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Marshall Islands vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Marshall Islands has a population of 37.5K (ranked 192/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). The Marshall Islands' land area is 69.5 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 191st vs. 116th).

By GDP, The Marshall Islands ranks 193/197 ($290M) and Sierra Leone ranks 160/197 ($6.97B). By GDP per capita, The Marshall Islands ranks 96/197 ($7,726), while Sierra Leone ranks 186/197 ($807).

Main facts and rankings

Marshall Islands Sierra Leone
Population
35078
8998687
Population rank 192/197 102/197
GDP
$290M
2024
$6.97B
2024
GDP rank 193/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$7,726
2024
$807
2024
GDP per capita rank 96/197 186/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,195
2024
$3,522
2024
Government debt
$48.4M
2024
$3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
14.2%
2026
44.6%
2026
Government debt per person
$1,289
2024
$347
2024
Government debt per person rank 136/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,868
2026
$3,438
2026
Land area
69.5 sq mi
2026
27,869 sq mi
2026
Population density
540 ppl/mi²
2024
310 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.92
2023
3.79
2023
Median age
21.8 years
2024
20.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.3 years
2026
62.3 years
2026

Marshall Islands and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Marshall Islands and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP
Marshall Islands

Sierra Leone
Year GDP
Marshall Islands Sierra Leone
1960 - $322,009,962
1961 - $327,834,191
1962 - $342,721,416
1963 - $348,547,279
1964 - $371,847,461
1965 - $359,379,856
1966 - $375,479,850
1967 - $348,795,303
1968 - $329,859,732
1969 - $408,690,163
1970 $8,408,486 $434,410,974
1971 $9,116,810 $419,549,305
1972 $9,973,652 $465,381,340
1973 $11,607,366 $575,230,724
1974 $15,217,532 $648,590,643
1975 $16,691,301 $679,336,344
1976 $18,153,647 $594,895,942
1977 $20,210,069 $691,777,584
1978 $22,209,370 $960,728,339
1979 $25,545,346 $1,109,374,911
1980 $26,710,653 $1,100,685,845
1981 $31,020,000 $1,114,830,472
1982 $34,918,000 $1,295,361,886
1983 $41,749,000 $995,104,305
1984 $45,144,000 $1,087,471,862
1985 $43,879,000 $856,890,459
1986 $55,989,000 $490,181,457
1987 $62,983,000 $660,106,336
1988 $70,688,000 $1,055,083,933
1989 $72,798,000 $932,974,420
1990 $78,476,000 $649,644,098
1991 $82,507,000 $779,981,987
1992 $91,063,000 $679,940,814
1993 $99,461,000 $768,867,883
1994 $108,071,000 $911,853,802
1995 $120,230,000 $870,740,292
1996 $110,858,000 $941,709,423
1997 $109,884,700 $850,232,760
1998 $112,070,100 $672,368,187
1999 $113,352,100 $669,386,624
2000 $114,838,500 $635,866,404
2001 $122,406,100 $1,681,473,894
2002 $131,960,000 $1,933,863,911
2003 $131,128,500 $2,142,618,046
2004 $132,900,000 $2,237,350,687
2005 $138,000,000 $2,545,275,313
2006 $143,200,000 $3,263,697,467
2007 $150,500,000 $3,632,957,611
2008 $146,600,000 $4,157,895,298
2009 $151,200,000 $3,953,403,098
2010 $161,100,000 $4,262,805,967
2011 $172,300,000 $4,861,632,885
2012 $180,700,000 $6,141,666,509
2013 $186,400,000 $7,502,762,863
2014 $186,000,000 $7,686,138,791
2015 $183,700,000 $6,788,352,975
2016 $201,800,000 $6,084,297,211
2017 $213,700,000 $5,749,846,528
2018 $220,000,000 $6,390,514,689
2019 $232,900,000 $6,523,577,594
2020 $241,800,000 $6,688,307,703
2021 $261,245,544 $7,166,931,485
2022 $258,723,511 $7,121,125,278
2023 $263,761,322 $6,415,852,767
2024 $290,108,490 $6,971,127,235

