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Marshall Islands vs Sweden statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Marshall Islands has a population of 37.5K (ranked 192/197), compared with 10.6M in Sweden (ranked 93/197). The Marshall Islands' land area is 69.5 sq mi versus 157,248 sq mi for Sweden (ranked 191st vs. 58th).

By GDP, The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M) and Sweden ranks 25/197 ($610B). By GDP per capita, The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467), while Sweden ranks 15/197 ($57,723).

Main facts and rankings

Marshall Islands Sweden
Population
36281
10654722
Population rank 192/197 93/197
GDP
$280M
2024
$610B
2024
GDP rank 194/197 25/197
GDP per capita
$7,467
2024
$57,723
2024
GDP per capita rank 100/197 15/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,198
2024
$71,030
2024
Government debt
$46.8M
2024
$199B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.3%
2025
33.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,245
2024
$18,842
2024
Government debt per person rank 136/185 32/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,868
2025
$40,075
2025
Land area
69.5 sq mi
2025
157,248 sq mi
2025
Population density
540 ppl/mi²
2024
67.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.92
2023
1.45
2023
Median age
21.8 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Marshall Islands and Sweden: Comparison Charts

Marshall Islands and Sweden economies compared

GDP
Marshall Islands

Sweden
Year GDP
Marshall Islands Sweden
1960 - $15,930,258,332
1961 - $17,329,819,494
1962 - $18,794,282,717
1963 - $20,342,365,392
1964 - $22,685,750,575
1965 - $24,964,233,891
1966 - $27,155,028,520
1967 - $29,475,219,787
1968 - $31,278,230,634
1969 - $33,967,691,454
1970 $8,408,486 $38,037,663,342
1971 $9,116,810 $41,506,627,519
1972 $9,973,652 $48,883,734,672
1973 $11,607,366 $59,319,523,962
1974 $15,217,532 $65,918,391,224
1975 $16,691,301 $82,766,182,746
1976 $18,153,647 $89,233,541,404
1977 $20,210,069 $94,332,865,494
1978 $22,209,370 $104,292,130,796
1979 $25,545,346 $123,208,942,175
1980 $26,710,653 $141,887,695,763
1981 $31,020,000 $129,500,408,224
1982 $34,918,000 $114,216,043,040
1983 $41,749,000 $104,863,313,508
1984 $45,144,000 $109,044,297,251
1985 $43,879,000 $113,959,392,485
1986 $55,989,000 $150,281,594,980
1987 $62,983,000 $182,746,413,791
1988 $70,688,000 $206,688,963,474
1989 $72,798,000 $217,634,838,449
1990 $78,476,000 $261,469,578,631
1991 $82,507,000 $273,834,608,020
1992 $91,063,000 $283,912,173,667
1993 $99,461,000 $212,647,043,708
1994 $108,071,000 $228,701,658,891
1995 $120,230,000 $267,052,836,695
1996 $110,858,000 $291,952,430,659
1997 $109,884,700 $268,251,974,486
1998 $112,070,100 $270,889,570,938
1999 $113,352,100 $274,320,415,376
2000 $114,838,500 $262,905,197,442
2001 $122,406,100 $242,499,249,693
2002 $131,960,000 $267,373,345,247
2003 $131,128,500 $334,074,051,173
2004 $132,900,000 $384,547,211,147
2005 $138,000,000 $391,690,329,314
2006 $143,200,000 $422,530,427,476
2007 $150,500,000 $490,050,156,833
2008 $146,600,000 $514,616,528,349
2009 $151,200,000 $434,313,804,907
2010 $161,100,000 $492,753,255,886
2011 $172,300,000 $570,541,353,129
2012 $180,700,000 $549,742,183,874
2013 $186,400,000 $584,128,116,410
2014 $186,000,000 $577,730,245,154
2015 $183,700,000 $501,698,263,621
2016 $201,800,000 $514,218,206,628
2017 $213,700,000 $536,083,940,229
2018 $220,000,000 $551,312,498,430
2019 $232,900,000 $532,169,294,166
2020 $241,800,000 $545,147,614,972
2021 $258,900,000 $637,186,904,844
2022 $253,400,000 $579,895,717,344
2023 $259,300,000 $585,489,968,189
2024 $280,357,844 $610,117,791,237

