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Marshall Islands vs Switzerland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Marshall Islands has a population of 37.5K (ranked 192/197), compared with 9.03M in Switzerland (ranked 101/197). The Marshall Islands' land area is 69.5 sq mi versus 15,255 sq mi for Switzerland (ranked 191st vs. 131st).

By GDP, The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M) and Switzerland ranks 20/197 ($937B). By GDP per capita, The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467), while Switzerland ranks 5/197 ($103,670).

Main facts and rankings

Marshall Islands Switzerland
Population
36281
9112950
Population rank 192/197 100/197
GDP
$280M
2024
$937B
2024
GDP rank 194/197 20/197
GDP per capita
$7,467
2024
$103,670
2024
GDP per capita rank 100/197 5/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,198
2024
$93,819
2024
Government debt
$46.8M
2024
$352B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.3%
2025
36.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,245
2024
$38,957
2024
Government debt per person rank 136/185 14/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,868
2025
$88,321
2025
Land area
69.5 sq mi
2025
15,255 sq mi
2025
Population density
540 ppl/mi²
2024
592 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.92
2023
1.33
2023
Median age
21.8 years
2024
43.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
84.2 years
2025

Marshall Islands and Switzerland: Comparison Charts

Marshall Islands and Switzerland economies compared

GDP
Marshall Islands

Switzerland
Year GDP
Marshall Islands Switzerland
1960 - $10,412,232,621
1961 - $11,713,348,834
1962 - $12,989,649,694
1963 - $14,283,872,299
1964 - $15,833,133,858
1965 - $16,780,226,225
1966 - $18,019,402,374
1967 - $19,397,044,714
1968 - $20,712,102,794
1969 - $22,442,043,274
1970 $8,408,486 $24,998,066,773
1971 $9,116,810 $30,040,171,751
1972 $9,973,652 $36,844,318,854
1973 $11,607,366 $49,550,006,320
1974 $15,217,532 $57,103,011,446
1975 $16,691,301 $65,466,081,819
1976 $18,153,647 $68,476,524,644
1977 $20,210,069 $73,135,771,167
1978 $22,209,370 $102,280,472,036
1979 $25,545,346 $114,970,094,425
1980 $26,710,653 $122,557,843,886
1981 $31,020,000 $112,244,805,519
1982 $34,918,000 $115,043,365,512
1983 $41,749,000 $114,634,358,535
1984 $45,144,000 $109,455,312,168
1985 $43,879,000 $110,980,314,192
1986 $55,989,000 $159,089,921,063
1987 $62,983,000 $199,236,370,038
1988 $70,688,000 $215,540,625,299
1989 $72,798,000 $208,105,846,934
1990 $78,476,000 $265,763,573,999
1991 $82,507,000 $268,901,693,863
1992 $91,063,000 $279,921,425,828
1993 $99,461,000 $272,237,527,071
1994 $108,071,000 $301,375,055,202
1995 $120,230,000 $352,835,806,342
1996 $110,858,000 $340,103,959,547
1997 $109,884,700 $294,788,198,856
1998 $112,070,100 $303,459,014,347
1999 $113,352,100 $297,873,643,323
2000 $114,838,500 $279,216,033,870
2001 $122,406,100 $286,582,672,434
2002 $131,960,000 $309,301,422,430
2003 $131,128,500 $362,075,086,508
2004 $132,900,000 $403,912,891,033
2005 $138,000,000 $418,284,865,885
2006 $143,200,000 $441,634,672,197
2007 $150,500,000 $490,740,715,595
2008 $146,600,000 $567,267,767,519
2009 $151,200,000 $554,212,916,092
2010 $161,100,000 $598,851,027,948
2011 $172,300,000 $715,888,126,682
2012 $180,700,000 $686,420,221,558
2013 $186,400,000 $706,234,937,371
2014 $186,000,000 $726,537,809,430
2015 $183,700,000 $694,118,186,380
2016 $201,800,000 $687,895,460,903
2017 $213,700,000 $695,200,834,102
2018 $220,000,000 $725,568,717,468
2019 $232,900,000 $721,369,112,727
2020 $241,800,000 $741,999,406,006
2021 $258,900,000 $815,309,330,987
2022 $253,400,000 $828,508,926,958
2023 $259,300,000 $894,424,821,645
2024 $280,357,844 $936,564,198,049

