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Marshall Islands vs Vietnam statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Marshall Islands has a population of 37.5K (ranked 192/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). The Marshall Islands' land area is 69.5 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 191st vs. 67th).

By GDP, The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Main facts and rankings

Marshall Islands Vietnam
Population
36281
102063551
Population rank 192/197 16/197
GDP
$280M
2024
$476B
2024
GDP rank 194/197 34/197
GDP per capita
$7,467
2024
$4,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 100/197 123/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,198
2024
$16,386
2024
Government debt
$46.8M
2024
$157B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.3%
2025
33.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,245
2024
$1,550
2024
Government debt per person rank 136/185 127/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,868
2025
$4,107
2025
Land area
69.5 sq mi
2025
121,016 sq mi
2025
Population density
540 ppl/mi²
2024
835 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.92
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
21.8 years
2024
33.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Marshall Islands and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Marshall Islands and Vietnam economies compared

GDP
Marshall Islands

Vietnam
Year GDP
Marshall Islands Vietnam
1970 $8,408,486 -
1971 $9,116,810 -
1972 $9,973,652 -
1973 $11,607,366 -
1974 $15,217,532 -
1975 $16,691,301 -
1976 $18,153,647 -
1977 $20,210,069 -
1978 $22,209,370 -
1979 $25,545,346 -
1980 $26,710,653 -
1981 $31,020,000 -
1982 $34,918,000 -
1983 $41,749,000 -
1984 $45,144,000 -
1985 $43,879,000 $14,094,687,821
1986 $55,989,000 $26,336,616,250
1987 $62,983,000 $36,658,108,850
1988 $70,688,000 $25,423,812,649
1989 $72,798,000 $6,293,304,975
1990 $78,476,000 $6,471,740,806
1991 $82,507,000 $9,613,369,520
1992 $91,063,000 $9,866,990,236
1993 $99,461,000 $13,180,953,598
1994 $108,071,000 $16,286,433,533
1995 $120,230,000 $20,736,164,459
1996 $110,858,000 $24,657,470,575
1997 $109,884,700 $26,843,700,442
1998 $112,070,100 $27,209,602,050
1999 $113,352,100 $28,683,659,007
2000 $114,838,500 $31,172,518,403
2001 $122,406,100 $32,685,198,809
2002 $131,960,000 $35,064,105,501
2003 $131,128,500 $39,552,513,232
2004 $132,900,000 $45,427,854,693
2005 $138,000,000 $57,633,255,738
2006 $143,200,000 $66,371,664,817
2007 $150,500,000 $77,414,425,532
2008 $146,600,000 $99,130,304,099
2009 $151,200,000 $106,014,659,565
2010 $161,100,000 $147,201,173,197
2011 $172,300,000 $172,595,049,184
2012 $180,700,000 $195,590,661,129
2013 $186,400,000 $213,708,811,665
2014 $186,000,000 $233,451,469,643
2015 $183,700,000 $239,258,328,382
2016 $201,800,000 $257,096,001,178
2017 $213,700,000 $281,353,605,987
2018 $220,000,000 $310,106,478,395
2019 $232,900,000 $334,365,270,497
2020 $241,800,000 $346,615,738,538
2021 $258,900,000 $366,474,752,771
2022 $253,400,000 $413,445,230,669
2023 $259,300,000 $433,857,681,378
2024 $280,357,844 $476,388,230,307

Marshall Islands and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita
Marshall Islands

Vietnam
Year GDP per capita
Marshall Islands Vietnam
1970 $373 -
1971 $390 -
1972 $416 -
1973 $472 -
1974 $602 -
1975 $638 -
1976 $672 -
1977 $724 -
1978 $771 -
1979 $859 -
1980 $868 -
1981 $969 -
1982 $1,046 -
1983 $1,199 -
1984 $1,245 -
1985 $1,162 $238.6
1986 $1,425 $436
1987 $1,543 $595
1988 $1,670 $405
1989 $1,670 $98.1
1990 $1,758 $98.8
1991 $1,811 $143.7
1992 $1,963 $144.5
1993 $2,112 $189.4
1994 $2,265 $229.9
1995 $2,491 $287.8
1996 $2,273 $337
1997 $2,231 $362
1998 $2,254 $361
1999 $2,258 $376
2000 $2,265 $404
2001 $2,394 $419
2002 $2,566 $445
2003 $2,539 $497
2004 $2,566 $565
2005 $2,659 $711
2006 $2,754 $808
2007 $2,892 $926
2008 $2,818 $1,164
2009 $2,907 $1,226
2010 $3,095 $1,683
2011 $3,319 $1,951
2012 $3,514 $2,185
2013 $3,678 $2,360
2014 $3,735 $2,546
2015 $3,764 $2,578
2016 $4,230 $2,735
2017 $4,593 $2,956
2018 $4,858 $3,222
2019 $5,292 $3,441
2020 $5,662 $3,534
2021 $6,259 $3,704
2022 $6,323 $4,148
2023 $6,678 $4,323
2024 $7,467 $4,717

