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Marshall Islands vs Philippines statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Marshall Islands has a population of 37.5K (ranked 192/197), compared with 116M in The Philippines (ranked 14/197). The Marshall Islands' land area is 69.5 sq mi versus 115,124 sq mi for The Philippines (ranked 191st vs. 71st).

By GDP, The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M) and The Philippines ranks 35/197 ($462B). By GDP per capita, The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467), while The Philippines ranks 130/197 ($3,985).

Main facts and rankings

Marshall Islands Philippines
Population
36281
117540050
Population rank 192/197 14/197
GDP
$280M
2024
$462B
2024
GDP rank 194/197 35/197
GDP per capita
$7,467
2024
$3,985
2024
GDP per capita rank 100/197 130/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,198
2024
$11,794
2024
Government debt
$46.8M
2024
$263B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.3%
2025
58.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,245
2024
$2,274
2024
Government debt per person rank 136/185 115/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,868
2025
$3,821
2025
Land area
69.5 sq mi
2025
115,124 sq mi
2025
Population density
540 ppl/mi²
2024
1,006 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.92
2023
1.92
2023
Median age
21.8 years
2024
26.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Marshall Islands and Philippines: Comparison Charts

Marshall Islands and Philippines economies compared

GDP
Marshall Islands

Philippines
Year GDP
Marshall Islands Philippines
1960 - $7,515,894,111
1961 - $8,171,194,425
1962 - $4,954,593,072
1963 - $5,505,023,238
1964 - $5,953,756,195
1965 - $6,517,349,772
1966 - $7,189,017,888
1967 - $7,724,873,935
1968 - $8,632,749,269
1969 - $9,571,800,653
1970 $8,408,486 $7,559,115,517
1971 $9,116,810 $8,375,075,630
1972 $9,973,652 $9,067,815,521
1973 $11,607,366 $11,412,449,735
1974 $15,217,532 $15,607,882,555
1975 $16,691,301 $16,875,240,684
1976 $18,153,647 $19,381,055,197
1977 $20,210,069 $22,283,109,803
1978 $22,209,370 $25,762,224,563
1979 $25,545,346 $31,218,296,292
1980 $26,710,653 $36,848,080,899
1981 $31,020,000 $40,499,388,869
1982 $34,918,000 $42,206,011,275
1983 $41,749,000 $37,759,179,895
1984 $45,144,000 $35,730,185,634
1985 $43,879,000 $34,961,486,348
1986 $55,989,000 $33,987,207,295
1987 $62,983,000 $37,791,488,666
1988 $70,688,000 $43,152,128,959
1989 $72,798,000 $48,513,773,721
1990 $78,476,000 $50,508,286,642
1991 $82,507,000 $51,784,144,943
1992 $91,063,000 $60,422,328,242
1993 $99,461,000 $62,036,529,147
1994 $108,071,000 $73,159,336,915
1995 $120,230,000 $84,644,328,727
1996 $110,858,000 $94,648,084,429
1997 $109,884,700 $94,106,317,565
1998 $112,070,100 $74,492,416,330
1999 $113,352,100 $85,640,171,045
2000 $114,838,500 $83,669,788,377
2001 $122,406,100 $78,921,234,458
2002 $131,960,000 $84,307,345,888
2003 $131,128,500 $87,039,092,974
2004 $132,900,000 $95,001,999,685
2005 $138,000,000 $107,419,977,318
2006 $143,200,000 $127,652,926,368
2007 $150,500,000 $155,980,408,673
2008 $146,600,000 $181,624,626,327
2009 $151,200,000 $175,974,755,881
2010 $161,100,000 $208,368,893,151
2011 $172,300,000 $234,216,730,291
2012 $180,700,000 $261,920,540,963
2013 $186,400,000 $283,902,828,589
2014 $186,000,000 $297,483,555,338
2015 $183,700,000 $306,445,871,242
2016 $201,800,000 $318,627,003,017
2017 $213,700,000 $328,480,736,803
2018 $220,000,000 $346,841,896,587
2019 $232,900,000 $376,823,402,239
2020 $241,800,000 $361,751,145,452
2021 $258,900,000 $394,087,359,848
2022 $253,400,000 $404,353,369,605
2023 $259,300,000 $437,055,627,244
2024 $280,357,844 $461,617,509,782

