Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Anguilla, you would:

Health

live 7.5 years less

In Anguilla, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Marshall Islands, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 68.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Anguilla, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Marshall Islands, however, that number is 7.2% as of 2019.

make 44.3% less money

Anguilla has a GDP per capita of $12,200 as of 2008, while in Marshall Islands, the GDP per capita is $6,800 as of 2023.

be 4.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Anguilla, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2002. In Marshall Islands, that number is 36.0% as of 2006.

Life

have 79.7% more children

In Anguilla, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, there are 21.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 7.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Anguilla, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Marshall Islands, on the other hand, 21.7 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 52.6% less likely to have internet access

In Anguilla, approximately 81.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Marshall Islands, about 38.7% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 3.4 times more on education

Anguilla spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Marshall Islands spends 13.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 6.1 times more coastline

Anguilla has a total of 61 km of coastline. In Marshall Islands, that number is 370 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Marshall Islands: At a glance

Marshall Islands (sometimes abbreviated RMI) is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 181 sq km. After almost four decades under US administration as the easternmost part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Marshall Islands attained independence in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association. Compensation claims continue as a result of US nuclear testing on some of the atolls between 1947 and 1962. The Marshall Islands hosts the US Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) Reagan Missile Test Site, a key installation in the US missile defense network.
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