Marshall Islands vs Nauru

Marshall Islands (Oceania) and Nauru (Oceania) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1970-2025

Marshall Islands Nauru World

0 5,000 10k 15k 20k 1970 Marshall Islands: 373.21 Nauru: 2,618.53 World: 817.68 1971 Marshall Islands: 390.17 Nauru: 2,811.21 World: 884.88 1972 Marshall Islands: 415.71 Nauru: 3,190.59 World: 1,002 1973 Marshall Islands: 472.21 Nauru: 3,863.94 World: 1,201.53 1974 Marshall Islands: 601.58 Nauru: 5,199.27 World: 1,362.19 1975 Marshall Islands: 638.19 Nauru: 5,740.2 World: 1,488.94 1976 Marshall Islands: 671.83 Nauru: 5,703.2 World: 1,589.73 1977 Marshall Islands: 724.22 Nauru: 5,646.34 World: 1,766.28 1978 Marshall Islands: 770.92 Nauru: 5,721.31 World: 2,055.49 1979 Marshall Islands: 859.01 Nauru: 5,949.56 World: 2,335.19 1980 Marshall Islands: 867.96 Nauru: 6,137.68 World: 2,587.01 1981 Marshall Islands: 968.86 Nauru: 6,593.91 World: 2,628.62 1982 Marshall Islands: 1,045.54 Nauru: 6,576.83 World: 2,554.08 1983 Marshall Islands: 1,199.3 Nauru: 5,895.7 World: 2,561.17 1984 Marshall Islands: 1,244.87 Nauru: 5,653.96 World: 2,614.33 1985 Marshall Islands: 1,162.02 Nauru: 4,858.93 World: 2,690.59 1986 Marshall Islands: 1,425.16 Nauru: 4,568.68 World: 3,118.57 1987 Marshall Islands: 1,542.64 Nauru: 4,484.51 World: 3,487.88 1988 Marshall Islands: 1,670.28 Nauru: 5,011.58 World: 3,829.99 1989 Marshall Islands: 1,670.22 Nauru: 5,722.77 World: 3,930.51 1990 Marshall Islands: 1,758.41 Nauru: 5,775.55 World: 4,338.94 1991 Marshall Islands: 1,810.63 Nauru: 5,333.38 World: 4,453.9 1992 Marshall Islands: 1,963.07 Nauru: 5,102.6 World: 4,679.98 1993 Marshall Islands: 2,112.01 Nauru: 4,310.24 World: 4,685.3 1994 Marshall Islands: 2,265.07 Nauru: 3,920.54 World: 4,967.01 1995 Marshall Islands: 2,490.99 Nauru: 3,932.09 World: 5,463.2 1996 Marshall Islands: 2,272.84 Nauru: 3,678.56 World: 5,507.22 1997 Marshall Islands: 2,230.75 Nauru: 