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Marshall Islands vs Namibia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Marshall Islands has a population of 37.5K (ranked 192/197), compared with 3.03M in Namibia (ranked 136/197). The Marshall Islands' land area is 69.5 sq mi versus 317,874 sq mi for Namibia (ranked 191st vs. 33rd).

By GDP, The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M) and Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B). By GDP per capita, The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467), while Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413).

Main facts and rankings

Marshall Islands Namibia
Population
36281
3141364
Population rank 192/197 134/197
GDP
$280M
2024
$13.4B
2024
GDP rank 194/197 147/197
GDP per capita
$7,467
2024
$4,413
2024
GDP per capita rank 100/197 126/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,198
2024
$11,687
2024
Government debt
$46.8M
2024
$9.05B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.3%
2025
63.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,245
2024
$2,988
2024
Government debt per person rank 136/185 100/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,868
2025
$7,325
2025
Land area
69.5 sq mi
2025
317,874 sq mi
2025
Population density
540 ppl/mi²
2024
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.92
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
21.8 years
2024
22.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Marshall Islands and Namibia: Comparison Charts

Marshall Islands and Namibia economies compared

GDP
Marshall Islands

Namibia
Year GDP
Marshall Islands Namibia
1970 $8,408,486 -
1971 $9,116,810 -
1972 $9,973,652 -
1973 $11,607,366 -
1974 $15,217,532 -
1975 $16,691,301 -
1976 $18,153,647 -
1977 $20,210,069 -
1978 $22,209,370 -
1979 $25,545,346 -
1980 $26,710,653 $2,421,990,338
1981 $31,020,000 $2,249,908,578
1982 $34,918,000 $2,118,710,248
1983 $41,749,000 $2,297,400,688
1984 $45,144,000 $1,951,260,038
1985 $43,879,000 $1,608,237,350
1986 $55,989,000 $1,809,048,527
1987 $62,983,000 $2,300,068,217
1988 $70,688,000 $2,495,094,746
1989 $72,798,000 $2,535,135,798
1990 $78,476,000 $2,789,921,854
1991 $82,507,000 $2,996,869,281
1992 $91,063,000 $3,429,521,699
1993 $99,461,000 $3,251,188,833
1994 $108,071,000 $3,666,503,530
1995 $120,230,000 $3,978,514,206
1996 $110,858,000 $3,989,163,197
1997 $109,884,700 $4,154,989,950
1998 $112,070,100 $3,873,109,866
1999 $113,352,100 $3,868,551,730
2000 $114,838,500 $3,922,232,165
2001 $122,406,100 $3,557,341,215
2002 $131,960,000 $3,349,169,826
2003 $131,128,500 $4,926,439,384
2004 $132,900,000 $6,609,205,995
2005 $138,000,000 $7,248,374,838
2006 $143,200,000 $8,001,779,551
2007 $150,500,000 $8,839,536,476
2008 $146,600,000 $8,607,431,497
2009 $151,200,000 $8,938,847,189
2010 $161,100,000 $11,431,412,421
2011 $172,300,000 $12,523,359,441
2012 $180,700,000 $13,042,053,592
2013 $186,400,000 $12,043,307,277
2014 $186,000,000 $12,435,430,970
2015 $183,700,000 $11,335,161,084
2016 $201,800,000 $10,722,018,732
2017 $213,700,000 $12,895,153,371
2018 $220,000,000 $13,682,019,076
2019 $232,900,000 $12,541,928,303
2020 $241,800,000 $10,583,748,542
2021 $258,900,000 $12,402,486,184
2022 $253,400,000 $12,569,449,123
2023 $259,300,000 $12,408,271,448
2024 $280,357,844 $13,372,354,269