Marshall Islands and Philippines economies compared

GDP per capita
Marshall Islands

Philippines
Year GDP per capita
Marshall Islands Philippines
1960 - $269.5
1961 - $283.8
1962 - $166.7
1963 - $179.5
1964 - $188.2
1965 - $199.8
1966 - $213.8
1967 - $223.1
1968 - $242.2
1969 - $261.1
1970 $373 $200.9
1971 $390 $217.4
1972 $416 $230.1
1973 $472 $283.2
1974 $602 $379
1975 $638 $401
1976 $672 $449
1977 $724 $502
1978 $771 $565
1979 $859 $667
1980 $868 $767
1981 $969 $821
1982 $1,046 $833
1983 $1,199 $723
1984 $1,245 $665
1985 $1,162 $633
1986 $1,425 $600
1987 $1,543 $650
1988 $1,670 $722
1989 $1,670 $792
1990 $1,758 $804
1991 $1,811 $804
1992 $1,963 $917
1993 $2,112 $919
1994 $2,265 $1,060
1995 $2,491 $1,200
1996 $2,273 $1,311
1997 $2,231 $1,273
1998 $2,254 $983
1999 $2,258 $1,101
2000 $2,265 $1,051
2001 $2,394 $970
2002 $2,566 $1,015
2003 $2,539 $1,027
2004 $2,566 $1,100
2005 $2,659 $1,220
2006 $2,754 $1,426
2007 $2,892 $1,713
2008 $2,818 $1,959
2009 $2,907 $1,864
2010 $3,095 $2,163
2011 $3,319 $2,384
2012 $3,514 $2,615
2013 $3,678 $2,781
2014 $3,735 $2,867
2015 $3,764 $2,910
2016 $4,230 $2,985
2017 $4,593 $3,038
2018 $4,858 $3,169
2019 $5,292 $3,401
2020 $5,662 $3,228
2021 $6,259 $3,484
2022 $6,323 $3,548
2023 $6,678 $3,804
2024 $7,467 $3,985

Marshall Islands vs. Philippines life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Marshall Islands

Philippines
Year Life expectancy, years
Marshall Islands Philippines
1950 52.6 53.6
1951 52.7 54.1
1952 52.7 54.7
1953 52.8 55.4
1954 52.9 56
1955 53 56.6
1956 53.2 57.2
1957 53.4 57.8
1958 53.6 58.3
1959 54 58.7
1960 54.4 59.2
1961 54.7 59.5
1962 55.2 59.8
1963 55.7 60
1964 56.3 60.1
1965 56.8 60.4
1966 57.3 60.6
1967 57.8 60.8
1968 58.2 60.9
1969 58.5 61
1970 58.8 60.8
1971 59.1 61.1
1972 59.5 60.9
1973 59.8 60.7
1974 60.1 60.8
1975 60.3 60.9
1976 60.4 60.9
1977 60.6 61.4
1978 60.7 61.5
1979 60.8 61.7
1980 61 61.9
1981 61.1 61.9
1982 61.3 62.2
1983 61.5 62.3
1984 61.6 62.4
1985 61.7 62.7
1986 61.8 62.9
1987 61.8 63.3
1988 61.8 63.7
1989 61.7 64.1
1990 61.8 64.4
1991 61.8 64.6
1992 61.9 65.4
1993 62.1 65.7
1994 62.3 66
1995 62.5 66.3
1996 62.8 66.7
1997 63 67
1998 63.2 67.2
1999 63.4 67.5
2000 63.3 67.8
2001 63.7 67.8
2002 63.8 67.9
2003 64 68
2004 64 68.3
2005 64.1 68.4
2006 64.2 68.2
2007 64.3 68.5
2008 64.3 68.6
2009 64.4 68.6
2010 64.5 68.9
2011 64.6 69.1
2012 64.8 69.2
2013 65 69.3
2014 65.1 69.3
2015 65.3 69.5
2016 65.5 69.5
2017 65.7 70
2018 65.9 69.8
2019 66 69.7
2020 65.4 70.1
2021 65.4 66.7
2022 66.7 69.5
2023 66.9 69.8
2024 67.1 69.9
2025 67.2 70.1