Marshall Islands and Switzerland economies compared

GDP per capita
Marshall Islands

Switzerland
Year GDP per capita
Marshall Islands Switzerland
1960 - $1,954
1961 - $2,155
1962 - $2,330
1963 - $2,508
1964 - $2,735
1965 - $2,865
1966 - $3,045
1967 - $3,237
1968 - $3,413
1969 - $3,657
1970 $373 $4,044
1971 $390 $4,835
1972 $416 $5,885
1973 $472 $7,856
1974 $602 $9,005
1975 $638 $10,328
1976 $672 $10,865
1977 $724 $11,644
1978 $771 $16,282
1979 $859 $18,266
1980 $868 $19,394
1981 $969 $17,665
1982 $1,046 $18,000
1983 $1,199 $17,859
1984 $1,245 $16,991
1985 $1,162 $17,152
1986 $1,425 $24,460
1987 $1,543 $30,441
1988 $1,670 $32,690
1989 $1,670 $31,309
1990 $1,758 $39,575
1991 $1,811 $39,544
1992 $1,963 $40,714
1993 $2,112 $39,237
1994 $2,265 $43,092
1995 $2,491 $50,114
1996 $2,273 $48,093
1997 $2,231 $41,584
1998 $2,254 $42,681
1999 $2,258 $41,696
2000 $2,265 $38,865
2001 $2,394 $39,639
2002 $2,566 $42,459
2003 $2,539 $49,336
2004 $2,566 $54,659
2005 $2,659 $56,243
2006 $2,754 $59,011
2007 $2,892 $64,989
2008 $2,818 $74,175
2009 $2,907 $71,568
2010 $3,095 $76,531
2011 $3,319 $90,477
2012 $3,514 $85,836
2013 $3,678 $87,304
2014 $3,735 $88,725
2015 $3,764 $83,806
2016 $4,230 $82,153
2017 $4,593 $82,254
2018 $4,858 $85,217
2019 $5,292 $84,122
2020 $5,662 $85,898
2021 $6,259 $93,665
2022 $6,323 $94,395
2023 $6,678 $100,632
2024 $7,467 $103,670

Marshall Islands vs. Switzerland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Marshall Islands

Switzerland
Year Life expectancy, years
Marshall Islands Switzerland
1950 52.6 68.9
1951 52.7 68.7
1952 52.7 69.6
1953 52.8 69.5
1954 52.9 70
1955 53 70.1
1956 53.2 70.2
1957 53.4 70.5
1958 53.6 71.3
1959 54 71.5
1960 54.4 71.4
1961 54.7 71.7
1962 55.2 71.3
1963 55.7 71.3
1964 56.3 72.2
1965 56.8 72.3
1966 57.3 72.4
1967 57.8 72.7
1968 58.2 72.7
1969 58.5 72.7
1970 58.8 73.1
1971 59.1 73.2
1972 59.5 73.8
1973 59.8 74.1
1974 60.1 74.4
1975 60.3 74.8
1976 60.4 74.9
1977 60.6 75.4
1978 60.7 75.3
1979 60.8 75.6
1980 61 75.6
1981 61.1 75.8
1982 61.3 76.2
1983 61.5 76.2
1984 61.6 76.8
1985 61.7 76.9
1986 61.8 77
1987 61.8 77.3
1988 61.8 77.4
1989 61.7 77.6
1990 61.8 77.4
1991 61.8 77.6
1992 61.9 77.9
1993 62.1 78.2
1994 62.3 78.5
1995 62.5 78.6
1996 62.8 79
1997 63 79.2
1998 63.2 79.5
1999 63.4 79.7
2000 63.3 79.8
2001 63.7 80.3
2002 63.8 80.4
2003 64 80.5
2004 64 81.1
2005 64.1 81.2
2006 64.2 81.5
2007 64.3 81.7
2008 64.3 82
2009 64.4 82
2010 64.5 82.3
2011 64.6 82.6
2012 64.8 82.6
2013 65 82.7
2014 65.1 83.1
2015 65.3 82.8
2016 65.5 83.4
2017 65.7 83.4
2018 65.9 83.6
2019 66 83.8
2020 65.4 83.1
2021 65.4 83.6
2022 66.7 83.2
2023 66.9 84
2024 67.1 84.1
2025 67.2 84.2

