall Islands
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Land area per capita
6,626 sq mi
2024
1,851 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,425 sq mi
2025
27 sq mi
2025
Forest area
29,061 sq mi
2025
36.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
6,587 mi
2018
1,260 mi
2007

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