Marshall Islands vs Palau

Marshall Islands (Oceania) and Palau (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 Palau World

0 5,000 10k 15k 20k 1970 Marshall Islands: 373.21 Palau: 1,017.16 World: 817.68 1971 Marshall Islands: 390.17 Palau: 1,080.61 World: 884.88 1972 Marshall Islands: 415.71 Palau: 1,144.54 World: 1,002 1973 Marshall Islands: 472.21 Palau: 1,221.47 World: 1,201.53 1974 Marshall Islands: 601.58 Palau: 1,328.03 World: 1,362.19 1975 Marshall Islands: 638.19 Palau: 1,463.54 World: 1,488.94 1976 Marshall Islands: 671.83 Palau: 1,616.48 World: 1,589.73 1977 Marshall Islands: 724.22 Palau: 1,781.09 World: 1,766.28 1978 Marshall Islands: 770.92 Palau: 1,971.87 World: 2,055.49 1979 Marshall Islands: 859.01 Palau: 2,188.88 World: 2,335.19 1980 Marshall Islands: 867.96 Palau: 2,422.63 World: 2,587.01 1981 Marshall Islands: 968.86 Palau: 2,638.82 World: 2,628.62 1982 Marshall Islands: 1,045.54 Palau: 2,838.16 World: 2,554.08 1983 Marshall Islands: 1,199.3 Palau: 3,049.48 World: 2,561.17 1984 Marshall Islands: 1,244.87 Palau: 3,360.15 World: 2,614.33 1985 Marshall Islands: 1,162.02 Palau: 3,728.13 World: 2,690.59 1986 Marshall Islands: 1,425.16 Palau: 4,143.56 World: 3,118.57 1987 Marshall Islands: 1,542.64 Palau: 4,616.29 World: 3,487.88 1988 Marshall Islands: 1,670.28 Palau: 5,145.01 World: 3,829.99 1989 Marshall Islands: 1,670.22 Palau: 5,741.09 World: 3,930.51 1990 Marshall Islands: 1,758.41 Palau: 6,402.93 World: 4,338.94 1991 Marshall Islands: 1,810.63 Palau: 6,824.34 World: 4,453.9 1992 Marshall Islands: 1,963.07 Palau: 6,552.71 World: 4,679.98 1993 Marshall Islands: 2,112.01 Palau: 5,891.5 World: 4,685.3 1994 Marshall Islands: 2,265.07 Palau: 6,329.07 World: 4,967.01 1995 Marshall Islands: 2,490.99 Palau: 7,038.01 World: 5,463.2 1996 Marshall Islands: 2,272.84 Palau: 7,788.3 World: 5,507.22 1997 Marshall Islands: 2,230.75 Palau: 7,944.6 World: 5,408.57 1998 Marshall Islands: 2,254.16 Palau: 8,047.92 World: 5,302.34 1999 Marshall Islands: 2,257.92 Palau: 7,629.57 World: 5,401.23 2000 Marshall Islands: 2,264.79 Palau: 7,798.08 World: 5,512.56 2001 Marshall Islands: 2,394.35 Palau: 8,239.26 World: 5,404.2 2002 Marshall Islands: 2,566.07 Palau: 8,340.19 World: 5,539.32 2003 Marshall Islands: 2,539.33 Palau: 7,862.39 World: 6,129.87 2004 Marshall Islands: 2,566.08 Palau: 8,393.73 World: 6,818 2005 Marshall Islands: 2,658.65 Palau: 9,367.69 World: 7,290.57 2006 Marshall Islands: 2,754.27 Palau: 9,737.02 World: 7,803.19 2007 Marshall Islands: 2,892.28 Palau: 10,155.05 World: 8,685.33 2008 Marshall Islands: 2,817.61 Palau: 10,471.15 World: 9,425.74 2009 Marshall Islands: 2,906.63 Palau: 9,837.5 World: 8,827.04 2010 Marshall Islands: 3,095.46 Palau: 10,018.07 World: 9,555.07 2011 Marshall Islands: 3,319.4 Palau: 10,795.64 World: 10,496.93 2012 Marshall Islands: 3,514.27 Palau: 12,098.41 World: 10,597.85 2013 Marshall Islands: 3,677.91 Palau: 12,820.59 World: 10,759.35 2014 Marshall Islands: 3,735.24 Palau: 13,854.73 World: 10,912.24 2015 Marshall Islands: 3,764.34 Palau: 15,938.37 World: 10,191.98 2016 Marshall Islands: 4,229.81 Palau: 17,043.67 World: 10,239.47 2017 Marshall Islands: 4,592.83 Palau: 16,280.24 World: 10,784.4 2018 Marshall Islands: 4,858.12 Palau: 16,179.88 World: 11,344.73 2019 Marshall Islands: 5,292.34 Palau: 15,841.89 World: 11,417.6 2020 Marshall Islands: 5,661.97 Palau: 14,556.31 World: 10,999.49 2021 Marshall Islands: 6,315.31 Palau: 13,267.49 World: 12,472.91 2022 Marshall Islands: 6,455.66 Palau: 13,934.95 World: 12,876.24 2023 Marshall Islands: 6,799.39 Palau: 15,578.35 World: 13,313.86 2024 Marshall Islands: 7,590.28 Palau: 18,169.08 World: 13,717.09 2025 Marshall Islands: 8,489.06 Palau: 19,532.36 World: 14,405.85 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Marshall Islands Palau World

