Quality of life comparison
If you lived in California instead of Marshall Islands, you would:
Health
be 32.3% less likely to be obese
In Marshall Islands, 42.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In California, that number is 28.4% of people as of 2022.
Economy
make 9.9 times more money
Marshall Islands has a GDP per capita of $8,489 as of 2025, while in California, the GDP per capita is $84,028 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 40.5% more likely to have internet access
In Marshall Islands, approximately 65.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In California, about 92.6% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
