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Marshall Islands vs Singapore statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Marshall Islands has a population of 37.5K (ranked 192/197), compared with 6.04M in Singapore (ranked 113/197). The Marshall Islands' land area is 69.5 sq mi versus 277.2 sq mi for Singapore (ranked 191st vs. 177th).

By GDP, The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M) and Singapore ranks 27/197 ($547B). By GDP per capita, The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467), while Singapore ranks 7/197 ($90,674).

Main facts and rankings

Marshall Islands Singapore
Population
36281
6105665
Population rank 192/197 113/197
GDP
$280M
2024
$547B
2024
GDP rank 194/197 27/197
GDP per capita
$7,467
2024
$90,674
2024
GDP per capita rank 100/197 7/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,198
2024
$150,689
2024
Government debt
$46.8M
2024
$954B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.3%
2025
174.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,245
2024
$158,044
2024
Government debt per person rank 136/185 1/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,868
2025
$55,248
2025
Land area
69.5 sq mi
2025
277.2 sq mi
2025
Population density
540 ppl/mi²
2024
21,776 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.92
2023
0.97
2023
Median age
21.8 years
2024
36.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
84 years
2025

Marshall Islands and Singapore: Comparison Charts

Marshall Islands and Singapore economies compared

GDP
Marshall Islands

Singapore
Year GDP
Marshall Islands Singapore
1960 - $704,751,700
1961 - $764,629,788
1962 - $826,239,212
1963 - $917,608,012
1964 - $894,153,311
1965 - $974,644,096
1966 - $1,096,425,608
1967 - $1,238,035,816
1968 - $1,425,706,091
1969 - $1,659,893,768
1970 $8,408,486 $1,920,574,150
1971 $9,116,810 $2,263,785,444
1972 $9,973,652 $2,721,440,981
1973 $11,607,366 $3,696,213,333
1974 $15,217,532 $5,221,534,956
1975 $16,691,301 $5,633,673,930
1976 $18,153,647 $6,327,077,974
1977 $20,210,069 $6,618,585,074
1978 $22,209,370 $7,517,176,355
1979 $25,545,346 $9,296,921,724
1980 $26,710,653 $11,896,256,783
1981 $31,020,000 $14,175,228,844
1982 $34,918,000 $16,084,252,378
1983 $41,749,000 $17,784,112,150
1984 $45,144,000 $19,749,361,098
1985 $43,879,000 $19,156,532,746
1986 $55,989,000 $18,586,746,057
1987 $62,983,000 $20,919,215,578
1988 $70,688,000 $25,371,462,488
1989 $72,798,000 $30,465,364,739
1990 $78,476,000 $36,144,336,769
1991 $82,507,000 $45,466,164,978
1992 $91,063,000 $52,131,320,033
1993 $99,461,000 $60,603,815,716
1994 $108,071,000 $73,688,724,431
1995 $120,230,000 $87,812,540,788
1996 $110,858,000 $96,293,086,513
1997 $109,884,700 $100,123,787,215
1998 $112,070,100 $85,728,207,782
1999 $113,352,100 $86,286,849,755
2000 $114,838,500 $96,076,539,926
2001 $122,406,100 $89,793,790,670
2002 $131,960,000 $92,538,372,870
2003 $131,128,500 $97,646,401,096
2004 $132,900,000 $115,033,593,101
2005 $138,000,000 $127,807,848,728
2006 $143,200,000 $148,627,286,361
2007 $150,500,000 $180,941,701,358
2008 $146,600,000 $193,617,323,539
2009 $151,200,000 $194,150,283,772
2010 $161,100,000 $239,807,980,591
2011 $172,300,000 $279,356,499,090
2012 $180,700,000 $295,092,888,077
2013 $186,400,000 $307,576,360,585
2014 $186,000,000 $314,863,580,758
2015 $183,700,000 $307,998,545,269
2016 $201,800,000 $319,646,468,521
2017 $213,700,000 $343,673,334,902
2018 $220,000,000 $377,123,710,561
2019 $232,900,000 $376,161,998,830
2020 $241,800,000 $349,165,858,545
2021 $258,900,000 $436,591,382,250
2022 $253,400,000 $509,017,841,147
2023 $259,300,000 $505,439,514,078
2024 $280,357,844 $547,386,645,892

