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Marshall Islands vs Saudi Arabia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Marshall Islands has a population of 37.5K (ranked 192/197), compared with 35.3M in Saudi Arabia (ranked 45/197). The Marshall Islands' land area is 69.5 sq mi versus 830,000 sq mi for Saudi Arabia (ranked 191st vs. 12th).

By GDP, The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M) and Saudi Arabia ranks 18/197 ($1.24T). By GDP per capita, The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467), while Saudi Arabia ranks 32/197 ($35,057).

Main facts and rankings

Marshall Islands Saudi Arabia
Population
36281
36428123
Population rank 192/197 44/197
GDP
$280M
2024
$1.24T
2024
GDP rank 194/197 18/197
GDP per capita
$7,467
2024
$35,057
2024
GDP per capita rank 100/197 32/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,198
2024
$71,243
2024
Government debt
$46.8M
2024
$370B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.3%
2025
34.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,245
2024
$10,473
2024
Government debt per person rank 136/185 58/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,868
2025
$25,072
2025
Land area
69.5 sq mi
2025
830,000 sq mi
2025
Population density
540 ppl/mi²
2024
42.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.92
2023
2.28
2023
Median age
21.8 years
2024
30.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
79.2 years
2025

Marshall Islands and Saudi Arabia: Comparison Charts

Marshall Islands and Saudi Arabia economies compared

GDP
Marshall Islands

Saudi Arabia
Year GDP
Marshall Islands Saudi Arabia
1960 - $1,748,124,064
1961 - $1,920,811,284
1962 - $2,130,606,532
1963 - $2,207,393,172
1964 - $2,371,808,713
1965 - $2,647,955,558
1966 - $2,920,555,557
1967 - $3,257,022,223
1968 - $4,187,777,711
1969 - $4,485,777,644
1970 $8,408,486 $5,377,333,333
1971 $9,116,810 $7,184,806,909
1972 $9,973,652 $9,664,267,087
1973 $11,607,366 $14,947,435,499
1974 $15,217,532 $45,412,957,746
1975 $16,691,301 $46,773,208,643
1976 $18,153,647 $64,005,665,722
1977 $20,210,069 $74,188,986,586
1978 $22,209,370 $80,266,516,687
1979 $25,545,346 $111,858,444,786
1980 $26,710,653 $164,539,660,725
1981 $31,020,000 $184,291,360,139
1982 $34,918,000 $153,240,313,858
1983 $41,749,000 $129,171,635,311
1984 $45,144,000 $119,624,858,116
1985 $43,879,000 $103,897,846,494
1986 $55,989,000 $86,961,922,765
1987 $62,983,000 $85,695,861,148
1988 $70,688,000 $88,256,074,766
1989 $72,798,000 $95,344,459,279
1990 $78,476,000 $117,630,173,565
1991 $82,507,000 $132,223,230,975
1992 $91,063,000 $137,087,850,467
1993 $99,461,000 $132,967,957,276
1994 $108,071,000 $135,174,899,866
1995 $120,230,000 $143,343,124,166
1996 $110,858,000 $158,662,483,311
1997 $109,884,700 $165,963,684,913
1998 $112,070,100 $146,775,466,667
1999 $113,352,100 $161,717,066,667
2000 $114,838,500 $189,514,933,333
2001 $122,406,100 $184,137,600,000
2002 $131,960,000 $189,605,866,667
2003 $131,128,500 $215,807,733,333
2004 $132,900,000 $258,742,133,333
2005 $138,000,000 $328,459,608,764
2006 $143,200,000 $376,900,133,511
2007 $150,500,000 $415,964,509,673
2008 $146,600,000 $519,796,800,000
2009 $151,200,000 $429,097,866,667
2010 $161,100,000 $528,207,466,667
2011 $172,300,000 $680,660,800,000
2012 $180,700,000 $751,921,333,333
2013 $186,400,000 $769,755,733,333
2014 $186,000,000 $787,153,066,667
2015 $183,700,000 $693,414,400,000
2016 $201,800,000 $689,279,466,667
2017 $213,700,000 $741,266,133,333
2018 $220,000,000 $886,564,800,000
2019 $232,900,000 $888,890,133,333
2020 $241,800,000 $767,951,200,000
2021 $258,900,000 $982,661,066,667
2022 $253,400,000 $1,239,075,200,000
2023 $259,300,000 $1,218,584,533,333
2024 $280,357,844 $1,237,529,866,667