3,661.03 World: 5,408.57 1998 Marshall Islands: 2,254.16 Nauru: 2,908.85 World: 5,302.34 1999 Marshall Islands: 2,257.92 Nauru: 2,682.69 World: 5,401.23 2000 Marshall Islands: 2,264.79 Nauru: 2,648.6 World: 5,512.56 2001 Marshall Islands: 2,394.35 Nauru: 2,232.31 World: 5,404.2 2002 Marshall Islands: 2,566.07 Nauru: 2,084.65 World: 5,539.32 2003 Marshall Islands: 2,539.33 Nauru: 2,463.28 World: 6,129.87 2004 Marshall Islands: 2,566.08 Nauru: 3,040.51 World: 6,818 2005 Marshall Islands: 2,658.65 Nauru: 2,992.4 World: 7,290.57 2006 Marshall Islands: 2,754.27 Nauru: 2,910.14 World: 7,803.19 2007 Marshall Islands: 2,892.28 Nauru: 2,272.15 World: 8,685.33 2008 Marshall Islands: 2,817.61 Nauru: 3,756.85 World: 9,425.74 2009 Marshall Islands: 2,906.63 Nauru: 4,410.57 World: 8,827.04 2010 Marshall Islands: 3,095.46 Nauru: 4,735.92 World: 9,555.07 2011 Marshall Islands: 3,319.4 Nauru: 6,444.04 World: 10,496.93 2012 Marshall Islands: 3,514.27 Nauru: 9,842.77 World: 10,597.85 2013 Marshall Islands: 3,677.91 Nauru: 8,974.52 World: 10,759.35 2014 Marshall Islands: 3,735.24 Nauru: 9,230.05 World: 10,912.24 2015 Marshall Islands: 3,764.34 Nauru: 7,747.26 World: 10,191.98 2016 Marshall Islands: 4,229.81 Nauru: 8,748.16 World: 10,239.47 2017 Marshall Islands: 4,592.83 Nauru: 9,656.98 World: 10,784.4 2018 Marshall Islands: 4,858.12 Nauru: 11,413.75 World: 11,344.73 2019 Marshall Islands: 5,292.34 Nauru: 10,801.77 World: 11,417.6 2020 Marshall Islands: 5,661.97 Nauru: 10,709.07 World: 10,999.49 2021 Marshall Islands: 6,315.31 Nauru: 12,748.17 World: 12,472.91 2022 Marshall Islands: 6,455.66 Nauru: 15,309.83 World: 12,876.24 2023 Marshall Islands: 6,799.39 Nauru: 13,602.64 World: 13,313.86 2024 Marshall Islands: 7,590.28 Nauru: 14,048.16 World: 13,717.09 2025 Marshall Islands: 8,489.06 Nauru: 14,639.5 World: 14,405.85 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Marshall Islands Nauru World

