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Marshall Islands vs Tanzania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Marshall Islands has a population of 37.5K (ranked 192/197), compared with 68.6M in Tanzania (ranked 22/197). The Marshall Islands' land area is 69.5 sq mi versus 342,009 sq mi for Tanzania (ranked 191st vs. 31st).

By GDP, The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M) and Tanzania ranks 82/197 ($78.8B). By GDP per capita, The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467), while Tanzania ranks 170/197 ($1,149).

Main facts and rankings

Marshall Islands Tanzania
Population
36281
72166806
Population rank 192/197 20/197
GDP
$280M
2024
$78.8B
2024
GDP rank 194/197 82/197
GDP per capita
$7,467
2024
$1,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 100/197 170/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,198
2024
$4,221
2024
Government debt
$46.8M
2024
$38B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.3%
2025
47.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,245
2024
$554
2024
Government debt per person rank 136/185 163/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,868
2025
$2,745
2025
Land area
69.5 sq mi
2025
342,009 sq mi
2025
Population density
540 ppl/mi²
2024
200.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.92
2023
4.61
2023
Median age
21.8 years
2024
18.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Marshall Islands and Tanzania: Comparison Charts

Marshall Islands and Tanzania economies compared

GDP
Marshall Islands

Tanzania
Year GDP
Marshall Islands Tanzania
1960 - $2,651,729,807
1961 - $2,826,179,031
1962 - $3,101,589,993
1963 - $3,456,579,293
1964 - $3,748,840,925
1965 - $3,817,226,546
1966 - $4,377,998,825
1967 - $4,565,132,048
1968 - $4,895,251,824
1969 - $5,142,066,811
1970 $8,408,486 $2,851,419,386
1971 $9,116,810 $3,050,673,517
1972 $9,973,652 $3,472,787,266
1973 $11,607,366 $4,144,104,535
1974 $15,217,532 $4,977,337,978
1975 $16,691,301 $5,729,917,840
1976 $18,153,647 $6,472,511,988
1977 $20,210,069 $7,732,598,995
1978 $22,209,370 $9,261,675,710
1979 $25,545,346 $9,804,637,491
1980 $26,710,653 $11,409,228,087
1981 $31,020,000 $13,161,540,378
1982 $34,918,000 $13,927,383,240
1983 $41,749,000 $14,049,883,809
1984 $45,144,000 $12,906,635,133
1985 $43,879,000 $15,328,295,175
1986 $55,989,000 $10,840,864,521
1987 $62,983,000 $7,824,193,222
1988 $70,688,000 $7,406,614,407
1989 $72,798,000 $6,418,799,007
1990 $78,476,000 $6,184,384,225
1991 $82,507,000 $7,197,768,159
1992 $91,063,000 $6,681,997,469
1993 $99,461,000 $6,182,872,708
1994 $108,071,000 $6,550,480,484
1995 $120,230,000 $7,631,431,840
1996 $110,858,000 $9,433,528,150
1997 $109,884,700 $11,158,197,942
1998 $112,070,100 $12,172,790,056
1999 $113,352,100 $12,704,334,196
2000 $114,838,500 $13,371,767,082
2001 $122,406,100 $13,563,990,022
2002 $131,960,000 $14,129,651,896
2003 $131,128,500 $15,211,487,709
2004 $132,900,000 $16,673,062,473
2005 $138,000,000 $18,395,383,647
2006 $143,200,000 $18,619,859,795
2007 $150,500,000 $21,860,434,823
2008 $146,600,000 $27,947,821,398
2009 $151,200,000 $29,400,573,554
2010 $161,100,000 $32,012,892,919
2011 $172,300,000 $34,657,140,096
2012 $180,700,000 $39,650,394,363
2013 $186,400,000 $45,648,857,242
2014 $186,000,000 $49,986,726,461
2015 $183,700,000 $47,413,919,817
2016 $201,800,000 $49,774,409,374
2017 $213,700,000 $53,274,884,533
2018 $220,000,000 $57,003,712,892
2019 $232,900,000 $61,026,731,926
2020 $241,800,000 $66,068,737,786
2021 $258,900,000 $70,655,628,148
2022 $253,400,000 $75,769,974,505
2023 $259,300,000 $79,062,403,837
2024 $280,357,844 $78,779,864,877