Marshall Islands and Singapore economies compared

GDP per capita
Marshall Islands

Singapore
Year GDP per capita
Marshall Islands Singapore
1960 - $428
1961 - $449
1962 - $472
1963 - $511
1964 - $486
1965 - $517
1966 - $567
1967 - $626
1968 - $709
1969 - $813
1970 $373 $926
1971 $390 $1,071
1972 $416 $1,264
1973 $472 $1,685
1974 $602 $2,342
1975 $638 $2,490
1976 $672 $2,759
1977 $724 $2,846
1978 $771 $3,194
1979 $859 $3,901
1980 $868 $4,928
1981 $969 $5,597
1982 $1,046 $6,078
1983 $1,199 $6,633
1984 $1,245 $7,228
1985 $1,162 $7,002
1986 $1,425 $6,800
1987 $1,543 $7,539
1988 $1,670 $8,914
1989 $1,670 $10,395
1990 $1,758 $11,862
1991 $1,811 $14,502
1992 $1,963 $16,136
1993 $2,112 $18,290
1994 $2,265 $21,552
1995 $2,491 $24,915
1996 $2,273 $26,233
1997 $2,231 $26,376
1998 $2,254 $21,829
1999 $2,258 $21,797
2000 $2,265 $23,853
2001 $2,394 $21,700
2002 $2,566 $22,160
2003 $2,539 $23,730
2004 $2,566 $27,608
2005 $2,659 $29,961
2006 $2,754 $33,768
2007 $2,892 $39,433
2008 $2,818 $40,009
2009 $2,907 $38,927
2010 $3,095 $47,237
2011 $3,319 $53,891
2012 $3,514 $55,548
2013 $3,678 $56,967
2014 $3,735 $57,565
2015 $3,764 $55,646
2016 $4,230 $57,006
2017 $4,593 $61,236
2018 $4,858 $66,882
2019 $5,292 $65,952
2020 $5,662 $61,410
2021 $6,259 $80,056
2022 $6,323 $90,299
2023 $6,678 $85,412
2024 $7,467 $90,674

Marshall Islands vs. Singapore life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Marshall Islands

Singapore
Year Life expectancy, years
Marshall Islands Singapore
1950 52.6 54.1
1951 52.7 55.3
1952 52.7 56.4
1953 52.8 57.5
1954 52.9 59.4
1955 53 61.2
1956 53.2 62.6
1957 53.4 63.4
1958 53.6 64
1959 54 64.8
1960 54.4 65.3
1961 54.7 65.7
1962 55.2 66.1
1963 55.7 66.5
1964 56.3 66.7
1965 56.8 66.9
1966 57.3 67.2
1967 57.8 67.3
1968 58.2 67.7
1969 58.5 68.1
1970 58.8 68.5
1971 59.1 68.8
1972 59.5 69
1973 59.8 69.4
1974 60.1 69.7
1975 60.3 70.2
1976 60.4 70.6
1977 60.6 70.9
1978 60.7 71.2
1979 60.8 71.4
1980 61 71.5
1981 61.1 71.7
1982 61.3 72
1983 61.5 72.4
1984 61.6 72.6
1985 61.7 73.1
1986 61.8 73.6
1987 61.8 74
1988 61.8 74
1989 61.7 74.3
1990 61.8 74.6
1991 61.8 75.1
1992 61.9 75.3
1993 62.1 75.5
1994 62.3 75.6
1995 62.5 75.7
1996 62.8 76.1
1997 63 76.4
1998 63.2 76.9
1999 63.4 77.3
2000 63.3 77.8
2001 63.7 78.3
2002 63.8 78.7
2003 64 79.2
2004 64 79.7
2005 64.1 80.3
2006 64.2 80.6
2007 64.3 80.9
2008 64.3 81.1
2009 64.4 81.4
2010 64.5 81.6
2011 64.6 81.9
2012 64.8 82.2
2013 65 82.5
2014 65.1 82.6
2015 65.3 82.7
2016 65.5 82.9
2017 65.7 83.1
2018 65.9 83.4
2019 66 83.7
2020 65.4 83.7
2021 65.4 83.5
2022 66.7 82.9
2023 66.9 83.7
2024 67.1 83.9
2025 67.2 84

