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Marshall Islands vs Nauru

73 shared metrics.

Marshall IslandsLeads in 42

vs73 shared

NauruLeads in 31

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Marshall Islands

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of the Marshall Islands.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

The Marshall Islands are 29 coral atolls plus over 1,200 islands and islets.

DOI OIA

Nauru

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of Nauru.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Nauru sits near the top of global adult-obesity estimates, above 60% in WHO-based data.

OWID

Analysis

Marshall Islands leads in 42 of 73 shared metrics, while Nauru leads in 31.

Marshall Islands's Merchant Fleet Size is 695.7x that of Nauru (4.2K vs 6.0).

Marshall Islands's Airports is 32.0x that of Nauru (33 vs 1.0).

Marshall Islands's Coastline Length is 11.3x that of Nauru (370.4 km vs 30 km).

Marshall Islands's Land Area is 8.0x that of Nauru (180 km² vs 20 km²).

Marshall Islands's Scientific Publications is 7.3x that of Nauru (2.2 vs 0.27).

Key Comparisons

Merchant Fleet SizeMarshall Islands leads

Marshall Islands

4.2K

Nauru

6.0

AirportsMarshall Islands leads

Marshall Islands

Nauru

1.0

Coastline LengthMarshall Islands leads

Marshall Islands

370.4 km

Nauru

30 km

Land AreaMarshall Islands leads

Marshall Islands

180 km²

Nauru

20 km²

Scientific PublicationsMarshall Islands leads

Marshall Islands

2.2

Nauru

0.27

PopulationMarshall Islands leads

Nauru

Marshall Islands

3.0 m

Nauru

25 m

88% lower

Broadband Access (%)

Nauru

Marshall Islands

2.0 per 100 people

Nauru

10 per 100 people

80% lower

GDP Growth Rate

Marshall Islands

2.5%

Nauru

1.4%

80% higher

Highest Elevation

Nauru

Marshall Islands

14 m

Nauru

70 m

80% lower

GDP (Nominal)