Marshall Islands and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita
Marshall Islands

Sierra Leone
Year GDP per capita
Marshall Islands Sierra Leone
1960 - $142
1961 - $142.3
1962 - $146.3
1963 - $146.3
1964 - $153.4
1965 - $145.6
1966 - $149.3
1967 - $136.1
1968 - $126.3
1969 - $153.6
1970 $373 $160.2
1971 $390 $151.8
1972 $416 $165.4
1973 $472 $200.6
1974 $602 $222.1
1975 $638 $228.4
1976 $672 $196.4
1977 $724 $224.2
1978 $771 $305
1979 $859 $346
1980 $868 $336
1981 $969 $334
1982 $1,046 $380
1983 $1,199 $285.8
1984 $1,245 $306
1985 $1,162 $235.5
1986 $1,425 $131.5
1987 $1,543 $172.4
1988 $1,670 $268.2
1989 $1,670 $231.3
1990 $1,758 $154.8
1991 $1,811 $183.7
1992 $1,963 $163.2
1993 $2,112 $185
1994 $2,265 $218.5
1995 $2,491 $208.4
1996 $2,273 $224.3
1997 $2,231 $199.9
1998 $2,254 $156.5
1999 $2,258 $155
2000 $2,265 $143.7
2001 $2,394 $358
2002 $2,566 $389
2003 $2,539 $414
2004 $2,566 $418
2005 $2,659 $463
2006 $2,754 $580
2007 $2,892 $632
2008 $2,818 $705
2009 $2,907 $653
2010 $3,095 $685
2011 $3,319 $761
2012 $3,514 $938
2013 $3,678 $1,117
2014 $3,735 $1,118
2015 $3,764 $965
2016 $4,230 $844
2017 $4,593 $779
2018 $4,858 $846
2019 $5,292 $844
2020 $5,662 $845
2021 $6,315 $885
2022 $6,456 $860
2023 $6,793 $758
2024 $7,726 $807

Marshall Islands vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Marshall Islands

Sierra Leone
Year Life expectancy, years
Marshall Islands Sierra Leone
1950 52.6 28.9
1951 52.7 29.3
1952 52.7 29.7
1953 52.8 30.1
1954 52.9 30.5
1955 53 30.9
1956 53.2 31.3
1957 53.4 31.8
1958 53.6 32.1
1959 54 32.6
1960 54.4 33.1
1961 54.7 33.6
1962 55.2 34.2
1963 55.7 34.7
1964 56.3 35.3
1965 56.8 35.9
1966 57.3 36.6
1967 57.8 37.3
1968 58.2 37.8
1969 58.5 38.2
1970 58.8 38.6
1971 59.1 39.1
1972 59.5 39.5
1973 59.8 40
1974 60.1 40.4
1975 60.3 41
1976 60.4 41.4
1977 60.6 41.8
1978 60.7 42.2
1979 60.8 42.5
1980 61 42.8
1981 61.1 43.1
1982 61.3 43.3
1983 61.5 43.5
1984 61.6 43.6
1985 61.7 43.6
1986 61.8 43.5
1987 61.8 43.7
1988 61.8 43.8
1989 61.7 43.7
1990 61.8 43.7
1991 61.8 43.3
1992 61.9 43.5
1993 62.1 43.4
1994 62.3 42.8
1995 62.5 42.6
1996 62.8 43.5
1997 63 43.6
1998 63.2 42.7
1999 63.4 42
2000 63.3 44.8
2001 63.7 45.4
2002 63.8 46.2
2003 64 46.8
2004 64 47.5
2005 64.1 48.3
2006 64.2 49.5
2007 64.3 50
2008 64.3 50.7
2009 64.4 51.3
2010 64.5 51.9
2011 64.6 52.6
2012 64.8 53.2
2013 65 54.1
2014 65.1 54.3
2015 65.3 55.5
2016 65.5 56.9
2017 65.7 57.8
2018 65.9 59.1
2019 66 59.6
2020 65.4 59.7
2021 65.4 60.3
2022 66.7 61.3
2023 66.9 61.8
2024 67.1 62
2025 67.2 62.2
2026 67.3 62.3

