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Marshall Islands vs Portugal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Marshall Islands has a population of 37.5K (ranked 192/197), compared with 10.7M in Portugal (ranked 90/197). The Marshall Islands' land area is 69.5 sq mi versus 35,369 sq mi for Portugal (ranked 191st vs. 108th).

By GDP, The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M) and Portugal ranks 47/197 ($309B). By GDP per capita, The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467), while Portugal ranks 44/197 ($28,844).

Main facts and rankings

Marshall Islands Portugal
Population
36281
10687819
Population rank 192/197 92/197
GDP
$280M
2024
$309B
2024
GDP rank 194/197 47/197
GDP per capita
$7,467
2024
$28,844
2024
GDP per capita rank 100/197 44/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,198
2024
$50,617
2024
Government debt
$46.8M
2024
$293B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.3%
2025
91.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,245
2024
$27,381
2024
Government debt per person rank 136/185 26/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,868
2025
$15,657
2025
Land area
69.5 sq mi
2025
35,369 sq mi
2025
Population density
540 ppl/mi²
2024
303 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.92
2023
1.44
2023
Median age
21.8 years
2024
47.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Marshall Islands and Portugal: Comparison Charts

Marshall Islands and Portugal economies compared

GDP
Marshall Islands

Portugal
Year GDP
Marshall Islands Portugal
1960 - $3,339,150,158
1961 - $3,573,719,085
1962 - $3,835,883,663
1963 - $4,084,251,593
1964 - $4,429,202,657
1965 - $4,901,711,248
1966 - $5,370,108,031
1967 - $6,002,607,030
1968 - $6,644,693,214
1969 - $7,287,555,035
1970 $8,408,486 $8,108,235,704
1971 $9,116,810 $9,201,604,240
1972 $9,973,652 $11,239,117,865
1973 $11,607,366 $15,090,564,186
1974 $15,217,532 $17,512,391,476
1975 $16,691,301 $19,347,607,843
1976 $18,153,647 $20,332,831,565
1977 $20,210,069 $21,439,523,311
1978 $22,209,370 $23,487,614,051
1979 $25,545,346 $26,622,819,672
1980 $26,710,653 $32,896,519,824
1981 $31,020,000 $31,977,276,873
1982 $34,918,000 $30,527,754,793
1983 $41,749,000 $27,239,650,742
1984 $45,144,000 $25,217,969,050
1985 $43,879,000 $27,115,807,742
1986 $55,989,000 $38,745,901,354
1987 $62,983,000 $48,182,925,857
1988 $70,688,000 $56,347,250,696
1989 $72,798,000 $60,594,092,182
1990 $78,476,000 $78,713,860,217
1991 $82,507,000 $89,233,599,278
1992 $91,063,000 $107,592,098,307
1993 $99,461,000 $95,009,751,901
1994 $108,071,000 $99,688,641,304
1995 $120,230,000 $118,122,007,430
1996 $110,858,000 $122,630,089,680
1997 $109,884,700 $117,016,535,163
1998 $112,070,100 $123,946,327,916
1999 $113,352,100 $127,470,385,557
2000 $114,838,500 $118,605,192,877
2001 $122,406,100 $121,604,107,165
2002 $131,960,000 $134,795,565,549
2003 $131,128,500 $165,226,175,537
2004 $132,900,000 $189,382,122,532
2005 $138,000,000 $197,253,876,705
2006 $143,200,000 $208,756,449,276
2007 $150,500,000 $240,496,147,317
2008 $146,600,000 $263,416,394,624
2009 $151,200,000 $244,667,762,836
2010 $161,100,000 $238,443,864,993
2011 $172,300,000 $245,426,767,676
2012 $180,700,000 $216,536,676,772
2013 $186,400,000 $226,677,408,292
2014 $186,000,000 $230,078,616,300
2015 $183,700,000 $199,038,523,120
2016 $201,800,000 $206,305,431,242
2017 $213,700,000 $220,862,990,767
2018 $220,000,000 $242,092,894,543
2019 $232,900,000 $240,115,970,063
2020 $241,800,000 $229,618,773,423
2021 $258,900,000 $256,055,879,091
2022 $253,400,000 $256,898,675,069
2023 $259,300,000 $289,696,962,620
2024 $280,357,844 $308,683,317,393