Marshall Islands and Singapore population clocks and comparison

Population
Marshall Islands

Singapore
Year Population
Marshall Islands Singapore
1960 14,703 1,646,400
1961 15,219 1,702,400
1962 15,755 1,750,200
1963 16,302 1,795,000
1964 16,852 1,841,600
1965 17,402 1,886,900
1966 17,927 1,934,400
1967 18,655 1,977,600
1968 19,862 2,012,000
1969 21,305 2,042,500
1970 22,530 2,074,507
1971 23,366 2,112,900
1972 23,992 2,152,400
1973 24,581 2,193,000
1974 25,296 2,229,800
1975 26,154 2,262,600
1976 27,021 2,293,300
1977 27,906 2,325,300
1978 28,809 2,353,600
1979 29,738 2,383,500
1980 30,774 2,413,945
1981 32,017 2,532,835
1982 33,397 2,646,466
1983 34,811 2,681,061
1984 36,264 2,732,221
1985 37,761 2,735,957
1986 39,286 2,733,373
1987 40,828 2,774,789
1988 42,321 2,846,108
1989 43,586 2,930,901
1990 44,629 3,047,132
1991 45,568 3,135,083
1992 46,388 3,230,698
1993 47,093 3,313,471
1994 47,712 3,419,048
1995 48,266 3,524,506
1996 48,775 3,670,704
1997 49,259 3,796,038
1998 49,717 3,927,213
1999 50,202 3,958,723
2000 50,706 4,027,887
2001 51,123 4,138,012
2002 51,425 4,175,950
2003 51,639 4,114,826
2004 51,791 4,166,664
2005 51,906 4,265,762
2006 51,992 4,401,365
2007 52,035 4,588,599
2008 52,030 4,839,396
2009 52,019 4,987,573
2010 52,044 5,076,732
2011 51,907 5,183,688
2012 51,419 5,312,437
2013 50,681 5,399,162
2014 49,796 5,469,724
2015 48,800 5,535,002
2016 47,709 5,607,283
2017 46,529 5,612,253
2018 45,285 5,638,676
2019 44,007 5,703,569
2020 42,706 5,685,807
2021 41,367 5,453,566
2022 40,077 5,637,022
2023 38,827 5,917,648
2024 37,548 6,036,860

Fertility rates in Marshall Islands and Singapore

Fertility rate
Marshall Islands

Singapore
Year Fertility rate
Marshall Islands Singapore
1960 8.08 5.76
1961 8.12 5.41
1962 8.12 5.21
1963 8.12 5.16
1964 8.14 4.97
1965 8.16 4.66
1966 8.2 4.46
1967 8.17 3.91
1968 8.14 3.53
1969 8.11 3.22
1970 8.07 3.07
1971 8.04 3.02
1972 8 3.04
1973 7.95 2.79
1974 7.9 2.35
1975 7.83 2.07
1976 7.76 2.11
1977 7.67 1.82
1978 7.58 1.79
1979 7.47 1.79
1980 7.37 1.82
1981 7.27 1.78
1982 7.18 1.74
1983 7.08 1.61
1984 6.99 1.62
1985 6.87 1.61
1986 6.73 1.43
1987 6.57 1.62
1988 6.38 1.96
1989 6.18 1.75
1990 5.97 1.83
1991 5.76 1.73
1992 5.55 1.72
1993 5.38 1.74
1994 5.23 1.71
1995 5.09 1.67
1996 5.02 1.66
1997 4.96 1.61
1998 4.87 1.48
1999 4.78 1.47
2000 4.7 1.6
2001 4.58 1.41
2002 4.49 1.37
2003 4.42 1.27
2004 4.34 1.26
2005 4.28 1.26
2006 4.2 1.28
2007 4.09 1.29
2008 3.97 1.28
2009 3.83 1.22
2010 3.67 1.15
2011 3.53 1.2
2012 3.38 1.29
2013 3.25 1.19
2014 3.18 1.25
2015 3.13 1.24
2016 3.09 1.2
2017 3.06 1.16
2018 3.04 1.14
2019 3.01 1.14
2020 2.99 1.1
2021 2.96 1.12
2022 2.94 1.04
2023 2.92 0.97