Marshall Islands and Namibia economies compared

GDP per capita
Marshall Islands

Namibia
Year GDP per capita
Marshall Islands Namibia
1970 $373 -
1971 $390 -
1972 $416 -
1973 $472 -
1974 $602 -
1975 $638 -
1976 $672 -
1977 $724 -
1978 $771 -
1979 $859 -
1980 $868 $2,468
1981 $969 $2,267
1982 $1,046 $2,097
1983 $1,199 $2,214
1984 $1,245 $1,830
1985 $1,162 $1,466
1986 $1,425 $1,599
1987 $1,543 $1,969
1988 $1,670 $2,063
1989 $1,670 $1,967
1990 $1,758 $2,037
1991 $1,811 $2,117
1992 $1,963 $2,347
1993 $2,112 $2,155
1994 $2,265 $2,356
1995 $2,491 $2,483
1996 $2,273 $2,423
1997 $2,231 $2,460
1998 $2,254 $2,235
1999 $2,258 $2,178
2000 $2,265 $2,157
2001 $2,394 $1,916
2002 $2,566 $1,772
2003 $2,539 $2,569
2004 $2,566 $3,403
2005 $2,659 $3,686
2006 $2,754 $4,017
2007 $2,892 $4,379
2008 $2,818 $4,205
2009 $2,907 $4,303
2010 $3,095 $5,418
2011 $3,319 $5,835
2012 $3,514 $5,943
2013 $3,678 $5,347
2014 $3,735 $5,378
2015 $3,764 $4,774
2016 $4,230 $4,396
2017 $4,593 $5,144
2018 $4,858 $5,309
2019 $5,292 $4,732
2020 $5,662 $3,879
2021 $6,259 $4,413
2022 $6,323 $4,350
2023 $6,678 $4,188
2024 $7,467 $4,413

Marshall Islands vs. Namibia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Marshall Islands

Namibia
Year Life expectancy, years
Marshall Islands Namibia
1950 52.6 41.9
1951 52.7 42.5
1952 52.7 43.1
1953 52.8 43.8
1954 52.9 44.4
1955 53 45
1956 53.2 45.7
1957 53.4 46.4
1958 53.6 47.1
1959 54 47.8
1960 54.4 48.5
1961 54.7 49.2
1962 55.2 50
1963 55.7 50.6
1964 56.3 51.3
1965 56.8 52
1966 57.3 52.3
1967 57.8 52.9
1968 58.2 53.6
1969 58.5 54.1
1970 58.8 54.7
1971 59.1 55.3
1972 59.5 55.8
1973 59.8 56.4
1974 60.1 56.9
1975 60.3 57.6
1976 60.4 58
1977 60.6 58.6
1978 60.7 59.1
1979 60.8 59.5
1980 61 56.6
1981 61.1 56.9
1982 61.3 57.3
1983 61.5 57.6
1984 61.6 58.1
1985 61.7 58.5
1986 61.8 58.7
1987 61.8 59.1
1988 61.8 59
1989 61.7 60.8
1990 61.8 61.4
1991 61.8 60.8
1992 61.9 60.2
1993 62.1 59.3
1994 62.3 58.4
1995 62.5 57.5
1996 62.8 56.6
1997 63 55.8
1998 63.2 54.8
1999 63.4 54
2000 63.3 52.9
2001 63.7 52
2002 63.8 52
2003 64 51.9
2004 64 52.2
2005 64.1 52.6
2006 64.2 53.2
2007 64.3 54
2008 64.3 54.7
2009 64.4 55.3
2010 64.5 56.1
2011 64.6 56.6
2012 64.8 57.7
2013 65 58.5
2014 65.1 59.3
2015 65.3 60
2016 65.5 60.8
2017 65.7 61.7
2018 65.9 62.6
2019 66 63.5
2020 65.4 64.1
2021 65.4 60.8
2022 66.7 64.2
2023 66.9 67.4
2024 67.1 67.5
2025 67.2 67.7

