Marshall Islands vs South Korea statistics compared

The Marshall Islands has a population of 37.5K (ranked 192/197), compared with 51.8M in South Korea (ranked 29/197). The Marshall Islands' land area is 69.5 sq mi versus 37,684 sq mi for South Korea (ranked 191st vs. 105th).

By GDP, The Marshall Islands ranks 193/197 ($290M) and South Korea ranks 12/197 ($1.88T). By GDP per capita, The Marshall Islands ranks 96/197 ($7,726), while South Korea ranks 31/197 ($36,239).

Marshall Islands and South Korea: Comparison Charts

Marshall Islands and South Korea economies compared

GDP

Marshall Islands

South Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Marshall Islands	South Korea
1960	-	$3,973,069,307
1961	-	$2,427,244,761
1962	-	$2,826,923,077
1963	-	$4,007,692,308
1964	-	$3,476,789,682
1965	-	$3,141,131,708
1966	-	$3,957,064,541
1967	-	$4,895,076,718
1968	-	$6,167,109,472
1969	-	$7,743,940,189
1970	$8,408,486	$9,085,001,794
1971	$9,116,810	$10,005,257,131
1972	$9,973,652	$10,990,490,570
1973	$11,607,366	$14,067,523,813
1974	$15,217,532	$19,860,929,977
1975	$16,691,301	$22,126,033,058
1976	$18,153,647	$30,371,074,380
1977	$20,210,069	$39,064,462,810
1978	$22,209,370	$52,824,793,388
1979	$25,545,346	$68,083,884,298
1980	$26,710,653	$66,547,970,351
1981	$31,020,000	$74,287,368,087
1982	$34,918,000	$79,921,300,447
1983	$41,749,000	$89,621,208,322
1984	$45,144,000	$99,749,645,089
1985	$43,879,000	$103,764,281,281
1986	$55,989,000	$119,965,960,795
1987	$62,983,000	$152,240,393,646
1988	$70,688,000	$205,477,530,605
1989	$72,798,000	$254,236,243,100
1990	$78,476,000	$292,064,221,389
1991	$82,507,000	$340,851,946,804
1992	$91,063,000	$366,921,291,825
1993	$99,461,000	$405,705,302,846
1994	$108,071,000	$479,181,794,217
1995	$120,230,000	$586,286,469,401
1996	$110,858,000	$631,196,863,758
1997	$109,884,700	$589,202,526,424
1998	$112,070,100	$397,297,216,492
1999	$113,352,100	$515,697,079,289
2000	$114,838,500	$597,487,173,479
2001	$122,406,100	$567,564,806,235
2002	$131,960,000	$650,014,391,470
2003	$131,128,500	$728,516,494,684
2004	$132,900,000	$823,251,107,639
2005	$138,000,000	$971,740,329,984
2006	$143,200,000	$1,095,175,538,508
2007	$150,500,000	$1,220,911,904,593
2008	$146,600,000	$1,091,580,692,542
2009	$151,200,000	$983,065,242,417
2010	$161,100,000	$1,192,830,015,738
2011	$172,300,000	$1,307,103,477,219
2012	$180,700,000	$1,335,343,586,438
2013	$186,400,000	$1,434,669,686,502
2014	$186,000,000	$1,556,252,422,020
2015	$183,700,000	$1,539,212,301,136
2016	$201,800,000	$1,579,150,518,945
2017	$213,700,000	$1,710,196,756,713
2018	$220,000,000	$1,824,251,454,307
2019	$232,900,000	$1,751,045,752,055
2020	$241,800,000	$1,744,070,276,373
2021	$261,245,544	$1,942,313,560,966
2022	$258,723,511	$1,799,363,116,867
2023	$263,761,322	$1,844,800,934,392
2024	$290,108,490	$1,875,388,209,407

Marshall Islands and South Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Marshall Islands

South Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Marshall Islands	South Korea
1960	-	$158.8
1961	-	$94.2
1962	-	$106.6
1963	-	$147
1964	-	$124.2
1965	-	$109.4
1966	-	$134.4
1967	-	$162.5
1968	-	$200
1969	-	$245.5
1970	$373	$281.8
1971	$390	$304
1972	$416	$328
1973	$472	$412
1974	$602	$572
1975	$638	$627
1976	$672	$847
1977	$724	$1,073
1978	$771	$1,429
1979	$859	$1,814
1980	$868	$1,746
1981	$969	$1,918
1982	$1,046	$2,032
1983	$1,199	$2,246
1984	$1,245	$2,469
1985	$1,162	$2,543
1986	$1,425	$2,911
1987	$1,543	$3,658
1988	$1,670	$4,889
1989	$1,670	$5,989
1990	$1,758	$6,813
1991	$1,811	$7,873
1992	$1,963	$8,387
1993	$2,112	$9,180
1994	$2,265	$10,734
1995	$2,491	$13,002
1996	$2,273	$13,865
1997	$2,231	$12,822
1998	$2,254	$8,583
1999	$2,258	$11,063
2000	$2,265	$12,710
2001	$2,394	$11,981
2002	$2,566	$13,643
2003	$2,539	$15,212
2004	$2,566	$17,122
2005	$2,659	$20,167
2006	$2,754	$22,610
2007	$2,892	$25,078
2008	$2,818	$22,252
2009	$2,907	$19,937
2010	$3,095	$24,071
2011	$3,319	$26,175
2012	$3,514	$26,601
2013	$3,678	$28,449
2014	$3,735	$30,667
2015	$3,764	$30,172
2016	$4,230	$30,832
2017	$4,593	$33,297
2018	$4,858	$35,364
2019	$5,292	$33,827
2020	$5,662	$33,646
2021	$6,315	$37,518
2022	$6,456	$34,822
2023	$6,793	$35,674
2024	$7,726	$36,239

Marshall Islands vs. South Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Marshall Islands

South Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Marshall Islands	South Korea
1950	52.6	22.2
1951	52.7	26.6
1952	52.7	36.6
1953	52.8	40.5
1954	52.9	46.1
1955	53	48.4
1956	53.2	50.2
1957	53.4	51.6
1958	53.6	51.8
1959	54	52.9
1960	54.4	53.8
1961	54.7	54.4
1962	55.2	55
1963	55.7	55
1964	56.3	55.3
1965	56.8	55.8
1966	57.3	55.4
1967	57.8	60.9
1968	58.2	60.9
1969	58.5	61.4
1970	58.8	62.2
1971	59.1	62.7
1972	59.5	63.2
1973	59.8	63.8
1974	60.1	64.2
1975	60.3	64.7
1976	60.4	65
1977	60.6	64.6
1978	60.7	65
1979	60.8	66.1
1980	61	64.8
1981	61.1	67.1
1982	61.3	67.1
1983	61.5	66.7
1984	61.6	68.1
1985	61.7	68.4
1986	61.8	69
1987	61.8	69.3
1988	61.8	70.2
1989	61.7	70.7
1990	61.8	71
1991	61.8	71.4
1992	61.9	72.2
1993	62.1	72.7
1994	62.3	72.9
1995	62.5	73.4
1996	62.8	74
1997	63	74.5
1998	63.2	75
1999	63.4	75.6
2000	63.3	76.2
2001	63.7	76.9
2002	63.8	77.2
2003	64	77.5
2004	64	78
2005	64.1	78.4
2006	64.2	79
2007	64.3	79.4
2008	64.3	80
2009	64.4	80.6
2010	64.5	80.7
2011	64.6	81.2
2012	64.8	81.3
2013	65	81.8
2014	65.1	82.4
2015	65.3	82.5
2016	65.5	82.9
2017	65.7	83.3
2018	65.9	83.3
2019	66	83.7
2020	65.4	83.7
2021	65.4	83.9
2022	66.7	82.7
2023	66.9	84.3
2024	67.1	84.4
2025	67.2	84.5
2026	67.3	84.6

Marshall Islands and South Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Marshall Islands

South Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Marshall Islands	South Korea
1960	14,703	25,012,374
1961	15,219	25,765,673
1962	15,755	26,513,030
1963	16,302	27,261,747
1964	16,852	27,984,155
1965	17,402	28,704,674
1966	17,927	29,435,571
1967	18,655	30,130,983
1968	19,862	30,838,302
1969	21,305	31,544,266
1970	22,530	32,240,827
1971	23,366	32,882,704
1972	23,992	33,505,406
1973	24,581	34,103,149
1974	25,296	34,692,266
1975	26,154	35,280,725
1976	27,021	35,848,523
1977	27,906	36,411,795
1978	28,809	36,969,185
1979	29,738	37,534,236
1980	30,774	38,123,775
1981	32,017	38,723,248
1982	33,397	39,326,352
1983	34,811	39,910,403
1984	36,264	40,405,956
1985	37,761	40,805,744
1986	39,286	41,213,674
1987	40,828	41,621,690
1988	42,321	42,031,247
1989	43,586	42,449,038
1990	44,629	42,869,283
1991	45,568	43,295,704
1992	46,388	43,747,962
1993	47,093	44,194,628
1994	47,712	44,641,540
1995	48,266	45,092,991
1996	48,775	45,524,681
1997	49,259	45,953,580
1998	49,717	46,286,503
1999	50,202	46,616,677
2000	50,706	47,008,111
2001	51,123	47,370,164
2002	51,425	47,644,736
2003	51,639	47,892,330
2004	51,791	48,082,519
2005	51,906	48,184,561
2006	51,992	48,438,292
2007	52,035	48,683,638
2008	52,030	49,054,708
2009	52,019	49,307,835
2010	52,044	49,554,112
2011	51,907	49,936,638
2012	51,419	50,199,853
2013	50,681	50,428,893
2014	49,796	50,746,659
2015	48,800	51,014,947
2016	47,709	51,217,803
2017	46,529	51,361,911
2018	45,285	51,585,058
2019	44,007	51,764,822
2020	42,706	51,836,239
2021	41,367	51,769,539
2022	40,077	51,672,569
2023	38,827	51,712,619
2024	37,548	51,751,065

