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Marshall Islands vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Marshall Islands has a population of 37.5K (ranked 192/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). The Marshall Islands' land area is 69.5 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 191st vs. 180th).

By GDP, The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Marshall Islands Palau
Population
36281
17663
Population rank 192/197 194/197
GDP
$280M
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 194/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$7,467
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 100/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,198
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$46.8M
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.3%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$1,245
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 136/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,868
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
69.5 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
540 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.92
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
21.8 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Marshall Islands and Palau: Comparison Charts

Marshall Islands and Palau economies compared

GDP
Marshall Islands

Palau
Year GDP
Marshall Islands Palau
1970 $8,408,486 $11,563,041
1971 $9,116,810 $12,706,874
1972 $9,973,652 $13,956,474
1973 $11,607,366 $15,331,889
1974 $15,217,532 $16,848,759
1975 $16,691,301 $18,521,112
1976 $18,153,647 $20,364,420
1977 $20,210,069 $22,308,104
1978 $22,209,370 $24,530,015
1979 $25,545,346 $27,004,251
1980 $26,710,653 $29,728,054
1981 $31,020,000 $32,726,594
1982 $34,918,000 $36,027,583
1983 $41,749,000 $39,661,530
1984 $45,144,000 $44,814,259
1985 $43,879,000 $51,030,637
1986 $55,989,000 $58,109,314
1987 $62,983,000 $66,169,905
1988 $70,688,000 $75,348,615
1989 $72,798,000 $85,800,543
1990 $78,476,000 $97,702,303
1991 $82,507,000 $106,555,300
1992 $91,063,000 $104,771,300
1993 $99,461,000 $96,455,700
1994 $108,071,000 $106,138,500
1995 $120,230,000 $121,018,500
1996 $110,858,000 $137,494,600
1997 $109,884,700 $143,860,800
1998 $112,070,100 $149,079,600
1999 $113,352,100 $144,206,500
2000 $114,838,500 $149,535,800
2001 $122,406,100 $159,453,500
2002 $131,960,000 $162,665,500
2003 $131,128,500 $154,559,900
2004 $132,900,000 $166,391,600
2005 $138,000,000 $191,048,400
2006 $143,200,000 $193,679,700
2007 $150,500,000 $200,903,600
2008 $146,600,000 $201,167,300
2009 $151,200,000 $189,998,000
2010 $161,100,000 $188,174,300
2011 $172,300,000 $198,873,900
2012 $180,700,000 $215,762,400
2013 $186,400,000 $225,345,700
2014 $186,000,000 $243,156,500
2015 $183,700,000 $278,824,800
2016 $201,800,000 $298,323,500
2017 $213,700,000 $285,600,000
2018 $220,000,000 $288,546,300
2019 $232,900,000 $281,941,600
2020 $241,800,000 $258,990,800
2021 $258,900,000 $235,752,900
2022 $253,400,000 $255,591,100
2023 $259,300,000 $281,849,100
2024 $280,357,844 -

Marshall Islands and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Marshall Islands

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Marshall Islands Palau
1970 $373 $1,017
1971 $390 $1,081
1972 $416 $1,145
1973 $472 $1,221
1974 $602 $1,328
1975 $638 $1,464
1976 $672 $1,616
1977 $724 $1,781
1978 $771 $1,972
1979 $859 $2,189
1980 $868 $2,423
1981 $969 $2,639
1982 $1,046 $2,838
1983 $1,199 $3,049
1984 $1,245 $3,360
1985 $1,162 $3,728
1986 $1,425 $4,144
1987 $1,543 $4,616
1988 $1,670 $5,145
1989 $1,670 $5,741
1990 $1,758 $6,403
1991 $1,811 $6,824
1992 $1,963 $6,553
1993 $2,112 $5,892
1994 $2,265 $6,329
1995 $2,491 $7,038
1996 $2,273 $7,788
1997 $2,231 $7,945
1998 $2,254 $8,048
1999 $2,258 $7,630
2000 $2,265 $7,797
2001 $2,394 $8,240
2002 $2,566 $8,341
2003 $2,539 $7,862
2004 $2,566 $8,395
2005 $2,659 $9,640
2006 $2,754 $9,885
2007 $2,892 $10,408
2008 $2,818 $10,583
2009 $2,907 $10,155
2010 $3,095 $10,229
2011 $3,319 $11,001
2012 $3,514 $12,145
2013 $3,678 $12,769
2014 $3,735 $13,726
2015 $3,764 $15,691
2016 $4,230 $16,763
2017 $4,593 $16,034
2018 $4,858 $16,198
2019 $5,292 $15,841
2020 $5,662 $14,557
2021 $6,259 $13,257
2022 $6,323 $14,392
2023 $6,678 $15,899
2024 $7,467 -