Marshall Islands and Tanzania economies compared

GDP per capita
Marshall Islands

Tanzania
Year GDP per capita
Marshall Islands Tanzania
1960 - $267.8
1961 - $277.4
1962 - $295.7
1963 - $320
1964 - $337
1965 - $333
1966 - $370
1967 - $374
1968 - $388
1969 - $394
1970 $373 $211.3
1971 $390 $218.4
1972 $416 $239.8
1973 $472 $276.1
1974 $602 $320
1975 $638 $355
1976 $672 $387
1977 $724 $446
1978 $771 $515
1979 $859 $527
1980 $868 $595
1981 $969 $665
1982 $1,046 $683
1983 $1,199 $667
1984 $1,245 $593
1985 $1,162 $681
1986 $1,425 $466
1987 $1,543 $326
1988 $1,670 $299
1989 $1,670 $252.3
1990 $1,758 $236.9
1991 $1,811 $268.8
1992 $1,963 $243.4
1993 $2,112 $218.2
1994 $2,265 $222.5
1995 $2,491 $251.2
1996 $2,273 $305
1997 $2,231 $353
1998 $2,254 $375
1999 $2,258 $382
2000 $2,265 $390
2001 $2,394 $385
2002 $2,566 $391
2003 $2,539 $410
2004 $2,566 $438
2005 $2,659 $469
2006 $2,754 $462
2007 $2,892 $528
2008 $2,818 $657
2009 $2,907 $674
2010 $3,095 $715
2011 $3,319 $753
2012 $3,514 $837
2013 $3,678 $935
2014 $3,735 $993
2015 $3,764 $911
2016 $4,230 $925
2017 $4,593 $957
2018 $4,858 $992
2019 $5,292 $1,031
2020 $5,662 $1,084
2021 $6,259 $1,125
2022 $6,323 $1,171
2023 $6,678 $1,187
2024 $7,467 $1,149

Marshall Islands vs. Tanzania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Marshall Islands

Tanzania
Year Life expectancy, years
Marshall Islands Tanzania
1950 52.6 41
1951 52.7 41.2
1952 52.7 41.4
1953 52.8 41.5
1954 52.9 41.7
1955 53 41.8
1956 53.2 42
1957 53.4 42.1
1958 53.6 42.3
1959 54 42.5
1960 54.4 42.6
1961 54.7 42.8
1962 55.2 43.2
1963 55.7 43.6
1964 56.3 44.1
1965 56.8 44.5
1966 57.3 44.9
1967 57.8 45.2
1968 58.2 45.6
1969 58.5 46
1970 58.8 46.5
1971 59.1 47
1972 59.5 47.4
1973 59.8 47.9
1974 60.1 48.4
1975 60.3 48.9
1976 60.4 49.5
1977 60.6 50
1978 60.7 50.4
1979 60.8 50.8
1980 61 51.3
1981 61.1 51.7
1982 61.3 52
1983 61.5 52.2
1984 61.6 52.2
1985 61.7 52.2
1986 61.8 52.2
1987 61.8 52.2
1988 61.8 52.2
1989 61.7 52.1
1990 61.8 52
1991 61.8 51.8
1992 61.9 51.4
1993 62.1 51.2
1994 62.3 51.1
1995 62.5 51
1996 62.8 51.1
1997 63 51.2
1998 63.2 51.8
1999 63.4 52.4
2000 63.3 53.2
2001 63.7 54.1
2002 63.8 54.9
2003 64 55.9
2004 64 56.8
2005 64.1 57.7
2006 64.2 58.5
2007 64.3 59.3
2008 64.3 59.9
2009 64.4 60.5
2010 64.5 61.1
2011 64.6 61.6
2012 64.8 62.3
2013 65 62.8
2014 65.1 63.4
2015 65.3 63.9
2016 65.5 64.4
2017 65.7 65
2018 65.9 65.5
2019 66 66
2020 65.4 66.8
2021 65.4 66.1
2022 66.7 66.9
2023 66.9 67
2024 67.1 67.2
2025 67.2 67.4