Marshall Islands and Philippines population clocks and comparison

Population
Marshall Islands

Philippines
Year Population
Marshall Islands Philippines
1960 14,703 27,891,897
1961 15,219 28,792,621
1962 15,755 29,723,536
1963 16,302 30,674,731
1964 16,852 31,643,032
1965 17,402 32,625,316
1966 17,927 33,617,170
1967 18,655 34,621,320
1968 19,862 35,638,342
1969 21,305 36,660,799
1970 22,530 37,622,204
1971 23,366 38,518,659
1972 23,992 39,408,560
1973 24,581 40,294,130
1974 25,296 41,174,341
1975 26,154 42,120,826
1976 27,021 43,201,488
1977 27,906 44,367,962
1978 28,809 45,575,281
1979 29,738 46,807,103
1980 30,774 48,043,740
1981 32,017 49,311,727
1982 33,397 50,695,707
1983 34,811 52,194,620
1984 36,264 53,726,181
1985 37,761 55,213,006
1986 39,286 56,645,077
1987 40,828 58,157,496
1988 42,321 59,739,052
1989 43,586 61,265,260
1990 44,629 62,854,666
1991 45,568 64,382,249
1992 46,388 65,926,125
1993 47,093 67,530,621
1994 47,712 69,019,291
1995 48,266 70,546,246
1996 48,775 72,190,242
1997 49,259 73,908,810
1998 49,717 75,791,024
1999 50,202 77,753,257
2000 50,706 79,625,397
2001 51,123 81,401,488
2002 51,425 83,068,889
2003 51,639 84,731,835
2004 51,791 86,394,504
2005 51,906 88,015,962
2006 51,992 89,508,986
2007 52,035 91,075,184
2008 52,030 92,699,095
2009 52,019 94,384,250
2010 52,044 96,337,125
2011 51,907 98,248,614
2012 51,419 100,175,512
2013 50,681 102,076,336
2014 49,796 103,767,130
2015 48,800 105,312,992
2016 47,709 106,735,719
2017 46,529 108,119,693
2018 45,285 109,465,287
2019 44,007 110,804,683
2020 42,706 112,081,264
2021 41,367 113,100,950
2022 40,077 113,964,338
2023 38,827 114,891,199
2024 37,548 115,843,670

Fertility rates in Marshall Islands and Philippines

Fertility rate
Marshall Islands

Philippines
Year Fertility rate
Marshall Islands Philippines
1960 8.08 7
1961 8.12 6.99
1962 8.12 6.98
1963 8.12 6.95
1964 8.14 6.89
1965 8.16 6.8
1966 8.2 6.69
1967 8.17 6.57
1968 8.14 6.45
1969 8.11 6.33
1970 8.07 6.22
1971 8.04 6.08
1972 8 5.94
1973 7.95 5.79
1974 7.9 5.69
1975 7.83 5.6
1976 7.76 5.51
1977 7.67 5.44
1978 7.58 5.39
1979 7.47 5.26
1980 7.37 5.11
1981 7.27 4.97
1982 7.18 4.92
1983 7.08 4.87
1984 6.99 4.77
1985 6.87 4.66
1986 6.73 4.56
1987 6.57 4.51
1988 6.38 4.45
1989 6.18 4.37
1990 5.97 4.32
1991 5.76 4.27
1992 5.55 4.16
1993 5.38 4.1
1994 5.23 4.08
1995 5.09 4.07
1996 5.02 4
1997 4.96 3.94
1998 4.87 3.88
1999 4.78 3.83
2000 4.7 3.75
2001 4.58 3.72
2002 4.49 3.65
2003 4.42 3.59
2004 4.34 3.52
2005 4.28 3.45
2006 4.2 3.47
2007 4.09 3.4
2008 3.97 3.4
2009 3.83 3.38
2010 3.67 3.32
2011 3.53 3.24
2012 3.38 3.14
2013 3.25 3.04
2014 3.18 2.89
2015 3.13 2.83
2016 3.09 2.68
2017 3.06 2.53
2018 3.04 2.38
2019 3.01 2.22
2020 2.99 2.08
2021 2.96 1.95
2022 2.94 1.93
2023 2.92 1.92

