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Marshall Islands vs Zimbabwe statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Marshall Islands has a population of 37.5K (ranked 192/197), compared with 16.6M in Zimbabwe (ranked 74/197). The Marshall Islands' land area is 69.5 sq mi versus 149,364 sq mi for Zimbabwe (ranked 191st vs. 60th).

By GDP, The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M) and Zimbabwe ranks 99/197 ($44.2B). By GDP per capita, The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467), while Zimbabwe ranks 144/197 ($2,656).

Main facts and rankings

Marshall Islands Zimbabwe
Population
36281
17210092
Population rank 192/197 74/197
GDP
$280M
2024
$44.2B
2024
GDP rank 194/197 99/197
GDP per capita
$7,467
2024
$2,656
2024
GDP per capita rank 100/197 144/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,198
2024
$3,922
2024
Government debt
$46.8M
2024
$41.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.3%
2025
58.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,245
2024
$2,513
2024
Government debt per person rank 136/185 111/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,868
2025
$2,797
2025
Land area
69.5 sq mi
2025
149,364 sq mi
2025
Population density
540 ppl/mi²
2024
111.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.92
2023
3.72
2023
Median age
21.8 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
63.3 years
2025

Marshall Islands and Zimbabwe: Comparison Charts

Marshall Islands and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP
Marshall Islands

Zimbabwe
Year GDP
Marshall Islands Zimbabwe
1960 - $1,052,990,485
1961 - $1,096,646,688
1962 - $1,117,601,690
1963 - $1,159,511,793
1964 - $1,217,138,098
1965 - $1,311,435,906
1966 - $1,281,749,603
1967 - $1,397,002,112
1968 - $1,479,600,019
1969 - $1,747,998,941
1970 $8,408,486 $1,884,206,452
1971 $9,116,810 $2,178,716,475
1972 $9,973,652 $2,677,729,616
1973 $11,607,366 $3,309,353,866
1974 $15,217,532 $3,982,161,721
1975 $16,691,301 $4,371,301,052
1976 $18,153,647 $4,318,372,348
1977 $20,210,069 $4,364,382,451
1978 $22,209,370 $4,351,600,850
1979 $25,545,346 $5,177,459,817
1980 $26,710,653 $6,678,868,738
1981 $31,020,000 $8,011,374,445
1982 $34,918,000 $8,539,701,388
1983 $41,749,000 $7,764,067,625
1984 $45,144,000 $6,352,126,411
1985 $43,879,000 $5,637,259,754
1986 $55,989,000 $6,217,524,201
1987 $62,983,000 $6,741,215,643
1988 $70,688,000 $7,814,784,729
1989 $72,798,000 $8,286,323,367
1990 $78,476,000 $8,783,817,407
1991 $82,507,000 $8,641,482,396
1992 $91,063,000 $6,751,472,744
1993 $99,461,000 $6,563,813,829
1994 $108,071,000 $6,890,675,555
1995 $120,230,000 $7,111,271,273
1996 $110,858,000 $8,553,147,289
1997 $109,884,700 $8,529,572,287
1998 $112,070,100 $6,401,968,715
1999 $113,352,100 $6,858,013,652
2000 $114,838,500 $6,689,958,139
2001 $122,406,100 $6,777,385,246
2002 $131,960,000 $6,342,116,911
2003 $131,128,500 $5,727,592,261
2004 $132,900,000 $5,805,598,867
2005 $138,000,000 $5,755,215,663
2006 $143,200,000 $5,443,896,938
2007 $150,500,000 $5,291,950,526
2008 $146,600,000 $4,415,703,156
2009 $151,200,000 $9,665,815,601
2010 $161,100,000 $12,041,602,762
2011 $172,300,000 $14,101,801,031
2012 $180,700,000 $17,114,762,914
2013 $186,400,000 $19,091,004,042
2014 $186,000,000 $19,495,547,523
2015 $183,700,000 $19,963,058,858
2016 $201,800,000 $20,548,759,858
2017 $213,700,000 $51,074,726,484
2018 $220,000,000 $34,156,057,417
2019 $232,900,000 $25,715,657,177
2020 $241,800,000 $26,868,564,055
2021 $258,900,000 $27,240,507,842
2022 $253,400,000 $32,789,657,378
2023 $259,300,000 $35,231,369,343
2024 $280,357,844 $44,187,704,410