50 55 60 65 70 75 1960 Marshall Islands: 54.36 Palau: 54.85 World: 50.94 1961 Marshall Islands: 54.73 Palau: 55.09 World: 52.8 1962 Marshall Islands: 55.21 Palau: 55.38 World: 55.29 1963 Marshall Islands: 55.74 Palau: 55.57 World: 55.65 1964 Marshall Islands: 56.27 Palau: 55.8 World: 56.1 1965 Marshall Islands: 56.78 Palau: 55.94 World: 55.93 1966 Marshall Islands: 57.28 Palau: 56.21 World: 56.45 1967 Marshall Islands: 57.76 Palau: 56.54 World: 56.9 1968 Marshall Islands: 58.19 Palau: 56.89 World: 57.34 1969 Marshall Islands: 58.5 Palau: 57.25 World: 57.68 1970 Marshall Islands: 58.8 Palau: 57.67 World: 57.94 1971 Marshall Islands: 59.13 Palau: 58.11 World: 58.02 1972 Marshall Islands: 59.49 Palau: 58.56 World: 58.84 1973 Marshall Islands: 59.83 Palau: 59.02 World: 59.3 1974 Marshall Islands: 60.12 Palau: 59.49 World: 59.7 1975 Marshall Islands: 60.27 Palau: 60 World: 60.13 1976 Marshall Islands: 60.42 Palau: 60.47 World: 60.45 1977 Marshall Islands: 60.57 Palau: 60.9 World: 61.04 1978 Marshall Islands: 60.7 Palau: 61.29 World: 61.39 1979 Marshall Islands: 60.85 Palau: 61.62 World: 61.84 1980 Marshall Islands: 60.99 Palau: 61.91 World: 62.15 1981 Marshall Islands: 61.14 Palau: 62.14 World: 62.52 1982 Marshall Islands: 61.29 Palau: 62.33 World: 62.87 1983 Marshall Islands: 61.45 Palau: 62.48 World: 63.13 1984 Marshall Islands: 61.6 Palau: 62.64 World: 63.44 1985 Marshall Islands: 61.71 Palau: 62.72 World: 63.73 1986 Marshall Islands: 61.78 Palau: 62.75 World: 64.12 1987 Marshall Islands: 61.81 Palau: 62.77 World: 64.46 1988 Marshall Islands: 61.78 Palau: 62.78 World: 64.67 1989 Marshall Islands: 61.73 Palau: 62.78 World: 64.96 1990 Marshall Islands: 61.76 Palau: 62.79 World: 65.11 1991 Marshall Islands: 61.79 Palau: 62.85 World: 65.3 1992 Marshall Islands: 61.9 Palau: 62.93 World: 65.55 1993 Marshall Islands: 62.09 Palau: 62.98 World: 65.74 1994 Marshall Islands: 62.31 Palau: 63.1 World: 65.96 1995 Marshall Islands: 62.52 Palau: 63.26 World: 66.2 1996 Marshall Islands: 62.77 Palau: 63.46 World: 66.52 1997 Marshall Islands: 63.02 Palau: 63.71 World: 66.83 1998 Marshall Islands: 63.22 Palau: 63.95 World: 67.07 1999 Marshall Islands: 63.42 Palau: 64.23 World: 67.31 2000 Marshall Islands: 63.32 Palau: 64.5 World: 67.65 2001 Marshall Islands: 63.74 Palau: 64.8 World: 67.95 2002 Marshall Islands: 63.85 Palau: 65.08 World: 68.23 2003 Marshall Islands: 63.96 Palau: 65.45 World: 68.52 2004 Marshall Islands: 64.04 Palau: 65.82 World: 68.77 2005 Marshall Islands: 64.11 Palau: 66.22 World: 69.11 2006 Marshall Islands: 64.21 Palau: 66.63 World: 69.47 2007 Marshall Islands: 64.26 Palau: 67.11 World: 69.81 2008 Marshall Islands: 64.3 Palau: 67.56 World: 70 2009 Marshall Islands: 64.4 Palau: 67.99 World: 70.38 2010 Marshall Islands: 64.5 Palau: 68.35 World: 70.68 2011 Marshall Islands: 64.64 Palau: 68.64 World: 70.97 2012 Marshall Islands: 64.78 Palau: 68.86 World: 71.26 2013 Marshall Islands: 64.95 Palau: 68.98 World: 71.53 2014 Marshall Islands: 65.11 Palau: 69.06 World: 71.78 2015 Marshall Islands: 65.29 Palau: 69.07 World: 71.97 2016 Marshall Islands: 65.48 Palau: 69.05 World: 72.19 2017 Marshall Islands: 65.67 Palau: 69.02 World: 72.37 2018 Marshall Islands: 65.87 Palau: 68.99 World: 72.64 2019 Marshall Islands: 66.05 Palau: 68.98 World: 72.87 2020 Marshall Islands: 65.39 Palau: 68.69 World: 72.18 2021 Marshall Islands: 65.42 Palau: 68.56 World: 71.22 2022 Marshall Islands: 66.73 Palau: 68.92 World: 72.97 2023 Marshall Islands: 66.95 Palau: 69.27 World: 73.33 2024 Marshall Islands: 67.08 Palau: 69.38 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Marshall Islands Palau World