Marshall Islands and Philippines demographics compared

Median age
Marshall Islands

Philippines
Year Median age, years
Marshall Islands Philippines
1960 17.4 15.8
1961 17 15.6
1962 16.7 15.5
1963 16.4 15.4
1964 16.3 15.4
1965 16.3 15.4
1966 16.4 15.4
1967 16.6 15.4
1968 16.9 15.5
1969 17.2 15.6
1970 17.4 15.7
1971 17.1 15.8
1972 16.6 15.9
1973 16.2 16
1974 16 16.1
1975 15.9 16.3
1976 15.7 16.5
1977 15.5 16.7
1978 15.3 16.9
1979 15.1 17.1
1980 15 17.3
1981 14.9 17.5
1982 14.9 17.7
1983 14.9 17.9
1984 14.8 18.1
1985 14.8 18.2
1986 14.7 18.3
1987 14.7 18.5
1988 14.7 18.6
1989 14.8 18.7
1990 14.9 18.8
1991 15.2 18.9
1992 15.4 19
1993 15.8 19.1
1994 16.1 19.1
1995 16.5 19.2
1996 16.9 19.3
1997 17.2 19.4
1998 17.6 19.6
1999 17.9 19.8
2000 18.2 20
2001 18.5 20.2
2002 18.8 20.4
2003 19.1 20.6
2004 19.4 20.8
2005 19.7 21
2006 19.9 21.2
2007 20.2 21.3
2008 20.4 21.5
2009 20.5 21.7
2010 20.6 22
2011 20.6 22.2
2012 20.8 22.4
2013 21 22.7
2014 21.3 22.9
2015 21.6 23.3
2016 21.9 23.6
2017 22.2 24
2018 22.4 24.3
2019 22.6 24.7
2020 22.6 25.1
2021 22.5 25.5
2022 22.2 25.9
2023 21.9 26.3
2024 21.8 26.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Marshall Islands Philippines
GNI, Atlas method
$315M
2024
$518B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
71.9%
2025
24.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.7%
2022
3.93%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.25%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
157,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.51%
2025
-3.88%
2025
Unemployment rate
9.82%
2021
2.41%
2023
Services, % of GDP
70.5%
2023
63.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.1%
2023
27.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
58
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.5%
2019
31.6%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2019
2.9%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
15
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
280
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$252B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$106B
2024
Personal remittances received
$34.5M
2024
$40.3B
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,099
2019
1,483,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.6%
2018
3.46%
2020
Banked people share n/a
50.2%
2024

Energy

Marshall Islands Philippines
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
615 kg
2007
551 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.38
2007
$18.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
161.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
1.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
66.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.2%
2022
28%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
16.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
54.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
885 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
2.43%
2021
22.7%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
9.04%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
98%
2023

Society

Marshall Islands Philippines
% of world population
0.0005%
2024
1.42%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,765
2024
-160,373
2024
Urban population
79.2%
2024
48.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
47.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
64
2025
33
2024
Higher education index n/a
54
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.01
1994
4.32
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.7
2013
12
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
78
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2021
98.5%
2020
English speaking
98.3%
2023
63.7%
2023
People using the Internet
65.7%
2023
83.8%
2023

Health

Marshall Islands Philippines
Government health expenditure per capita
$758
2022
$194.1
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.1
2022
$86.1
2023
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
60.1%
2022
0.09%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.46
2012
0.79
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2017
23.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
28.2
2023
26.9
2023
Obesity rate
47.1%
2022
8.96%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.7%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
53
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.8%
2022
20.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
5.66 liters
2020

Territory

Marshall Islands Philippines
% of world land
0.0001%
2025
0.2%
2025
Land area per capita
1,851 sq mi
2024
994 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
27 sq mi
2025
49,122 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36.3 sq mi
2025
28,159 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,260 mi
2007
134,457 mi
2020

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