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

Health

see 2.4 times more spent on your healthcare

Tajikistan spends $364 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Marshall Islands spends $874 as of 2023.

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live 4.9 years less

In Tajikistan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 81.9% more likely to be obese

In Tajikistan, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.

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have 11.9% less access to essential health services

Tajikistan scores 67 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Marshall Islands scores 59 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 5.2 times more money

Tajikistan has a GDP per capita of $1,637 as of 2025, while in Marshall Islands, the GDP per capita is $8,489 as of 2025.

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Life

be 11.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Tajikistan, approximately 14.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Marshall Islands, 155.0 women do as of 2023.

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have 20.7% fewer children

In Tajikistan, there are approximately 25.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, there are 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 18.2% more likely to have internet access

In Tajikistan, approximately 55.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, about 65.9% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 41.5% more on education

Tajikistan spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Marshall Islands spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 80.2% more on healthcare

Tajikistan spends 7.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Marshall Islands, that number is 13.4% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 14.4% less likely to die in a road accident

In Tajikistan, road accidents kill 13.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Marshall Islands, they kill 11.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 2.4 times more home broadband

Tajikistan has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Marshall Islands has 2.4 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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