Governance

Marshall Islands

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Women in parliament20002024
3.035.37.589.8512.120002024
Source: WB Gender
IndicatorValue
Electoral democracy indexNo authoritative open source found
Liberal democracy indexNo authoritative open source found
Government effectiveness-0.291 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Rule of law0.836 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Control of corruption0.391 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Voice & accountability0.954 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Political stability1.28 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Regulatory quality-0.688 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Cabinet fragmentation indexNo authoritative open source found
Governing majority marginNo authoritative open source found
Parties in executive cabinetNo authoritative open source found
Women in parliament12.1 %WB Gender [2024]
Constitutional history supplementNo authoritative open source found
Legal systemmixed system of US and English common law, customary law, and local statutesCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Suffrage (voting rights)18 years of age; universalCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive

effective 1 May 1979

Source: CIA World Factbook (Historical Archive — final edition) · CC0 · Edition 2026-05

How to read these indices

V-Dem democracy indices range from 0 to 1 — higher values mean stronger democratic institutions. World Bank WGI governance estimates range from about −2.5 to +2.5, where higher is better. These are comparative indices across countries, not absolute scores.

Section metadata

Data year2025
EditionDatabook 2026
Coverage9/15
LicenseCC-BY
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Datasets on this page
  • World Bank WGI
    world_bank_wgi
    Edition: 2024
  • WB Gender
    world_bank_gender
    Edition: 2026
  • CIA World Factbook
    cia_factbook
    Edition: 2025
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About this data

Marshall Islands's governance on Databook compiles 9 indicators from 3 open datasets including World Bank WGI, WB Gender, CIA World Factbook. Key figures include government effectiveness (-0.291 index), rule of law (0.836 index). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.