Cook Islands vs Marshall Islands: Total population (thousands), annual growth rate
Cook Islands
-3.41 % change on previous year
in 2025
Marshall Islands
-3.32 % change on previous year
in 2025
Cook Islands rank
232nd
Marshall Islands rank
231st
Total population (thousands), annual growth rate over time
- Cook Islands
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports -3.32 % change on previous year against -3.41 % change on previous year in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.09 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 232nd and Marshall Islands ranks 231st of 233 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 1 and Marshall Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.41 % change on previous year | 3.22 % change on previous year | 4.63 % change on previous year | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | -0.5574 % change on previous year | 3.93 % change on previous year | 4.49 % change on previous year | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | -0.0132 % change on previous year | 1.5 % change on previous year | 1.51 % change on previous year | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | -0.313 % change on previous year | 0.4101 % change on previous year | 0.7231 % change on previous year | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 0.1068 % change on previous year | -1.51 % change on previous year | 1.62 % change on previous year | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | -3.17 % change on previous year | -3.12 % change on previous year | 0.0462 % change on previous year | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total population (thousands), annual growth rate, Cook Islands or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at -3.32 % change on previous year against -3.41 % change on previous year in Cook Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total population (thousands), annual growth rate between Cook Islands and Marshall Islands?
- 0.09 % change on previous year, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Marshall Islands?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Cook Islands and Marshall Islands rank globally for total population (thousands), annual growth rate?
- Cook Islands ranks 232nd and Marshall Islands ranks 231st of 233 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total population (thousands), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Total population (thousands). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.