If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), you would:

Health

live 3.2 years less

In Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2017. In Marshall Islands, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 90.4% less money

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) has a GDP per capita of $70,800 as of 2015, while in Marshall Islands, the GDP per capita is $6,800 as of 2023.

be 36.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Marshall Islands, that number is 36.0% as of 2006.

Life

have 94.5% more children

In Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2012. In Marshall Islands, there are 21.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 60.9% less likely to have internet access

In Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Marshall Islands, about 38.7% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 71.2% less coastline

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) has a total of 1,288 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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