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Marshall Islands vs United Arab Emirates statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Marshall Islands has a population of 37.5K (ranked 192/197), compared with 10.9M in The United Arab Emirates (ranked 88/197). The Marshall Islands' land area is 69.5 sq mi versus 27,421 sq mi for The United Arab Emirates (ranked 191st vs. 117th).

By GDP, The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M) and The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B). By GDP per capita, The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467), while The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378).

Main facts and rankings

Marshall Islands UAE
Population
36281
11372700
Population rank 192/197 86/197
GDP
$280M
2024
$537B
2024
GDP rank 194/197 29/197
GDP per capita
$7,467
2024
$49,378
2024
GDP per capita rank 100/197 24/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,198
2024
$77,959
2024
Government debt
$46.8M
2024
$172B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.3%
2025
32.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,245
2024
$15,857
2024
Government debt per person rank 136/185 39/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,868
2025
$40,921
2025
Land area
69.5 sq mi
2025
27,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
540 ppl/mi²
2024
397 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.92
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
21.8 years
2024
32.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Marshall Islands and United Arab Emirates: Comparison Charts

Marshall Islands and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP
Marshall Islands

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP
Marshall Islands UAE
1970 $8,408,486 $685,986,701
1971 $9,116,810 $939,893,600
1972 $9,973,652 $1,415,086,929
1973 $11,607,366 $4,231,243,616
1974 $15,217,532 $11,651,505,689
1975 $16,691,301 $14,720,728,249
1976 $18,153,647 $19,213,158,779
1977 $20,210,069 $24,871,775,165
1978 $22,209,370 $23,775,764,225
1979 $25,545,346 $31,225,659,621
1980 $26,710,653 $43,599,160,050
1981 $31,020,000 $49,333,424,135
1982 $34,918,000 $46,622,718,605
1983 $41,749,000 $42,803,323,345
1984 $45,144,000 $41,807,954,236
1985 $43,879,000 $40,603,650,232
1986 $55,989,000 $33,943,612,095
1987 $62,983,000 $36,384,908,744
1988 $70,688,000 $36,275,674,203
1989 $72,798,000 $41,464,995,914
1990 $78,476,000 $50,701,443,748
1991 $82,507,000 $51,552,165,622
1992 $91,063,000 $54,239,171,888
1993 $99,461,000 $55,625,170,253
1994 $108,071,000 $59,305,093,980
1995 $120,230,000 $65,743,666,576
1996 $110,858,000 $73,571,233,996
1997 $109,884,700 $78,839,008,445
1998 $112,070,100 $75,674,336,283
1999 $113,352,100 $84,445,473,111
2000 $114,838,500 $104,337,372,362
2001 $122,406,100 $103,311,640,572
2002 $131,960,000 $109,816,201,498
2003 $131,128,500 $124,346,358,067
2004 $132,900,000 $147,824,370,320
2005 $138,000,000 $180,617,467,965
2006 $143,200,000 $222,116,541,865
2007 $150,500,000 $257,916,133,424
2008 $146,600,000 $315,474,615,739
2009 $151,200,000 $253,547,358,747
2010 $161,100,000 $300,189,052,689
2011 $172,300,000 $360,832,739,551
2012 $180,700,000 $384,610,125,391
2013 $186,400,000 $400,218,529,748
2014 $186,000,000 $414,105,366,753
2015 $183,700,000 $370,275,469,571
2016 $201,800,000 $369,255,326,236
2017 $213,700,000 $390,516,804,030
2018 $220,000,000 $427,049,432,158
2019 $232,900,000 $417,989,721,743
2020 $241,800,000 $349,473,015,330
2021 $258,900,000 $415,178,792,757
2022 $253,400,000 $502,731,935,194
2023 $259,300,000 $514,130,432,648
2024 $280,357,844 $537,078,829,135

Marshall Islands and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP per capita
Marshall Islands