Marshall Islands and Sweden economies compared

GDP per capita
Marshall Islands

Sweden
Year GDP per capita
Marshall Islands Sweden
1960 - $2,128
1961 - $2,304
1962 - $2,485
1963 - $2,675
1964 - $2,961
1965 - $3,228
1966 - $3,478
1967 - $3,746
1968 - $3,953
1969 - $4,263
1970 $373 $4,729
1971 $390 $5,125
1972 $416 $6,018
1973 $472 $7,291
1974 $602 $8,078
1975 $638 $10,103
1976 $672 $10,853
1977 $724 $11,432
1978 $771 $12,602
1979 $859 $14,856
1980 $868 $17,073
1981 $969 $15,564
1982 $1,046 $13,719
1983 $1,199 $12,590
1984 $1,245 $13,080
1985 $1,162 $13,647
1986 $1,425 $17,955
1987 $1,543 $21,761
1988 $1,670 $24,499
1989 $1,670 $25,625
1990 $1,758 $30,550
1991 $1,811 $31,777
1992 $1,963 $32,754
1993 $2,112 $24,390
1994 $2,265 $26,046
1995 $2,491 $30,254
1996 $2,273 $33,023
1997 $2,231 $30,324
1998 $2,254 $30,606
1999 $2,258 $30,969
2000 $2,265 $29,633
2001 $2,394 $27,259
2002 $2,566 $29,958
2003 $2,539 $37,292
2004 $2,566 $42,758
2005 $2,659 $43,379
2006 $2,754 $46,532
2007 $2,892 $53,569
2008 $2,818 $55,817
2009 $2,907 $46,708
2010 $3,095 $52,543
2011 $3,319 $60,380
2012 $3,514 $57,750
2013 $3,678 $60,844
2014 $3,735 $59,584
2015 $3,764 $51,198
2016 $4,230 $51,820
2017 $4,593 $53,301
2018 $4,858 $54,182
2019 $5,292 $51,773
2020 $5,662 $52,654
2021 $6,259 $61,175
2022 $6,323 $55,297
2023 $6,678 $55,567
2024 $7,467 $57,723

Marshall Islands vs. Sweden life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Marshall Islands

Sweden
Year Life expectancy, years
Marshall Islands Sweden
1950 52.6 71.1
1951 52.7 71.4
1952 52.7 71.8
1953 52.8 71.9
1954 52.9 72.4
1955 53 72.6
1956 53.2 72.7
1957 53.4 72.5
1958 53.6 73.2
1959 54 73.4
1960 54.4 73
1961 54.7 73.5
1962 55.2 73.4
1963 55.7 73.5
1964 56.3 73.7
1965 56.8 73.9
1966 57.3 74.1
1967 57.8 74.1
1968 58.2 74
1969 58.5 74.1
1970 58.8 74.7
1971 59.1 74.6
1972 59.5 74.7
1973 59.8 74.9
1974 60.1 75
1975 60.3 75
1976 60.4 75
1977 60.6 75.4
1978 60.7 75.5
1979 60.8 75.5
1980 61 75.7
1981 61.1 76
1982 61.3 76.3
1983 61.5 76.6
1984 61.6 76.8
1985 61.7 76.7
1986 61.8 77
1987 61.8 77.1
1988 61.8 77
1989 61.7 77.7
1990 61.8 77.6
1991 61.8 77.7
1992 61.9 78.1
1993 62.1 78.1
1994 62.3 78.7
1995 62.5 78.8
1996 62.8 79
1997 63 79.3
1998 63.2 79.4
1999 63.4 79.5
2000 63.3 79.7
2001 63.7 79.8
2002 63.8 79.9
2003 64 80.2
2004 64 80.5
2005 64.1 80.6
2006 64.2 80.8
2007 64.3 81
2008 64.3 81.1
2009 64.4 81.4
2010 64.5 81.5
2011 64.6 81.8
2012 64.8 81.7
2013 65 81.9
2014 65.1 82.2
2015 65.3 82.2
2016 65.5 82.3
2017 65.7 82.4
2018 65.9 82.5
2019 66 83.1
2020 65.4 82.4
2021 65.4 83
2022 66.7 83
2023 66.9 83.3
2024 67.1 83.4
2025 67.2 83.6