Marshall Islands and Saudi Arabia economies compared

GDP per capita
Marshall Islands

Saudi Arabia
Year GDP per capita
Marshall Islands Saudi Arabia
1960 - $718
1961 - $760
1962 - $813
1963 - $812
1964 - $840
1965 - $904
1966 - $961
1967 - $1,032
1968 - $1,276
1969 - $1,313
1970 $373 $1,509
1971 $390 $1,929
1972 $416 $2,474
1973 $472 $3,640
1974 $602 $10,503
1975 $638 $10,266
1976 $672 $13,313
1977 $724 $14,595
1978 $771 $14,914
1979 $859 $19,612
1980 $868 $27,206
1981 $969 $28,703
1982 $1,046 $22,454
1983 $1,199 $17,810
1984 $1,245 $15,541
1985 $1,162 $12,745
1986 $1,425 $10,078
1987 $1,543 $9,386
1988 $1,670 $9,165
1989 $1,670 $9,414
1990 $1,758 $11,055
1991 $1,811 $11,847
1992 $1,963 $11,730
1993 $2,112 $10,885
1994 $2,265 $10,602
1995 $2,491 $10,786
1996 $2,273 $11,472
1997 $2,231 $11,545
1998 $2,254 $9,836
1999 $2,258 $10,452
2000 $2,265 $11,715
2001 $2,394 $10,805
2002 $2,566 $10,586
2003 $2,539 $11,487
2004 $2,566 $13,154
2005 $2,659 $15,976
2006 $2,754 $17,564
2007 $2,892 $18,596
2008 $2,818 $22,320
2009 $2,907 $17,718
2010 $3,095 $22,028
2011 $3,319 $27,127
2012 $3,514 $28,733
2013 $3,678 $27,865
2014 $3,735 $27,805
2015 $3,764 $23,256
2016 $4,230 $22,268
2017 $4,593 $23,929
2018 $4,858 $29,360
2019 $5,292 $29,567
2020 $5,662 $24,339
2021 $6,259 $31,921
2022 $6,323 $38,510
2023 $6,678 $36,157
2024 $7,467 $35,057

Marshall Islands vs. Saudi Arabia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Marshall Islands

Saudi Arabia
Year Life expectancy, years
Marshall Islands Saudi Arabia
1950 52.6 40
1951 52.7 40.6
1952 52.7 41.1
1953 52.8 41.6
1954 52.9 42.1
1955 53 42.6
1956 53.2 43.1
1957 53.4 43.7
1958 53.6 44.2
1959 54 44.8
1960 54.4 45.3
1961 54.7 45.9
1962 55.2 46.5
1963 55.7 47.1
1964 56.3 47.7
1965 56.8 48.4
1966 57.3 49.2
1967 57.8 50
1968 58.2 50.9
1969 58.5 51.8
1970 58.8 52.7
1971 59.1 53.7
1972 59.5 54.7
1973 59.8 55.8
1974 60.1 56.8
1975 60.3 57.8
1976 60.4 58.8
1977 60.6 59.7
1978 60.7 60.7
1979 60.8 61.5
1980 61 62.4
1981 61.1 63.3
1982 61.3 64
1983 61.5 64.7
1984 61.6 65.4
1985 61.7 66
1986 61.8 66.6
1987 61.8 67.2
1988 61.8 67.8
1989 61.7 68.4
1990 61.8 68.9
1991 61.8 69.3
1992 61.9 69.8
1993 62.1 70.2
1994 62.3 70.6
1995 62.5 70.9
1996 62.8 71.3
1997 63 71.6
1998 63.2 72
1999 63.4 72.3
2000 63.3 72.6
2001 63.7 73
2002 63.8 73.3
2003 64 73.7
2004 64 74
2005 64.1 74.4
2006 64.2 74.8
2007 64.3 75.1
2008 64.3 75.3
2009 64.4 75.4
2010 64.5 75.6
2011 64.6 75.8
2012 64.8 76.1
2013 65 76.5
2014 65.1 77.1
2015 65.3 77.8
2016 65.5 78.4
2017 65.7 78.7
2018 65.9 78.7
2019 66 78.3
2020 65.4 77.6
2021 65.4 77.1
2022 66.7 77.3
2023 66.9 78.7
2024 67.1 79
2025 67.2 79.2