Marshall Islands vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Marshall Islands

Vietnam
Year Life expectancy, years
Marshall Islands Vietnam
1950 52.6 48
1951 52.7 48.7
1952 52.7 49.4
1953 52.8 50
1954 52.9 52
1955 53 54.8
1956 53.2 55.5
1957 53.4 56.2
1958 53.6 56.8
1959 54 57.4
1960 54.4 58
1961 54.7 58.5
1962 55.2 58.2
1963 55.7 56.9
1964 56.3 57.5
1965 56.8 57
1966 57.3 56.9
1967 57.8 56.7
1968 58.2 52.7
1969 58.5 54.8
1970 58.8 54.9
1971 59.1 55.6
1972 59.5 51.9
1973 59.8 55.7
1974 60.1 54.8
1975 60.3 61.9
1976 60.4 63.7
1977 60.6 64.1
1978 60.7 64.5
1979 60.8 65
1980 61 65.3
1981 61.1 65.8
1982 61.3 66.2
1983 61.5 66.5
1984 61.6 66.9
1985 61.7 67.2
1986 61.8 67.6
1987 61.8 68
1988 61.8 68.6
1989 61.7 68.8
1990 61.8 69
1991 61.8 69.3
1992 61.9 69.6
1993 62.1 70
1994 62.3 70.4
1995 62.5 70.9
1996 62.8 71.3
1997 63 71.7
1998 63.2 72.3
1999 63.4 72.6
2000 63.3 72.7
2001 63.7 73
2002 63.8 73.1
2003 64 73.2
2004 64 73.1
2005 64.1 73.2
2006 64.2 73.3
2007 64.3 73.4
2008 64.3 73.5
2009 64.4 73.5
2010 64.5 73.6
2011 64.6 73.7
2012 64.8 73.8
2013 65 73.8
2014 65.1 73.9
2015 65.3 74
2016 65.5 74
2017 65.7 74
2018 65.9 74.1
2019 66 74.2
2020 65.4 75.4
2021 65.4 74.1
2022 66.7 74.5
2023 66.9 74.6
2024 67.1 74.7
2025 67.2 74.9

Marshall Islands and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population
Marshall Islands

Vietnam
Year Population
Marshall Islands Vietnam
1960 14,703 32,531,933
1961 15,219 33,409,059
1962 15,755 34,288,560
1963 16,302 35,249,101
1964 16,852 36,201,563
1965 17,402 37,129,656
1966 17,927 38,024,836
1967 18,655 38,895,080
1968 19,862 39,734,609
1969 21,305 40,582,096
1970 22,530 41,475,230
1971 23,366 42,449,276
1972 23,992 43,429,168
1973 24,581 44,409,861
1974 25,296 45,413,537
1975 26,154 46,482,903
1976 27,021 47,684,931
1977 27,906 48,954,872
1978 28,809 50,249,552
1979 29,738 51,378,211
1980 30,774 52,490,101
1981 32,017 53,738,141
1982 33,397 55,011,289
1983 34,811 56,337,921
1984 36,264 57,706,067
1985 37,761 59,060,622
1986 39,286 60,347,048
1987 40,828 61,584,651
1988 42,321 62,843,228
1989 43,586 64,147,348
1990 44,629 65,504,552
1991 45,568 66,891,775
1992 46,388 68,260,337
1993 47,093 69,586,384
1994 47,712 70,854,391
1995 48,266 72,049,940
1996 48,775 73,156,447
1997 49,259 74,226,889
1998 49,717 75,299,660
1999 50,202 76,287,452
2000 50,706 77,154,011
2001 51,123 77,969,361
2002 51,425 78,772,224
2003 51,639 79,563,777
2004 51,791 80,338,971
2005 51,906 81,088,313
2006 51,992 82,167,897
2007 52,035 83,633,375
2008 52,030 85,175,788
2009 52,019 86,460,018
2010 52,044 87,455,152
2011 51,907 88,468,314
2012 51,419 89,510,356
2013 50,681 90,573,104
2014 49,796 91,679,578
2015 48,800 92,823,254
2016 47,709 94,000,117
2017 46,529 95,176,977
2018 45,285 96,237,319
2019 44,007 97,173,776
2020 42,706 98,079,191
2021 41,367 98,935,098
2022 40,077 99,680,655
2023 38,827 100,352,192
2024 37,548 100,987,686

