Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in China instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:

Economy

be 55.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Northern Mariana Islands, 11.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In China, that number is 5.0% as of 2022.

make 25.7% less money

Northern Mariana Islands has a GDP per capita of $24,500 as of 2016, while in China, the GDP per capita is $18,200 as of 2022.

Life

be 45.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Northern Mariana Islands, approximately 12.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In China, on the other hand, 6.8 children do as of 2022.

have 35.0% fewer children

In Northern Mariana Islands, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In China, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 2.9 times more likely to have internet access

In Northern Mariana Islands, approximately 25.1% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In China, about 73.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 9.8 times more coastline

Northern Mariana Islands has a total of 1,482 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

China: At a glance

China (sometimes abbreviated PRC) is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 9,326,410 sq km. For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. After World War II, the communists under MAO Zedong established an autocratic socialist system that, while ensuring China's sovereignty, imposed strict controls over everyday life and cost the lives of tens of millions of people. After 1978, MAO's successor DENG Xiaoping and other leaders focused on market-oriented economic development and by 2000 output had quadrupled. For much of the population, living standards have improved dramatically and the room for personal choice has expanded, yet political controls remain tight. Since the early 1990s, China has increased its global outreach and participation in international organizations.
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