0 2 4 6 8 10 1960 Marshall Islands: 8.08 Palau: 7.19 World: 4.69 1961 Marshall Islands: 8.12 Palau: 7.17 World: 4.56 1962 Marshall Islands: 8.12 Palau: 7.15 World: 5.02 1963 Marshall Islands: 8.12 Palau: 7.12 World: 5.31 1964 Marshall Islands: 8.14 Palau: 7.08 World: 5.13 1965 Marshall Islands: 8.16 Palau: 7.01 World: 5.08 1966 Marshall Islands: 8.2 Palau: 6.93 World: 4.97 1967 Marshall Islands: 8.17 Palau: 6.84 World: 4.87 1968 Marshall Islands: 8.14 Palau: 6.71 World: 4.98 1969 Marshall Islands: 8.11 Palau: 6.58 World: 4.88 1970 Marshall Islands: 8.08 Palau: 6.39 World: 4.84 1971 Marshall Islands: 8.04 Palau: 6.16 World: 4.69 1972 Marshall Islands: 8 Palau: 5.9 World: 4.55 1973 Marshall Islands: 7.95 Palau: 5.59 World: 4.42 1974 Marshall Islands: 7.9 Palau: 5.26 World: 4.26 1975 Marshall Islands: 7.83 Palau: 4.9 World: 4.07 1976 Marshall Islands: 7.76 Palau: 4.53 World: 3.97 1977 Marshall Islands: 7.67 Palau: 4.09 World: 3.84 1978 Marshall Islands: 7.58 Palau: 3.74 World: 3.77 1979 Marshall Islands: 7.47 Palau: 3.49 World: 3.76 1980 Marshall Islands: 7.37 Palau: 3.35 World: 3.73 1981 Marshall Islands: 7.27 Palau: 3.28 World: 3.71 1982 Marshall Islands: 7.18 Palau: 3.22 World: 3.72 1983 Marshall Islands: 7.08 Palau: 3.14 World: 3.59 1984 Marshall Islands: 6.99 Palau: 3.08 World: 3.57 1985 Marshall Islands: 6.87 Palau: 3.01 World: 3.53 1986 Marshall Islands: 6.73 Palau: 2.98 World: 3.51 1987 Marshall Islands: 6.57 Palau: 2.93 World: 3.48 1988 Marshall Islands: 6.38 Palau: 2.91 World: 3.39 1989 Marshall Islands: 6.18 Palau: 2.92 World: 3.35 1990 Marshall Islands: 5.97 Palau: 2.88 World: 3.31 1991 Marshall Islands: 5.76 Palau: 2.74 World: 3.13 1992 Marshall Islands: 5.55 Palau: 2.71 World: 3.04 1993 Marshall Islands: 5.38 Palau: 2.73 World: 2.97 1994 Marshall Islands: 5.23 Palau: 2.66 World: 2.92 1995 Marshall Islands: 5.09 Palau: 2.55 World: 2.87 1996 Marshall Islands: 5.02 Palau: 2.39 World: 2.82 1997 Marshall Islands: 4.96 Palau: 2.19 World: 2.78 1998 Marshall Islands: 4.87 Palau: 2.01 World: 2.75 1999 Marshall Islands: 4.78 Palau: 1.91 World: 2.72 2000 Marshall Islands: 4.7 Palau: 1.82 World: 2.73 2001 Marshall Islands: 4.58 Palau: 1.87 World: 2.69 2002 Marshall Islands: 4.49 Palau: 1.92 World: 2.66 2003 Marshall Islands: 4.42 Palau: 1.96 World: 2.64 2004 Marshall Islands: 4.34 Palau: 1.99 World: 2.63 2005 Marshall Islands: 4.28 Palau: 2.02 World: 2.61 2006 Marshall Islands: 4.2 Palau: 2 World: 2.61 2007 Marshall Islands: 4.09 Palau: 1.97 World: 2.6 2008 Marshall Islands: 3.97 Palau: 1.95 World: 2.6 2009 Marshall Islands: 3.83 Palau: 1.94 World: 2.59 2010 Marshall Islands: 3.67 Palau: 1.94 World: 2.57 2011 Marshall Islands: 3.53 Palau: 1.97 World: 2.55 2012 Marshall Islands: 3.38 Palau: 2.01 World: 2.56 2013 Marshall Islands: 3.25 Palau: 2.05 World: 2.53 2014 Marshall Islands: 3.18 Palau: 2.03 World: 2.52 2015 Marshall Islands: 3.13 Palau: 2 World: 2.49 2016 Marshall Islands: 3.09 Palau: 2.06 World: 2.49 2017 Marshall Islands: 3.06 Palau: 2.02 World: 2.46 2018 Marshall Islands: 3.04 Palau: 1.97 World: 2.39 2019 Marshall Islands: 3.01 Palau: 1.98 World: 2.35 2020 Marshall Islands: 2.99 Palau: 1.97 World: 2.28 2021 Marshall Islands: 2.96 Palau: 1.95 World: 2.25 2022 Marshall Islands: 2.94 Palau: 1.93 World: 2.22 2023 Marshall Islands: 2.92 Palau: 1.91 World: 2.2 2024 Marshall Islands: 2.86 Palau: 1.88 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Marshall Islands Palau World