Fertility rates in Marshall Islands and Vietnam

Fertility rate
Marshall Islands

Vietnam
Year Fertility rate
Marshall Islands Vietnam
1960 8.08 6.27
1961 8.12 5.48
1962 8.12 6.26
1963 8.12 6.39
1964 8.14 6.29
1965 8.16 6.16
1966 8.2 5.97
1967 8.17 5.88
1968 8.14 6.03
1969 8.11 6.01
1970 8.07 6.02
1971 8.04 6.07
1972 8 6.1
1973 7.95 6.11
1974 7.9 5.78
1975 7.83 5.62
1976 7.76 5.46
1977 7.67 5.29
1978 7.58 5.1
1979 7.47 4.94
1980 7.37 4.8
1981 7.27 4.67
1982 7.18 4.59
1983 7.08 4.52
1984 6.99 4.41
1985 6.87 4.21
1986 6.73 3.96
1987 6.57 3.72
1988 6.38 3.62
1989 6.18 3.64
1990 5.97 3.6
1991 5.76 3.52
1992 5.55 3.35
1993 5.38 3.17
1994 5.23 2.94
1995 5.09 2.7
1996 5.02 2.47
1997 4.96 2.27
1998 4.87 2.1
1999 4.78 2
2000 4.7 2.03
2001 4.58 2.02
2002 4.49 2.01
2003 4.42 2
2004 4.34 1.97
2005 4.28 1.89
2006 4.2 1.87
2007 4.09 1.91
2008 3.97 1.93
2009 3.83 1.92
2010 3.67 1.91
2011 3.53 1.93
2012 3.38 1.97
2013 3.25 1.98
2014 3.18 2.09
2015 3.13 2.1
2016 3.09 2
2017 3.06 1.99
2018 3.04 1.88
2019 3.01 1.94
2020 2.99 1.96
2021 2.96 1.94
2022 2.94 1.93
2023 2.92 1.91

Marshall Islands and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age
Marshall Islands

Vietnam
Year Median age, years
Marshall Islands Vietnam
1960 17.4 21.2
1961 17 20.7
1962 16.7 20.2
1963 16.4 19.7
1964 16.3 19.2
1965 16.3 18.9
1966 16.4 18.7
1967 16.6 18.5
1968 16.9 18.4
1969 17.2 18.4
1970 17.4 18.4
1971 17.1 18.4
1972 16.6 18.5
1973 16.2 18.5
1974 16 18.6
1975 15.9 18.7
1976 15.7 18.8
1977 15.5 19
1978 15.3 19.1
1979 15.1 19.3
1980 15 19.4
1981 14.9 19.5
1982 14.9 19.6
1983 14.9 19.7
1984 14.8 19.8
1985 14.8 19.9
1986 14.7 20
1987 14.7 20.1
1988 14.7 20.2
1989 14.8 20.4
1990 14.9 20.5
1991 15.2 20.7
1992 15.4 20.9
1993 15.8 21.1
1994 16.1 21.4
1995 16.5 21.7
1996 16.9 22
1997 17.2 22.4
1998 17.6 22.9
1999 17.9 23.3
2000 18.2 23.7
2001 18.5 24.2
2002 18.8 24.6
2003 19.1 25
2004 19.4 25.4
2005 19.7 25.8
2006 19.9 26.3
2007 20.2 26.9
2008 20.4 27.4
2009 20.5 27.9
2010 20.6 28.3
2011 20.6 28.7
2012 20.8 29
2013 21 29.4
2014 21.3 29.8
2015 21.6 30.2
2016 21.9 30.5
2017 22.2 30.8
2018 22.4 31.2
2019 22.6 31.6
2020 22.6 32.1
2021 22.5 32.5
2022 22.2 33
2023 21.9 33.4
2024 21.8 33.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Marshall Islands Vietnam
GNI, Atlas method
$315M
2024
$454B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
71.9%
2025
22%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.7%
2022
2.89%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.81%
2018
Armed forces personnel n/a
522,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.51%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
9.82%
2021
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
70.5%
2023
42.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.1%
2023
37.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
58
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.5%
2019
28.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2019
2.6%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
393
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$205B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$83.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$34.5M
2024
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,099
2019
3,837,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.6%
2018
1.11%
2020
Banked people share n/a
70.6%
2024

Energy

Marshall Islands Vietnam
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
615 kg
2007
1,023 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.38
2007
$13.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
373 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
3.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
79.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.2%
2022
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
11.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
34%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,624 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
2.43%
2021
41.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
34.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Marshall Islands Vietnam
% of world population
0.0005%
2024
1.24%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,765
2024
-59,645
2024
Urban population
79.2%
2024
40.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
64
2025
40
2024
Higher education index n/a
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.01
1994
1.54
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.7
2013
30.6
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2021
96.1%
2022
English speaking
98.3%
2023
16%
2025
People using the Internet
65.7%
2023
84.2%
2024

Health

Marshall Islands Vietnam
Government health expenditure per capita
$758
2022
$188.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.1
2022
$74.7
2022
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
60.1%
2022
1.59%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.46
2012
0.83
2016
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
28.2
2023
20
2023
Obesity rate
47.1%
2022
2.04%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.7%
2024
3.4%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.8%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
8.04 liters
2020

Territory

Marshall Islands Vietnam
% of world land
0.0001%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
1,851 sq mi
2024
1,198 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
27 sq mi
2025
47,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36.3 sq mi
2025
57,416 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,260 mi
2007
354,460 mi
2019

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