Marshall Islands and Switzerland population clocks and comparison

Population
Marshall Islands

Switzerland
Year Population
Marshall Islands Switzerland
1960 14,703 5,327,827
1961 15,219 5,434,294
1962 15,755 5,573,815
1963 16,302 5,694,247
1964 16,852 5,789,228
1965 17,402 5,856,472
1966 17,927 5,918,002
1967 18,655 5,991,785
1968 19,862 6,067,714
1969 21,305 6,136,387
1970 22,530 6,180,877
1971 23,366 6,213,399
1972 23,992 6,260,956
1973 24,581 6,307,347
1974 25,296 6,341,405
1975 26,154 6,338,632
1976 27,021 6,302,504
1977 27,906 6,281,174
1978 28,809 6,281,738
1979 29,738 6,294,365
1980 30,774 6,319,408
1981 32,017 6,354,074
1982 33,397 6,391,309
1983 34,811 6,418,773
1984 36,264 6,441,865
1985 37,761 6,470,365
1986 39,286 6,504,124
1987 40,828 6,545,106
1988 42,321 6,593,386
1989 43,586 6,646,912
1990 44,629 6,715,519
1991 45,568 6,799,978
1992 46,388 6,875,364
1993 47,093 6,938,265
1994 47,712 6,993,795
1995 48,266 7,040,687
1996 48,775 7,071,850
1997 49,259 7,088,906
1998 49,717 7,110,001
1999 50,202 7,143,991
2000 50,706 7,184,250
2001 51,123 7,229,854
2002 51,425 7,284,753
2003 51,639 7,339,001
2004 51,791 7,389,625
2005 51,906 7,437,115
2006 51,992 7,483,934
2007 52,035 7,551,117
2008 52,030 7,647,675
2009 52,019 7,743,831
2010 52,044 7,824,909
2011 51,907 7,912,398
2012 51,419 7,996,861
2013 50,681 8,089,346
2014 49,796 8,188,649
2015 48,800 8,282,396
2016 47,709 8,373,338
2017 46,529 8,451,840
2018 45,285 8,514,329
2019 44,007 8,575,280
2020 42,706 8,638,167
2021 41,367 8,704,546
2022 40,077 8,777,088
2023 38,827 8,888,093
2024 37,548 9,034,102

Fertility rates in Marshall Islands and Switzerland

Fertility rate
Marshall Islands

Switzerland
Year Fertility rate
Marshall Islands Switzerland
1960 8.08 2.44
1961 8.12 2.52
1962 8.12 2.58
1963 8.12 2.65
1964 8.14 2.66
1965 8.16 2.59
1966 8.2 2.5
1967 8.17 2.39
1968 8.14 2.29
1969 8.11 2.19
1970 8.07 2.1
1971 8.04 2.04
1972 8 1.91
1973 7.95 1.81
1974 7.9 1.73
1975 7.83 1.61
1976 7.76 1.55
1977 7.67 1.53
1978 7.58 1.51
1979 7.47 1.52
1980 7.37 1.55
1981 7.27 1.55
1982 7.18 1.56
1983 7.08 1.52
1984 6.99 1.53
1985 6.87 1.52
1986 6.73 1.53
1987 6.57 1.52
1988 6.38 1.57
1989 6.18 1.56
1990 5.97 1.58
1991 5.76 1.58
1992 5.55 1.58
1993 5.38 1.51
1994 5.23 1.49
1995 5.09 1.48
1996 5.02 1.5
1997 4.96 1.48
1998 4.87 1.47
1999 4.78 1.48
2000 4.7 1.5
2001 4.58 1.38
2002 4.49 1.39
2003 4.42 1.39
2004 4.34 1.42
2005 4.28 1.42
2006 4.2 1.44
2007 4.09 1.46
2008 3.97 1.48
2009 3.83 1.5
2010 3.67 1.52
2011 3.53 1.52
2012 3.38 1.52
2013 3.25 1.52
2014 3.18 1.54
2015 3.13 1.54
2016 3.09 1.54
2017 3.06 1.52
2018 3.04 1.52
2019 3.01 1.48
2020 2.99 1.46
2021 2.96 1.52
2022 2.94 1.39
2023 2.92 1.33

