Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 7.4 years longer

In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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.

be 13.6 times more likely to be obese

In India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Marshall Islands, that number is 52.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 34.4% less money

India has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Marshall Islands, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2019.

be 4.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In India, 8.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Marshall Islands, that number is 36.0% as of 2006.

Life

be 32.1% more likely to be literate

In India, the literacy rate is 74.4% as of 2018. In Marshall Islands, it is 98.3% as of 2011.

be 28.5% less likely to die during infancy

In India, approximately 30.3 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.

have 35.6% more children

In India, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Marshall Islands, there are 22.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 2.7 times more on education

India spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Marshall Islands spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 5.4 times more on healthcare

India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Marshall Islands, that number is 16.3% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 94.7% less coastline

India has a total of 7,000 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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