Fertility rates in Marshall Islands and South Korea

Fertility rate

Marshall Islands

South Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Marshall Islands	South Korea
1960	8.08	5.99
1961	8.12	5.8
1962	8.12	5.56
1963	8.12	5.33
1964	8.14	5.07
1965	8.16	4.89
1966	8.2	4.78
1967	8.17	4.62
1968	8.14	4.51
1969	8.11	4.45
1970	8.07	4.53
1971	8.04	4.54
1972	8	4.12
1973	7.95	4.07
1974	7.9	3.77
1975	7.83	3.43
1976	7.76	3
1977	7.67	2.99
1978	7.58	2.64
1979	7.47	2.9
1980	7.37	2.82
1981	7.27	2.57
1982	7.18	2.39
1983	7.08	2.06
1984	6.99	1.74
1985	6.87	1.66
1986	6.73	1.58
1987	6.57	1.53
1988	6.38	1.55
1989	6.18	1.56
1990	5.97	1.57
1991	5.76	1.71
1992	5.55	1.76
1993	5.38	1.65
1994	5.23	1.66
1995	5.09	1.63
1996	5.02	1.57
1997	4.96	1.54
1998	4.87	1.46
1999	4.78	1.43
2000	4.7	1.48
2001	4.58	1.31
2002	4.49	1.18
2003	4.42	1.19
2004	4.34	1.16
2005	4.28	1.09
2006	4.2	1.13
2007	4.09	1.26
2008	3.97	1.19
2009	3.83	1.15
2010	3.67	1.23
2011	3.53	1.24
2012	3.38	1.3
2013	3.25	1.19
2014	3.18	1.21
2015	3.13	1.24
2016	3.09	1.17
2017	3.06	1.05
2018	3.04	0.98
2019	3.01	0.92
2020	2.99	0.84
2021	2.96	0.81
2022	2.94	0.78
2023	2.92	0.72

Marshall Islands and South Korea demographics compared

Median age

Marshall Islands

South Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Marshall Islands	South Korea
1960	17.4	19.3
1961	17	19.2
1962	16.7	19.1
1963	16.4	19
1964	16.3	18.8
1965	16.3	18.6
1966	16.4	18.5
1967	16.6	18.6
1968	16.9	18.7
1969	17.2	18.8
1970	17.4	18.9
1971	17.1	19
1972	16.6	19.1
1973	16.2	19.3
1974	16	19.6
1975	15.9	19.9
1976	15.7	20.2
1977	15.5	20.7
1978	15.3	21.1
1979	15.1	21.6
1980	15	22.1
1981	14.9	22.5
1982	14.9	22.8
1983	14.9	23.3
1984	14.8	23.7
1985	14.8	24.2
1986	14.7	24.8
1987	14.7	25.3
1988	14.7	25.8
1989	14.8	26.3
1990	14.9	26.7
1991	15.2	27.2
1992	15.4	27.8
1993	15.8	28.3
1994	16.1	28.9
1995	16.5	29.4
1996	16.9	29.8
1997	17.2	30.2
1998	17.6	30.7
1999	17.9	31.2
2000	18.2	31.7
2001	18.5	32.3
2002	18.8	32.8
2003	19.1	33.4
2004	19.4	33.9
2005	19.7	34.5
2006	19.9	35.2
2007	20.2	35.8
2008	20.4	36.4
2009	20.5	37
2010	20.6	37.6
2011	20.6	38.2
2012	20.8	38.8
2013	21	39.5
2014	21.3	40.2
2015	21.6	40.8
2016	21.9	41.4
2017	22.2	41.9
2018	22.4	42.5
2019	22.6	43.1
2020	22.6	43.8
2021	22.5	44.4
2022	22.2	44.9
2023	21.9	45.5
2024	21.8	46.1

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