0 50 100 150 200 250 1970 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 175.48 World: 4.14 1971 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 169.64 World: 4.04 1972 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 163.59 World: 4.16 1973 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 158.92 World: 4.32 1974 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 157.23 World: 4.23 1975 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 157.63 World: 4.14 1976 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 158.34 World: 4.31 1977 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 159.27 World: 4.36 1978 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 160.35 World: 4.42 1979 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 161.69 World: 4.46 1980 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 162.56 World: 4.33 1981 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 163.27 World: 4.18 1982 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 158.37 World: 4.05 1983 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 160.47 World: 4.01 1984 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 173.07 World: 4.07 1985 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 136.46 World: 4.05 1986 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 145.18 World: 4.04 1987 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 148.9 World: 4.1 1988 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 139.5 World: 4.16 1989 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 142.75 World: 4.16 1990 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 141.29 World: 4.15 1991 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 137.05 World: 4.1 1992 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 122.32 World: 4.01 1993 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 122.26 World: 3.97 1994 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 178.64 World: 3.94 1995 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 136.65 World: 3.99 1996 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 125.27 World: 4.01 1997 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 139.07 World: 4.02 1998 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 123.02 World: 3.98 1999 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 128.03 World: 3.95 2000 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 110.65 World: 4.01 2001 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 122.14 World: 4.01 2002 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 74.05 World: 4.02 2003 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 87.4 World: 4.15 2004 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 76.78 World: 4.28 2005 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 87.55 World: 4.39 2006 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 86.65 World: 4.48 2007 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 71.69 World: 4.59 2008 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 73.53 World: 4.56 2009 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 116.19 World: 4.45 2010 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 114.74 World: 4.67 2011 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 131.08 World: 4.76 2012 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 202.87 World: 4.77 2013 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 103.37 World: 4.81 2014 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 71.56 World: 4.78 2015 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 67.27 World: 4.7 2016 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 64.3 World: 4.65 2017 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 67.17 World: 4.67 2018 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 69.07 World: 4.73 2019 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 71.26 World: 4.7 2020 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 71.74 World: 4.47 2021 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 74.73 World: 4.68 2022 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 78.73 World: 4.67 2023 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 78.86 World: 4.68 2024 Marshall Islands: 0 Palau: 82.84 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Population

