If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Isle of Man, you would:

Health

live 7.4 years less

In Isle of Man, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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.

Economy

make 92.9% less money

Isle of Man has a GDP per capita of $84,600 as of 2014, while in Marshall Islands, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2022.

be 32.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Isle of Man, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Marshall Islands, that number is 36.0% as of 2006.

Life

have 2.0 times more children

In Isle of Man, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, there are 21.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 5.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Isle of Man, approximately 4.2 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.

Geography

see 2.3 times more coastline

Isle of Man has a total of 160 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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