Marshall Islands and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP per capita
Marshall Islands

Zimbabwe
Year GDP per capita
Marshall Islands Zimbabwe
1960 - $276.4
1961 - $279
1962 - $275.5
1963 - $277
1964 - $281.7
1965 - $294.1
1966 - $278.6
1967 - $294.2
1968 - $302
1969 - $346
1970 $373 $361
1971 $390 $405
1972 $416 $483
1973 $472 $579
1974 $602 $674
1975 $638 $717
1976 $672 $687
1977 $724 $677
1978 $771 $665
1979 $859 $779
1980 $868 $949
1981 $969 $1,068
1982 $1,046 $1,095
1983 $1,199 $959
1984 $1,245 $757
1985 $1,162 $649
1986 $1,425 $692
1987 $1,543 $726
1988 $1,670 $815
1989 $1,670 $840
1990 $1,758 $866
1991 $1,811 $831
1992 $1,963 $631
1993 $2,112 $604
1994 $2,265 $634
1995 $2,491 $648
1996 $2,273 $767
1997 $2,231 $750
1998 $2,254 $552
1999 $2,258 $582
2000 $2,265 $563
2001 $2,394 $566
2002 $2,566 $525
2003 $2,539 $468
2004 $2,566 $469
2005 $2,659 $461
2006 $2,754 $431
2007 $2,892 $413
2008 $2,818 $341
2009 $2,907 $735
2010 $3,095 $902
2011 $3,319 $1,037
2012 $3,514 $1,239
2013 $3,678 $1,362
2014 $3,735 $1,372
2015 $3,764 $1,386
2016 $4,230 $1,407
2017 $4,593 $3,448
2018 $4,858 $2,272
2019 $5,292 $1,684
2020 $5,662 $1,730
2021 $6,259 $1,724
2022 $6,323 $2,041
2023 $6,678 $2,156
2024 $7,467 $2,656

Marshall Islands vs. Zimbabwe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Marshall Islands

Zimbabwe
Year Life expectancy, years
Marshall Islands Zimbabwe
1950 52.6 49.4
1951 52.7 49.8
1952 52.7 50.2
1953 52.8 50.6
1954 52.9 51
1955 53 51.4
1956 53.2 51.8
1957 53.4 52.2
1958 53.6 52.6
1959 54 53
1960 54.4 53.5
1961 54.7 54
1962 55.2 54.5
1963 55.7 54.9
1964 56.3 55.4
1965 56.8 55.9
1966 57.3 56.4
1967 57.8 56.8
1968 58.2 57.1
1969 58.5 57.5
1970 58.8 57.8
1971 59.1 58
1972 59.5 58.2
1973 59.8 58.1
1974 60.1 58.2
1975 60.3 58.2
1976 60.4 57.6
1977 60.6 57
1978 60.7 54.7
1979 60.8 54.9
1980 61 59.1
1981 61.1 59.4
1982 61.3 59.9
1983 61.5 60
1984 61.6 60.6
1985 61.7 60.9
1986 61.8 61
1987 61.8 60.7
1988 61.8 60.2
1989 61.7 59.4
1990 61.8 58.3
1991 61.8 57
1992 61.9 55.6
1993 62.1 54
1994 62.3 52.5
1995 62.5 51.1
1996 62.8 49
1997 63 48.5
1998 63.2 47.6
1999 63.4 46.4
2000 63.3 46
2001 63.7 44.5
2002 63.8 45.9
2003 64 45.4
2004 64 46
2005 64.1 46.6
2006 64.2 47.1
2007 64.3 47.6
2008 64.3 48.5
2009 64.4 49.7
2010 64.5 51.9
2011 64.6 53.9
2012 64.8 55.4
2013 65 56.8
2014 65.1 58.1
2015 65.3 59
2016 65.5 59.8
2017 65.7 60.3
2018 65.9 60.9
2019 66 61.1
2020 65.4 61.5
2021 65.4 60.1
2022 66.7 62.4
2023 66.9 62.8
2024 67.1 63.1
2025 67.2 63.3