Marshall Islands and Tanzania population clocks and comparison

Population
Marshall Islands

Tanzania
Year Population
Marshall Islands Tanzania
1960 14,703 9,901,419
1961 15,219 10,187,886
1962 15,755 10,487,756
1963 16,302 10,799,528
1964 16,852 11,127,826
1965 17,402 11,470,728
1966 17,927 11,827,459
1967 18,655 12,200,109
1968 19,862 12,602,076
1969 21,305 13,036,700
1970 22,530 13,492,677
1971 23,366 13,971,451
1972 23,992 14,479,308
1973 24,581 15,010,101
1974 25,296 15,561,630
1975 26,154 16,138,361
1976 27,021 16,736,211
1977 27,906 17,352,929
1978 28,809 17,976,566
1979 29,738 18,592,038
1980 30,774 19,189,769
1981 32,017 19,784,703
1982 33,397 20,398,571
1983 34,811 21,079,874
1984 36,264 21,779,066
1985 37,761 22,501,693
1986 39,286 23,258,959
1987 40,828 24,030,378
1988 42,321 24,769,686
1989 43,586 25,438,759
1990 44,629 26,110,207
1991 45,568 26,780,436
1992 46,388 27,457,588
1993 47,093 28,332,692
1994 47,712 29,442,356
1995 48,266 30,383,497
1996 48,775 30,945,762
1997 49,259 31,578,089
1998 49,717 32,420,458
1999 50,202 33,300,330
2000 50,706 34,260,139
2001 51,123 35,198,299
2002 51,425 36,121,304
2003 51,639 37,089,555
2004 51,791 38,109,668
2005 51,906 39,182,076
2006 51,992 40,294,902
2007 52,035 41,435,512
2008 52,030 42,570,728
2009 52,019 43,633,982
2010 52,044 44,758,488
2011 51,907 46,029,367
2012 51,419 47,374,260
2013 50,681 48,824,128
2014 49,796 50,351,512
2015 48,800 52,020,962
2016 47,709 53,824,013
2017 46,529 55,652,890
2018 45,285 57,437,145
2019 44,007 59,174,891
2020 42,706 60,972,798
2021 41,367 62,830,412
2022 40,077 64,711,821
2023 38,827 66,617,606
2024 37,548 68,560,157

Fertility rates in Marshall Islands and Tanzania

Fertility rate
Marshall Islands

Tanzania
Year Fertility rate
Marshall Islands Tanzania
1960 8.08 6.54
1961 8.12 6.56
1962 8.12 6.61
1963 8.12 6.65
1964 8.14 6.68
1965 8.16 6.73
1966 8.2 6.8
1967 8.17 6.86
1968 8.14 6.9
1969 8.11 6.95
1970 8.07 7
1971 8.04 7.04
1972 8 7.05
1973 7.95 7.06
1974 7.9 7.12
1975 7.83 7.1
1976 7.76 7.09
1977 7.67 7.07
1978 7.58 7.06
1979 7.47 7.04
1980 7.37 6.99
1981 7.27 6.93
1982 7.18 6.87
1983 7.08 6.81
1984 6.99 6.72
1985 6.87 6.6
1986 6.73 6.49
1987 6.57 6.41
1988 6.38 6.38
1989 6.18 6.3
1990 5.97 6.2
1991 5.76 6.14
1992 5.55 6.08
1993 5.38 6
1994 5.23 5.89
1995 5.09 5.82
1996 5.02 5.83
1997 4.96 5.84
1998 4.87 5.81
1999 4.78 5.75
2000 4.7 5.67
2001 4.58 5.62
2002 4.49 5.57
2003 4.42 5.58
2004 4.34 5.6
2005 4.28 5.58
2006 4.2 5.51
2007 4.09 5.4
2008 3.97 5.32
2009 3.83 5.26
2010 3.67 5.23
2011 3.53 5.14
2012 3.38 5.14
2013 3.25 5.16
2014 3.18 5.12
2015 3.13 5.03
2016 3.09 5.01
2017 3.06 4.99
2018 3.04 4.93
2019 3.01 4.87
2020 2.99 4.8
2021 2.96 4.73
2022 2.94 4.67
2023 2.92 4.61