Marshall Islands vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Marshall Islands

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Marshall Islands Palau
1950 52.6 52.7
1951 52.7 52.9
1952 52.7 53.1
1953 52.8 53.3
1954 52.9 53.5
1955 53 53.7
1956 53.2 53.9
1957 53.4 54.1
1958 53.6 54.4
1959 54 54.6
1960 54.4 54.9
1961 54.7 55.1
1962 55.2 55.4
1963 55.7 55.6
1964 56.3 55.8
1965 56.8 55.9
1966 57.3 56.2
1967 57.8 56.5
1968 58.2 56.9
1969 58.5 57.3
1970 58.8 57.7
1971 59.1 58.1
1972 59.5 58.6
1973 59.8 59
1974 60.1 59.5
1975 60.3 60
1976 60.4 60.5
1977 60.6 60.9
1978 60.7 61.3
1979 60.8 61.6
1980 61 61.9
1981 61.1 62.1
1982 61.3 62.3
1983 61.5 62.5
1984 61.6 62.6
1985 61.7 62.7
1986 61.8 62.8
1987 61.8 62.8
1988 61.8 62.8
1989 61.7 62.8
1990 61.8 62.8
1991 61.8 62.8
1992 61.9 62.9
1993 62.1 63
1994 62.3 63.1
1995 62.5 63.3
1996 62.8 63.5
1997 63 63.7
1998 63.2 64
1999 63.4 64.2
2000 63.3 64.5
2001 63.7 64.8
2002 63.8 65.1
2003 64 65.4
2004 64 65.8
2005 64.1 66.2
2006 64.2 66.6
2007 64.3 67.1
2008 64.3 67.6
2009 64.4 68
2010 64.5 68.3
2011 64.6 68.6
2012 64.8 68.9
2013 65 69
2014 65.1 69.1
2015 65.3 69.1
2016 65.5 69
2017 65.7 69
2018 65.9 69
2019 66 69
2020 65.4 68.7
2021 65.4 68.6
2022 66.7 68.9
2023 66.9 69.3
2024 67.1 69.4
2025 67.2 69.5

Marshall Islands and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Marshall Islands

Palau
Year Population
Marshall Islands Palau
1960 14,703 9,328
1961 15,219 9,555
1962 15,755 9,793
1963 16,302 10,037
1964 16,852 10,292
1965 17,402 10,547
1966 17,927 10,805
1967 18,655 10,988
1968 19,862 11,080
1969 21,305 11,159
1970 22,530 11,368
1971 23,366 11,759
1972 23,992 12,194
1973 24,581 12,552
1974 25,296 12,687
1975 26,154 12,655
1976 27,021 12,598
1977 27,906 12,525
1978 28,809 12,440
1979 29,738 12,337
1980 30,774 12,271
1981 32,017 12,402
1982 33,397 12,694
1983 34,811 13,006
1984 36,264 13,337
1985 37,761 13,688
1986 39,286 14,024
1987 40,828 14,334
1988 42,321 14,645
1989 43,586 14,945
1990 44,629 15,259
1991 45,568 15,614
1992 46,388 15,989
1993 47,093 16,372
1994 47,712 16,770
1995 48,266 17,195
1996 48,775 17,654
1997 49,259 18,108
1998 49,717 18,524
1999 50,202 18,901
2000 50,706 19,178
2001 51,123 19,352
2002 51,425 19,503
2003 51,639 19,659
2004 51,791 19,820
2005 51,906 19,819
2006 51,992 19,593
2007 52,035 19,302
2008 52,030 19,009
2009 52,019 18,709
2010 52,044 18,396
2011 51,907 18,078
2012 51,419 17,765
2013 50,681 17,648
2014 49,796 17,715
2015 48,800 17,770
2016 47,709 17,797
2017 46,529 17,812
2018 45,285 17,814
2019 44,007 17,798
2020 42,706 17,792
2021 41,367 17,783
2022 40,077 17,759
2023 38,827 17,727
2024 37,548 17,695