Marshall Islands and Portugal economies compared

GDP per capita
Marshall Islands

Portugal
Year GDP per capita
Marshall Islands Portugal
1960 - $377
1961 - $400
1962 - $426
1963 - $452
1964 - $490
1965 - $545
1966 - $601
1967 - $676
1968 - $752
1969 - $832
1970 $373 $934
1971 $390 $1,065
1972 $416 $1,302
1973 $472 $1,748
1974 $602 $2,000
1975 $638 $2,128
1976 $672 $2,173
1977 $724 $2,267
1978 $771 $2,457
1979 $859 $2,756
1980 $868 $3,368
1981 $969 $3,246
1982 $1,046 $3,080
1983 $1,199 $2,735
1984 $1,245 $2,523
1985 $1,162 $2,705
1986 $1,425 $3,862
1987 $1,543 $4,804
1988 $1,670 $5,624
1989 $1,670 $6,056
1990 $1,758 $7,885
1991 $1,811 $8,959
1992 $1,963 $10,811
1993 $2,112 $9,535
1994 $2,265 $9,977
1995 $2,491 $11,781
1996 $2,273 $12,185
1997 $2,231 $11,576
1998 $2,254 $12,199
1999 $2,258 $12,475
2000 $2,265 $11,526
2001 $2,394 $11,735
2002 $2,566 $12,937
2003 $2,539 $15,798
2004 $2,566 $18,064
2005 $2,659 $18,780
2006 $2,754 $19,839
2007 $2,892 $22,811
2008 $2,818 $24,949
2009 $2,907 $23,151
2010 $3,095 $22,552
2011 $3,319 $23,247
2012 $3,514 $20,593
2013 $3,678 $21,676
2014 $3,735 $22,121
2015 $3,764 $19,216
2016 $4,230 $19,980
2017 $4,593 $21,442
2018 $4,858 $23,541
2019 $5,292 $23,343
2020 $5,662 $22,299
2021 $6,259 $24,711
2022 $6,323 $24,621
2023 $6,678 $27,386
2024 $7,467 $28,844

Marshall Islands vs. Portugal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Marshall Islands

Portugal
Year Life expectancy, years
Marshall Islands Portugal
1950 52.6 58.5
1951 52.7 58.7
1952 52.7 59.8
1953 52.8 61.1
1954 52.9 62.2
1955 53 61.4
1956 53.2 61.2
1957 53.4 61.4
1958 53.6 63.7
1959 54 62.9
1960 54.4 64.1
1961 54.7 62.8
1962 55.2 64.3
1963 55.7 64.9
1964 56.3 65.1
1965 56.8 66.1
1966 57.3 65.6
1967 57.8 66.5
1968 58.2 66.8
1969 58.5 66.4
1970 58.8 67.1
1971 59.1 66.8
1972 59.5 69.2
1973 59.8 68.6
1974 60.1 69.1
1975 60.3 68.8
1976 60.4 69.1
1977 60.6 70.3
1978 60.7 70.8
1979 60.8 71.6
1980 61 71.7
1981 61.1 71.9
1982 61.3 72.7
1983 61.5 72.7
1984 61.6 72.9
1985 61.7 73.2
1986 61.8 73.6
1987 61.8 74.1
1988 61.8 74.1
1989 61.7 74.7
1990 61.8 74.3
1991 61.8 74.2
1992 61.9 74.9
1993 62.1 74.8
1994 62.3 75.7
1995 62.5 75.5
1996 62.8 75.5
1997 63 75.9
1998 63.2 76.1
1999 63.4 76.3
2000 63.3 76.8
2001 63.7 77.2
2002 63.8 77.4
2003 64 77.6
2004 64 78.4
2005 64.1 78.3
2006 64.2 79.1
2007 64.3 79.3
2008 64.3 79.6
2009 64.4 79.8
2010 64.5 80.1
2011 64.6 80.6
2012 64.8 80.6
2013 65 80.9
2014 65.1 81.3
2015 65.3 81.3
2016 65.5 81.4
2017 65.7 81.7
2018 65.9 81.6
2019 66 82
2020 65.4 81.4
2021 65.4 81.4
2022 66.7 81.2
2023 66.9 82.4
2024 67.1 82.6
2025 67.2 82.7