Marshall Islands and Saudi Arabia population clocks and comparison

Population
Marshall Islands

Saudi Arabia
Year Population
Marshall Islands Saudi Arabia
1960 14,703 2,435,403
1961 15,219 2,526,347
1962 15,755 2,620,910
1963 16,302 2,719,341
1964 16,852 2,821,968
1965 17,402 2,928,771
1966 17,927 3,039,887
1967 18,655 3,157,242
1968 19,862 3,282,711
1969 21,305 3,417,114
1970 22,530 3,562,470
1971 23,366 3,724,031
1972 23,992 3,905,722
1973 24,581 4,106,344
1974 25,296 4,323,632
1975 26,154 4,556,287
1976 27,021 4,807,933
1977 27,906 5,083,048
1978 28,809 5,381,902
1979 29,738 5,703,698
1980 30,774 6,047,997
1981 32,017 6,420,551
1982 33,397 6,824,486
1983 34,811 7,252,941
1984 36,264 7,697,307
1985 37,761 8,151,779
1986 39,286 8,628,639
1987 40,828 9,130,194
1988 42,321 9,629,165
1989 43,586 10,128,394
1990 44,629 10,640,691
1991 45,568 11,160,744
1992 46,388 11,686,676
1993 47,093 12,215,862
1994 47,712 12,750,040
1995 48,266 13,289,245
1996 48,775 13,831,009
1997 49,259 14,374,943
1998 49,717 14,922,185
1999 50,202 15,472,075
2000 50,706 16,177,722
2001 51,123 17,041,397
2002 51,425 17,910,910
2003 51,639 18,786,767
2004 51,791 19,669,480
2005 51,906 20,559,890
2006 51,992 21,459,144
2007 52,035 22,368,313
2008 52,030 23,287,877
2009 52,019 24,217,654
2010 52,044 23,978,487
2011 51,907 25,091,867
2012 51,419 26,168,861
2013 50,681 27,624,004
2014 49,796 28,309,273
2015 48,800 29,816,382
2016 47,709 30,954,198
2017 46,529 30,977,355
2018 45,285 30,196,281
2019 44,007 30,063,799
2020 42,706 31,552,510
2021 41,367 30,784,383
2022 40,077 32,175,224
2023 38,827 33,702,731
2024 37,548 35,300,280

Fertility rates in Marshall Islands and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate
Marshall Islands

Saudi Arabia
Year Fertility rate
Marshall Islands Saudi Arabia
1960 8.08 7.63
1961 8.12 7.63
1962 8.12 7.64
1963 8.12 7.65
1964 8.14 7.67
1965 8.16 7.66
1966 8.2 7.66
1967 8.17 7.66
1968 8.14 7.63
1969 8.11 7.6
1970 8.07 7.58
1971 8.04 7.56
1972 8 7.54
1973 7.95 7.48
1974 7.9 7.43
1975 7.83 7.37
1976 7.76 7.33
1977 7.67 7.3
1978 7.58 7.26
1979 7.47 7.23
1980 7.37 7.15
1981 7.27 7.07
1982 7.18 6.98
1983 7.08 6.88
1984 6.99 6.78
1985 6.87 6.65
1986 6.73 6.52
1987 6.57 6.34
1988 6.38 6.15
1989 6.18 5.98
1990 5.97 5.8
1991 5.76 5.64
1992 5.55 5.49
1993 5.38 5.33
1994 5.23 5.16
1995 5.09 4.99
1996 5.02 4.81
1997 4.96 4.66
1998 4.87 4.52
1999 4.78 4.35
2000 4.7 4.21
2001 4.58 3.96
2002 4.49 3.71
2003 4.42 3.47
2004 4.34 3.26
2005 4.28 3.16
2006 4.2 3.18
2007 4.09 3.19
2008 3.97 3.07
2009 3.83 2.95
2010 3.67 2.81
2011 3.53 2.8
2012 3.38 2.78
2013 3.25 2.67
2014 3.18 2.68
2015 3.13 2.63
2016 3.09 2.65
2017 3.06 2.67
2018 3.04 2.67
2019 3.01 2.49
2020 2.99 2.27
2021 2.96 2.17
2022 2.94 2.14
2023 2.92 2.28

