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Marshall Islands vs Nauru

73 shared metrics.

Marshall IslandsLeads in 42

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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

Marshall Islands

82.0K

Nauru

9.9K

All Metrics

Merchant Fleet Size

Marshall Islands

4.2K

Nauru

6.0

69567% higher

Airports

Marshall Islands

Nauru

1.0

3200% higher

Coastline Length

Marshall Islands

370.4 km

Nauru

30 km

1135% higher

Land Area

Marshall Islands

180 km²

Nauru

20 km²

800% higher

Scientific Publications

Marshall Islands

2.2

Nauru

0.27

730% higher

Population

Marshall Islands

82.0K

Nauru

9.9K

726% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Marshall Islands

12.2%

Nauru

1.9%

542% higher

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Marshall Islands

9.1% of GDP

Nauru

2.7% of GDP

237% higher

Child Mortality

Marshall Islands

28.2 per 1k births

Nauru

8.9 per 1k births

217% higher

Infant Mortality

Marshall Islands

23.5 per 1k births

Nauru

8.3 per 1k births

183% higher

Inflation Rate

Marshall Islands

6.2%

Nauru

2.6%

138% higher

Agricultural Land (%)

Marshall Islands

38.89%

Nauru

20%

94% higher

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Nauru

Marshall Islands

10.5 per 100k

Nauru

127.76 per 100k

92% lower

Capital Elevation

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

Informal Employment Share

Nauru

Marshall Islands

32.58% of employed people

Nauru

93.92% of employed people

65% lower

Population Density

Nauru

Marshall Islands

215.71 /km²

Nauru

593.75 /km²

64% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

Nauru

Marshall Islands

0.47 per 1k

Nauru

1.3 per 1k

63% lower

Elderly Population (%)

Marshall Islands

4.6%

Nauru

2.9%

63% higher

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Nauru

Marshall Islands

17.16% of GDP

Nauru

44.35% of GDP

61% lower

GNI Per Capita

Nauru

Marshall Islands

$8,500

Nauru

$20,400

58% lower

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Nauru

Marshall Islands

39.71 per 100 people

Nauru

87 per 100 people

54% lower

Time Zones Count

Marshall Islands

3.0 time zones

Nauru

2.0 time zones

50% higher

Food Waste per Person

Marshall Islands

110.57 kg/person/yr

Nauru

73.87 kg/person/yr

50% higher

Road Traffic Death Rate

Marshall Islands

11.9 per 100k

Nauru

8.0 per 100k

49% higher

Women in Senior Management

Nauru

Marshall Islands

32.71% of managers

Nauru

56.69% of managers

42% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Nauru

Marshall Islands

$8,194.64

Nauru

$14,173.01

42% lower

Smoking Rate

Nauru

Marshall Islands

29.8%

Nauru

48.3%

38% lower

Government Debt (% GDP)

Nauru

Marshall Islands

41.6% of GDP

Nauru

65% of GDP

36% lower

Education Spending (% GDP)

Marshall Islands

7.7% of GDP

Nauru

5.7% of GDP

36% higher

Health Spending (% GDP)

Nauru

Marshall Islands

11.74% of GDP

Nauru

18.17% of GDP

35% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

Nauru

Marshall Islands

24.38% of adults

Nauru

36.76% of adults

34% lower

Obesity Rate

Nauru

Marshall Islands

47.29%

Nauru

70.18%

33% lower

Death Rate

Nauru

Marshall Islands

4.4 per 1k

Nauru

6.5 per 1k

33% lower

Imports (% GDP)

Nauru

Marshall Islands

81.74% of GDP

Nauru

110.52% of GDP

26% lower

Air Passengers

Nauru

Marshall Islands

29.5K

Nauru

39.1K

25% lower

Exports (% GDP)

Nauru

Marshall Islands

42.06% of GDP

Nauru

55.32% of GDP

24% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

Nauru

Marshall Islands

31.5% of adults

Nauru

40.1% of adults

21% lower

Urban Population (%)

Nauru

Marshall Islands

78.73%

Nauru

100%

21% lower

Internet Users (%)

Nauru

Marshall Islands

66%

Nauru

82%

20% lower

CO2 Per Capita

Nauru

Marshall Islands

4.1 t/person/yr

Nauru

5.1 t/person/yr

20% lower

Women in Parliament (%)

Marshall Islands

12.12%

Nauru

10.53%

15% higher

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Nauru

Marshall Islands

30.1% of adults

Nauru

33.8% of adults

11% lower

Sanitation Access (%)

Marshall Islands

78.96%

Nauru

71.32%

11% higher

Average Weekly Work Hours

Marshall Islands

37.9 hrs/week

Nauru

34.44 hrs/week

10% higher

Youth Population (%)

Nauru

Marshall Islands

34.47%

Nauru

37.78%

9% lower

Life Expectancy

Marshall Islands

66.9 years

Nauru

62.1 years

8% higher

Teen Birth Rate

Nauru

Marshall Islands

71.84 per 1k

Nauru

76.24 per 1k

6% lower

Dependency Ratio

Nauru

Marshall Islands

64.24% of working-age pop.