Fertility rates in Marshall Islands and Palau

Fertility rate
Marshall Islands

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Marshall Islands Palau
1960 8.08 7.19
1961 8.12 7.17
1962 8.12 7.15
1963 8.12 7.12
1964 8.14 7.08
1965 8.16 7.01
1966 8.2 6.93
1967 8.17 6.84
1968 8.14 6.71
1969 8.11 6.58
1970 8.07 6.39
1971 8.04 6.16
1972 8 5.9
1973 7.95 5.59
1974 7.9 5.26
1975 7.83 4.9
1976 7.76 4.53
1977 7.67 4.09
1978 7.58 3.74
1979 7.47 3.49
1980 7.37 3.35
1981 7.27 3.28
1982 7.18 3.22
1983 7.08 3.14
1984 6.99 3.08
1985 6.87 3.01
1986 6.73 2.98
1987 6.57 2.93
1988 6.38 2.91
1989 6.18 2.92
1990 5.97 2.88
1991 5.76 2.74
1992 5.55 2.71
1993 5.38 2.73
1994 5.23 2.66
1995 5.09 2.55
1996 5.02 2.39
1997 4.96 2.19
1998 4.87 2.01
1999 4.78 1.91
2000 4.7 1.82
2001 4.58 1.87
2002 4.49 1.92
2003 4.42 1.96
2004 4.34 1.99
2005 4.28 2.02
2006 4.2 2
2007 4.09 1.97
2008 3.97 1.95
2009 3.83 1.94
2010 3.67 1.94
2011 3.53 1.97
2012 3.38 2.01
2013 3.25 2.05
2014 3.18 2.03
2015 3.13 2
2016 3.09 2.06
2017 3.06 2.02
2018 3.04 1.97
2019 3.01 1.98
2020 2.99 1.97
2021 2.96 1.95
2022 2.94 1.93
2023 2.92 1.91

Marshall Islands and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Marshall Islands

Palau
Year Median age, years
Marshall Islands Palau
1960 17.4 16.7
1961 17 16.1
1962 16.7 15.5
1963 16.4 15.1
1964 16.3 15
1965 16.3 14.9
1966 16.4 14.9
1967 16.6 15.2
1968 16.9 15.7
1969 17.2 16.1
1970 17.4 16.5
1971 17.1 16.6
1972 16.6 16.6
1973 16.2 16.8
1974 16 17.1
1975 15.9 17.4
1976 15.7 17.8
1977 15.5 18.1
1978 15.3 18.3
1979 15.1 18.6
1980 15 18.9
1981 14.9 19.3
1982 14.9 19.9
1983 14.9 20.5
1984 14.8 21.1
1985 14.8 21.6
1986 14.7 22.2
1987 14.7 23.1
1988 14.7 24
1989 14.8 24.9
1990 14.9 25.6
1991 15.2 26
1992 15.4 26.4
1993 15.8 26.9
1994 16.1 27.4
1995 16.5 27.8
1996 16.9 28.3
1997 17.2 28.8
1998 17.6 29.4
1999 17.9 30.2
2000 18.2 30.8
2001 18.5 31.2
2002 18.8 31.5
2003 19.1 31.8
2004 19.4 32
2005 19.7 32.3
2006 19.9 32.7
2007 20.2 33.1
2008 20.4 33.5
2009 20.5 33.9
2010 20.6 34.2
2011 20.6 34.6
2012 20.8 35
2013 21 35.3
2014 21.3 35.6
2015 21.6 36
2016 21.9 36.3
2017 22.2 36.7
2018 22.4 37
2019 22.6 37.4
2020 22.6 37.8
2021 22.5 38.1
2022 22.2 38.5
2023 21.9 38.8
2024 21.8 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Marshall Islands Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$315M
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
71.9%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.7%
2022
3.53%
2023
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.51%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
9.82%
2021
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
70.5%
2023
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
11.1%
2023
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
58
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.5%
2019
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2019
n/a
Personal remittances received
$34.5M
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,099
2019
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.6%
2018
93.5%
2017

Energy

Marshall Islands Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
615 kg
2007
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.38
2007
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
12.2%
2022
0.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
2.43%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Marshall Islands Palau
% of world population
0.0005%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,765
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
79.2%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
64
2025
49
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.01
1994
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.7
2013
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
126
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2021
100%
2020
English speaking
98.3%
2023
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
65.7%
2023
27%
2004

Health

Marshall Islands Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$758
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.1
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
60.1%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.46
2012
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
28.2
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
47.1%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.7%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.8%
2022
17.3%
2022

Territory

Marshall Islands Palau
% of world land
0.0001%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,851 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
27 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36.3 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,260 mi
2007
n/a

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