Marshall Islands and Saudi Arabia demographics compared

Median age
Marshall Islands

Saudi Arabia
Year Median age, years
Marshall Islands Saudi Arabia
1960 17.4 18.6
1961 17 18.5
1962 16.7 18.4
1963 16.4 18.2
1964 16.3 18
1965 16.3 17.9
1966 16.4 17.7
1967 16.6 17.6
1968 16.9 17.5
1969 17.2 17.4
1970 17.4 17.4
1971 17.1 17.4
1972 16.6 17.4
1973 16.2 17.5
1974 16 17.6
1975 15.9 17.7
1976 15.7 17.8
1977 15.5 17.9
1978 15.3 18
1979 15.1 18.1
1980 15 18.2
1981 14.9 18.3
1982 14.9 18.4
1983 14.9 18.5
1984 14.8 18.6
1985 14.8 18.7
1986 14.7 18.7
1987 14.7 18.8
1988 14.7 18.9
1989 14.8 19
1990 14.9 19
1991 15.2 19.2
1992 15.4 19.3
1993 15.8 19.4
1994 16.1 19.6
1995 16.5 19.7
1996 16.9 19.9
1997 17.2 20.2
1998 17.6 20.4
1999 17.9 20.7
2000 18.2 20.8
2001 18.5 20.7
2002 18.8 20.8
2003 19.1 21.1
2004 19.4 21.4
2005 19.7 21.9
2006 19.9 22.3
2007 20.2 22.8
2008 20.4 23.4
2009 20.5 23.9
2010 20.6 24.5
2011 20.6 25.2
2012 20.8 25.9
2013 21 26.6
2014 21.3 27.2
2015 21.6 27.9
2016 21.9 28.6
2017 22.2 29
2018 22.4 29.3
2019 22.6 29.3
2020 22.6 29.4
2021 22.5 29.5
2022 22.2 29.7
2023 21.9 30.2
2024 21.8 30.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Marshall Islands Saudi Arabia
GNI, Atlas method
$315M
2024
$1.26T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
71.9%
2025
32.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.7%
2022
5.11%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
7.09%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
282,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.51%
2025
-4.93%
2025
Unemployment rate
9.82%
2021
3.52%
2024
Services, % of GDP
70.5%
2023
47.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.1%
2023
44.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
58
2025
64.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.5%
2019
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2019
n/a
Number of millionaires n/a
351,855
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.44%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
15
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00006%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
352
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.73T
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$464B
2024
Personal remittances received
$34.5M
2024
$322M
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,099
2019
20,292,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
15.6%
2018
3.26%
2020
Banked people share n/a
78.8%
2024

Energy

Marshall Islands Saudi Arabia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
615 kg
2007
7,530 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.38
2007
$9.56
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
623 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
18.5 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.2%
2022
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.09%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-178.2%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
11,835 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
2.43%
2021
0.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Marshall Islands Saudi Arabia
% of world population
0.0005%
2024
0.43%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,765
2024
+122,170
2024
Urban population
79.2%
2024
85.2%
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
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
67.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
64
2025
59
2024
Higher education index n/a
78
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.01
1994
0.8
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.7
2013
35.9
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
104
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2021
97.9%
2024
English speaking
98.3%
2023
55%
2025
People using the Internet
65.7%
2023
100%
2024

Health

Marshall Islands Saudi Arabia
Government health expenditure per capita
$758
2022
$1,593
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.1
2022
$175.5
2022
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
79.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
60.1%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.46
2012
3.08
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
7
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
28.2
2023
6.2
2023
Obesity rate
47.1%
2022
42.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.7%
2024
23.1%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
32
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.8%
2022
14.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
0 liters
2020

Territory

Marshall Islands Saudi Arabia
% of world land
0.0001%
2025
1.44%
2025
Land area per capita
1,851 sq mi
2024
23,513 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
27 sq mi
2025
670,418 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36.3 sq mi
2025
3,772 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,260 mi
2007
137,554 mi
2006

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