Marshall Islands

$290,108,489.99

Nauru

$162,588,620.63

78% higher

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Marshall Islands

10.73 µg/m³

Nauru

6.1 µg/m³

77% higher

Health Spending Per Capita

Nauru

Marshall Islands

$758.45

Nauru

$2,264.2

67% lower

Comparison of Marshall Islands and Nauru across 73 metrics
				Winner
Merchant Fleet Size	4.2K	6.0	69567% higher	Marshall Islands
Airports	33	1.0	3200% higher	Marshall Islands
Coastline Length	370.4 km	30 km	1135% higher	Marshall Islands
Land Area	180 km²	20 km²	800% higher	Marshall Islands
Scientific Publications	2.2	0.27	730% higher	Marshall Islands
Population	82.0K	9.9K	726% higher	Marshall Islands
Renewable Energy (%)	12.2%	1.9%	542% higher	Marshall Islands
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	9.1% of GDP	2.7% of GDP	237% higher	Marshall Islands
Child Mortality	28.2 per 1k births	8.9 per 1k births	217% higher	Marshall Islands
Infant Mortality	23.5 per 1k births	8.3 per 1k births	183% higher	Marshall Islands
Inflation Rate	6.2%	2.6%	138% higher	Marshall Islands
Agricultural Land (%)	38.89%	20%	94% higher	Marshall Islands
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	10.5 per 100k	127.76 per 100k	92% lower	Nauru
Capital Elevation	3.0 m	25 m	88% lower	Nauru
Broadband Access (%)	2.0 per 100 people	10 per 100 people	80% lower	Nauru
GDP Growth Rate	2.5%	1.4%	80% higher	Marshall Islands
Highest Elevation	14 m	70 m	80% lower	Nauru
GDP (Nominal)	$290,108,489.99	$162,588,620.63	78% higher	Marshall Islands
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	10.73 µg/m³	6.1 µg/m³	77% higher	Marshall Islands
Health Spending Per Capita	$758.45	$2,264.2	67% lower	Nauru
Informal Employment Share	32.58% of employed people	93.92% of employed people	65% lower	Nauru
Population Density	215.71 /km²	593.75 /km²	64% lower	Nauru
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.47 per 1k	1.3 per 1k	63% lower	Nauru
Elderly Population (%)	4.6%	2.9%	63% higher	Marshall Islands
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	17.16% of GDP	44.35% of GDP	61% lower	Nauru
GNI Per Capita	$8,500	$20,400	58% lower	Nauru
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	39.71 per 100 people	87 per 100 people	54% lower	Nauru
Time Zones Count	3.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	50% higher	Marshall Islands
Food Waste per Person	110.57 kg/person/yr	73.87 kg/person/yr	50% higher	Marshall Islands
Road Traffic Death Rate	11.9 per 100k	8.0 per 100k	49% higher	Marshall Islands
Women in Senior Management	32.71% of managers	56.69% of managers	42% lower	Nauru
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$8,194.64	$14,173.01	42% lower	Nauru
Smoking Rate	29.8%	48.3%	38% lower	Nauru
Government Debt (% GDP)	41.6% of GDP	65% of GDP	36% lower	Nauru
Education Spending (% GDP)	7.7% of GDP	5.7% of GDP	36% higher	Marshall Islands
Health Spending (% GDP)	11.74% of GDP	18.17% of GDP	35% lower	Nauru
Insufficient Physical Activity	24.38% of adults	36.76% of adults	34% lower	Nauru
Obesity Rate	47.29%	70.18%	33% lower	Nauru
Death Rate	4.4 per 1k	6.5 per 1k	33% lower	Nauru
Imports (% GDP)	81.74% of GDP	110.52% of GDP	26% lower	Nauru
Air Passengers	29.5K	39.1K	25% lower	Nauru
Exports (% GDP)	42.06% of GDP	55.32% of GDP	24% lower	Nauru
Hypertension Prevalence	31.5% of adults	40.1% of adults	21% lower	Nauru
Urban Population (%)	78.73%	100%	21% lower	Nauru
Internet Users (%)	66%	82%	20% lower	Nauru
CO2 Per Capita	4.1 t/person/yr	5.1 t/person/yr	20% lower	Nauru
Women in Parliament (%)	12.12%	10.53%	15% higher	Marshall Islands
Tobacco Use Prevalence	30.1% of adults	33.8% of adults	11% lower	Nauru
Sanitation Access (%)	78.96%	71.32%	11% higher	Marshall Islands
Average Weekly Work Hours	37.9 hrs/week	34.44 hrs/week	10% higher	Marshall Islands
Youth Population (%)	34.47%	37.78%	9% lower	Nauru
Life Expectancy	66.9 years	62.1 years	8% higher	Marshall Islands
Teen Birth Rate	71.84 per 1k	76.24 per 1k	6% lower	Nauru
Dependency Ratio	64.24% of working-age pop.	68.43% of working-age pop.	6% lower	Nauru
Birth Rate	20.81 per 1k	19.64 per 1k	6% higher	Marshall Islands
Human Development Index	0.73	0.70	4% higher	Marshall Islands
Fertility Rate	2.6 children/woman	2.5 children/woman	4% higher	Marshall Islands
Median Age	20.7 years	20.4 years	1% higher	Marshall Islands
Adult Literacy Rate	95.83%	96.59%	1% lower	Nauru
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	26 days/yr	0 days/yr	ranked higher	Marshall Islands
Forest Area	94 km²	0 km²	ranked higher	Marshall Islands
Forest Coverage (%)	52.22%	0%	ranked higher	Marshall Islands
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Marshall Islands
Protected Land (%)	16.6%	0%	ranked higher	Marshall Islands
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Marshall Islands
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Marshall Islands
Irrigated Land	0 km²	0 km²	ranked higher	Marshall Islands
Land Border Length	0 km	0 km	ranked higher	Marshall Islands
Official Languages Count	2.0	2.0	equal	Marshall Islands
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	0.59% of GDP	-3.6% of GDP	ranked higher	Marshall Islands
Total CO2 Emissions	0.00 Mt CO2e	0 Mt CO2e	ranked higher	Marshall Islands
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	1.0 sites	0 sites	ranked higher	Marshall Islands
Border Neighbors	0	0	ranked higher	Marshall Islands

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Analysis

Marshall Islands leads in 42 of 73 shared metrics, while Nauru leads in 31.

