Human development index (Our World) in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Human development index (Our World) was 0.733 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human development index in Marshall Islands, 2011–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 0.733 for human development index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.733 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.666, in 2011.
That places Marshall Islands 108th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Human development index (Our World) in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.666 | — |
| 2012 | 0.668 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.676 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.681 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.691 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.696 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.702 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.71 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.722 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.722 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.723 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.732 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.733 | +0.1% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 0.733 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7675, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 0.733 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.732, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6902 | 0.666 | 0.722 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7275 | 0.722 | 0.733 | 4 |
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 human development index in Marshall Islands?
- Human development index in Marshall Islands was 0.733 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.733 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.666 in 2011.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for human development index?
- Marshall Islands ranks 108th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 Human development index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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