Marshall Islands and Sweden population clocks and comparison

Population
Marshall Islands

Sweden
Year Population
Marshall Islands Sweden
1960 14,703 7,484,656
1961 15,219 7,519,998
1962 15,755 7,561,588
1963 16,302 7,604,328
1964 16,852 7,661,354
1965 17,402 7,733,853
1966 17,927 7,807,797
1967 18,655 7,867,931
1968 19,862 7,912,273
1969 21,305 7,968,072
1970 22,530 8,042,801
1971 23,366 8,098,334
1972 23,992 8,122,300
1973 24,581 8,136,312
1974 25,296 8,159,955
1975 26,154 8,192,437
1976 27,021 8,222,286
1977 27,906 8,251,540
1978 28,809 8,275,599
1979 29,738 8,293,678
1980 30,774 8,310,531
1981 32,017 8,320,503
1982 33,397 8,325,263
1983 34,811 8,329,033
1984 36,264 8,336,605
1985 37,761 8,350,386
1986 39,286 8,369,829
1987 40,828 8,397,804
1988 42,321 8,436,489
1989 43,586 8,492,964
1990 44,629 8,558,835
1991 45,568 8,617,375
1992 46,388 8,668,067
1993 47,093 8,718,561
1994 47,712 8,780,745
1995 48,266 8,826,939
1996 48,775 8,840,998
1997 49,259 8,846,062
1998 49,717 8,850,974
1999 50,202 8,857,874
2000 50,706 8,872,109
2001 51,123 8,895,960
2002 51,425 8,924,958
2003 51,639 8,958,229
2004 51,791 8,993,531
2005 51,906 9,029,572
2006 51,992 9,080,505
2007 52,035 9,148,092
2008 52,030 9,219,637
2009 52,019 9,298,515
2010 52,044 9,378,126
2011 51,907 9,449,213
2012 51,419 9,519,374
2013 50,681 9,600,379
2014 49,796 9,696,110
2015 48,800 9,799,186
2016 47,709 9,923,085
2017 46,529 10,057,698
2018 45,285 10,175,214
2019 44,007 10,278,887
2020 42,706 10,353,442
2021 41,367 10,415,811
2022 40,077 10,486,941
2023 38,827 10,536,632
2024 37,548 10,569,709

Fertility rates in Marshall Islands and Sweden

Fertility rate
Marshall Islands

Sweden
Year Fertility rate
Marshall Islands Sweden
1960 8.08 2.17
1961 8.12 2.21
1962 8.12 2.25
1963 8.12 2.33
1964 8.14 2.47
1965 8.16 2.39
1966 8.2 2.37
1967 8.17 2.28
1968 8.14 2.07
1969 8.11 1.93
1970 8.07 1.92
1971 8.04 1.96
1972 8 1.91
1973 7.95 1.87
1974 7.9 1.87
1975 7.83 1.77
1976 7.76 1.68
1977 7.67 1.64
1978 7.58 1.6
1979 7.47 1.66
1980 7.37 1.68
1981 7.27 1.63
1982 7.18 1.62
1983 7.08 1.61
1984 6.99 1.66
1985 6.87 1.74
1986 6.73 1.8
1987 6.57 1.84
1988 6.38 1.96
1989 6.18 2.01
1990 5.97 2.13
1991 5.76 2.11
1992 5.55 2.09
1993 5.38 1.99
1994 5.23 1.88
1995 5.09 1.73
1996 5.02 1.6
1997 4.96 1.52
1998 4.87 1.5
1999 4.78 1.5
2000 4.7 1.54
2001 4.58 1.57
2002 4.49 1.65
2003 4.42 1.71
2004 4.34 1.75
2005 4.28 1.77
2006 4.2 1.85
2007 4.09 1.88
2008 3.97 1.91
2009 3.83 1.94
2010 3.67 1.98
2011 3.53 1.9
2012 3.38 1.91
2013 3.25 1.89
2014 3.18 1.88
2015 3.13 1.85
2016 3.09 1.85
2017 3.06 1.78
2018 3.04 1.76
2019 3.01 1.71
2020 2.99 1.67
2021 2.96 1.67
2022 2.94 1.53
2023 2.92 1.45