50 55 60 65 70 75 1960 Marshall Islands: 54.36 Nauru: 57.92 World: 50.94 1961 Marshall Islands: 54.73 Nauru: 58.01 World: 52.8 1962 Marshall Islands: 55.21 Nauru: 58.02 World: 55.29 1963 Marshall Islands: 55.74 Nauru: 58.1 World: 55.65 1964 Marshall Islands: 56.27 Nauru: 58.17 World: 56.1 1965 Marshall Islands: 56.78 Nauru: 58.26 World: 55.93 1966 Marshall Islands: 57.28 Nauru: 58.39 World: 56.45 1967 Marshall Islands: 57.76 Nauru: 58.62 World: 56.9 1968 Marshall Islands: 58.19 Nauru: 58.63 World: 57.34 1969 Marshall Islands: 58.5 Nauru: 58.41 World: 57.68 1970 Marshall Islands: 58.8 Nauru: 58.45 World: 57.94 1971 Marshall Islands: 59.13 Nauru: 58.43 World: 58.02 1972 Marshall Islands: 59.49 Nauru: 58.41 World: 58.84 1973 Marshall Islands: 59.83 Nauru: 58.36 World: 59.3 1974 Marshall Islands: 60.12 Nauru: 58.31 World: 59.7 1975 Marshall Islands: 60.27 Nauru: 58.25 World: 60.13 1976 Marshall Islands: 60.42 Nauru: 58.22 World: 60.45 1977 Marshall Islands: 60.57 Nauru: 58.14 World: 61.04 1978 Marshall Islands: 60.7 Nauru: 58.29 World: 61.39 1979 Marshall Islands: 60.85 Nauru: 58.37 World: 61.84 1980 Marshall Islands: 60.99 Nauru: 58.47 World: 62.15 1981 Marshall Islands: 61.14 Nauru: 58.56 World: 62.52 1982 Marshall Islands: 61.29 Nauru: 58.64 World: 62.87 1983 Marshall Islands: 61.45 Nauru: 58.69 World: 63.13 1984 Marshall Islands: 61.6 Nauru: 58.66 World: 63.44 1985 Marshall Islands: 61.71 Nauru: 58.6 World: 63.73 1986 Marshall Islands: 61.78 Nauru: 58.59 World: 64.12 1987 Marshall Islands: 61.81 Nauru: 58.63 World: 64.46 1988 Marshall Islands: 61.78 Nauru: 58.73 World: 64.67 1989 Marshall Islands: 61.73 Nauru: 58.9 World: 64.96 1990 Marshall Islands: 61.76 Nauru: 59.1 World: 65.11 1991 Marshall Islands: 61.79 Nauru: 59.31 World: 65.3 1992 Marshall Islands: 61.9 Nauru: 59.52 World: 65.55 1993 Marshall Islands: 62.09 Nauru: 59.76 World: 65.74 1994 Marshall Islands: 62.31 Nauru: 59.95 World: 65.96 1995 Marshall Islands: 62.52 Nauru: 60.06 World: 66.2 1996 Marshall Islands: 62.77 Nauru: 60.07 World: 66.52 1997 Marshall Islands: 63.02 Nauru: 59.99 World: 66.83 1998 Marshall Islands: 63.22 Nauru: 59.86 World: 67.07 1999 Marshall Islands: 63.42 Nauru: 59.7 World: 67.31 2000 Marshall Islands: 63.32 Nauru: 59.57 World: 67.65 2001 Marshall Islands: 63.74 Nauru: 59.48 World: 67.95 2002 Marshall Islands: 63.85 Nauru: 59.43 World: 68.23 2003 Marshall Islands: 63.96 Nauru: 59.36 World: 68.52 2004 Marshall Islands: 64.04 Nauru: 59.35 World: 68.77 2005 Marshall Islands: 64.11 Nauru: 59.36 World: 69.11 2006 Marshall Islands: 64.21 Nauru: 59.41 World: 69.47 2007 Marshall Islands: 64.26 Nauru: 59.49 World: 69.81 2008 Marshall Islands: 64.3 Nauru: 59.68 World: 70 2009 Marshall Islands: 64.4 Nauru: 59.85 World: 70.38 2010 Marshall Islands: 64.5 Nauru: 60.07 World: 70.68 2011 Marshall Islands: 64.64 Nauru: 60.29 World: 70.97 2012 Marshall Islands: 64.78 Nauru: 60.53 World: 71.26 2013 Marshall Islands: 64.95 Nauru: 60.7 World: 71.53 2014 Marshall Islands: 65.11 Nauru: 60.83 World: 71.78 2015 Marshall Islands: 65.29 Nauru: 60.9 World: 71.97 2016 Marshall Islands: 65.48 Nauru: 61 World: 72.19 2017 Marshall Islands: 65.67 Nauru: 61.1 World: 72.37 2018 Marshall Islands: 65.87 Nauru: 61.24 World: 72.64 2019 Marshall Islands: 66.05 Nauru: 61.39 World: 72.87 2020 Marshall Islands: 65.39 Nauru: 61.53 World: 72.18 2021 Marshall Islands: 65.42 Nauru: 61.33 World: 71.22 2022 Marshall Islands: 66.73 Nauru: 61.93 World: 72.97 2023 Marshall Islands: 66.95 Nauru: 62.11 World: 73.33 2024 Marshall Islands: 67.08 Nauru: 62.28 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Marshall Islands Nauru World