Indicator Marshall Islands Palau
Population 36,282 2025
210th of 215		 17,663 2025
213th of 215
Population density 215.7 /km² 2023
62nd of 214		 38.5 /km² 2023
162nd of 214
Population growth -3.43 % 2025
214th of 215		 -0.18 % 2025
187th of 215
Life expectancy 67.1 years 2024
176th of 215		 69.4 years 2024
155th of 215
Fertility rate 2.86 2024
59th of 215		 1.88 2024
112th of 215
Birth rate 20.1 ‰ 2024
73rd of 215		 10.7 ‰ 2024
144th of 215
Infant mortality 22.7 ‰ 2024
134th of 196		 18.6 ‰ 2024
126th of 196
Urban population 79.1 % 2025
63rd of 215		 79.3 % 2025
61st of 215
Aged 65+ 4.9 % 2025
148th of 215		 11.8 % 2025
85th of 215
Living in cities 0.0 % 2025
202nd of 215		 0.0 % 2025
205th of 215
Living in towns 51.2 % 2025
34th of 215		 39.5 % 2025
67th of 215
Living in rural areas 48.8 % 2025
20th of 215		 60.5 % 2025
9th of 215

Human development

Indicator Marshall Islands Palau
Human Development Index 0.733 2023
110th of 193		 0.786 2023
85th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.626 2023
82nd of 169		 0.616 2023
84th of 169

Economy

Indicator Marshall Islands Palau
GDP 308 mn US$ 2025
184th of 186		 345 mn US$ 2025
183rd of 186
GDP per capita 8,489 US$ 2025
89th of 186		 19,532 US$ 2025
58th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 8,964 int. $ 2025
133rd of 185		 23,052 int. $ 2025
83rd of 185
GNI per capita 9,710 US$ 2025
79th of 182		 19,890 US$ 2025
52nd of 182
GDP growth 2.3 % 2025
127th of 186		 6.3 % 2025
30th of 186
Trade 115.9 % 2025
34th of 138		 105.8 % 2024
Exports 36.0 % 2025
70th of 138		 32.7 % 2024
FDI inflows 4.7 % 2024
51st of 192		 21.5 % 2024
7th of 192
Manufacturing 3.2 % 2024 1.2 % 2024
Agriculture 19.9 % 2024 2.7 % 2024
Tax revenue 17.2 % 2020 18.1 % 2020
Government debt 41.6 % 2019
22nd of 56		 85.2 % 2019
47th of 56
Inflation - -0.4 % 2025
160th of 165

