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Marshall Islands vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Marshall Islands has a population of 37.5K (ranked 192/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). The Marshall Islands' land area is 69.5 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 191st vs. 197th).

By GDP, The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Marshall Islands Vatican
Population
36281
949
Population rank 192/197 197/197
GDP
$280M
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 194/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$7,467
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 100/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,198
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$46.8M
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.3%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$1,245
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 136/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,868
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
69.5 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
540 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
2.92
2023
n/a
Median age
21.8 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Marshall Islands and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Marshall Islands vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Marshall Islands

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Marshall Islands Vatican
1950 52.6 65.9
1951 52.7 65.3
1952 52.7 65.7
1953 52.8 66.3
1954 52.9 67.5
1955 53 67.8
1956 53.2 67.3
1957 53.4 67.5
1958 53.6 68.7
1959 54 69.2
1960 54.4 69.2
1961 54.7 69.8
1962 55.2 69.2
1963 55.7 69.3
1964 56.3 70.3
1965 56.8 70.1
1966 57.3 70.9
1967 57.8 70.9
1968 58.2 70.7
1969 58.5 70.7
1970 58.8 71.5
1971 59.1 71.7
1972 59.5 72
1973 59.8 71.9
1974 60.1 72.7
1975 60.3 72.6
1976 60.4 72.9
1977 60.6 73.3
1978 60.7 73.7
1979 60.8 74
1980 61 74.1
1981 61.1 74.3
1982 61.3 74.8
1983 61.5 74.7
1984 61.6 75.1
1985 61.7 75.5
1986 61.8 75.7
1987 61.8 76.2
1988 61.8 76.4
1989 61.7 76.8
1990 61.8 76.9
1991 61.8 76.9
1992 61.9 77.3
1993 62.1 77
1994 62.3 77.7
1995 62.5 77.8
1996 62.8 78.5
1997 63 78.2
1998 63.2 78.3
1999 63.4 78.7
2000 63.3 79.3
2001 63.7 79.9
2002 63.8 80
2003 64 79.8
2004 64 80.2
2005 64.1 80.6
2006 64.2 81.2
2007 64.3 81.3
2008 64.3 81.4
2009 64.4 81.3
2010 64.5 81.5
2011 64.6 81.7
2012 64.8 82
2013 65 82.5
2014 65.1 82.6
2015 65.3 82.5
2016 65.5 82.9
2017 65.7 82.7
2018 65.9 83.3
2019 66 83.6
2020 65.4 83
2021 65.4 82.9
2022 66.7 83.3
2023 66.9 83
2024 67.1 83.1
2025 67.2 83.3

Marshall Islands and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Marshall Islands

Vatican
Year Population
Marshall Islands Vatican
1960 14,703 -
1961 15,219 -
1962 15,755 -
1963 16,302 -
1964 16,852 -
1965 17,402 -
1966 17,927 -
1967 18,655 -
1968 19,862 -
1969 21,305 -
1970 22,530 -
1971 23,366 -
1972 23,992 -
1973 24,581 -
1974 25,296 -
1975 26,154 -
1976 27,021 -
1977 27,906 -
1978 28,809 -
1979 29,738 -
1980 30,774 -
1981 32,017 -
1982 33,397 -
1983 34,811 -
1984 36,264 -
1985 37,761 -
1986 39,286 -
1987 40,828 -
1988 42,321 -
1989 43,586 -
1990 44,629 -
1991 45,568 -
1992 46,388 -
1993 47,093 -
1994 47,712 -
1995 48,266 -
1996 48,775 -
1997 49,259 -
1998 49,717 -
1999 50,202 -
2000 50,706 880
2001 51,123 890
2002 51,425 900
2003 51,639 911
2004 51,791 921
2005 51,906 921
2006 51,992 932
2007 52,035 821
2008 52,030 824
2009 52,019 826
2010 52,044 829
2011 51,907 832
2012 51,419 836
2013 50,681 839
2014 49,796 842
2015 48,800 1,000
2016 47,709 -
2017 46,529 1,000
2018 45,285 -
2019 44,007 1,000
2020 42,706 -
2021 41,367 -
2022 40,077 -
2023 38,827 -
2024 37,548 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Marshall Islands Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$315M
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
71.9%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.7%
2022
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.51%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
9.82%
2021
n/a
Services, % of GDP
70.5%
2023
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
11.1%
2023
n/a
Economic freedom index
58
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.5%
2019
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2019
n/a
Personal remittances received
$34.5M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
6,099
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
15.6%
2018
n/a

Energy

Marshall Islands Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
615 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.38
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
12.2%
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
2.43%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Marshall Islands Vatican
% of world population
0.0005%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,765
2024
n/a
Urban population
79.2%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
64
2025
60
2025
Higher education index n/a
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.01
1994
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.7
2013
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
126
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2021
100%
2013
English speaking
98.3%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
65.7%
2023
n/a

Health

Marshall Islands Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$758
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.1
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
60.1%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.46
2012
n/a
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
28.2
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
47.1%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
25.7%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
100
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.8%
2022
n/a

Territory

Marshall Islands Vatican
% of world land
0.0001%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,851 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
27 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
36.3 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
1,260 mi
2007
5.59 mi
2003

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