Marshall Islands and Sweden demographics compared

Median age
Marshall Islands

Sweden
Year Median age, years
Marshall Islands Sweden
1960 17.4 36
1961 17 36.2
1962 16.7 36.3
1963 16.4 36.3
1964 16.3 36.3
1965 16.3 36.2
1966 16.4 36
1967 16.6 35.9
1968 16.9 35.8
1969 17.2 35.6
1970 17.4 35.4
1971 17.1 35.3
1972 16.6 35.3
1973 16.2 35.3
1974 16 35.3
1975 15.9 35.3
1976 15.7 35.4
1977 15.5 35.5
1978 15.3 35.7
1979 15.1 36
1980 15 36.2
1981 14.9 36.5
1982 14.9 36.8
1983 14.9 37.1
1984 14.8 37.4
1985 14.8 37.6
1986 14.7 37.9
1987 14.7 38.1
1988 14.7 38.2
1989 14.8 38.3
1990 14.9 38.3
1991 15.2 38.3
1992 15.4 38.4
1993 15.8 38.4
1994 16.1 38.4
1995 16.5 38.5
1996 16.9 38.6
1997 17.2 38.8
1998 17.6 39
1999 17.9 39.2
2000 18.2 39.4
2001 18.5 39.5
2002 18.8 39.7
2003 19.1 39.8
2004 19.4 40
2005 19.7 40.2
2006 19.9 40.4
2007 20.2 40.5
2008 20.4 40.6
2009 20.5 40.7
2010 20.6 40.7
2011 20.6 40.8
2012 20.8 40.9
2013 21 40.9
2014 21.3 40.9
2015 21.6 40.9
2016 21.9 40.8
2017 22.2 40.7
2018 22.4 40.6
2019 22.6 40.5
2020 22.6 40.6
2021 22.5 40.7
2022 22.2 40.7
2023 21.9 40.9
2024 21.8 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Marshall Islands Sweden
GNI, Atlas method
$315M
2024
$622B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
71.9%
2025
49.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.7%
2022
7.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.47%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.51%
2025
-1.45%
2025
Unemployment rate
9.82%
2021
8.31%
2024
Services, % of GDP
70.5%
2023
65.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.1%
2023
22.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
58
2025
77.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.5%
2019
22.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2019
2.8%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
575,426
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
7.06%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
45
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
278
2002
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$290B
2003
Total reserves including gold n/a
$62.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$34.5M
2024
$4.47B
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,099
2019
1,957,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.6%
2018
4.85%
2010
Banked people share n/a
98.6%
2024

Energy

Marshall Islands Sweden
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
615 kg
2007
4,289 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.38
2007
$15.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
35.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
3.36 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
24.9%
2023
Renewable energy use share
12.2%
2022
57.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
49.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
27.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
12,150 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
2.43%
2021
67.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
39.9%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
29.2%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Marshall Islands Sweden
% of world population
0.0005%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,765
2024
+50,115
2024
Urban population
79.2%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
92
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
64
2025
80
2024
Higher education index n/a
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.01
1994
1.15
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.7
2013
3.1
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
98.3%
2023
89%
2023
People using the Internet
65.7%
2023
95.5%
2024

Health

Marshall Islands Sweden
Government health expenditure per capita
$758
2022
$6,152
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.1
2022
$780
2023
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
60.1%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.46
2012
4.31
2020
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2017
30 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
28.2
2023
2.5
2023
Obesity rate
47.1%
2022
15.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.7%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
89
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.8%
2022
22.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
9.57 liters
2020

Territory

Marshall Islands Sweden
% of world land
0.0001%
2025
0.27%
2025
Land area per capita
1,851 sq mi
2024
14,877 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
27 sq mi
2025
11,514 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36.3 sq mi
2025
108,031 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,260 mi
2007
356,129 mi
2016

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