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP per capita
Marshall Islands UAE
1970 $373 $2,394
1971 $390 $2,805
1972 $416 $3,675
1973 $472 $9,696
1974 $602 $23,823
1975 $638 $27,117
1976 $672 $31,197
1977 $724 $35,020
1978 $771 $29,379
1979 $859 $34,238
1980 $868 $42,925
1981 $969 $44,854
1982 $1,046 $39,972
1983 $1,199 $34,650
1984 $1,245 $32,012
1985 $1,162 $29,468
1986 $1,425 $23,132
1987 $1,543 $23,113
1988 $1,670 $21,570
1989 $1,670 $23,167
1990 $1,758 $26,710
1991 $1,811 $25,691
1992 $1,963 $25,648
1993 $2,112 $25,033
1994 $2,265 $25,473
1995 $2,491 $27,003
1996 $2,273 $28,323
1997 $2,231 $27,983
1998 $2,254 $24,889
1999 $2,258 $25,856
2000 $2,265 $29,866
2001 $2,394 $27,745
2002 $2,566 $27,754
2003 $2,539 $29,660
2004 $2,566 $33,377
2005 $2,659 $38,719
2006 $2,754 $44,343
2007 $2,892 $45,855
2008 $2,818 $50,054
2009 $2,907 $37,803
2010 $3,095 $43,697
2011 $3,319 $50,789
2012 $3,514 $52,034
2013 $3,678 $52,024
2014 $3,735 $51,381
2015 $3,764 $43,535
2016 $4,230 $41,326
2017 $4,593 $42,341
2018 $4,858 $45,690
2019 $5,292 $44,251
2020 $5,662 $37,174
2021 $6,259 $43,360
2022 $6,323 $49,899
2023 $6,678 $49,041
2024 $7,467 $49,378

Marshall Islands vs. United Arab Emirates life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Marshall Islands

United Arab Emirates
Year Life expectancy, years
Marshall Islands UAE
1950 52.6 42.1
1951 52.7 42.9
1952 52.7 43.6
1953 52.8 44.4
1954 52.9 45.2
1955 53 46
1956 53.2 46.9
1957 53.4 47.8
1958 53.6 48.8
1959 54 49.7
1960 54.4 50.7
1961 54.7 51.6
1962 55.2 52.5
1963 55.7 53.5
1964 56.3 54.5
1965 56.8 55.5
1966 57.3 56.6
1967 57.8 57.6
1968 58.2 58.7
1969 58.5 59.8
1970 58.8 60.8
1971 59.1 61.8
1972 59.5 62.7
1973 59.8 63.5
1974 60.1 64.4
1975 60.3 65.1
1976 60.4 65.8
1977 60.6 66.5
1978 60.7 67.1
1979 60.8 67.6
1980 61 68.2
1981 61.1 68.6
1982 61.3 69.1
1983 61.5 69.4
1984 61.6 69.8
1985 61.7 70.1
1986 61.8 70.4
1987 61.8 70.6
1988 61.8 70.8
1989 61.7 71
1990 61.8 71.1
1991 61.8 71.1
1992 61.9 71.2
1993 62.1 71.2
1994 62.3 71.2
1995 62.5 71.4
1996 62.8 71.8
1997 63 72.6
1998 63.2 73.7
1999 63.4 75
2000 63.3 76.3
2001 63.7 77.6
2002 63.8 78.7
2003 64 79.6
2004 64 80.3
2005 64.1 80.8
2006 64.2 81.2
2007 64.3 81.4
2008 64.3 81.6
2009 64.4 81.7
2010 64.5 81.9
2011 64.6 81.9
2012 64.8 81.9
2013 65 82
2014 65.1 82
2015 65.3 82.1
2016 65.5 82.2
2017 65.7 82.4
2018 65.9 82.4
2019 66 82.6
2020 65.4 81.9
2021 65.4 79.1
2022 66.7 80.5
2023 66.9 82.9
2024 67.1 83.1
2025 67.2 83.2