Marshall Islands and Tanzania demographics compared

Median age
Marshall Islands

Tanzania
Year Median age, years
Marshall Islands Tanzania
1960 17.4 17.4
1961 17 17.4
1962 16.7 17.4
1963 16.4 17.4
1964 16.3 17.4
1965 16.3 17.3
1966 16.4 17.2
1967 16.6 17.2
1968 16.9 17.1
1969 17.2 17.1
1970 17.4 17.1
1971 17.1 17
1972 16.6 17
1973 16.2 17
1974 16 16.9
1975 15.9 16.9
1976 15.7 16.8
1977 15.5 16.8
1978 15.3 16.7
1979 15.1 16.6
1980 15 16.5
1981 14.9 16.4
1982 14.9 16.3
1983 14.9 16.2
1984 14.8 16.2
1985 14.8 16.3
1986 14.7 16.4
1987 14.7 16.5
1988 14.7 16.6
1989 14.8 16.6
1990 14.9 16.7
1991 15.2 16.7
1992 15.4 16.8
1993 15.8 17
1994 16.1 17.3
1995 16.5 17.4
1996 16.9 17.4
1997 17.2 17.3
1998 17.6 17.3
1999 17.9 17.4
2000 18.2 17.4
2001 18.5 17.5
2002 18.8 17.5
2003 19.1 17.4
2004 19.4 17.4
2005 19.7 17.4
2006 19.9 17.4
2007 20.2 17.3
2008 20.4 17.3
2009 20.5 17.2
2010 20.6 17.2
2011 20.6 17.2
2012 20.8 17.3
2013 21 17.3
2014 21.3 17.4
2015 21.6 17.5
2016 21.9 17.6
2017 22.2 17.8
2018 22.4 17.9
2019 22.6 17.9
2020 22.6 18
2021 22.5 18.1
2022 22.2 18.2
2023 21.9 18.3
2024 21.8 18.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Marshall Islands Tanzania
GNI, Atlas method
$315M
2024
$80B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
71.9%
2025
19.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.7%
2022
3.16%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
28,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.51%
2025
-2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
9.82%
2021
1.79%
2020
Services, % of GDP
70.5%
2023
28.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.1%
2023
28.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
58
2025
59.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.5%
2019
33.1%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2019
2.9%
2018
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
22
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.32B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$5.05B
2018
Personal remittances received
$34.5M
2024
$750M
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,099
2019
1,527,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
15.6%
2018
27.2%
2019
Banked people share n/a
59.8%
2024

Energy

Marshall Islands Tanzania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
615 kg
2007
405 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.38
2007
$9.09
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
19.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
0.29 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
23.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.2%
2022
78.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
12.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
123.5 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
2.43%
2021
39.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
29.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
48.3%
2023

Society

Marshall Islands Tanzania
% of world population
0.0005%
2024
0.84%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,765
2024
-29,865
2024
Urban population
79.2%
2024
38.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
37.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
64
2025
41
2024
Higher education index n/a
50
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.01
1994
3.71
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.7
2013
31.1
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2021
78.2%
2022
English speaking
98.3%
2023
9.89%
2023
People using the Internet
65.7%
2023
29.1%
2023

Health

Marshall Islands Tanzania
Government health expenditure per capita
$758
2022
$35.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.1
2022
$10.2
2022
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
60.1%
2022
38.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.46
2012
0.13
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2017
19.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
276
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
28.2
2023
38.9
2023
Obesity rate
47.1%
2022
13%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.7%
2024
9.8%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
37
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.8%
2022
9.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
11 liters
2020

Territory

Marshall Islands Tanzania
% of world land
0.0001%
2025
0.59%
2025
Land area per capita
1,851 sq mi
2024
4,988 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
27 sq mi
2025
152,592 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36.3 sq mi
2025
171,190 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,260 mi
2007
90,225 mi
2022

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