2 4 6 8 10 1960 Marshall Islands: 8.08 Nauru: 5.34 World: 4.69 1961 Marshall Islands: 8.12 Nauru: 5.38 World: 4.56 1962 Marshall Islands: 8.12 Nauru: 5.42 World: 5.02 1963 Marshall Islands: 8.12 Nauru: 5.44 World: 5.31 1964 Marshall Islands: 8.14 Nauru: 5.47 World: 5.13 1965 Marshall Islands: 8.16 Nauru: 5.48 World: 5.08 1966 Marshall Islands: 8.2 Nauru: 5.41 World: 4.97 1967 Marshall Islands: 8.17 Nauru: 5.29 World: 4.87 1968 Marshall Islands: 8.14 Nauru: 5.14 World: 4.98 1969 Marshall Islands: 8.11 Nauru: 4.94 World: 4.88 1970 Marshall Islands: 8.08 Nauru: 4.74 World: 4.84 1971 Marshall Islands: 8.04 Nauru: 4.54 World: 4.69 1972 Marshall Islands: 8 Nauru: 4.36 World: 4.55 1973 Marshall Islands: 7.95 Nauru: 4.19 World: 4.42 1974 Marshall Islands: 7.9 Nauru: 4.07 World: 4.26 1975 Marshall Islands: 7.83 Nauru: 3.97 World: 4.07 1976 Marshall Islands: 7.76 Nauru: 3.9 World: 3.97 1977 Marshall Islands: 7.67 Nauru: 3.86 World: 3.84 1978 Marshall Islands: 7.58 Nauru: 3.84 World: 3.77 1979 Marshall Islands: 7.47 Nauru: 3.85 World: 3.76 1980 Marshall Islands: 7.37 Nauru: 3.88 World: 3.73 1981 Marshall Islands: 7.27 Nauru: 3.94 World: 3.71 1982 Marshall Islands: 7.18 Nauru: 3.99 World: 3.72 1983 Marshall Islands: 7.08 Nauru: 4.06 World: 3.59 1984 Marshall Islands: 6.99 Nauru: 4.11 World: 3.57 1985 Marshall Islands: 6.87 Nauru: 4.14 World: 3.53 1986 Marshall Islands: 6.73 Nauru: 4.15 World: 3.51 1987 Marshall Islands: 6.57 Nauru: 4.14 World: 3.48 1988 Marshall Islands: 6.38 Nauru: 4.11 World: 3.39 1989 Marshall Islands: 6.18 Nauru: 4.07 World: 3.35 1990 Marshall Islands: 5.97 Nauru: 4.02 World: 3.31 1991 Marshall Islands: 5.76 Nauru: 3.99 World: 3.13 1992 Marshall Islands: 5.55 Nauru: 3.95 World: 3.04 1993 Marshall Islands: 5.38 Nauru: 3.89 World: 2.97 1994 Marshall Islands: 5.23 Nauru: 3.84 World: 2.92 1995 Marshall Islands: 5.09 Nauru: 3.81 World: 2.87 1996 Marshall Islands: 5.02 Nauru: 3.78 World: 2.82 1997 Marshall Islands: 4.96 Nauru: 3.74 World: 2.78 1998 Marshall Islands: 4.87 Nauru: 3.68 World: 2.75 1999 Marshall Islands: 4.78 Nauru: 3.64 World: 2.72 2000 Marshall Islands: 4.7 Nauru: 3.54 World: 2.73 2001 Marshall Islands: 4.58 Nauru: 3.46 World: 2.69 2002 Marshall Islands: 4.49 Nauru: 3.4 World: 2.66 2003 Marshall Islands: 4.42 Nauru: 3.39 World: 2.64 2004 Marshall Islands: 4.34 Nauru: 3.38 World: 2.63 2005 Marshall Islands: 4.28 Nauru: 3.38 World: 2.61 2006 Marshall Islands: 4.2 Nauru: 3.4 World: 2.61 2007 Marshall Islands: 4.09 Nauru: 3.5 World: 2.6 2008 Marshall Islands: 3.97 Nauru: 3.67 World: 2.6 2009 Marshall Islands: 3.83 Nauru: 3.85 World: 2.59 2010 Marshall Islands: 3.67 Nauru: 4.02 World: 2.57 2011 Marshall Islands: 3.53 Nauru: 4.12 World: 2.55 2012 Marshall Islands: 3.38 Nauru: 4.12 World: 2.56 2013 Marshall Islands: 3.25 Nauru: 4.1 World: 2.53 2014 Marshall Islands: 3.18 Nauru: 4.09 World: 2.52 2015 Marshall Islands: 3.13 Nauru: 4.08 World: 2.49 2016 Marshall Islands: 3.09 Nauru: 4.03 World: 2.49 2017 Marshall Islands: 3.06 Nauru: 3.88 World: 2.46 2018 Marshall Islands: 3.04 Nauru: 3.68 World: 2.39 2019 Marshall Islands: 3.01 Nauru: 3.53 World: 2.35 2020 Marshall Islands: 2.99 Nauru: 3.47 World: 2.28 2021 Marshall Islands: 2.96 Nauru: 3.43 World: 2.25 2022 Marshall Islands: 2.94 Nauru: 3.38 World: 2.22 2023 Marshall Islands: 2.92 Nauru: 3.33 World: 2.2 2024 Marshall Islands: 2.86 Nauru: 3.29 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Marshall Islands Nauru World