Marshall Islands and Namibia population clocks and comparison

Population
Marshall Islands

Namibia
Year Population
Marshall Islands Namibia
1960 14,703 591,465
1961 15,219 603,067
1962 15,755 615,759
1963 16,302 629,589
1964 16,852 644,530
1965 17,402 660,558
1966 17,927 677,655
1967 18,655 696,045
1968 19,862 715,542
1969 21,305 736,120
1970 22,530 757,868
1971 23,366 780,584
1972 23,992 804,399
1973 24,581 828,928
1974 25,296 854,320
1975 26,154 881,032
1976 27,021 906,566
1977 27,906 931,104
1978 28,809 947,269
1979 29,738 962,825
1980 30,774 981,434
1981 32,017 992,500
1982 33,397 1,010,308
1983 34,811 1,037,511
1984 36,264 1,065,989
1985 37,761 1,096,890
1986 39,286 1,131,081
1987 40,828 1,167,889
1988 42,321 1,209,696
1989 43,586 1,288,947
1990 44,629 1,369,303
1991 45,568 1,415,684
1992 46,388 1,461,322
1993 47,093 1,508,697
1994 47,712 1,556,304
1995 48,266 1,602,170
1996 48,775 1,646,103
1997 49,259 1,689,264
1998 49,717 1,732,745
1999 50,202 1,776,368
2000 50,706 1,818,647
2001 51,123 1,857,048
2002 51,425 1,889,970
2003 51,639 1,917,464
2004 51,791 1,942,082
2005 51,906 1,966,582
2006 51,992 1,991,888
2007 52,035 2,018,600
2008 52,030 2,047,056
2009 52,019 2,077,394
2010 52,044 2,109,811
2011 51,907 2,146,325
2012 51,419 2,194,654
2013 50,681 2,252,508
2014 49,796 2,312,139
2015 48,800 2,374,300
2016 47,709 2,439,213
2017 46,529 2,506,853
2018 45,285 2,577,327
2019 44,007 2,650,494
2020 42,706 2,728,762
2021 41,367 2,810,548
2022 40,077 2,889,662
2023 38,827 2,963,095
2024 37,548 3,030,131

Fertility rates in Marshall Islands and Namibia

Fertility rate
Marshall Islands

Namibia
Year Fertility rate
Marshall Islands Namibia
1960 8.08 6.24
1961 8.12 6.29
1962 8.12 6.35
1963 8.12 6.41
1964 8.14 6.43
1965 8.16 6.45
1966 8.2 6.47
1967 8.17 6.49
1968 8.14 6.5
1969 8.11 6.51
1970 8.07 6.52
1971 8.04 6.52
1972 8 6.53
1973 7.95 6.54
1974 7.9 6.55
1975 7.83 6.53
1976 7.76 6.49
1977 7.67 6.44
1978 7.58 6.38
1979 7.47 6.31
1980 7.37 6.24
1981 7.27 6.16
1982 7.18 6.08
1983 7.08 6
1984 6.99 5.94
1985 6.87 5.88
1986 6.73 5.79
1987 6.57 5.7
1988 6.38 5.61
1989 6.18 5.52
1990 5.97 5.4
1991 5.76 5.29
1992 5.55 5.11
1993 5.38 4.91
1994 5.23 4.68
1995 5.09 4.42
1996 5.02 4.2
1997 4.96 4.17
1998 4.87 4.18
1999 4.78 4.14
2000 4.7 3.99
2001 4.58 3.83
2002 4.49 3.69
2003 4.42 3.58
2004 4.34 3.55
2005 4.28 3.57
2006 4.2 3.6
2007 4.09 3.61
2008 3.97 3.62
2009 3.83 3.63
2010 3.67 3.66
2011 3.53 3.66
2012 3.38 3.68
2013 3.25 3.65
2014 3.18 3.64
2015 3.13 3.6
2016 3.09 3.57
2017 3.06 3.51
2018 3.04 3.46
2019 3.01 3.4
2020 2.99 3.35
2021 2.96 3.3
2022 2.94 3.25
2023 2.92 3.21

