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Marshall Islands vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Marshall Islands has a population of 37.5K (ranked 192/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). The Marshall Islands' land area is 69.5 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 191st vs. 181st).

By GDP, The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Marshall Islands Seychelles
Population
36281
125181
Population rank 192/197 181/197
GDP
$280M
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 194/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$7,467
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 100/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,198
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$46.8M
2024
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.3%
2025
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,245
2024
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 136/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,868
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
69.5 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
540 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.92
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
21.8 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Marshall Islands and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Marshall Islands and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Marshall Islands

Seychelles
Year GDP
Marshall Islands Seychelles
1960 - $12,012,025
1961 - $11,592,024
1962 - $12,642,026
1963 - $13,923,029
1964 - $15,393,032
1965 - $15,603,032
1966 - $16,443,034
1967 - $16,632,032
1968 - $16,074,028
1969 - $16,452,028
1970 $8,408,486 $18,432,032
1971 $9,116,810 $21,965,951
1972 $9,973,652 $30,645,123
1973 $11,607,366 $36,896,280
1974 $15,217,532 $43,134,496
1975 $16,691,301 $47,803,146
1976 $18,153,647 $49,278,982
1977 $20,210,069 $64,526,401
1978 $22,209,370 $85,552,366
1979 $25,545,346 $127,261,099
1980 $26,710,653 $156,783,830
1981 $31,020,000 $163,750,728
1982 $34,918,000 $157,211,790
1983 $41,749,000 $156,098,237
1984 $45,144,000 $160,992,921
1985 $43,879,000 $179,691,483
1986 $55,989,000 $221,147,061
1987 $62,983,000 $265,212,957
1988 $70,688,000 $301,985,618
1989 $72,798,000 $324,333,367
1990 $78,476,000 $392,163,561
1991 $82,507,000 $398,307,170
1992 $91,063,000 $461,409,399
1993 $99,461,000 $504,230,621
1994 $108,071,000 $517,570,058
1995 $120,230,000 $540,733,048
1996 $110,858,000 $535,250,347
1997 $109,884,700 $598,966,982
1998 $112,070,100 $647,287,376
1999 $113,352,100 $662,838,615
2000 $114,838,500 $654,212,394
2001 $122,406,100 $662,064,156
2002 $131,960,000 $742,134,838
2003 $131,128,500 $750,847,230
2004 $132,900,000 $893,012,218
2005 $138,000,000 $977,899,382
2006 $143,200,000 $1,081,441,283
2007 $150,500,000 $1,077,308,814
2008 $146,600,000 $979,597,394
2009 $151,200,000 $850,901,620
2010 $161,100,000 $981,616,542
2011 $172,300,000 $1,058,918,707
2012 $180,700,000 $1,089,407,839
2013 $186,400,000 $1,333,160,407
2014 $186,000,000 $1,387,577,870
2015 $183,700,000 $1,432,403,352
2016 $201,800,000 $1,568,513,348
2017 $213,700,000 $1,675,370,641
2018 $220,000,000 $1,784,313,927
2019 $232,900,000 $1,868,690,097
2020 $241,800,000 $1,382,551,752
2021 $258,900,000 $1,487,173,795
2022 $253,400,000 $2,018,346,589
2023 $259,300,000 $2,187,379,755
2024 $280,357,844 $2,167,239,562

Marshall Islands and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Marshall Islands

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Marshall Islands Seychelles
1960 - $288.1
1961 - $270.3
1962 - $287
1963 - $308
1964 - $332
1965 - $328
1966 - $338
1967 - $333
1968 - $314
1969 - $314
1970 $373 $344
1971 $390 $402
1972 $416 $547
1973 $472 $649
1974 $602 $745
1975 $638 $806
1976 $672 $814
1977 $724 $1,044
1978 $771 $1,377
1979 $859 $2,030
1980 $868 $2,478
1981 $969 $2,557
1982 $1,046 $2,441
1983 $1,199 $2,426
1984 $1,245 $2,488
1985 $1,162 $2,754
1986 $1,425 $3,368
1987 $1,543 $3,872
1988 $1,670 $4,392
1989 $1,670 $4,689
1990 $1,758 $5,642
1991 $1,811 $5,655
1992 $1,963 $6,520
1993 $2,112 $6,979
1994 $2,265 $6,975
1995 $2,491 $7,181
1996 $2,273 $7,004
1997 $2,231 $7,747
1998 $2,254 $8,210
1999 $2,258 $8,243
2000 $2,265 $8,064
2001 $2,394 $8,153
2002 $2,566 $8,864
2003 $2,539 $9,070
2004 $2,566 $10,828
2005 $2,659 $11,802
2006 $2,754 $12,783
2007 $2,892 $12,669
2008 $2,818 $11,265
2009 $2,907 $9,747
2010 $3,095 $10,935
2011 $3,319 $12,110
2012 $3,514 $12,337
2013 $3,678 $14,821
2014 $3,735 $15,188
2015 $3,764 $15,333
2016 $4,230 $16,567
2017 $4,593 $17,480
2018 $4,858 $18,440
2019 $5,292 $19,142
2020 $5,662 $14,041
2021 $6,259 $14,983
2022 $6,323 $16,837
2023 $6,678 $18,263
2024 $7,467 $17,859