0 2 4 6 1970 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.14 1971 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.04 1972 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.16 1973 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.32 1974 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.23 1975 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.14 1976 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.31 1977 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.36 1978 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.42 1979 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.46 1980 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.33 1981 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.18 1982 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.05 1983 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.01 1984 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.07 1985 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.05 1986 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.04 1987 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.1 1988 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.16 1989 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.16 1990 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.15 1991 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.1 1992 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.01 1993 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 3.97 1994 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 3.94 1995 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 3.99 1996 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.01 1997 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.02 1998 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 3.98 1999 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 3.95 2000 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.01 2001 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.01 2002 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.02 2003 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.15 2004 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.28 2005 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.39 2006 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.48 2007 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.59 2008 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.56 2009 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.45 2010 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.67 2011 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.76 2012 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.77 2013 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.81 2014 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.78 2015 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.7 2016 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.65 2017 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.67 2018 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.73 2019 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.7 2020 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.47 2021 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.68 2022 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.67 2023 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.68 2024 Marshall Islands: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2011-2024

Marshall Islands Nauru World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2011 Marshall Islands: 10 Nauru: 54 World: 30.9 2017 Marshall Islands: 38.7 Nauru: 62.39 World: 46.3 2019 Marshall Islands: 49.76 Nauru: 74.74 World: 53.9 2020 Marshall Islands: 56.42 Nauru: 77.47 World: 60.1 2021 Marshall Islands: 63.97 Nauru: 80.3 World: 63.8 2022 Marshall Islands: 64.27 Nauru: 83.23 World: 67 2023 Marshall Islands: 64.08 Nauru: 83.04 World: 69.2 2024 Marshall Islands: 65.92 Nauru: 83.01 World: 71.2 2011 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Population

Indicator Marshall Islands Nauru
Population 36,282 2025
210th of 215		 12,025 2025
214th of 215
Population density 215.7 /km² 2023
62nd of 214		 593.8 /km² 2023
15th of 214
Population growth -3.43 % 2025
214th of 215		 0.65 % 2025
125th of 215
Life expectancy 67.1 years 2024
176th of 215		 62.3 years 2024
201st of 215
Fertility rate 2.86 2024
59th of 215		 3.29 2024
47th of 215
Birth rate 20.1 ‰ 2024
73rd of 215		 24.6 ‰ 2024
53rd of 215
Infant mortality 22.7 ‰ 2024
134th of 196		 7.7 ‰ 2024
66th of 196
Urban population 79.1 % 2025
63rd of 215		 100.0 % 2025
9th of 215
Aged 65+ 4.9 % 2025
148th of 215		 3.0 % 2025
196th of 215
Living in cities 0.0 % 2025
202nd of 215		 0.0 % 2025
204th of 215
Living in towns 51.2 % 2025
34th of 215		 92.3 % 2025
5th of 215
Living in rural areas 48.8 % 2025
20th of 215		 7.7 % 2025
196th of 215

Human development

Indicator Marshall Islands Nauru
Human Development Index 0.733 2023
110th of 193		 0.703 2023
124th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.626 2023
82nd of 169		 0.599 2023
90th of 169

Economy

Indicator Marshall Islands Nauru
GDP 308 mn US$ 2025
184th of 186		 176 mn US$ 2025
185th of 186
GDP per capita 8,489 US$ 2025
89th of 186		 14,640 US$ 2025
69th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 8,964 int. $ 2025
133rd of 185		 14,200 int. $ 2025
114th of 185
GNI per capita 9,710 US$ 2025
79th of 182		 20,690 US$ 2025
50th of 182
GDP growth 2.3 % 2025
127th of 186		 2.1 % 2025
129th of 186
Trade 115.9 % 2025
34th of 138		 165.4 % 2025
11th of 138
Exports 36.0 % 2025
70th of 138		 61.8 % 2025
29th of 138
FDI inflows 4.7 % 2024
51st of 192		 -3.5 % 2024
186th of 192
Manufacturing 3.2 % 2024 -
Agriculture 19.9 % 2024 -
Tax revenue 17.2 % 2020 21.4 % 2024
31st of 89
Government debt 41.6 % 2019
22nd of 56		 -
Inflation - -0.1 % 2012