Health

Indicator Marshall Islands Palau
Health spending 13.4 % 2023
5th of 192		 10.9 % 2023
18th of 192
Health spending per person 894 US$ 2023
66th of 191		 1,684 US$ 2023
46th of 191
Physicians 0.47 /1,000 2012 1.81 /1,000 2023
61st of 125
Under-5 mortality 26.7 ‰ 2024
135th of 196		 21.4 ‰ 2024
125th of 196
Maternal mortality 155 /100k 2023
147th of 194		 89 /100k 2023
126th of 194
Tobacco use 29.9 % 2024
138th of 166		 23.0 % 2024
106th of 166
Safe drinking water - 90.8 % 2024
58th of 147

Food

Indicator Marshall Islands Palau
Protein supply 115.9 g 2022
25th of 174		 -
Animal protein supply 71.2 g 2022
30th of 174		 -
Fat supply 155.0 g 2022
15th of 174		 -
Cereal import dependency 100.0 % 2021 -
Food insecurity - 28.1 % 2024
79th of 134
Severe food insecurity - 6.9 % 2024
75th of 124

Education

Indicator Marshall Islands Palau
Literacy 95.8 % 2021 99.8 % 2020
Secondary enrolment 85.8 % 2024
78th of 108		 95.7 % 2024
48th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 37.7 % 2024 71.8 % 2024
81st of 128
Education spending 7.7 % 2022 3.4 % 2023
68th of 121
Expected schooling 16.4 yrs 2023
38th of 195		 14.1 yrs 2023
84th of 195
Mean schooling 11.6 yrs 2023
50th of 193		 13.3 yrs 2023
11th of 193

Society

Indicator Marshall Islands Palau
Income inequality 35.5 2019 -
Extreme poverty 2.1 % 2019 -
Internet use 65.9 % 2024
127th of 182		 83.9 % 2024
83rd of 182
Mobile subscriptions 39.7 /100 2022 135.4 /100 2023
Electricity access 97.2 % 2024
143rd of 213		 100.0 % 2024
85th of 213
Women in parliament 12.1 % 2025
157th of 184		 25.0 % 2025
100th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Marshall Islands Palau
Refugees from the country 0 2025
196th of 199		 5 2023
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
196th of 199		 0.3 ‰ 2023
Refugees hosted - 5 2024
Refugees hosted per 1,000 - 0.3 ‰ 2024
Asylum-seekers hosted - 0 2024

Governance

Indicator Marshall Islands Palau
Control of corruption 55.8 /100 2024
72nd of 207		 58.1 /100 2024
67th of 207
Government effectiveness 45.7 /100 2024
128th of 205		 51.5 /100 2024
103rd of 205
Rule of law 71.3 /100 2024
46th of 207		 77.1 /100 2024
28th of 207
Regulatory quality 44.0 /100 2024
153rd of 205		 62.5 /100 2024
59th of 205
Voice and accountability 73.6 /100 2024
40th of 205		 75.0 /100 2024
33rd of 205
Political stability 87.7 /100 2024
10th of 207		 87.1 /100 2024
16th of 207

Environment

Indicator Marshall Islands Palau
CO₂ per capita 0.00 t 2024
8th of 202		 82.84 t 2024
202nd of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 0.2 Mt 2024
197th of 204		 0.2 Mt 2024
193rd of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.00 % 2024
198th of 204		 0.00 % 2024
192nd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.0 Gt 2024
201st of 204		 0.0 Gt 2024
194th of 204
GHG per capita 0.11 t 2024
2nd of 202		 86.68 t 2024
202nd of 202
Renewable energy 12.2 % 2022
135th of 211		 0.9 % 2022
196th of 211
Forest area 52.2 % 2023
46th of 212		 90.5 % 2023
4th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 4.1 µg/m³ 2023
6th of 200		 4.9 µg/m³ 2023
14th of 200
Land area 180 km² 2023
204th of 214		 460 km² 2023
190th of 214

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.