Marshall Islands vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Marshall Islands

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Marshall Islands Seychelles
1950 52.6 57.8
1951 52.7 58
1952 52.7 58.4
1953 52.8 58.7
1954 52.9 59
1955 53 59.4
1956 53.2 59.8
1957 53.4 60.2
1958 53.6 60.4
1959 54 60.4
1960 54.4 60.5
1961 54.7 60.6
1962 55.2 60.7
1963 55.7 60.9
1964 56.3 61.2
1965 56.8 61.4
1966 57.3 61.7
1967 57.8 62.1
1968 58.2 62.6
1969 58.5 63.3
1970 58.8 64
1971 59.1 64.6
1972 59.5 65.3
1973 59.8 65.9
1974 60.1 66.4
1975 60.3 66.8
1976 60.4 67.2
1977 60.6 67.6
1978 60.7 67.9
1979 60.8 68.2
1980 61 68.5
1981 61.1 68.7
1982 61.3 69
1983 61.5 69.3
1984 61.6 69.5
1985 61.7 69.6
1986 61.8 69.8
1987 61.8 69.9
1988 61.8 70
1989 61.7 70.1
1990 61.8 70.2
1991 61.8 70.3
1992 61.9 70.3
1993 62.1 70.4
1994 62.3 70.5
1995 62.5 70.6
1996 62.8 70.8
1997 63 70.8
1998 63.2 71.1
1999 63.4 71.2
2000 63.3 71.3
2001 63.7 71.4
2002 63.8 71.5
2003 64 71.7
2004 64 71.7
2005 64.1 71.9
2006 64.2 72
2007 64.3 72.2
2008 64.3 72.3
2009 64.4 72.4
2010 64.5 72.5
2011 64.6 72.5
2012 64.8 72.5
2013 65 72.4
2014 65.1 72.4
2015 65.3 72.3
2016 65.5 72.2
2017 65.7 72.2
2018 65.9 72.2
2019 66 72.1
2020 65.4 74.1
2021 65.4 71.2
2022 66.7 71.2
2023 66.9 72.9
2024 67.1 73
2025 67.2 73.1

Marshall Islands and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Marshall Islands

Seychelles
Year Population
Marshall Islands Seychelles
1960 14,703 41,700
1961 15,219 42,889
1962 15,755 44,042
1963 16,302 45,176
1964 16,852 46,322
1965 17,402 47,500
1966 17,927 48,699
1967 18,655 49,911
1968 19,862 51,134
1969 21,305 52,365
1970 22,530 53,600
1971 23,366 54,695
1972 23,992 56,029
1973 24,581 56,892
1974 25,296 57,937
1975 26,154 59,292
1976 27,021 60,504
1977 27,906 61,786
1978 28,809 62,150
1979 29,738 62,686
1980 30,774 63,261
1981 32,017 64,035
1982 33,397 64,413
1983 34,811 64,335
1984 36,264 64,717
1985 37,761 65,244
1986 39,286 65,652
1987 40,828 68,499
1988 42,321 68,755
1989 43,586 69,167
1990 44,629 69,507
1991 45,568 70,439
1992 46,388 70,763
1993 47,093 72,253
1994 47,712 74,205
1995 48,266 75,304
1996 48,775 76,417
1997 49,259 77,319
1998 49,717 78,846
1999 50,202 80,410
2000 50,706 81,131
2001 51,123 81,202
2002 51,425 83,723
2003 51,639 82,781
2004 51,791 82,475
2005 51,906 82,858
2006 51,992 84,600
2007 52,035 85,033
2008 52,030 86,956
2009 52,019 87,298
2010 52,044 89,770
2011 51,907 87,441
2012 51,419 88,303
2013 50,681 89,949
2014 49,796 91,359
2015 48,800 93,419
2016 47,709 94,677
2017 46,529 95,843
2018 45,285 96,762
2019 44,007 97,625
2020 42,706 98,462
2021 41,367 99,258
2022 40,077 119,878
2023 38,827 119,773
2024 37,548 121,354

Fertility rates in Marshall Islands and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Marshall Islands

