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Marshall Islands vs South Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Marshall Islands has a population of 37.5K (ranked 192/197), compared with 11.9M in South Sudan (ranked 81/197). The Marshall Islands' land area is 69.5 sq mi versus 243,990 sq mi for South Sudan (ranked 191st vs. 41st).

By GDP, The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M) and South Sudan ranks 150/197 ($12B). By GDP per capita, The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467), while South Sudan ranks 172/197 ($1,080).

Main facts and rankings

Marshall Islands South Sudan
Population
36281
12387398
Population rank 192/197 81/197
GDP
$280M
2024
$12B
2015
GDP rank 194/197 150/197
GDP per capita
$7,467
2024
$1,080
2015
GDP per capita rank 100/197 172/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,198
2024
$1,155
2015
Government debt
$46.8M
2024
$6.87B
2015
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.3%
2025
63.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,245
2024
$618
2015
Government debt per person rank 136/185 159/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,868
2025
$1,540
2025
Land area
69.5 sq mi
2025
243,990 sq mi
2025
Population density
540 ppl/mi²
2024
49 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.92
2023
3.86
2023
Median age
21.8 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
57.9 years
2025

Marshall Islands and South Sudan: Comparison Charts

Marshall Islands and South Sudan economies compared

GDP
Marshall Islands

South Sudan
Year GDP
Marshall Islands South Sudan
1970 $8,408,486 -
1971 $9,116,810 -
1972 $9,973,652 -
1973 $11,607,366 -
1974 $15,217,532 -
1975 $16,691,301 -
1976 $18,153,647 -
1977 $20,210,069 -
1978 $22,209,370 -
1979 $25,545,346 -
1980 $26,710,653 -
1981 $31,020,000 -
1982 $34,918,000 -
1983 $41,749,000 -
1984 $45,144,000 -
1985 $43,879,000 -
1986 $55,989,000 -
1987 $62,983,000 -
1988 $70,688,000 -
1989 $72,798,000 -
1990 $78,476,000 -
1991 $82,507,000 -
1992 $91,063,000 -
1993 $99,461,000 -
1994 $108,071,000 -
1995 $120,230,000 -
1996 $110,858,000 -
1997 $109,884,700 -
1998 $112,070,100 -
1999 $113,352,100 -
2000 $114,838,500 -
2001 $122,406,100 -
2002 $131,960,000 -
2003 $131,128,500 -
2004 $132,900,000 -
2005 $138,000,000 -
2006 $143,200,000 -
2007 $150,500,000 -
2008 $146,600,000 $14,586,253,383
2009 $151,200,000 $12,231,264,525
2010 $161,100,000 $14,602,072,411
2011 $172,300,000 $14,907,308,933
2012 $180,700,000 $11,931,472,169
2013 $186,400,000 $18,426,469,017
2014 $186,000,000 $13,962,212,847
2015 $183,700,000 $11,997,800,760
2016 $201,800,000 -
2017 $213,700,000 -
2018 $220,000,000 -
2019 $232,900,000 -
2020 $241,800,000 -
2021 $258,900,000 -
2022 $253,400,000 -
2023 $259,300,000 -
2024 $280,357,844 -

Marshall Islands and South Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Marshall Islands

South Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Marshall Islands South Sudan
1970 $373 -
1971 $390 -
1972 $416 -
1973 $472 -
1974 $602 -
1975 $638 -
1976 $672 -
1977 $724 -
1978 $771 -
1979 $859 -
1980 $868 -
1981 $969 -
1982 $1,046 -
1983 $1,199 -
1984 $1,245 -
1985 $1,162 -
1986 $1,425 -
1987 $1,543 -
1988 $1,670 -
1989 $1,670 -
1990 $1,758 -
1991 $1,811 -
1992 $1,963 -
1993 $2,112 -
1994 $2,265 -
1995 $2,491 -
1996 $2,273 -
1997 $2,231 -
1998 $2,254 -
1999 $2,258 -
2000 $2,265 -
2001 $2,394 -
2002 $2,566 -
2003 $2,539 -
2004 $2,566 -
2005 $2,659 -
2006 $2,754 -
2007 $2,892 -
2008 $2,818 $1,654
2009 $2,907 $1,323
2010 $3,095 $1,498
2011 $3,319 $1,449
2012 $3,514 $1,109
2013 $3,678 $1,650
2014 $3,735 $1,243
2015 $3,764 $1,080
2016 $4,230 -
2017 $4,593 -
2018 $4,858 -
2019 $5,292 -
2020 $5,662 -
2021 $6,259 -
2022 $6,323 -
2023 $6,678 -
2024 $7,467 -

Marshall Islands vs. South Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Marshall Islands

South Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Marshall Islands South Sudan
1950 52.6 30.2
1951 52.7 30.6
1952 52.7 31
1953 52.8 31.4
1954 52.9 31.7
1955 53 32
1956 53.2 31.6
1957 53.4 30.9
1958 53.6 27.6
1959 54 27.8
1960 54.4 28.1
1961 54.7 28.3
1962 55.2 28.5
1963 55.7 28.2
1964 56.3 32.5
1965 56.8 28.8
1966 57.3 25.6
1967 57.8 25.9
1968 58.2 26.1
1969 58.5 25.4
1970 58.8 25.6
1971 59.1 31
1972 59.5 31.3
1973 59.8 36.3
1974 60.1 36.6
1975 60.3 36.9
1976 60.4 37.1
1977 60.6 37.4
1978 60.7 37.6
1979 60.8 37.8
1980 61 38
1981 61.1 38.3
1982 61.3 38.7
1983 61.5 34.7
1984 61.6 31.8
1985 61.7 32.4
1986 61.8 32.8
1987 61.8 20.7
1988 61.8 11
1989 61.7 28.2
1990 61.8 28.6
1991 61.8 29.2
1992 61.9 21.9
1993 62.1 22.3
1994 62.3 44.9
1995 62.5 31.5
1996 62.8 32.1
1997 63 33.1
1998 63.2 19
1999 63.4 44.5
2000 63.3 47.6
2001 63.7 48.6
2002 63.8 49.4
2003 64 52.3
2004 64 53.1
2005 64.1 54
2006 64.2 54.7
2007 64.3 55.4
2008 64.3 56.3
2009 64.4 56.8
2010 64.5 57.5
2011 64.6 57.7
2012 64.8 58.2
2013 65 58.3
2014 65.1 45.6
2015 65.3 39.8
2016 65.5 36.7
2017 65.7 35.4
2018 65.9 51.9
2019 66 58.1
2020 65.4 57.6
2021 65.4 57
2022 66.7 57.2
2023 66.9 57.6
2024 67.1 57.7
2025 67.2 57.9

Marshall Islands and South Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Marshall Islands

South Sudan
Year Population
Marshall Islands South Sudan
1960 14,703 2,931,559
1961 15,219 2,976,724
1962 15,755 3,024,308
1963 16,302 3,072,669
1964 16,852 3,129,918
1965 17,402 3,189,835
1966 17,927 3,236,423
1967 18,655 3,277,648
1968 19,862 3,321,528
1969 21,305 3,365,533
1970 22,530 3,409,614
1971 23,366 3,468,646
1972 23,992 3,542,497
1973 24,581 3,627,383
1974 25,296 3,723,259
1975 26,154 3,821,494
1976 27,021 3,921,910
1977 27,906 4,024,032
1978 28,809 4,127,657
1979 29,738 4,232,605
1980 30,774 4,339,030
1981 32,017 4,447,272
1982 33,397 4,557,686
1983 34,811 4,661,574
1984 36,264 4,750,627
1985 37,761 4,834,296
1986 39,286 4,921,240
1987 40,828 4,962,395
1988 42,321 4,848,029
1989 43,586 4,713,229
1990 44,629 4,737,633
1991 45,568 4,836,677
1992 46,388 4,909,749
1993 47,093 4,956,002
1994 47,712 5,071,184
1995 48,266 5,225,836
1996 48,775 5,356,925
1997 49,259 5,509,136
1998 49,717 5,620,068
1999 50,202 5,771,628
2000 50,706 6,032,267
2001 51,123 6,308,391
2002 51,425 6,596,806
2003 51,639 6,903,127
2004 51,791 7,233,041
2005 51,906 7,590,143
2006 51,992 7,976,526
2007 52,035 8,388,788
2008 52,030 8,817,647
2009 52,019 9,243,556
2010 52,044 9,745,953
2011 51,907 10,288,109
2012 51,419 10,756,240
2013 50,681 11,166,275
2014 49,796 11,235,073
2015 48,800 11,107,561
2016 47,709 10,830,102
2017 46,529 10,259,154
2018 45,285 10,122,977
2019 44,007 10,423,384
2020 42,706 10,698,467
2021 41,367 10,865,780
2022 40,077 11,021,177
2023 38,827 11,483,374
2024 37,548 11,943,408