Marshall Islands and Namibia demographics compared

Median age
Marshall Islands

Namibia
Year Median age, years
Marshall Islands Namibia
1960 17.4 18.9
1961 17 18.7
1962 16.7 18.6
1963 16.4 18.5
1964 16.3 18.4
1965 16.3 18.4
1966 16.4 18.3
1967 16.6 18.3
1968 16.9 18.2
1969 17.2 18.1
1970 17.4 18.1
1971 17.1 18
1972 16.6 17.9
1973 16.2 17.8
1974 16 17.7
1975 15.9 17.6
1976 15.7 17.5
1977 15.5 17.3
1978 15.3 17
1979 15.1 16.8
1980 15 16.6
1981 14.9 16.4
1982 14.9 16.3
1983 14.9 16.4
1984 14.8 16.5
1985 14.8 16.7
1986 14.7 16.9
1987 14.7 17
1988 14.7 17.3
1989 14.8 17.8
1990 14.9 18.3
1991 15.2 18.4
1992 15.4 18.4
1993 15.8 18.5
1994 16.1 18.5
1995 16.5 18.6
1996 16.9 18.7
1997 17.2 18.8
1998 17.6 18.9
1999 17.9 18.9
2000 18.2 19
2001 18.5 19.1
2002 18.8 19.2
2003 19.1 19.3
2004 19.4 19.4
2005 19.7 19.6
2006 19.9 19.7
2007 20.2 19.9
2008 20.4 20
2009 20.5 20.3
2010 20.6 20.5
2011 20.6 20.7
2012 20.8 20.9
2013 21 21.1
2014 21.3 21.3
2015 21.6 21.4
2016 21.9 21.5
2017 22.2 21.6
2018 22.4 21.7
2019 22.6 21.8
2020 22.6 21.8
2021 22.5 21.8
2022 22.2 21.8
2023 21.9 21.9
2024 21.8 22.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Marshall Islands Namibia
GNI, Atlas method
$315M
2024
$12.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
71.9%
2025
39.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.7%
2022
9.08%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.74%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.51%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
9.82%
2021
19.9%
2018
Services, % of GDP
70.5%
2023
54.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.1%
2023
28.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
58
2025
58.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.5%
2019
47.2%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2019
1%
2015
Listed domestic companies n/a
12
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.48B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$3.36B
2024
Personal remittances received
$34.5M
2024
$146M
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,099
2019
187,100
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.6%
2018
3.99%
2020
Banked people share n/a
72.9%
2024

Energy

Marshall Islands Namibia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
615 kg
2007
692 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.38
2007
$15.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
4.36 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
1.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
53.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.2%
2022
30%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
5.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
60.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,231 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
2.43%
2021
90.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
58.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
56.7%
2023

Society

Marshall Islands Namibia
% of world population
0.0005%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,765
2024
+4,211
2024
Urban population
79.2%
2024
55.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
43.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
64
2025
49
2024
Higher education index n/a
41
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.01
1994
12.5
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.7
2013
34.8
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2021
87.6%
2023
English speaking
98.3%
2023
17.2%
2023
People using the Internet
65.7%
2023
64.4%
2023

Health

Marshall Islands Namibia
Government health expenditure per capita
$758
2022
$406
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.1
2022
$32.9
2022
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
60.1%
2022
8.92%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.46
2012
0.54
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2017
21.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
139
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
28.2
2023
40.7
2023
Obesity rate
47.1%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.7%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
36
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.8%
2022
14.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
5.05 liters
2020

Territory

Marshall Islands Namibia
% of world land
0.0001%
2025
0.55%
2025
Land area per capita
1,851 sq mi
2024
104,904 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
27 sq mi
2025
149,854 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36.3 sq mi
2025
24,810 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,260 mi
2007
n/a

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