Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Marshall Islands, you would:
Health
be 92.2% less likely to be obese
In Marshall Islands, 52.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nepal, that number is 4.1% of people as of 2016.
live 2.2 years less
In Marshall Islands, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Nepal, that number is 72 years (72 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 91.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Marshall Islands, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2006. In Nepal, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 30.9% less likely to be literate
In Marshall Islands, the literacy rate is 98.3% as of 2011. In Nepal, it is 67.9% as of 2018.
be 16.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Marshall Islands, approximately 21.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Nepal, on the other hand, 25.1 children do as of 2022.
have 23.1% fewer children
In Marshall Islands, there are approximately 22.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Nepal, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 54.2% less on education
Marshall Islands spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Nepal spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 72.4% less on healthcare
Marshall Islands spends 16.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nepal, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nepal: At a glance
How big is Nepal compared to Marshall Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.