International Rankings of Marshall Islands 2021, country comparisons

This table lists the international rankings of Marshall Islands, in all categories that are published in the CIA World Factbook, and those that we derived from them. Additional international rankings of Marshall Islands, can be found in the main country ranks menu.
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Ranked Data	Rank	Value	Year
Communications
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	147	1	2017
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - total	193	1000	0
Internet users - percent of population	151	38.7 %	2018
Internet users - total	200	29290	0
Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	154	4.13	2019
Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions	208	3172	0
Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	206	27.56	2019
Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions	207	21169	0
Economy
Budget - expenditures	211	113.900 million US Dollars	2013
Budget - revenues	211	116.700 million US Dollars	2013
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)	21	1.3 % of GDP	0
Ease of Doing Business Index scores - Enforcement score	81	55.9	2020
Ease of Doing Business Index scores - Overall score	122	50.9	2020
Ease of Doing Business Index scores - Starting a Business score	50	88.4	2020
Ease of Doing Business Index scores - Trading score	54	78.9	2020
GDP (official exchange rate)	212	222.000 million US Dollars	2017
GDP - composition by end use - exports of goods and services	50	52.9 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - government consumption	5	50 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - household consumption	185	N/A % of GDP	2021
GDP - composition by end use - imports of goods and services	177	102.3 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - investment in fixed capital	100	17.8 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - investment in inventories	53	0.2 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by sector of origin - agriculture	110	4.4 % of GDP	2013
GDP - composition by sector of origin - industry	157	9.9 % of GDP	2013
GDP - composition by sector of origin - services	15	85.7 % of GDP	2013
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	111	N/A % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population	0
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%	46	N/A % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population	0
Industrial production growth rate	110	N/A %	0
Labor force	207	10670 US Dollars	2013
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture	90	11 %	0
Labor force - by occupation - industry	87	16.3 %	0
Labor force - by occupation - services	40	72.7 %	2011
Population below poverty line	156	N/A	0
Public debt	61	N/A % of GDP	2021
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)	202	227.000 million US Dollars	2018
Real GDP per capita	155	3889 US Dollars	2018
Taxes and other revenues	13	52.6 % of GDP	0
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy	187	293700	2017
Crude oil - exports	82	0	2015
Crude oil - imports	84	0	2015
Crude oil - production	89	0	2017
Crude oil - proved reserves	90	0	2018
Electricity - consumption	163	604.500 million kWh	2016
Electricity - exports	94	0 kWh	2016
Electricity - from fossil fuels	18	81	2016
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants	51	19	2017
Electricity - from nuclear fuels	19	0	2017
Electricity - from other renewable sources	41	0	2017
Electricity - imports	117	0 kWh	2016
Electricity - installed generating capacity	186	52000 kWh	2016
Electricity - production	154	650.000 million	2016
Natural gas - consumption	108	0 cubic meters	2017
Natural gas - exports	56	0 cubic meters	2017
Natural gas - imports	79	0 cubic meters	2017
Natural gas - production	92	0 cubic meters	2017
Natural gas - proved reserves	95	N/A	2021
Refined petroleum products - consumption	154	2000	2016
Refined petroleum products - exports	124	0 bbl/day	2015
Refined petroleum products - imports	184	2060 bbl/day	2015
Refined petroleum products - production	110	0 bbl/day	2015
Environment
Air pollutants - carbon dioxide emissions	174	0.14 megatons	2016
Air pollutants - methane emissions	178	0.03 megatons	2020
Air pollutants - particulate matter emissions	171	9.43 micrograms per cubic meter	2016
Land use - agricultural land	59	50.7	2018
Land use - arable land	106	7.8	2018
Land use - forest	47	49.3	2018
Land use - other	182	0	2018
Land use - permanent crops	6	31.2	2018
Land use - permanent pasture	102	11.7	2018
Revenue from coal	32	N/A % of GDP	2021
Revenue from forest resources	95	0 % of GDP	2018
Total renewable water resources	179	0	2017
Total water withdrawal - agricultural	171	N/A cubic meters	2021
Total water withdrawal - industrial	162	N/A cubic meters	2021
Total water withdrawal - municipal	174	N/A cubic meters	2021
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	132	0.61	2025
Urbanization - urban population	51	78.2	2021
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste generated annually	120	8614 tons	2013
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste recycled annually	114	2653 tons	2007
Waste and recycling - percent of municipal solid waste recycled	20	30.8 %	2007
Geography
Area - land	210	181 sq km	0