Marshall Islands and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population
Marshall Islands

Sierra Leone
Year Population
Marshall Islands Sierra Leone
1960 14,703 2,268,356
1961 15,219 2,304,227
1962 15,755 2,342,242
1963 16,302 2,382,258
1964 16,852 2,424,390
1965 17,402 2,468,666
1966 17,927 2,514,638
1967 18,655 2,562,384
1968 19,862 2,611,532
1969 21,305 2,661,365
1970 22,530 2,712,286
1971 23,366 2,763,222
1972 23,992 2,814,388
1973 24,581 2,866,955
1974 25,296 2,920,459
1975 26,154 2,974,657
1976 27,021 3,028,820
1977 27,906 3,085,354
1978 28,809 3,145,517
1979 29,738 3,207,499
1980 30,774 3,272,089
1981 32,017 3,338,940
1982 33,397 3,408,183
1983 34,811 3,481,646
1984 36,264 3,558,758
1985 37,761 3,638,438
1986 39,286 3,728,380
1987 40,828 3,829,718
1988 42,321 3,934,517
1989 43,586 4,034,037
1990 44,629 4,196,828
1991 45,568 4,246,267
1992 46,388 4,166,366
1993 47,093 4,157,130
1994 47,712 4,173,105
1995 48,266 4,179,179
1996 48,775 4,199,210
1997 49,259 4,253,716
1998 49,717 4,295,785
1999 50,202 4,318,043
2000 50,706 4,423,611
2001 51,123 4,692,716
2002 51,425 4,971,435
2003 51,639 5,177,687
2004 51,791 5,355,717
2005 51,906 5,501,712
2006 51,992 5,624,466
2007 52,035 5,749,352
2008 52,030 5,894,722
2009 52,019 6,055,646
2010 52,044 6,222,714
2011 51,907 6,387,251
2012 51,419 6,551,080
2013 50,681 6,714,051
2014 49,796 6,876,385
2015 48,800 7,037,655
2016 47,709 7,205,328
2017 46,529 7,379,299
2018 45,285 7,554,563
2019 44,007 7,731,991
2020 42,706 7,912,558
2021 41,367 8,094,602
2022 40,077 8,276,807
2023 38,827 8,460,512
2024 37,548 8,642,022

Fertility rates in Marshall Islands and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate
Marshall Islands

Sierra Leone
Year Fertility rate
Marshall Islands Sierra Leone
1960 8.08 6.18
1961 8.12 6.21
1962 8.12 6.22
1963 8.12 6.26
1964 8.14 6.29
1965 8.16 6.31
1966 8.2 6.35
1967 8.17 6.38
1968 8.14 6.39
1969 8.11 6.39
1970 8.07 6.41
1971 8.04 6.43
1972 8 6.45
1973 7.95 6.47
1974 7.9 6.53
1975 7.83 6.55
1976 7.76 6.55
1977 7.67 6.57
1978 7.58 6.59
1979 7.47 6.58
1980 7.37 6.56
1981 7.27 6.55
1982 7.18 6.56
1983 7.08 6.57
1984 6.99 6.59
1985 6.87 6.59
1986 6.73 6.6
1987 6.57 6.61
1988 6.38 6.59
1989 6.18 6.57
1990 5.97 6.57
1991 5.76 6.55
1992 5.55 6.56
1993 5.38 6.57
1994 5.23 6.56
1995 5.09 6.56
1996 5.02 6.55
1997 4.96 6.53
1998 4.87 6.5
1999 4.78 6.42
2000 4.7 6.36
2001 4.58 6.31
2002 4.49 6.23
2003 4.42 6.09
2004 4.34 5.92
2005 4.28 5.81
2006 4.2 5.74
2007 4.09 5.64
2008 3.97 5.56
2009 3.83 5.45
2010 3.67 5.33
2011 3.53 5.21
2012 3.38 5.06
2013 3.25 4.87
2014 3.18 4.7
2015 3.13 4.55
2016 3.09 4.47
2017 3.06 4.39
2018 3.04 4.29
2019 3.01 4.19
2020 2.99 4.08
2021 2.96 3.98
2022 2.94 3.88
2023 2.92 3.79