Marshall Islands's Merchant Fleet Size is 695.7x that of Nauru (4.2K vs 6.0).

Marshall Islands's Airports is 32.0x that of Nauru (33 vs 1.0).

Marshall Islands's Coastline Length is 11.3x that of Nauru (370.4 km vs 30 km).

Marshall Islands's Land Area is 8.0x that of Nauru (180 km² vs 20 km²).

Marshall Islands's Scientific Publications is 7.3x that of Nauru (2.2 vs 0.27).

Key Comparisons

Merchant Fleet SizeMarshall Islands leads

Marshall Islands

4.2K

Nauru

6.0

AirportsMarshall Islands leads

Marshall Islands

Nauru

1.0

Coastline LengthMarshall Islands leads

Marshall Islands

370.4 km

Nauru

30 km

Land AreaMarshall Islands leads

Marshall Islands

180 km²

Nauru

20 km²

Scientific PublicationsMarshall Islands leads

Marshall Islands

2.2

Nauru

0.27

PopulationMarshall Islands leads

Marshall Islands

82.0K

Nauru

9.9K

Merchant Fleet Size

4.2K

6.0

Airports

1.0

Coastline Length

370.4 km

30 km

Land Area

180 km²

20 km²

Scientific Publications

2.2

0.27

Population

82.0K

9.9K

Renewable Energy (%)

12.2%

1.9%

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

9.1% of GDP

2.7% of GDP

Child Mortality

28.2 per 1k births

8.9 per 1k births

Infant Mortality

23.5 per 1k births

8.3 per 1k births

Inflation Rate

6.2%

2.6%

Agricultural Land (%)

38.89%

20%

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

10.5 per 100k

127.76 per 100k

Capital Elevation

3.0 m

25 m

Broadband Access (%)

2.0 per 100 people

10 per 100 people

GDP Growth Rate

2.5%

1.4%

Highest Elevation

14 m

70 m

GDP (Nominal)

$290,108,489.99

$162,588,620.63

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

10.73 µg/m³

6.1 µg/m³

Health Spending Per Capita

$758.45

$2,264.2

Marshall Islands vs Nauru

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Merchant Fleet Size

Airports

Coastline Length

Land Area

Scientific Publications

Population

Renewable Energy (%)

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Child Mortality

Infant Mortality

Inflation Rate

Agricultural Land (%)

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Capital Elevation

Broadband Access (%)

GDP Growth Rate

Highest Elevation

GDP (Nominal)

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Health Spending Per Capita

Informal Employment Share

Population Density

Doctors (per 1,000)

Elderly Population (%)

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

GNI Per Capita

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Time Zones Count

Food Waste per Person

Road Traffic Death Rate

Women in Senior Management

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Smoking Rate

Government Debt (% GDP)

Education Spending (% GDP)

Health Spending (% GDP)

Insufficient Physical Activity

Obesity Rate

Death Rate

Imports (% GDP)

Air Passengers

Exports (% GDP)

Hypertension Prevalence

Urban Population (%)

Internet Users (%)

CO2 Per Capita

Women in Parliament (%)

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Sanitation Access (%)

Average Weekly Work Hours

Youth Population (%)

Life Expectancy

Teen Birth Rate

Dependency Ratio

Birth Rate

Human Development Index

Fertility Rate

Median Age

Adult Literacy Rate

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Forest Area

Forest Coverage (%)

Electricity Access (%)

Protected Land (%)

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Lowest Elevation

Irrigated Land

Land Border Length

Official Languages Count

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Total CO2 Emissions

UNESCO World Heritage Sites