World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
San Marino fits inside the median country 1,856 times.
San Marino: 60 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
San Marino: 0 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 1,596 m above San Marino’s.
San Marino: 739 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 217 times as many people as San Marino.
San Marino: 34,109 (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
San Marino is 5.8 times as densely populated as the median country.
San Marino: 568 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
San Marino: no data · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
San Marino: no data · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in San Marino is 16 years older than in the median country.
San Marino: 47.4 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.7 more children on average than in San Marino.
San Marino: 1.16 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
23% of people in San Marino are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country.
San Marino: 23.1% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
San Marino: no data · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
San Marino and the median country are practically level.
San Marino: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 22 times the size of San Marino’s.
San Marino: $2.03 billion (2023) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
San Marino produces 3.7 times as much per person as the median country.
San Marino: Int$78,810 (2023) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
San Marino: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
San Marino: no data · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
San Marino: no data · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
San Marino’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× the median country’s.
San Marino: 76% (2023) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
San Marino spends 8.3 times as much on health per person as the median country.
San Marino: $3,924 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in San Marino live 11 years longer than in the median country.
San Marino: 85.8 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 11 times as likely to die before turning one as in San Marino.
San Marino: 1.2 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
San Marino has 2.8 times as many doctors per person as the median country.
San Marino: 4.6 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
San Marino: no data · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
San Marino: no data · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
San Marino: no data · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
San Marino: no data · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
San Marino: no data · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
San Marino: no data · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
San Marino: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in San Marino went to school 1.4 years longer than in the median country.
San Marino: 11.4 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
San Marino welcomed 9.3 times as many tourists per resident as the median country (2019).
San Marino: 3.2 (2019) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in San Marino are online, versus 82% in the median country.
San Marino: 97% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
San Marino and the median country are practically level.
San Marino: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
97% of people in San Marino live in cities, versus 64% in the median country.
San Marino: 97% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
San Marino has 120 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115.
San Marino: 120 (2022) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
San Marino: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
San Marino: no data · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of the median country, but only 17% of San Marino.
San Marino: 16.7% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
San Marino: no data · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
San Marino: no data · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 29% more fine dust than in San Marino.
San Marino: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
San Marino: no data · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 2.1 times as deadly as in San Marino.
San Marino: 5.9 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
San Marino: no data · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
San Marino: no data · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is San Marino bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. San Marino fits inside the median country 1,856 times.
Which has more people, San Marino or the median country?
The median country has 217 times as many people as San Marino (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, San Marino or the median country?
People in San Marino live 11 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 85.8 years in San Marino and 74.6 in the median country.