Fertility rates in Marshall Islands and South Sudan

Fertility rate
Marshall Islands

South Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Marshall Islands South Sudan
1960 8.08 7.16
1961 8.12 7.18
1962 8.12 7.2
1963 8.12 7.2
1964 8.14 7.22
1965 8.16 7.22
1966 8.2 7.25
1967 8.17 7.26
1968 8.14 7.26
1969 8.11 7.28
1970 8.07 7.29
1971 8.04 7.3
1972 8 7.31
1973 7.95 7.31
1974 7.9 7.31
1975 7.83 7.33
1976 7.76 7.33
1977 7.67 7.33
1978 7.58 7.33
1979 7.47 7.32
1980 7.37 7.33
1981 7.27 7.33
1982 7.18 7.34
1983 7.08 7.34
1984 6.99 7.35
1985 6.87 7.36
1986 6.73 7.38
1987 6.57 7.39
1988 6.38 7.38
1989 6.18 7.37
1990 5.97 7.38
1991 5.76 7.38
1992 5.55 7.37
1993 5.38 7.36
1994 5.23 7.35
1995 5.09 7.34
1996 5.02 7.32
1997 4.96 7.2
1998 4.87 7.08
1999 4.78 6.94
2000 4.7 6.8
2001 4.58 6.65
2002 4.49 6.52
2003 4.42 6.35
2004 4.34 6.19
2005 4.28 6.02
2006 4.2 5.85
2007 4.09 5.7
2008 3.97 5.57
2009 3.83 5.45
2010 3.67 5.32
2011 3.53 5.19
2012 3.38 5.06
2013 3.25 4.94
2014 3.18 4.82
2015 3.13 4.7
2016 3.09 4.58
2017 3.06 4.48
2018 3.04 4.37
2019 3.01 4.26
2020 2.99 4.16
2021 2.96 4.05
2022 2.94 3.96
2023 2.92 3.86

Marshall Islands and South Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Marshall Islands

South Sudan
Year Median age, years
Marshall Islands South Sudan
1960 17.4 18.6
1961 17 18.5
1962 16.7 18.5
1963 16.4 18.4
1964 16.3 18.4
1965 16.3 18.3
1966 16.4 18.3
1967 16.6 18.2
1968 16.9 18
1969 17.2 17.9
1970 17.4 17.7
1971 17.1 17.6
1972 16.6 17.5
1973 16.2 17.5
1974 16 17.4
1975 15.9 17.4
1976 15.7 17.3
1977 15.5 17.2
1978 15.3 17.2
1979 15.1 17.1
1980 15 17.1
1981 14.9 17
1982 14.9 16.9
1983 14.9 16.8
1984 14.8 16.8
1985 14.8 16.7
1986 14.7 16.6
1987 14.7 16.5
1988 14.7 16.8
1989 14.8 17.1
1990 14.9 17
1991 15.2 17
1992 15.4 17
1993 15.8 16.9
1994 16.1 16.9
1995 16.5 16.9
1996 16.9 16.9
1997 17.2 16.9
1998 17.6 17
1999 17.9 17.1
2000 18.2 17.2
2001 18.5 17.3
2002 18.8 17.3
2003 19.1 17.3
2004 19.4 17.4
2005 19.7 17.6
2006 19.9 17.8
2007 20.2 18
2008 20.4 18.2
2009 20.5 18.4
2010 20.6 18.7
2011 20.6 19
2012 20.8 19.2
2013 21 19.3
2014 21.3 19
2015 21.6 18.6
2016 21.9 18.2
2017 22.2 17.4
2018 22.4 17.3
2019 22.6 17.8
2020 22.6 18.2
2021 22.5 18.4
2022 22.2 18.7
2023 21.9 19
2024 21.8 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Marshall Islands South Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$315M
2024
$11.7B
2015
Government expenditure, % of GDP
71.9%
2025
26.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.7%
2022
1.57%
2016
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
6.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
53,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.51%
2025
+2%
2025
Unemployment rate
9.82%
2021
12.3%
2008
Services, % of GDP
70.5%
2023
56.6%
2015
Industry, % of GDP
11.1%
2023
33.1%
2015
Economic freedom index
58
2025
41
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.5%
2019
33%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2019
1.8%
2016
Total reserves including gold n/a
$72.9M
2023
Personal remittances received
$34.5M
2024
$1.14B
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,099
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
15.6%
2018
0.39%
2018
Banked people share n/a
5.83%
2021

Energy

Marshall Islands South Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
615 kg
2007
69 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.38
2007
$15.1
2015
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
73.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.2%
2022
32.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.4%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-860%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
46.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
2.43%
2021
0.34%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
5.4%
2023

Society

Marshall Islands South Sudan
% of world population
0.0005%
2024
0.15%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,765
2024
+15,374
2024
Urban population
79.2%
2024
21.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
5.62
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
64
2025
8
2024
Higher education index n/a
10
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.01
1994
14.1
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.7
2013
36.7
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2021
34.5%
2018
English speaking
98.3%
2023
94%
2023
People using the Internet
65.7%
2023
9.27%
2020

Health

Marshall Islands South Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$758
2022
$49.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.1
2022
$17
2022
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
57.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
60.1%
2022
49.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.46
2012
0.04
2020
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
692
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
28.2
2023
98.7
2023
Obesity rate
47.1%
2022
8.79%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.7%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.8%
2022
n/a

Territory

Marshall Islands South Sudan
% of world land
0.0001%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
1,851 sq mi
2024
20,429 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
27 sq mi
2025
109,449 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36.3 sq mi
2025
27,633 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,260 mi
2007
n/a

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