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Marshall Islands Seychelles
1960 8.08 5.31
1961 8.12 5.42
1962 8.12 5.51
1963 8.12 5.61
1964 8.14 5.69
1965 8.16 5.72
1966 8.2 6.13
1967 8.17 5.9
1968 8.14 5.61
1969 8.11 5.48
1970 8.07 5.31
1971 8.04 5.69
1972 8 5.16
1973 7.95 4.78
1974 7.9 5.1
1975 7.83 4.75
1976 7.76 4.09
1977 7.67 3.75
1978 7.58 3.92
1979 7.47 3.66
1980 7.37 3.79
1981 7.27 3.67
1982 7.18 3.13
1983 7.08 3.22
1984 6.99 3.24
1985 6.87 3.09
1986 6.73 3.07
1987 6.57 2.92
1988 6.38 2.79
1989 6.18 2.67
1990 5.97 2.61
1991 5.76 2.69
1992 5.55 2.53
1993 5.38 2.58
1994 5.23 2.6
1995 5.09 2.36
1996 5.02 2.31
1997 4.96 2.1
1998 4.87 2.04
1999 4.78 2.04
2000 4.7 2.08
2001 4.58 1.98
2002 4.49 2.04
2003 4.42 2.06
2004 4.34 2.01
2005 4.28 2.2
2006 4.2 2.11
2007 4.09 2.24
2008 3.97 2.33
2009 3.83 2.38
2010 3.67 2.16
2011 3.53 2.33
2012 3.38 2.37
2013 3.25 2.26
2014 3.18 2.25
2015 3.13 2.31
2016 3.09 2.39
2017 3.06 2.41
2018 3.04 2.41
2019 3.01 2.36
2020 2.99 2.29
2021 2.96 2.46
2022 2.94 2.01
2023 2.92 2.02

Marshall Islands and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Marshall Islands

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Marshall Islands Seychelles
1960 17.4 21.9
1961 17 21.6
1962 16.7 21.3
1963 16.4 21
1964 16.3 20.6
1965 16.3 20.2
1966 16.4 19.8
1967 16.6 19.4
1968 16.9 19
1969 17.2 18.7
1970 17.4 18.5
1971 17.1 18.4
1972 16.6 18.5
1973 16.2 18.6
1974 16 18.7
1975 15.9 18.9
1976 15.7 19
1977 15.5 19.3
1978 15.3 19.6
1979 15.1 19.9
1980 15 20.4
1981 14.9 20.7
1982 14.9 21.1
1983 14.9 21.4
1984 14.8 21.7
1985 14.8 22
1986 14.7 22.3
1987 14.7 22.5
1988 14.7 22.9
1989 14.8 23.3
1990 14.9 23.6
1991 15.2 24
1992 15.4 24.5
1993 15.8 24.8
1994 16.1 25.2
1995 16.5 25.4
1996 16.9 25.7
1997 17.2 26.1
1998 17.6 26.4
1999 17.9 26.8
2000 18.2 27.3
2001 18.5 27.7
2002 18.8 28.1
2003 19.1 28.5
2004 19.4 28.9
2005 19.7 29.3
2006 19.9 29.6
2007 20.2 30
2008 20.4 30.4
2009 20.5 30.8
2010 20.6 31.2
2011 20.6 31.4
2012 20.8 31.5
2013 21 31.6
2014 21.3 31.8
2015 21.6 32.1
2016 21.9 32.3
2017 22.2 32.6
2018 22.4 32.9
2019 22.6 33.2
2020 22.6 33.6
2021 22.5 34
2022 22.2 34.4
2023 21.9 34.7
2024 21.8 35

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Marshall Islands Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$315M
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
71.9%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.7%
2022
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.51%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
9.82%
2021
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
70.5%
2023
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.1%
2023
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
58
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.5%
2019
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2019
2.6%
2018
Listed domestic companies n/a
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$34.5M
2024
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,099
2019
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.6%
2018
18.4%
2020

Energy

Marshall Islands Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
615 kg
2007
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.38
2007
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
12.2%
2022
1.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
2.43%
2021
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Marshall Islands Seychelles
% of world population
0.0005%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,765
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
79.2%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
64
2025
72
2024
Higher education index n/a
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.01
1994
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.7
2013
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2021
96.2%
2020
English speaking
98.3%
2023
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
65.7%
2023
87.4%
2023

Health

Marshall Islands Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$758
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.1
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
60.1%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.46
2012
3.82
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
28.2
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
47.1%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.7%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.8%
2022
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Marshall Islands Seychelles
% of world land
0.0001%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,851 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
27 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36.3 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,260 mi
2007
327 mi
2015

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