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Marshall Islands vs Uruguay statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Marshall Islands has a population of 37.5K (ranked 192/197), compared with 3.39M in Uruguay (ranked 133/197). The Marshall Islands' land area is 69.5 sq mi versus 67,576 sq mi for Uruguay (ranked 191st vs. 89th).

By GDP, The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M) and Uruguay ranks 80/197 ($81B). By GDP per capita, The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467), while Uruguay ranks 51/197 ($23,907).

Main facts and rankings

Marshall Islands Uruguay
Population
36281
3384690
Population rank 192/197 133/197
GDP
$280M
2024
$81B
2024
GDP rank 194/197 80/197
GDP per capita
$7,467
2024
$23,907
2024
GDP per capita rank 100/197 51/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,198
2024
$36,418
2024
Government debt
$46.8M
2024
$55.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.3%
2025
68.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,245
2024
$16,423
2024
Government debt per person rank 136/185 37/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,868
2025
$12,053
2025
Land area
69.5 sq mi
2025
67,576 sq mi
2025
Population density
540 ppl/mi²
2024
50.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.92
2023
1.41
2023
Median age
21.8 years
2024
37.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
78.5 years
2025

Marshall Islands and Uruguay: Comparison Charts

Marshall Islands and Uruguay economies compared

GDP
Marshall Islands

Uruguay
Year GDP
Marshall Islands Uruguay
1960 - $1,242,289,239
1961 - $1,547,388,781
1962 - $1,710,004,407
1963 - $1,539,681,491
1964 - $1,975,701,816
1965 - $1,890,767,156
1966 - $1,809,185,094
1967 - $1,597,713,469
1968 - $1,593,674,185
1969 - $2,004,435,484
1970 $8,408,486 $2,137,096,774
1971 $9,116,810 $2,807,258,065
1972 $9,973,652 $2,189,418,689
1973 $11,607,366 $3,964,296,443
1974 $15,217,532 $4,090,209,682
1975 $16,691,301 $3,538,278,047
1976 $18,153,647 $3,667,161,241
1977 $20,210,069 $4,114,670,014
1978 $22,209,370 $4,910,254,566
1979 $25,545,346 $7,181,182,224
1980 $26,710,653 $10,163,020,116
1981 $31,020,000 $11,048,301,421
1982 $34,918,000 $9,178,780,077
1983 $41,749,000 $5,102,276,308
1984 $45,144,000 $4,850,238,550
1985 $43,879,000 $4,732,017,873
1986 $55,989,000 $5,880,112,788
1987 $62,983,000 $7,367,494,080
1988 $70,688,000 $8,213,538,369
1989 $72,798,000 $8,438,951,476
1990 $78,476,000 $9,298,807,850
1991 $82,507,000 $11,206,176,651
1992 $91,063,000 $12,878,148,791
1993 $99,461,000 $15,002,136,971
1994 $108,071,000 $17,474,588,896
1995 $120,230,000 $19,297,663,097
1996 $110,858,000 $20,515,458,114
1997 $109,884,700 $23,969,739,234
1998 $112,070,100 $25,385,886,978
1999 $113,352,100 $23,983,945,191
2000 $114,838,500 $22,823,270,892
2001 $122,406,100 $20,898,761,742
2002 $131,960,000 $13,606,515,723
2003 $131,128,500 $12,045,638,352
2004 $132,900,000 $13,686,329,890
2005 $138,000,000 $17,362,857,684
2006 $143,200,000 $19,741,420,740
2007 $150,500,000 $23,797,773,024
2008 $146,600,000 $31,119,602,539
2009 $151,200,000 $32,708,319,078
2010 $161,100,000 $41,950,361,212
2011 $172,300,000 $50,342,406,067
2012 $180,700,000 $54,232,266,359
2013 $186,400,000 $61,337,621,934
2014 $186,000,000 $61,496,186,974
2015 $183,700,000 $57,680,327,999
2016 $201,800,000 $57,480,787,465
2017 $213,700,000 $65,005,997,963
2018 $220,000,000 $65,344,577,416
2019 $232,900,000 $62,222,313,619
2020 $241,800,000 $53,559,359,262
2021 $258,900,000 $60,739,084,241
2022 $253,400,000 $70,594,110,920
2023 $259,300,000 $77,991,666,838
2024 $280,357,844 $80,961,511,074