Marshall Islands and United Arab Emirates population clocks and comparison

Population
Marshall Islands

United Arab Emirates
Year Population
Marshall Islands UAE
1960 14,703 131,334
1961 15,219 137,989
1962 15,755 144,946
1963 16,302 152,211
1964 16,852 159,692
1965 17,402 167,103
1966 17,927 173,976
1967 18,655 179,700
1968 19,862 199,416
1969 21,305 239,660
1970 22,530 286,536
1971 23,366 335,027
1972 23,992 385,014
1973 24,581 436,399
1974 25,296 489,087
1975 26,154 542,856
1976 27,021 615,866
1977 27,906 710,209
1978 28,809 809,274
1979 29,738 912,010
1980 30,774 1,015,700
1981 32,017 1,099,855
1982 33,397 1,166,370
1983 34,811 1,235,305
1984 36,264 1,305,996
1985 37,761 1,377,911
1986 39,286 1,467,383
1987 40,828 1,574,244
1988 42,321 1,681,788
1989 43,586 1,789,851
1990 44,629 1,898,220
1991 45,568 2,006,626
1992 46,388 2,114,730
1993 47,093 2,222,093
1994 47,712 2,328,188
1995 48,266 2,434,662
1996 48,775 2,597,564
1997 49,259 2,817,410
1998 49,717 3,040,421
1999 50,202 3,266,009
2000 50,706 3,493,575
2001 51,123 3,723,590
2002 51,425 3,956,826
2003 51,639 4,192,457
2004 51,791 4,428,967
2005 51,906 4,664,790
2006 51,992 5,009,100
2007 52,035 5,624,635
2008 52,030 6,302,664
2009 52,019 6,707,058
2010 52,044 6,869,838
2011 51,907 7,104,538
2012 51,419 7,391,448
2013 50,681 7,693,031
2014 49,796 8,059,440
2015 48,800 8,505,237
2016 47,709 8,935,095
2017 46,529 9,223,225
2018 45,285 9,346,701
2019 44,007 9,445,785
2020 42,706 9,401,038
2021 41,367 9,575,152
2022 40,077 10,074,977
2023 38,827 10,483,751
2024 37,548 10,876,981

Fertility rates in Marshall Islands and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate
Marshall Islands

United Arab Emirates
Year Fertility rate
Marshall Islands UAE
1960 8.08 6.5
1961 8.12 6.49
1962 8.12 6.49
1963 8.12 6.5
1964 8.14 6.49
1965 8.16 6.5
1966 8.2 6.5
1967 8.17 6.51
1968 8.14 6.53
1969 8.11 6.52
1970 8.07 6.52
1971 8.04 6.52
1972 8 6.5
1973 7.95 6.46
1974 7.9 6.41
1975 7.83 6.35
1976 7.76 6.29
1977 7.67 6.22
1978 7.58 6.15
1979 7.47 6.06
1980 7.37 5.95
1981 7.27 5.81
1982 7.18 5.66
1983 7.08 5.48
1984 6.99 5.3
1985 6.87 5.13
1986 6.73 5
1987 6.57 4.88
1988 6.38 4.77
1989 6.18 4.65
1990 5.97 4.51
1991 5.76 4.25
1992 5.55 4.09
1993 5.38 3.82
1994 5.23 3.76
1995 5.09 3.28
1996 5.02 3.06
1997 4.96 2.83
1998 4.87 2.77
1999 4.78 2.79
2000 4.7 2.73
2001 4.58 2.62
2002 4.49 2.54
2003 4.42 2.49
2004 4.34 2.38
2005 4.28 2.23
2006 4.2 1.96
2007 4.09 1.79
2008 3.97 1.52
2009 3.83 1.58
2010 3.67 1.57
2011 3.53 1.54
2012 3.38 1.53
2013 3.25 1.53
2014 3.18 1.48
2015 3.13 1.42
2016 3.09 1.37
2017 3.06 1.35
2018 3.04 1.29
2019 3.01 1.25
2020 2.99 1.29
2021 2.96 1.16
2022 2.94 1.15
2023 2.92 1.2

