If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Saint Martin, you would:

Health

live 5.9 years less

In Saint Martin, the average life expectancy is 81 years (77 years for men, 84 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

make 68.9% less money

Saint Martin has a GDP per capita of $19,300 as of 2005, while in Marshall Islands, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2022.

Life

have 52.5% more children

In Saint Martin, there are approximately 13.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, there are 21.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Saint Martin, approximately 6.7 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 20.2% less likely to have internet access

In Saint Martin, approximately 48.5% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Marshall Islands, about 38.7% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 6.3 times more coastline

Saint Martin has a total of 59 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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