Access to basic services in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Access to basic services was 97.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.2
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
144th
of 214 countries
All-time high
100
in 2022
All-time low
68.52
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Access to basic services in Marshall Islands, 1999–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, access to basic services in Marshall Islands stood at 97.2.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to basic services in Marshall Islands peaked at 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 68.52, in 1999.
That places Marshall Islands 144th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Access to basic services in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 68.52 | — |
| 2000 | 68.6 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 70.1 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 71.5 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 72.9 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 74.3 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 75.7 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 77.2 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 72.3 | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 80.2 | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 81.7 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 89.4 | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 89.9 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 90.4 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 90.9 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 91.5 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 92.1 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 92.7 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 93.8 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 95.3 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 96.8 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 98.3 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 99.8 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 100 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.2 | -2.8% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 97.2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 97.2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100, 97% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.52 | 68.52 | 68.52 | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.45 | 68.6 | 81.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.28 | 89.4 | 96.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.06 | 97.2 | 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More reference data data for Marshall Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Share of children immunized dtp3 85 (2025)
- Competitive elections lexical 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating fh 1 (2025)
- Universal suffrage lexical 2 (2025)
- Political regime fh 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to basic services in Marshall Islands?
- Access to basic services in Marshall Islands was 97.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to basic services recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to basic services recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.52 in 1999.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for access to basic services?
- Marshall Islands ranks 144th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to basic services rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to basic services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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