Marshall Islands and United Arab Emirates demographics compared

Median age
Marshall Islands

United Arab Emirates
Year Median age, years
Marshall Islands UAE
1960 17.4 19.6
1961 17 20.1
1962 16.7 20.6
1963 16.4 21
1964 16.3 21.5
1965 16.3 22
1966 16.4 22.6
1967 16.6 23.3
1968 16.9 23.5
1969 17.2 23.1
1970 17.4 23
1971 17.1 23.2
1972 16.6 23.6
1973 16.2 24.1
1974 16 24.7
1975 15.9 25.4
1976 15.7 25.6
1977 15.5 25.4
1978 15.3 25.5
1979 15.1 25.8
1980 15 26.2
1981 14.9 26.4
1982 14.9 26.4
1983 14.9 26.4
1984 14.8 26.4
1985 14.8 26.6
1986 14.7 26.5
1987 14.7 26.1
1988 14.7 25.9
1989 14.8 25.8
1990 14.9 25.8
1991 15.2 26
1992 15.4 26.4
1993 15.8 26.8
1994 16.1 27.4
1995 16.5 28
1996 16.9 28.1
1997 17.2 27.9
1998 17.6 27.9
1999 17.9 28
2000 18.2 28.2
2001 18.5 28.6
2002 18.8 29.1
2003 19.1 29.6
2004 19.4 30.3
2005 19.7 30.9
2006 19.9 31.4
2007 20.2 31.6
2008 20.4 31.6
2009 20.5 31.6
2010 20.6 31.7
2011 20.6 31.7
2012 20.8 31.7
2013 21 31.7
2014 21.3 31.8
2015 21.6 31.8
2016 21.9 31.8
2017 22.2 31.8
2018 22.4 31.8
2019 22.6 31.8
2020 22.6 31.8
2021 22.5 31.9
2022 22.2 31.9
2023 21.9 32.2
2024 21.8 32.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Marshall Islands UAE
GNI, Atlas method
$315M
2024
$538B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
71.9%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.7%
2022
3.89%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
5.64%
2014
Armed forces personnel n/a
63,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.51%
2025
+2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
9.82%
2021
1.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
70.5%
2023
51.6%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
11.1%
2023
47.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
58
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.5%
2019
20.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2019
2.8%
2018
Number of millionaires n/a
202,201
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
154
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.05T
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$238B
2024
Personal remittances received
$34.5M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
6,099
2019
8,084,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.6%
2018
n/a
Banked people share n/a
85.7%
2021

Energy

Marshall Islands UAE
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
615 kg
2007
8,336 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.38
2007
$8.85
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
206 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
19.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
92.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.2%
2022
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.24%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-171.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
14,688 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
2.43%
2021
4.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.3%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Marshall Islands UAE
% of world population
0.0005%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,765
2024
+278,439
2024
Urban population
79.2%
2024
88%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
64
2025
68
2024
Higher education index n/a
65
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.01
1994
0.75
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.7
2013
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
179
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2021
98.8%
2024
English speaking
98.3%
2023
65%
2025
People using the Internet
65.7%
2023
100%
2024

Health

Marshall Islands UAE
Government health expenditure per capita
$758
2022
$2,315
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.1
2022
$284.4
2022
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
60.1%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.46
2012
2.91
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
28.2
2023
5
2023
Obesity rate
47.1%
2022
32.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.7%
2024
20.7%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.8%
2022
9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
2.08 liters
2020

Territory

Marshall Islands UAE
% of world land
0.0001%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
1,851 sq mi
2024
2,521 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
27 sq mi
2025
1,512 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36.3 sq mi
2025
1,225 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,260 mi
2007
2,535 mi
2008

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