Marshall Islands and Uruguay economies compared

GDP per capita
Marshall Islands

Uruguay
Year GDP per capita
Marshall Islands Uruguay
1960 - $491
1961 - $604
1962 - $659
1963 - $587
1964 - $745
1965 - $705
1966 - $668
1967 - $585
1968 - $579
1969 - $723
1970 $373 $766
1971 $390 $1,000
1972 $416 $776
1973 $472 $1,397
1974 $602 $1,433
1975 $638 $1,232
1976 $672 $1,268
1977 $724 $1,414
1978 $771 $1,678
1979 $859 $2,443
1980 $868 $3,443
1981 $969 $3,728
1982 $1,046 $3,085
1983 $1,199 $1,707
1984 $1,245 $1,615
1985 $1,162 $1,568
1986 $1,425 $1,939
1987 $1,543 $2,416
1988 $1,670 $2,677
1989 $1,670 $2,734
1990 $1,758 $2,995
1991 $1,811 $3,589
1992 $1,963 $4,102
1993 $2,112 $4,753
1994 $2,265 $5,508
1995 $2,491 $6,050
1996 $2,273 $6,398
1997 $2,231 $7,436
1998 $2,254 $7,837
1999 $2,258 $7,371
2000 $2,265 $6,988
2001 $2,394 $6,383
2002 $2,566 $4,150
2003 $2,539 $3,671
2004 $2,566 $4,169
2005 $2,659 $5,284
2006 $2,754 $6,001
2007 $2,892 $7,222
2008 $2,818 $9,424
2009 $2,907 $9,881
2010 $3,095 $12,641
2011 $3,319 $15,132
2012 $3,514 $16,260
2013 $3,678 $18,335
2014 $3,735 $18,322
2015 $3,764 $17,126
2016 $4,230 $17,010
2017 $4,593 $19,185
2018 $4,858 $19,250
2019 $5,292 $18,316
2020 $5,662 $15,758
2021 $6,259 $17,882
2022 $6,323 $20,819
2023 $6,678 $23,019
2024 $7,467 $23,907

Marshall Islands vs. Uruguay life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Marshall Islands

Uruguay
Year Life expectancy, years
Marshall Islands Uruguay
1950 52.6 65.6
1951 52.7 65.8
1952 52.7 66.1
1953 52.8 66.3
1954 52.9 66.5
1955 53 66.7
1956 53.2 66.9
1957 53.4 67.1
1958 53.6 67.3
1959 54 67.5
1960 54.4 67.7
1961 54.7 67.8
1962 55.2 67.9
1963 55.7 68
1964 56.3 68.1
1965 56.8 68.2
1966 57.3 68.3
1967 57.8 68.4
1968 58.2 68.5
1969 58.5 68.6
1970 58.8 68.7
1971 59.1 68.9
1972 59.5 69.2
1973 59.8 69.3
1974 60.1 69.5
1975 60.3 69.7
1976 60.4 69.9
1977 60.6 70.1
1978 60.7 70.3
1979 60.8 70.3
1980 61 70.5
1981 61.1 71
1982 61.3 71.5
1983 61.5 71.6
1984 61.6 71.7
1985 61.7 71.9
1986 61.8 72.2
1987 61.8 72.2
1988 61.8 72.4
1989 61.7 72.6
1990 61.8 73
1991 61.8 73.2
1992 61.9 73.2
1993 62.1 73.1
1994 62.3 73.2
1995 62.5 73.5
1996 62.8 73.8
1997 63 73.9
1998 63.2 74
1999 63.4 74.3
2000 63.3 74.7
2001 63.7 75
2002 63.8 75
2003 64 75.1
2004 64 75.3
2005 64.1 75.8
2006 64.2 75.9
2007 64.3 76.2
2008 64.3 76.3
2009 64.4 76.7
2010 64.5 76.7
2011 64.6 76.6
2012 64.8 76.7
2013 65 77
2014 65.1 77.2
2015 65.3 77.3
2016 65.5 77.4
2017 65.7 77.6
2018 65.9 77.5
2019 66 77.5
2020 65.4 78.4
2021 65.4 75.4
2022 66.7 76.5
2023 66.9 78.1
2024 67.1 78.3
2025 67.2 78.5