Area - total	209	181 sq km	0
Area - water	212	0 sq km	0
Coastline	115	370.4 km	0
Elevation - highest point	195	14 meters	0
Elevation - lowest point	34	0 meters	0
Elevation - mean elevation	149	2 meters	0
Irrigated land	147	0 sq km	2012
Land boundaries - total	156	N/A km	2021
Land use - agricultural land	59	50.7	2018
Land use - arable land	106	7.8	2018
Land use - forest	47	49.3	2018
Land use - other	182	0	2018
Land use - permanent crops	6	31.2	2018
Land use - permanent pasture	102	11.7	2018
Total renewable water resources	178	0	2017
Population
Age structure - 15-24 years	53	19.09 %	7308
Age structure - 25-54 years	147	37.35 %	4270
Age structure - 55-64 years	148	5.92 %	2341
Birth rate	57	22.42 births/1,000 population	2021
Contraceptive prevalence rate	131	N/A %	2021
Current Health Expenditure	2	17.6 % of GDP	2018
Death rate	181	4.25 deaths/1,000 population	2021
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio	135	N/A %	2021
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio	120	N/A %	2021
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio	156	N/A %	2021
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio	171	N/A %	2021
Drinking water source - improved	3	99.8 % of population	0
Drinking water source - rural	106	0.3 % of population	0
Drinking water source - total	97	0.2 % of population	2017
Drinking water source - unimproved	68	0.2 % of population	0
Education expenditures	61	N/A % of GDP	0
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	38	N/A	0
HIV/AIDS - deaths	44	N/A	0
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	108	N/A	0
Hospital bed density	42	2.7 beds/1,000 population	2010
Infant mortality rate - female	76	18.4 deaths/1,000 live births	2021
Infant mortality rate - male	72	25.83 deaths/1,000 live births	0
Infant mortality rate - total	75	22.2 deaths/1,000 live births	0
Life expectancy at birth - female	113	76.76 years	2021
Life expectancy at birth - male	106	72.12 years	0
Life expectancy at birth - total population	117	74.38 years	0
Maternal mortality rate	114	N/A	2021
Median age - female	125	23.9 years	2020
Median age - male	114	23.6 years	0
Median age - total	117	23.8 years	0
Mother's mean age at first birth	82	N/A	2021
Net migration rate	153	4.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population	0
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	4	52.9 %	2016
Physicians density	125	0.42 physicians/1,000 population	2012
Population	194	78831	2021
Population growth rate	68	1.37 %	2021
Sanitation facility access - improved	31	96.3 % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - rural	58	34.6 % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - total	65	10.9 % of population	2017
Sanitation facility access - unimproved	38	15.5 % of population	0
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - female	12	10 years	2019
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - male	11	10 years	0
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total	12	10 years	0
Sex ratio - 0-14 years	11	1.04 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - 15-24 years	20	1.04	0
Sex ratio - 25-54 years	21	1.04	0
Sex ratio - 55-64 years	25	0.97	0
Sex ratio - 65 years and over	14	0.97 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - at birth	9	1.05 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - total population	14	1.03 male(s)/female	0
Total fertility rate	51	2.81 children born/woman	2021
Unemployment youth ages 15-24 - female	109	8.7	0
Unemployment youth ages 15-24 - male	80	12.2	0
Unemployment youth ages 15-24 - total	144	N/A	2021
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	132	0.61	2025
Urbanization - urban population	51	78.2	2021
Transportation
Airports	108	15	2013
Airports - with paved runways - 1524 to 2437 m	41	3	2017
Airports - with paved runways - 2438 to 3047 m	40	N/A	2021
Airports - with paved runways - 914 to 1523 m	43	1	2017
Airports - with paved runways - over 3047 m	27	N/A	2021
Airports - with paved runways - total	74	4	2017
Airports - with paved runways - under 914 m	35	N/A	2021
Airports - with unpaved runways - 1524 to 2437 m	30	N/A	2021
Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1523 m	48	10	2013
Airports - with unpaved runways - total	86	11	2013
Airports - with unpaved runways - under 914 m	66	1	2013
Heliports	26	N/A	2021
National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers	122	130000	2018
National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers	148	24313	2018
National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers	99	3	0
National air transport system - number of registered air carriers	27	1	2020
Railways - total	131	N/A km	2021
Roadways - paved	153	75 km	2007
Roadways - total	135	2028 km	2007
Waterways	95	N/A km	2021

*CALCULATED FIGURES are those that we calculated from data presented by the CIA World Factbook. For example, we calculated population density by dividing the total population by the land area, the electricity consumption per capita by dividing electricity consumption by the total population, etc.

NOTE: The information regarding Marshall Islands on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Marshall Islands 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Marshall Islands 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.