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Marshall Islands vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Marshall Islands has a population of 37.5K (ranked 192/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). The Marshall Islands' land area is 69.5 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 191st vs. 158th).

By GDP, The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Marshall Islands Qatar
Population
36281
2964497
Population rank 192/197 137/197
GDP
$280M
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 194/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$7,467
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 100/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,198
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$46.8M
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.3%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,245
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 136/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,868
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
69.5 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
540 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.92
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
21.8 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Marshall Islands and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Marshall Islands and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Marshall Islands

Qatar
Year GDP
Marshall Islands Qatar
1970 $8,408,486 $301,791,302
1971 $9,116,810 $387,703,106
1972 $9,973,652 $510,262,500
1973 $11,607,366 $793,885,560
1974 $15,217,532 $2,401,403,227
1975 $16,691,301 $2,512,773,166
1976 $18,153,647 $3,284,273,987
1977 $20,210,069 $3,617,564,638
1978 $22,209,370 $4,052,000,413
1979 $25,545,346 $5,632,962,997
1980 $26,710,653 $7,829,165,262
1981 $31,020,000 $8,661,263,764
1982 $34,918,000 $7,596,703,214
1983 $41,749,000 $6,467,582,308
1984 $45,144,000 $6,704,395,824
1985 $43,879,000 $6,153,296,456
1986 $55,989,000 $5,053,021,951
1987 $62,983,000 $5,446,428,681
1988 $70,688,000 $6,038,187,033
1989 $72,798,000 $6,487,912,088
1990 $78,476,000 $7,360,439,423
1991 $82,507,000 $6,883,516,484
1992 $91,063,000 $7,646,153,984
1993 $99,461,000 $7,156,593,654
1994 $108,071,000 $7,374,450,769
1995 $120,230,000 $8,137,911,978
1996 $110,858,000 $9,059,340,385
1997 $109,884,700 $11,297,802,115
1998 $112,070,100 $10,255,495,027
1999 $113,352,100 $12,393,131,868
2000 $114,838,500 $17,759,890,110
2001 $122,406,100 $17,538,461,538
2002 $131,960,000 $19,363,736,264
2003 $131,128,500 $23,533,791,209
2004 $132,900,000 $31,734,065,934
2005 $138,000,000 $44,530,494,505
2006 $143,200,000 $60,882,142,857
2007 $150,500,000 $79,712,087,912
2008 $146,600,000 $115,270,054,945
2009 $151,200,000 $97,798,351,648
2010 $161,100,000 $125,122,306,346
2011 $172,300,000 $167,775,268,626
2012 $180,700,000 $186,833,502,363
2013 $186,400,000 $198,727,642,967
2014 $186,000,000 $206,224,598,571
2015 $183,700,000 $161,739,955,577
2016 $201,800,000 $151,732,181,868
2017 $213,700,000 $161,099,122,225
2018 $220,000,000 $183,334,953,819
2019 $232,900,000 $176,371,267,692
2020 $241,800,000 $144,411,363,352
2021 $258,900,000 $179,732,009,560
2022 $253,400,000 $235,709,325,714
2023 $259,300,000 $213,002,809,341
2024 $280,357,844 $217,982,967,033

Marshall Islands and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Marshall Islands

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Marshall Islands Qatar
1970 $373 $2,594
1971 $390 $2,952
1972 $416 $3,483
1973 $472 $4,905
1974 $602 $13,540
1975 $638 $13,014
1976 $672 $15,710
1977 $724 $16,058
1978 $771 $16,757
1979 $859 $21,777
1980 $868 $28,375
1981 $969 $29,505
1982 $1,046 $24,385
1983 $1,199 $19,616
1984 $1,245 $19,272
1985 $1,162 $16,815
1986 $1,425 $13,213
1987 $1,543 $13,719
1988 $1,670 $14,682
1989 $1,670 $15,243
1990 $1,758 $16,722
1991 $1,811 $15,133
1992 $1,963 $16,280
1993 $2,112 $14,770
1994 $2,265 $14,765
1995 $2,491 $15,823
1996 $2,273 $17,125
1997 $2,231 $20,523
1998 $2,254 $17,665
1999 $2,258 $20,234
2000 $2,265 $27,535
2001 $2,394 $25,871
2002 $2,566 $27,227
2003 $2,539 $31,602
2004 $2,566 $41,036
2005 $2,659 $53,950
2006 $2,754 $62,582
2007 $2,892 $65,954
2008 $2,818 $80,781
2009 $2,907 $60,786
2010 $3,095 $77,387
2011 $3,319 $103,262
2012 $3,514 $108,470
2013 $3,678 $103,697
2014 $3,735 $95,841
2015 $3,764 $68,985
2016 $4,230 $61,254
2017 $4,593 $63,280
2018 $4,858 $71,040
2019 $5,292 $66,841
2020 $5,662 $51,684
2021 $6,259 $71,752
2022 $6,323 $88,701
2023 $6,678 $80,196
2024 $7,467 $76,276

