Marshall Islands vs Saint Martin
Marshall Islands has 1.5× the population of Saint Martin: 36,282 vs 24,941, a gap of 11,341. Marshall Islands is shrinking more slowly (−3.43% vs −4.65% a year), adding about -1,244 people a year against −1,161. At these source-year rates the modelled relative population gap is widening. Saint Martin is the older society: 19.7% aged 65+ against 4.9% in Marshall Islands, while Marshall Islands has more children (33.9% under 15 vs 21.1%). Saint Martin is 2.6× as densely populated (550.3 vs 215.7 people per km²). People in Saint Martin live 13.4 years longer on average (80.4 vs 67.1). GDP per capita is 2.6× higher in Saint Martin ($21,668 vs $8,489).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Marshall Islands) and 2025 (Saint Martin); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Marshall Islands vs Saint Martin — side by side
 Marshall Islands |  Saint Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 36,2822025 | 24,9412025 |
| Growth rate / yr | −3.43%2025 | −4.65%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 20.12024 | 15.02024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 7.12024 | 9.72024 |
| Children per woman | 2.862024 | 2.672024 |
| Life expectancy | 67.1 yrs2024 | 80.4 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 33.9%2025 | 21.1%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 4.9%2025 | 19.7%2025 |
| Density | 215.7 /km²2023 | 550.3 /km²2023 |
| Area | 180 km²2023 | 50 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 79.1%2025 | 100.0%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -1,6982025 | -1,1702025 |
| GDP per capita | $8,4892025 | $21,6682021 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #212 | #214 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Marshall Islands: 2.5× from 1960 to 2025; Saint Martin: 5.9× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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Marshall Islands: Marshall Islands vs Gibraltar, Marshall Islands vs British Virgin Islands, Marshall Islands vs Monaco, Marshall Islands vs San Marino, Marshall Islands vs Saint Martin, Marshall Islands vs Palau.
Saint Martin: Saint Martin vs Monaco, Saint Martin vs Marshall Islands, Saint Martin vs San Marino, Saint Martin vs Palau, Saint Martin vs Nauru, Saint Martin vs Tuvalu.
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