Marshall Islands and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age
Marshall Islands

Sierra Leone
Year Median age, years
Marshall Islands Sierra Leone
1960 17.4 21.1
1961 17 21.1
1962 16.7 21.1
1963 16.4 21
1964 16.3 21
1965 16.3 20.9
1966 16.4 20.9
1967 16.6 20.8
1968 16.9 20.7
1969 17.2 20.6
1970 17.4 20.4
1971 17.1 20.2
1972 16.6 20.1
1973 16.2 19.9
1974 16 19.8
1975 15.9 19.6
1976 15.7 19.5
1977 15.5 19.4
1978 15.3 19.3
1979 15.1 19.2
1980 15 19.1
1981 14.9 19.1
1982 14.9 19
1983 14.9 18.9
1984 14.8 18.9
1985 14.8 18.8
1986 14.7 18.7
1987 14.7 18.7
1988 14.7 18.6
1989 14.8 18.6
1990 14.9 18.5
1991 15.2 18.5
1992 15.4 18.4
1993 15.8 18.4
1994 16.1 18.3
1995 16.5 18.2
1996 16.9 18.2
1997 17.2 18.1
1998 17.6 18.1
1999 17.9 18
2000 18.2 18
2001 18.5 18
2002 18.8 17.9
2003 19.1 17.9
2004 19.4 17.9
2005 19.7 18
2006 19.9 18
2007 20.2 18
2008 20.4 18.1
2009 20.5 18.1
2010 20.6 18.2
2011 20.6 18.3
2012 20.8 18.4
2013 21 18.5
2014 21.3 18.6
2015 21.6 18.7
2016 21.9 18.9
2017 22.2 19.1
2018 22.4 19.2
2019 22.6 19.4
2020 22.6 19.6
2021 22.5 19.8
2022 22.2 20
2023 21.9 20.3
2024 21.8 20.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Marshall Islands Sierra Leone
GNI, Atlas method
$319M
2024
$7.08B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
77.4%
2026
15.4%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.7%
2022
2.62%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.46%
2024
Armed forces personnel n/a
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.07%
2026
-2.02%
2026
Unemployment rate
9.82%
2021
3.19%
2018
Services, % of GDP
67%
2024
42.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2024
25.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
58
2025
48
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.5%
2019
29.4%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2019
3.4%
2018
Total reserves including gold n/a
$433M
2024
Personal remittances received
$34.5M
2024
$322M
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,099
2019
71,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
15.6%
2018
5.49%
2018
Banked people share n/a
38.6%
2024

Energy

Marshall Islands Sierra Leone
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
615 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.38
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.0001 megatons
2024
1.46 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita
0.003 tons
2024
0.17 tons
2024
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
12.2%
2022
71.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
2.43%
2021
75.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
70.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
35.5%
2023

Society

Marshall Islands Sierra Leone
% of world population
0.0005%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,765
2024
-11,000
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
45.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2026
30.5
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
64
2025
33
2024
Higher education index n/a
16
2026
Homicides per 100K people
4.01
1994
2.14
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.7
2013
33
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2021
48.6%
2022
English speaking
98.3%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
65.7%
2023
20.6%
2023

Health

Marshall Islands Sierra Leone
Government health expenditure per capita
$758
2022
$39.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.1
2022
$20.7
2022
Life expectancy
67.3 years
2026
62.3 years
2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
60.1%
2022
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.46
2012
0.04
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2017
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
28.2
2023
94.3
2023
Obesity rate
47.1%
2022
7.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.7%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
100
2026
16
2026
Tobacco use prevalence
29.8%
2022
12.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
0.29 liters
2020

Territory

Marshall Islands Sierra Leone
% of world land
0.0001%
2026
0.05%
2026
Land area per capita
1,851 sq mi
2024
3,225 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
27 sq mi
2026
15,247 sq mi
2026
Forest area
36.3 sq mi
2026
9,559 sq mi
2026
Roads length
1,260 mi
2007
7,270 mi
2015

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