Nauru

68.43% of working-age pop.

6% lower

Birth Rate

Marshall Islands

20.81 per 1k

Nauru

19.64 per 1k

6% higher

Human Development Index

Marshall Islands

0.73

Nauru

0.70

4% higher

Fertility Rate

Marshall Islands

2.6 children/woman

Nauru

2.5 children/woman

4% higher

Median Age

Marshall Islands

20.7 years

Nauru

20.4 years

1% higher

Adult Literacy Rate

Nauru

Marshall Islands

95.83%

Nauru

96.59%

1% lower

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Marshall Islands

26 days/yr

Nauru

0 days/yr

ranked higher

Forest Area

Marshall Islands

94 km²

Nauru

0 km²

ranked higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Marshall Islands

52.22%

Nauru

ranked higher

Electricity Access (%)

Marshall Islands

100%

Nauru

100%

equal

Protected Land (%)

Marshall Islands

16.6%

Nauru

ranked higher

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Marshall Islands

0 per 1M people

Nauru

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Lowest Elevation

Marshall Islands

0 m

Nauru

0 m

ranked higher

Irrigated Land

Marshall Islands

0 km²

Nauru

0 km²

ranked higher

Land Border Length

Marshall Islands

0 km

Nauru

0 km

ranked higher

Official Languages Count

Marshall Islands

2.0

Nauru

2.0

equal

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Marshall Islands

0.59% of GDP

Nauru

-3.6% of GDP

ranked higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Marshall Islands

0.00 Mt CO2e

Nauru

0 Mt CO2e

ranked higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Marshall Islands

1.0 sites

Nauru

0 sites

ranked higher

Border Neighbors

Marshall Islands

Nauru

ranked higher

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

Informal Employment Share

32.58% of employed people

93.92% of employed people

Population Density

215.71 /km²

593.75 /km²

Doctors (per 1,000)

0.47 per 1k

1.3 per 1k

Elderly Population (%)

4.6%

2.9%

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

17.16% of GDP

44.35% of GDP

GNI Per Capita

$8,500

$20,400

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

39.71 per 100 people

87 per 100 people

Time Zones Count

3.0 time zones

2.0 time zones

Food Waste per Person

110.57 kg/person/yr

73.87 kg/person/yr

Road Traffic Death Rate

11.9 per 100k

8.0 per 100k

Women in Senior Management

32.71% of managers

56.69% of managers

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$8,194.64

$14,173.01

Smoking Rate

29.8%

48.3%

Government Debt (% GDP)

41.6% of GDP

65% of GDP

Education Spending (% GDP)

7.7% of GDP

5.7% of GDP

Health Spending (% GDP)

11.74% of GDP

18.17% of GDP

Insufficient Physical Activity

24.38% of adults

36.76% of adults

Obesity Rate

47.29%

70.18%

Death Rate

4.4 per 1k

6.5 per 1k

Imports (% GDP)

81.74% of GDP

110.52% of GDP

Air Passengers

29.5K

39.1K

Exports (% GDP)

42.06% of GDP

55.32% of GDP

Hypertension Prevalence

31.5% of adults

40.1% of adults

Urban Population (%)

78.73%

100%

Internet Users (%)

66%

82%

CO2 Per Capita

4.1 t/person/yr

5.1 t/person/yr

Women in Parliament (%)

12.12%

10.53%

Tobacco Use Prevalence

30.1% of adults

33.8% of adults

Sanitation Access (%)

78.96%

71.32%

Average Weekly Work Hours

37.9 hrs/week

34.44 hrs/week

Youth Population (%)

34.47%

37.78%

Life Expectancy

66.9 years

62.1 years

Teen Birth Rate

71.84 per 1k

76.24 per 1k

Dependency Ratio

64.24% of working-age pop.

68.43% of working-age pop.

Birth Rate

20.81 per 1k

19.64 per 1k

Human Development Index

0.73

0.70

Fertility Rate

2.6 children/woman

2.5 children/woman

Median Age

20.7 years

20.4 years

Adult Literacy Rate

95.83%

96.59%

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

26 days/yr

0 days/yr

Forest Area

94 km²

0 km²

Forest Coverage (%)

52.22%

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Protected Land (%)

16.6%

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

0 m

Irrigated Land

0 km²

Land Border Length

0 km

Official Languages Count

2.0

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

0.59% of GDP

-3.6% of GDP

Total CO2 Emissions

0.00 Mt CO2e

0 Mt CO2e

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

1.0 sites

0 sites

Border Neighbors