Marshall Islands and Portugal population clocks and comparison

Population
Marshall Islands

Portugal
Year Population
Marshall Islands Portugal
1960 14,703 8,857,716
1961 15,219 8,929,316
1962 15,755 8,993,985
1963 16,302 9,030,355
1964 16,852 9,035,365
1965 17,402 8,998,595
1966 17,927 8,930,990
1967 18,655 8,874,520
1968 19,862 8,836,650
1969 21,305 8,757,705
1970 22,530 8,680,431
1971 23,366 8,643,756
1972 23,992 8,630,430
1973 24,581 8,633,100
1974 25,296 8,754,365
1975 26,154 9,093,470
1976 27,021 9,355,810
1977 27,906 9,455,675
1978 28,809 9,558,250
1979 29,738 9,661,265
1980 30,774 9,766,312
1981 32,017 9,851,362
1982 33,397 9,911,771
1983 34,811 9,957,865
1984 36,264 9,996,232
1985 37,761 10,023,613
1986 39,286 10,032,734
1987 40,828 10,030,031
1988 42,321 10,019,610
1989 43,586 10,005,000
1990 44,629 9,983,218
1991 45,568 9,960,235
1992 46,388 9,952,494
1993 47,093 9,964,675
1994 47,712 9,991,525
1995 48,266 10,026,176
1996 48,775 10,063,945
1997 49,259 10,108,977
1998 49,717 10,160,196
1999 50,202 10,217,828
2000 50,706 10,289,898
2001 51,123 10,362,722
2002 51,425 10,419,631
2003 51,639 10,458,821
2004 51,791 10,483,861
2005 51,906 10,503,330
2006 51,992 10,522,288
2007 52,035 10,542,964
2008 52,030 10,558,177
2009 52,019 10,568,247
2010 52,044 10,573,100
2011 51,907 10,557,560
2012 51,419 10,514,844
2013 50,681 10,457,295
2014 49,796 10,401,062
2015 48,800 10,358,076
2016 47,709 10,325,452
2017 46,529 10,300,300
2018 45,285 10,283,822
2019 44,007 10,286,263
2020 42,706 10,297,081
2021 41,367 10,361,831
2022 40,077 10,434,332
2023 38,827 10,578,174
2024 37,548 10,701,636

Fertility rates in Marshall Islands and Portugal

Fertility rate
Marshall Islands

Portugal
Year Fertility rate
Marshall Islands Portugal
1960 8.08 3.16
1961 8.12 3.21
1962 8.12 3.23
1963 8.12 3.12
1964 8.14 3.21
1965 8.16 3.15
1966 8.2 3.16
1967 8.17 3.16
1968 8.14 3.12
1969 8.11 3.12
1970 8.07 3.01
1971 8.04 3
1972 8 2.86
1973 7.95 2.77
1974 7.9 2.7
1975 7.83 2.75
1976 7.76 2.82
1977 7.67 2.69
1978 7.58 2.45
1979 7.47 2.31
1980 7.37 2.25
1981 7.27 2.13
1982 7.18 2.07
1983 7.08 1.95
1984 6.99 1.9
1985 6.87 1.72
1986 6.73 1.66
1987 6.57 1.62
1988 6.38 1.61
1989 6.18 1.57
1990 5.97 1.56
1991 5.76 1.56
1992 5.55 1.54
1993 5.38 1.52
1994 5.23 1.45
1995 5.09 1.41
1996 5.02 1.44
1997 4.96 1.47
1998 4.87 1.47
1999 4.78 1.5
2000 4.7 1.55
2001 4.58 1.45
2002 4.49 1.46
2003 4.42 1.44
2004 4.34 1.4
2005 4.28 1.41
2006 4.2 1.37
2007 4.09 1.35
2008 3.97 1.39
2009 3.83 1.34
2010 3.67 1.39
2011 3.53 1.35
2012 3.38 1.28
2013 3.25 1.21
2014 3.18 1.24
2015 3.13 1.31
2016 3.09 1.37
2017 3.06 1.38
2018 3.04 1.42
2019 3.01 1.44
2020 2.99 1.42
2021 2.96 1.35
2022 2.94 1.43
2023 2.92 1.44