Marshall Islands and Zimbabwe population clocks and comparison

Population
Marshall Islands

Zimbabwe
Year Population
Marshall Islands Zimbabwe
1960 14,703 3,809,389
1961 15,219 3,930,401
1962 15,755 4,055,959
1963 16,302 4,185,877
1964 16,852 4,320,006
1965 17,402 4,458,462
1966 17,927 4,601,217
1967 18,655 4,748,307
1968 19,862 4,900,440
1969 21,305 5,058,181
1970 22,530 5,215,918
1971 23,366 5,374,712
1972 23,992 5,542,445
1973 24,581 5,720,404
1974 25,296 5,908,328
1975 26,154 6,098,658
1976 27,021 6,287,105
1977 27,906 6,449,512
1978 28,809 6,543,575
1979 29,738 6,647,556
1980 30,774 7,041,303
1981 32,017 7,498,635
1982 33,397 7,796,496
1983 34,811 8,098,404
1984 36,264 8,391,488
1985 37,761 8,686,813
1986 39,286 8,982,578
1987 40,828 9,284,644
1988 42,321 9,583,094
1989 43,586 9,864,798
1990 44,629 10,137,281
1991 45,568 10,404,816
1992 46,388 10,702,700
1993 47,093 10,860,288
1994 47,712 10,873,148
1995 48,266 10,974,599
1996 48,775 11,158,360
1997 49,259 11,369,827
1998 49,717 11,594,297
1999 50,202 11,783,458
2000 50,706 11,892,055
2001 51,123 11,971,901
2002 51,425 12,087,653
2003 51,639 12,232,323
2004 51,791 12,365,896
2005 51,906 12,483,432
2006 51,992 12,636,445
2007 52,035 12,804,058
2008 52,030 12,959,149
2009 52,019 13,142,790
2010 52,044 13,356,548
2011 51,907 13,595,424
2012 51,419 13,817,887
2013 50,681 14,013,808
2014 49,796 14,207,359
2015 48,800 14,399,013
2016 47,709 14,600,294
2017 46,529 14,812,482
2018 45,285 15,034,452
2019 44,007 15,271,368
2020 42,706 15,526,888
2021 41,367 15,797,210
2022 40,077 16,069,056
2023 38,827 16,340,822
2024 37,548 16,634,373

Fertility rates in Marshall Islands and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate
Marshall Islands

Zimbabwe
Year Fertility rate
Marshall Islands Zimbabwe
1960 8.08 7.2
1961 8.12 7.21
1962 8.12 7.23
1963 8.12 7.23
1964 8.14 7.23
1965 8.16 7.23
1966 8.2 7.2
1967 8.17 7.16
1968 8.14 7.11
1969 8.11 7.04
1970 8.07 6.98
1971 8.04 6.94
1972 8 6.94
1973 7.95 6.94
1974 7.9 6.88
1975 7.83 6.83
1976 7.76 6.77
1977 7.67 6.71
1978 7.58 6.66
1979 7.47 6.59
1980 7.37 6.52
1981 7.27 6.45
1982 7.18 6.33
1983 7.08 6.2
1984 6.99 6.04
1985 6.87 5.87
1986 6.73 5.69
1987 6.57 5.5
1988 6.38 5.28
1989 6.18 5.07
1990 5.97 4.88
1991 5.76 4.72
1992 5.55 4.57
1993 5.38 4.39
1994 5.23 4.28
1995 5.09 4.15
1996 5.02 4.11
1997 4.96 4.08
1998 4.87 4.07
1999 4.78 4.06
2000 4.7 4.01
2001 4.58 3.98
2002 4.49 3.93
2003 4.42 3.86
2004 4.34 3.78
2005 4.28 3.69
2006 4.2 3.64
2007 4.09 3.68
2008 3.97 3.78
2009 3.83 3.95
2010 3.67 4.04
2011 3.53 4.13
2012 3.38 4.13
2013 3.25 4.11
2014 3.18 4.01
2015 3.13 3.91
2016 3.09 3.83
2017 3.06 3.77
2018 3.04 3.74
2019 3.01 3.75
2020 2.99 3.75
2021 2.96 3.77
2022 2.94 3.77
2023 2.92 3.72