Marshall Islands and Switzerland demographics compared

Median age
Marshall Islands

Switzerland
Year Median age, years
Marshall Islands Switzerland
1960 17.4 32.6
1961 17 32.4
1962 16.7 32
1963 16.4 31.7
1964 16.3 31.5
1965 16.3 31.6
1966 16.4 31.6
1967 16.6 31.6
1968 16.9 31.7
1969 17.2 31.7
1970 17.4 32
1971 17.1 32.2
1972 16.6 32.3
1973 16.2 32.5
1974 16 32.7
1975 15.9 33.1
1976 15.7 33.5
1977 15.5 33.8
1978 15.3 34.2
1979 15.1 34.5
1980 15 34.8
1981 14.9 35
1982 14.9 35.3
1983 14.9 35.6
1984 14.8 35.9
1985 14.8 36.1
1986 14.7 36.3
1987 14.7 36.5
1988 14.7 36.7
1989 14.8 36.8
1990 14.9 36.9
1991 15.2 36.9
1992 15.4 36.9
1993 15.8 37
1994 16.1 37.1
1995 16.5 37.3
1996 16.9 37.6
1997 17.2 37.9
1998 17.6 38.2
1999 17.9 38.4
2000 18.2 38.7
2001 18.5 39
2002 18.8 39.3
2003 19.1 39.6
2004 19.4 39.9
2005 19.7 40.3
2006 19.9 40.6
2007 20.2 40.9
2008 20.4 41.1
2009 20.5 41.3
2010 20.6 41.5
2011 20.6 41.6
2012 20.8 41.8
2013 21 42
2014 21.3 42.1
2015 21.6 42.2
2016 21.9 42.3
2017 22.2 42.4
2018 22.4 42.5
2019 22.6 42.6
2020 22.6 42.7
2021 22.5 42.8
2022 22.2 43
2023 21.9 43.4
2024 21.8 43.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Marshall Islands Switzerland
GNI, Atlas method
$315M
2024
$866B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
71.9%
2025
32.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.7%
2022
4.92%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
20,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.51%
2025
+0.26%
2025
Unemployment rate
9.82%
2021
4.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP
70.5%
2023
72%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.1%
2023
24.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
58
2025
83.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.5%
2019
26.6%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2019
2.9%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
1,054,293
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
14.6%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
42
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
206
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.97T
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$909B
2024
Personal remittances received
$34.5M
2024
$3.5B
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,099
2019
11,818,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
15.6%
2018
2.11%
2020
Banked people share n/a
98.4%
2024

Energy

Marshall Islands Switzerland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
615 kg
2007
2,512 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.38
2007
$36
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
34.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
3.85 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
44.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
12.2%
2022
27.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
45.1%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
51.7%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
7,097 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
2.43%
2021
68.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
55.8%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
33%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Marshall Islands Switzerland
% of world population
0.0005%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,765
2024
+40,099
2024
Urban population
79.2%
2024
74.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.86 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
100
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
64
2025
81
2024
Higher education index n/a
99
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.01
1994
0.6
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.7
2013
2.2
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
98.3%
2023
61.3%
2023
People using the Internet
65.7%
2023
97.3%
2023

Health

Marshall Islands Switzerland
Government health expenditure per capita
$758
2022
$10,963
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.1
2022
$2,366
2022
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
84.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
60.1%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.46
2012
4.44
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2017
31.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
28.2
2023
3.9
2023
Obesity rate
47.1%
2022
12.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.7%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
83
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.8%
2022
25.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
10.1 liters
2020

Territory

Marshall Islands Switzerland
% of world land
0.0001%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
1,851 sq mi
2024
1,689 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
27 sq mi
2025
5,765 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36.3 sq mi
2025
4,940 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,260 mi
2007
52,266 mi
2021

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