Marshall Islands and Uruguay population clocks and comparison

Population
Marshall Islands

Uruguay
Year Population
Marshall Islands Uruguay
1960 14,703 2,529,957
1961 15,219 2,562,044
1962 15,755 2,593,298
1963 16,302 2,623,766
1964 16,852 2,653,180
1965 17,402 2,681,169
1966 17,927 2,707,646
1967 18,655 2,732,277
1968 19,862 2,754,606
1969 21,305 2,773,974
1970 22,530 2,790,807
1971 23,366 2,806,462
1972 23,992 2,821,644
1973 24,581 2,837,133
1974 25,296 2,853,944
1975 26,154 2,872,320
1976 27,021 2,891,392
1977 27,906 2,909,461
1978 28,809 2,925,715
1979 29,738 2,939,903
1980 30,774 2,951,953
1981 32,017 2,963,246
1982 33,397 2,975,492
1983 34,811 2,988,778
1984 36,264 3,002,488
1985 37,761 3,017,037
1986 39,286 3,032,845
1987 40,828 3,049,896
1988 42,321 3,067,961
1989 43,586 3,086,255
1990 44,629 3,104,403
1991 45,568 3,122,354
1992 46,388 3,139,702
1993 47,093 3,156,345
1994 47,712 3,172,834
1995 48,266 3,189,440
1996 48,775 3,206,324
1997 49,259 3,223,345
1998 49,717 3,239,280
1999 50,202 3,254,015
2000 50,706 3,266,206
2001 51,123 3,274,251
2002 51,425 3,278,867
2003 51,639 3,281,186
2004 51,791 3,283,148
2005 51,906 3,285,771
2006 51,992 3,289,506
2007 52,035 3,295,153
2008 52,030 3,302,177
2009 52,019 3,310,091
2010 52,044 3,318,580
2011 51,907 3,326,825
2012 51,419 3,335,401
2013 50,681 3,345,337
2014 49,796 3,356,334
2015 48,800 3,368,017
2016 47,709 3,379,283
2017 46,529 3,388,438
2018 45,285 3,394,534
2019 44,007 3,397,206
2020 42,706 3,398,968
2021 41,367 3,396,695
2022 40,077 3,390,913
2023 38,827 3,388,081
2024 37,548 3,386,588

Fertility rates in Marshall Islands and Uruguay

Fertility rate
Marshall Islands

Uruguay
Year Fertility rate
Marshall Islands Uruguay
1960 8.08 2.83
1961 8.12 2.85
1962 8.12 2.87
1963 8.12 2.88
1964 8.14 2.86
1965 8.16 2.84
1966 8.2 2.82
1967 8.17 2.78
1968 8.14 2.77
1969 8.11 2.77
1970 8.07 2.77
1971 8.04 2.77
1972 8 2.78
1973 7.95 2.86
1974 7.9 2.96
1975 7.83 3.02
1976 7.76 3.01
1977 7.67 2.9
1978 7.58 2.83
1979 7.47 2.71
1980 7.37 2.59
1981 7.27 2.53
1982 7.18 2.51
1983 7.08 2.49
1984 6.99 2.47
1985 6.87 2.47
1986 6.73 2.47
1987 6.57 2.49
1988 6.38 2.5
1989 6.18 2.5
1990 5.97 2.48
1991 5.76 2.45
1992 5.55 2.43
1993 5.38 2.41
1994 5.23 2.42
1995 5.09 2.4
1996 5.02 2.36
1997 4.96 2.33
1998 4.87 2.27
1999 4.78 2.25
2000 4.7 2.2
2001 4.58 2.16
2002 4.49 2.16
2003 4.42 2.12
2004 4.34 2.09
2005 4.28 2.1
2006 4.2 2.07
2007 4.09 2.05
2008 3.97 2.03
2009 3.83 2.02
2010 3.67 2.01
2011 3.53 1.99
2012 3.38 2.01
2013 3.25 2.03
2014 3.18 2.03
2015 3.13 2.04
2016 3.09 1.97
2017 3.06 1.82
2018 3.04 1.68
2019 3.01 1.57
2020 2.99 1.5
2021 2.96 1.45
2022 2.94 1.43
2023 2.92 1.41

