Marshall Islands
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Oceania.
Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau and Tuvalu are made of small islands and atolls spread across the ocean, so their outlines are scattered specks.
- Capital
- Majuro
- Continent
- Oceania
More Oceania quizzes - Land neighbours
- None
- Population
- 36,282 (2025)
- Total area
- 180 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 7.1° N, 171.2° E
The Marshall Islands at a glance
The Marshall Islands is a country in Oceania. Its capital is Majuro. It has no land neighbours.
Worldwide, the Marshall Islands has the 3rd smallest economy ($308M in 2025, among 182 countries with data).
Flag of the Marshall Islands
The Marshall Islands’ flag is drawn in the proportions 10:19 (height to width), like 3 other flags in our quizzes.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Somalia, Micronesia, Kosovo and Nauru.
The Marshall Islands in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Oceania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 36,282 | 191stof 195 | 11thof 14 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 180 km² | 189thof 194 | 12thof 14 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $308M | 180thof 182 | 12thof 14 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $8,489 | 85thof 182 | 5thof 14 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 67.1 years | 155thof 195 | 11thof 14 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 2.86 | 59thof 195 | 9thof 14 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $894 | 66thof 191 | 6thof 14 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 79.1% | 49thof 195 | 5thof 14 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 65.9% | 125thof 180 | 8thof 11 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 52.2% | 40thof 191 | 7thof 13 |
CO₂ per person is left out for the Marshall Islands. The World Bank figure, under 0.01 t, is far below the Global Carbon Project’s estimate of about 4.1 t for 2024. Estimate.
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
The Marshall Islands and its nearest countries
The Marshall Islands has no land neighbours, so this compares it with the four countries closest to it.
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 | Distanceclosest points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Islands | 36,282 | 180 km² | $8,489 | |
| Kiribati | 136,488 | 810 km² | $2,559 | about 450 km |
| Micronesia | 113,683 | 700 km² | $4,414 | about 670 km |
| Nauru | 12,025 | 20 km² | $14,640 | about 760 km |
| Solomon Islands | 838,645 | 28,900 km² | $2,086 | about 1,850 km |
Quizzes featuring the Marshall Islands
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Marshall Islands · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- CO₂ per person: Global Carbon Project, via Our World in Data · The estimate the World Bank figure was checked against.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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