Marshall Islands and Zimbabwe demographics compared

Median age
Marshall Islands

Zimbabwe
Year Median age, years
Marshall Islands Zimbabwe
1960 17.4 16.4
1961 17 16.2
1962 16.7 16
1963 16.4 15.8
1964 16.3 15.7
1965 16.3 15.7
1966 16.4 15.7
1967 16.6 15.7
1968 16.9 15.7
1969 17.2 15.7
1970 17.4 15.7
1971 17.1 15.8
1972 16.6 15.8
1973 16.2 15.8
1974 16 15.9
1975 15.9 15.9
1976 15.7 15.8
1977 15.5 15.8
1978 15.3 15.7
1979 15.1 15.6
1980 15 15.6
1981 14.9 15.7
1982 14.9 15.8
1983 14.9 15.8
1984 14.8 15.8
1985 14.8 15.9
1986 14.7 15.9
1987 14.7 15.9
1988 14.7 15.9
1989 14.8 16.1
1990 14.9 16.3
1991 15.2 16.5
1992 15.4 16.4
1993 15.8 16.3
1994 16.1 16.4
1995 16.5 16.6
1996 16.9 16.9
1997 17.2 17.2
1998 17.6 17.5
1999 17.9 17.7
2000 18.2 17.8
2001 18.5 18
2002 18.8 18.1
2003 19.1 18.2
2004 19.4 18.3
2005 19.7 18.3
2006 19.9 18.5
2007 20.2 18.5
2008 20.4 18.5
2009 20.5 18.4
2010 20.6 18.3
2011 20.6 18.2
2012 20.8 18.1
2013 21 18
2014 21.3 18
2015 21.6 18
2016 21.9 18
2017 22.2 18.1
2018 22.4 18.2
2019 22.6 18.3
2020 22.6 18.5
2021 22.5 18.6
2022 22.2 18.7
2023 21.9 18.9
2024 21.8 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Marshall Islands Zimbabwe
GNI, Atlas method
$315M
2024
$37.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
71.9%
2025
19.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.7%
2022
0.38%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.25%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
51,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.51%
2025
-0.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
9.82%
2021
9.29%
2023
Services, % of GDP
70.5%
2023
55.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.1%
2023
31.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
58
2025
35.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.5%
2019
40.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2019
1.9%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
69
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.46B
1999
Total reserves including gold n/a
$485M
2024
Personal remittances received
$34.5M
2024
$3.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,099
2019
639,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.6%
2018
1.25%
2020
Banked people share n/a
49.5%
2024

Energy

Marshall Islands Zimbabwe
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
615 kg
2007
417 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.38
2007
$8.55
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
11.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
45.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.2%
2022
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.59%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
17%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
539 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
2.43%
2021
72.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
67.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
62%
2023

Society

Marshall Islands Zimbabwe
% of world population
0.0005%
2024
0.2%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,765
2024
-60,528
2024
Urban population
79.2%
2024
32.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
28.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
64
2025
21
2024
Higher education index n/a
46
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.01
1994
0.51
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.7
2013
41.2
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2021
89.8%
2022
English speaking
98.3%
2023
82.1%
2023
People using the Internet
65.7%
2023
38.4%
2023

Health

Marshall Islands Zimbabwe
Government health expenditure per capita
$758
2022
$70.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.1
2022
$5.76
2022
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
63.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
60.1%
2022
50%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.46
2012
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2017
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
358
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
28.2
2023
44.2
2023
Obesity rate
47.1%
2022
14.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.7%
2024
1.5%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
29
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.8%
2022
11.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
2.67 liters
2020

Territory

Marshall Islands Zimbabwe
% of world land
0.0001%
2025
0.26%
2025
Land area per capita
1,851 sq mi
2024
8,979 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
27 sq mi
2025
62,422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36.3 sq mi
2025
66,820 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,260 mi
2007
60,439 mi
2019

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