Marshall Islands and Uruguay demographics compared

Median age
Marshall Islands

Uruguay
Year Median age, years
Marshall Islands Uruguay
1960 17.4 29
1961 17 29.1
1962 16.7 29.2
1963 16.4 29.2
1964 16.3 29.3
1965 16.3 29.4
1966 16.4 29.5
1967 16.6 29.6
1968 16.9 29.7
1969 17.2 29.8
1970 17.4 29.9
1971 17.1 29.9
1972 16.6 30
1973 16.2 30.1
1974 16 30.1
1975 15.9 30.1
1976 15.7 30.1
1977 15.5 30.1
1978 15.3 30
1979 15.1 30
1980 15 30.1
1981 14.9 30.1
1982 14.9 30.2
1983 14.9 30.3
1984 14.8 30.3
1985 14.8 30.4
1986 14.7 30.5
1987 14.7 30.6
1988 14.7 30.7
1989 14.8 30.8
1990 14.9 30.9
1991 15.2 31
1992 15.4 31.1
1993 15.8 31.2
1994 16.1 31.4
1995 16.5 31.5
1996 16.9 31.6
1997 17.2 31.7
1998 17.6 31.8
1999 17.9 31.9
2000 18.2 32
2001 18.5 32.2
2002 18.8 32.3
2003 19.1 32.5
2004 19.4 32.7
2005 19.7 32.9
2006 19.9 33.1
2007 20.2 33.3
2008 20.4 33.5
2009 20.5 33.7
2010 20.6 34
2011 20.6 34.2
2012 20.8 34.5
2013 21 34.7
2014 21.3 34.9
2015 21.6 35
2016 21.9 35.2
2017 22.2 35.3
2018 22.4 35.5
2019 22.6 35.8
2020 22.6 36
2021 22.5 36.3
2022 22.2 36.5
2023 21.9 36.8
2024 21.8 37.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Marshall Islands Uruguay
GNI, Atlas method
$315M
2024
$73.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
71.9%
2025
31.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.7%
2022
4.81%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.51%
2025
-2.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
9.82%
2021
8.21%
2024
Services, % of GDP
70.5%
2023
65.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.1%
2023
16.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
58
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.5%
2019
30%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2019
2.2%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
0
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
17
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$284M
1996
Total reserves including gold n/a
$17.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$34.5M
2024
$136M
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,099
2019
3,480,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
15.6%
2018
7.71%
2020
Banked people share n/a
73.7%
2024

Energy

Marshall Islands Uruguay
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
615 kg
2007
1,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.38
2007
$20.3
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
8.82 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
2.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
44.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.2%
2022
57.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
17.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
46.2%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,590 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
2.43%
2021
84.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
38.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Marshall Islands Uruguay
% of world population
0.0005%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,765
2024
-1,348
2024
Urban population
79.2%
2024
95.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.3 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
68
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
64
2025
76
2024
Higher education index n/a
61
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.01
1994
11.2
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.7
2013
14.8
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
151
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2021
98.9%
2024
English speaking
98.3%
2023
24%
2023
People using the Internet
65.7%
2023
92%
2024

Health

Marshall Islands Uruguay
Government health expenditure per capita
$758
2022
$1,851
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.1
2022
$302
2022
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
78.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
60.1%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.46
2012
4.63
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
28.2
2023
6.7
2023
Obesity rate
47.1%
2022
34.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.7%
2024
7.8%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.8%
2022
20.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
5.61 liters
2020

Territory

Marshall Islands Uruguay
% of world land
0.0001%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
1,851 sq mi
2024
19,954 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
27 sq mi
2025
54,976 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36.3 sq mi
2025
8,085 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,260 mi
2007
48,300 mi
2010

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