Marshall Islands and Singapore demographics compared

Median age
Marshall Islands

Singapore
Year Median age, years
Marshall Islands Singapore
1960 17.4 18.2
1961 17 18.1
1962 16.7 18
1963 16.4 18
1964 16.3 18.1
1965 16.3 18.2
1966 16.4 18.4
1967 16.6 18.6
1968 16.9 18.9
1969 17.2 19.3
1970 17.4 19.7
1971 17.1 20.1
1972 16.6 20.6
1973 16.2 21
1974 16 21.5
1975 15.9 22
1976 15.7 22.6
1977 15.5 23.1
1978 15.3 23.6
1979 15.1 24.2
1980 15 24.7
1981 14.9 25.3
1982 14.9 25.9
1983 14.9 26.4
1984 14.8 26.9
1985 14.8 27.3
1986 14.7 27.8
1987 14.7 28.3
1988 14.7 28.7
1989 14.8 29.1
1990 14.9 29.5
1991 15.2 29.8
1992 15.4 30.1
1993 15.8 30.4
1994 16.1 30.7
1995 16.5 31
1996 16.9 31.2
1997 17.2 31.4
1998 17.6 31.6
1999 17.9 31.9
2000 18.2 32.2
2001 18.5 32.5
2002 18.8 32.7
2003 19.1 33
2004 19.4 33.3
2005 19.7 33.5
2006 19.9 33.6
2007 20.2 33.6
2008 20.4 33.5
2009 20.5 33.6
2010 20.6 33.7
2011 20.6 33.9
2012 20.8 34
2013 21 34.1
2014 21.3 34.2
2015 21.6 34.4
2016 21.9 34.5
2017 22.2 34.8
2018 22.4 35
2019 22.6 35.2
2020 22.6 35.5
2021 22.5 35.8
2022 22.2 35.9
2023 21.9 36.2
2024 21.8 36.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Marshall Islands Singapore
GNI, Atlas method
$315M
2024
$451B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
71.9%
2025
16.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.7%
2022
2.19%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
59,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.51%
2025
+3.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
9.82%
2021
2.74%
2024
Services, % of GDP
70.5%
2023
73%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.1%
2023
21.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
58
2025
84.1
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
333,204
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
6.69%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
49
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
400
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$638B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$384B
2024
Personal remittances received
$34.5M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
6,099
2019
2,742,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.6%
2018
3.04%
2018
Banked people share n/a
98%
2024

Energy

Marshall Islands Singapore
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
615 kg
2007
5,283 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.38
2007
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
57.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
9.64 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
97.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.2%
2022
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.38%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
279.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
9,750 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
2.43%
2021
4.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Marshall Islands Singapore
% of world population
0.0005%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,765
2024
+20,011
2024
Urban population
79.2%
2024
100%
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
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
94.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
64
2025
84
2024
Higher education index n/a
97
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.01
1994
0.07
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.7
2013
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2021
97.7%
2021
English speaking
98.3%
2023
96.4%
2023
People using the Internet
65.7%
2023
94.4%
2024

Health

Marshall Islands Singapore
Government health expenditure per capita
$758
2022
$4,321
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.1
2022
$1,069
2022
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
84 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
60.1%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.46
2012
2.6
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2017
30.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
28.2
2023
2.1
2023
Obesity rate
47.1%
2022
14%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.7%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
68
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.8%
2022
16.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
1.81 liters
2020

Territory

Marshall Islands Singapore
% of world land
0.0001%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
1,851 sq mi
2024
45.9 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
27 sq mi
2025
2.55 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36.3 sq mi
2025
58 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,260 mi
2007
2,175 mi
2017

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