Marshall Islands vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Marshall Islands

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Marshall Islands Qatar
1950 52.6 50.8
1951 52.7 51.5
1952 52.7 52.1
1953 52.8 52.8
1954 52.9 53.5
1955 53 54.2
1956 53.2 54.9
1957 53.4 55.6
1958 53.6 56.3
1959 54 57
1960 54.4 57.8
1961 54.7 58.5
1962 55.2 59.2
1963 55.7 60
1964 56.3 60.7
1965 56.8 61.4
1966 57.3 62.2
1967 57.8 62.9
1968 58.2 63.6
1969 58.5 64.2
1970 58.8 64.9
1971 59.1 65.5
1972 59.5 66.1
1973 59.8 66.6
1974 60.1 67.2
1975 60.3 67.7
1976 60.4 68.2
1977 60.6 68.6
1978 60.7 69.1
1979 60.8 69.5
1980 61 69.9
1981 61.1 70.3
1982 61.3 70.7
1983 61.5 71.1
1984 61.6 71.5
1985 61.7 71.8
1986 61.8 72.2
1987 61.8 72.5
1988 61.8 72.8
1989 61.7 73.1
1990 61.8 73.4
1991 61.8 73.7
1992 61.9 73.9
1993 62.1 74.1
1994 62.3 74.2
1995 62.5 74.4
1996 62.8 74.6
1997 63 74.7
1998 63.2 74.9
1999 63.4 75
2000 63.3 75.3
2001 63.7 75.5
2002 63.8 75.8
2003 64 76.1
2004 64 76.5
2005 64.1 76.9
2006 64.2 77.3
2007 64.3 77.7
2008 64.3 78.3
2009 64.4 78.8
2010 64.5 79.4
2011 64.6 80
2012 64.8 80.5
2013 65 81
2014 65.1 81.4
2015 65.3 81.8
2016 65.5 82.1
2017 65.7 82.5
2018 65.9 82.7
2019 66 82.9
2020 65.4 80.4
2021 65.4 81.1
2022 66.7 81.9
2023 66.9 82.4
2024 67.1 82.5
2025 67.2 82.7

Marshall Islands and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Marshall Islands

Qatar
Year Population
Marshall Islands Qatar
1960 14,703 36,010
1961 15,219 39,680
1962 15,755 44,630
1963 16,302 50,380
1964 16,852 56,867
1965 17,402 64,065
1966 17,927 72,192
1967 18,655 81,439
1968 19,862 91,749
1969 21,305 103,025
1970 22,530 116,350
1971 23,366 131,346
1972 23,992 146,506
1973 24,581 161,841
1974 25,296 177,362
1975 26,154 193,087
1976 27,021 209,052
1977 27,906 225,285
1978 28,809 241,808
1979 29,738 258,670
1980 30,774 275,913
1981 32,017 293,553
1982 33,397 311,537
1983 34,811 329,709
1984 36,264 347,878
1985 37,761 365,940
1986 39,286 382,422
1987 40,828 397,005
1988 42,321 411,264
1989 43,586 425,646
1990 44,629 440,175
1991 45,568 454,853
1992 46,388 469,657
1993 47,093 484,545
1994 47,712 499,459
1995 48,266 514,325
1996 48,775 529,019
1997 49,259 550,500
1998 49,717 580,540
1999 50,202 612,500
2000 50,706 644,989
2001 51,123 677,925
2002 51,425 711,205
2003 51,639 744,682
2004 51,791 773,332
2005 51,906 825,408
2006 51,992 972,831
2007 52,035 1,208,595
2008 52,030 1,426,938
2009 52,019 1,608,903
2010 52,044 1,616,832
2011 51,907 1,624,761
2012 51,419 1,722,438
2013 50,681 1,916,426
2014 49,796 2,151,745
2015 48,800 2,344,557
2016 47,709 2,477,113
2017 46,529 2,545,820
2018 45,285 2,580,734
2019 44,007 2,638,657
2020 42,706 2,794,148
2021 41,367 2,504,910
2022 40,077 2,657,333
2023 38,827 2,656,032
2024 37,548 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Marshall Islands and Qatar