Health

Indicator Marshall Islands Nauru
Health spending 13.4 % 2023
5th of 192		 18.2 % 2023
2nd of 192
Health spending per person 894 US$ 2023
66th of 191		 2,292 US$ 2023
35th of 191
Physicians 0.47 /1,000 2012 1.27 /1,000 2015
Under-5 mortality 26.7 ‰ 2024
135th of 196		 8.3 ‰ 2024
61st of 196
Maternal mortality 155 /100k 2023
147th of 194		 273 /100k 2023
169th of 194
Tobacco use 29.9 % 2024
138th of 166		 34.8 % 2024
153rd of 166
Safe drinking water - 18.7 % 2024
136th of 147

Food

Indicator Marshall Islands Nauru
Protein supply 115.9 g 2022
25th of 174		 111.1 g 2022
37th of 174
Animal protein supply 71.2 g 2022
30th of 174		 71.3 g 2022
29th of 174
Fat supply 155.0 g 2022
15th of 174		 129.7 g 2022
37th of 174
Cereal import dependency 100.0 % 2021 -
Food insecurity - 29.9 % 2022
Severe food insecurity - 9.2 % 2022

Education

Indicator Marshall Islands Nauru
Literacy 95.8 % 2021 96.6 % 2023
Secondary enrolment 85.8 % 2024
78th of 108		 94.5 % 2025
60th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 37.7 % 2024 -
Education spending 7.7 % 2022 5.8 % 2023
16th of 121
Expected schooling 16.4 yrs 2023
38th of 195		 12.8 yrs 2023
119th of 195
Mean schooling 11.6 yrs 2023
50th of 193		 9.4 yrs 2023
102nd of 193

Society

Indicator Marshall Islands Nauru
Income inequality 35.5 2019 32.4 2012
Extreme poverty 2.1 % 2019 9.7 % 2012
Internet use 65.9 % 2024
127th of 182		 83.0 % 2024
87th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 39.7 /100 2022 87.2 /100 2022
Electricity access 97.2 % 2024
143rd of 213		 100.0 % 2024
82nd of 213
Women in parliament 12.1 % 2025
157th of 184		 10.5 % 2025
163rd of 184

Refugees

Indicator Marshall Islands Nauru
Refugees from the country 0 2025
196th of 199		 5 2025
191st of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
196th of 199		 0.4 ‰ 2025
78th of 199
Refugees hosted - 5 2025
166th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 - 0.4 ‰ 2025
107th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted - 92 2025
137th of 177

Governance

Indicator Marshall Islands Nauru
Control of corruption 55.8 /100 2024
72nd of 207		 58.1 /100 2024
66th of 207
Government effectiveness 45.7 /100 2024
128th of 205		 51.5 /100 2024
102nd of 205
Rule of law 71.3 /100 2024
46th of 207		 61.3 /100 2024
84th of 207
Regulatory quality 44.0 /100 2024
153rd of 205		 46.6 /100 2024
139th of 205
Voice and accountability 73.6 /100 2024
40th of 205		 67.3 /100 2024
61st of 205
Political stability 87.7 /100 2024
10th of 207		 84.8 /100 2024
27th of 207

Environment

Indicator Marshall Islands Nauru
CO₂ per capita 0.00 t 2024
8th of 202		 0.00 t 2024
1st of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 0.2 Mt 2024
197th of 204		 0.1 Mt 2024
203rd of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.00 % 2024
198th of 204		 0.00 % 2024
203rd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.0 Gt 2024
201st of 204		 0.0 Gt 2024
198th of 204
GHG per capita 0.11 t 2024
2nd of 202		 0.12 t 2024
4th of 202
Renewable energy 12.2 % 2022
135th of 211		 1.9 % 2022
183rd of 211
Forest area 52.2 % 2023
46th of 212		 0.0 % 2023
211th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 4.1 µg/m³ 2023
6th of 200		 4.8 µg/m³ 2023
12th of 200
Land area 180 km² 2023
204th of 214		 20 km² 2023
213th of 214

Energy

Indicator Marshall Islands Nauru
Renewable electricity - 20.0 % 2024
119th of 190
Wind and solar - 20.0 % 2024
36th of 190
Nuclear power - 0.0 % 2024
133rd of 180
Low-carbon electricity - 20.0 % 2024
125th of 190
Fossil electricity - 80.0 % 2024
125th of 190
Coal power - 0.0 % 2024
76th of 188
Carbon intensity of power - 540 g/kWh 2024
118th of 190
Electricity per capita - 4.19 MWh 2024
71st of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.