If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, you would:

Health

live 6.8 years less

In Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 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 85.3% less money

Saint Pierre and Miquelon has a GDP per capita of $46,200 as of 2006, while in Marshall Islands, the GDP per capita is $6,800 as of 2023.

be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Saint Pierre and Miquelon, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Marshall Islands, that number is 36.0% as of 2006.

Life

have 3.3 times more children

In Saint Pierre and Miquelon, there are approximately 6.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, there are 21.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Saint Pierre and Miquelon, approximately 8.2 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 56.4% less likely to have internet access

In Saint Pierre and Miquelon, approximately 88.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Marshall Islands, about 38.7% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 3.1 times more coastline

Saint Pierre and Miquelon has a total of 120 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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