Fertility rate
Marshall Islands

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Marshall Islands Qatar
1960 8.08 6.53
1961 8.12 6.53
1962 8.12 6.53
1963 8.12 6.53
1964 8.14 6.53
1965 8.16 6.53
1966 8.2 6.52
1967 8.17 6.46
1968 8.14 6.39
1969 8.11 6.31
1970 8.07 6.23
1971 8.04 6.15
1972 8 6.07
1973 7.95 6.01
1974 7.9 5.94
1975 7.83 5.86
1976 7.76 5.78
1977 7.67 5.69
1978 7.58 5.58
1979 7.47 5.46
1980 7.37 5.33
1981 7.27 5.2
1982 7.18 5.04
1983 7.08 4.9
1984 6.99 4.76
1985 6.87 4.64
1986 6.73 4.57
1987 6.57 4.54
1988 6.38 4.51
1989 6.18 4.41
1990 5.97 4.23
1991 5.76 3.99
1992 5.55 3.85
1993 5.38 3.77
1994 5.23 3.67
1995 5.09 3.56
1996 5.02 3.44
1997 4.96 3.33
1998 4.87 3.21
1999 4.78 3.12
2000 4.7 3.07
2001 4.58 3.08
2002 4.49 3.01
2003 4.42 2.93
2004 4.34 2.79
2005 4.28 2.64
2006 4.2 2.51
2007 4.09 2.44
2008 3.97 2.37
2009 3.83 2.25
2010 3.67 2.14
2011 3.53 2.07
2012 3.38 2.04
2013 3.25 2.03
2014 3.18 2.03
2015 3.13 1.98
2016 3.09 1.86
2017 3.06 1.83
2018 3.04 1.76
2019 3.01 1.73
2020 2.99 1.68
2021 2.96 1.61
2022 2.94 1.74
2023 2.92 1.73

Marshall Islands and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Marshall Islands

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Marshall Islands Qatar
1960 17.4 18
1961 17 19
1962 16.7 20.1
1963 16.4 21.1
1964 16.3 21.8
1965 16.3 22.5
1966 16.4 23
1967 16.6 23.5
1968 16.9 24
1969 17.2 24.4
1970 17.4 23.7
1971 17.1 22.2
1972 16.6 21.3
1973 16.2 20.9
1974 16 20.8
1975 15.9 21
1976 15.7 21.3
1977 15.5 21.8
1978 15.3 22.3
1979 15.1 22.9
1980 15 23.5
1981 14.9 24.1
1982 14.9 24.8
1983 14.9 25.6
1984 14.8 26.3
1985 14.8 27
1986 14.7 27.4
1987 14.7 27.5
1988 14.7 27.5
1989 14.8 27.6
1990 14.9 27.7
1991 15.2 27.9
1992 15.4 28.1
1993 15.8 28.4
1994 16.1 28.7
1995 16.5 29.1
1996 16.9 29.6
1997 17.2 29.9
1998 17.6 29.8
1999 17.9 29.8
2000 18.2 29.9
2001 18.5 30.1
2002 18.8 30.5
2003 19.1 30.9
2004 19.4 31
2005 19.7 30.9
2006 19.9 30.6
2007 20.2 30.1
2008 20.4 30.1
2009 20.5 30.8
2010 20.6 31.3
2011 20.6 31.2
2012 20.8 31
2013 21 30.9
2014 21.3 31.1
2015 21.6 31.2
2016 21.9 31.4
2017 22.2 31.6
2018 22.4 31.9
2019 22.6 32.3
2020 22.6 32.6
2021 22.5 32.9
2022 22.2 33.4
2023 21.9 34.1
2024 21.8 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Marshall Islands Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$315M
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
71.9%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.7%
2022
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel n/a
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.51%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
9.82%
2021
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
70.5%
2023
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.1%
2023
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
58
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.5%
2019
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2019
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$34.5M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,099
2019
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.6%
2018
20.2%
2020
Banked people share n/a
65.9%
2011

Energy

Marshall Islands Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
615 kg
2007
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.38
2007
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.2%
2022
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
2.43%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Marshall Islands Qatar
% of world population
0.0005%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,765
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
79.2%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
64
2025
59
2024
Higher education index n/a
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.01
1994
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.7
2013
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2021
97.8%
2014
English speaking
98.3%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
65.7%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Marshall Islands Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$758
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.1
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
60.1%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.46
2012
2.5
2018
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
28.2
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
47.1%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.7%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.8%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Marshall Islands Qatar
% of world land
0.0001%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
1,851 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
27 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36.3 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,260 mi
2007
4,374 mi
2016

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