Marshall Islands and Portugal demographics compared

Median age
Marshall Islands

Portugal
Year Median age, years
Marshall Islands Portugal
1960 17.4 27.9
1961 17 28.1
1962 16.7 28.3
1963 16.4 28.5
1964 16.3 28.7
1965 16.3 28.8
1966 16.4 29
1967 16.6 29.1
1968 16.9 29.2
1969 17.2 29.4
1970 17.4 29.6
1971 17.1 29.7
1972 16.6 29.6
1973 16.2 29.6
1974 16 29.7
1975 15.9 29.7
1976 15.7 29.8
1977 15.5 29.9
1978 15.3 30
1979 15.1 30.3
1980 15 30.6
1981 14.9 30.8
1982 14.9 31.1
1983 14.9 31.4
1984 14.8 31.7
1985 14.8 32.1
1986 14.7 32.5
1987 14.7 32.9
1988 14.7 33.3
1989 14.8 33.7
1990 14.9 34.2
1991 15.2 34.6
1992 15.4 35
1993 15.8 35.4
1994 16.1 35.7
1995 16.5 36.1
1996 16.9 36.4
1997 17.2 36.8
1998 17.6 37.1
1999 17.9 37.4
2000 18.2 37.7
2001 18.5 38
2002 18.8 38.3
2003 19.1 38.6
2004 19.4 39
2005 19.7 39.4
2006 19.9 39.8
2007 20.2 40.2
2008 20.4 40.6
2009 20.5 41
2010 20.6 41.5
2011 20.6 41.9
2012 20.8 42.4
2013 21 42.9
2014 21.3 43.4
2015 21.6 43.8
2016 21.9 44.3
2017 22.2 44.7
2018 22.4 45.2
2019 22.6 45.6
2020 22.6 46.1
2021 22.5 46.5
2022 22.2 46.8
2023 21.9 47.2
2024 21.8 47.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Marshall Islands Portugal
GNI, Atlas method
$315M
2024
$285B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
71.9%
2025
43.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.7%
2022
4.55%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.52%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
52,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.51%
2025
+0.52%
2025
Unemployment rate
9.82%
2021
6.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
70.5%
2023
66.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.1%
2023
18.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
58
2025
70.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.5%
2019
26.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2019
2.7%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
171,797
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.95%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
40
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$61.9B
2018
Total reserves including gold n/a
$42.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$34.5M
2024
$1.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,099
2019
4,208,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.6%
2018
12.2%
2020
Banked people share n/a
91.4%
2024

Energy

Marshall Islands Portugal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
615 kg
2007
1,853 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.38
2007
$25.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
36.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
3.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
63.1%
2023
Renewable energy use share
12.2%
2022
32.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
14.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
77.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
5,146 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
2.43%
2021
64.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
30.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Marshall Islands Portugal
% of world population
0.0005%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,765
2024
+20,648
2024
Urban population
79.2%
2024
68.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
77.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
64
2025
57
2024
Higher education index n/a
87
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.01
1994
0.8
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.7
2013
8.2
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2021
96.8%
2021
English speaking
98.3%
2023
27.3%
2023
People using the Internet
65.7%
2023
88.5%
2024

Health

Marshall Islands Portugal
Government health expenditure per capita
$758
2022
$2,744
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.1
2022
$817
2023
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
60.1%
2022
0.08%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.46
2012
5.77
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2017
30.2 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
28.2
2023
3.2
2023
Obesity rate
47.1%
2022
22.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.7%
2024
10.5%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
82
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.8%
2022
25.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
8.88 liters
2020

Territory

Marshall Islands Portugal
% of world land
0.0001%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
1,851 sq mi
2024
3,305 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
27 sq mi
2025
15,328 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36.3 sq mi
2025
12,788 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,260 mi
2007
n/a

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