Gender in Marshall Islands

140 indicators covering gender for Marshall Islands.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Sex ratio at birth 106.68 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.6% 29th
Sex ratio at age 5 104.74 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.6% 110th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 106.68 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.6% 29th
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Probability of dying that year, among females 1.9% 2023 down 24.8% 65th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 41.2% 2023 down 2.0% 71st
Sex ratio at age 60 101.6 males per 100 females 2023 down 17.6% 46th
Male population by age group 2,219 people 2023 down 37.7% 202nd
Female population by age group 2,070 people 2023 down 36.8% 203rd
Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 0 2023 170th
Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 100 2023 up 33.3% 1st
Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 0 2023 123rd
Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 0 2023 154th
Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 0 2023 123rd
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 0 2023 175th
Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 1 2023 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 100 2023 up 33.3% 1st
Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 0 2023 110th
Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 75 2023 unchanged 74th
Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 50 2023 up 100.0% 147th
Women Business and the Law Index 65.62 2023 up 16.7% 148th
Women Business and the Law Index 65.62 2023 up 16.7% 148th
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 155 2023 down 22.9% 47th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 30.8 2019 up 4.8% 169th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 32.9 2019 up 7.2% 142nd
Total Fertility Rate 2.67 2022 down 21.2% 70th
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 37.69 2024 up 9.8% 105th
Women have the same rights to remarry as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% 185th
Women of reproductive age 9,374 2023 down 24.9% 191st
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 72.8% 2026 up 1.0% 87th
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 4 2026 up 33.3% 190th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 12.1% 2026 up 33.3% 175th
Share of women in ministerial positions 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 184th
Share of women in parliament 12.1% 2025 up 33.3% 163rd
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 67.77 2021 up 51.9% 102nd
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 12.12 2024 up 300.0% 162nd
Share of pregnant women who have anemia 25.5% 2023 down 8.6% 117th
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 2.2 2023 down 18.5% 186th