Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jordan instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
Economy
make 61.6% less money
Northern Mariana Islands has a GDP per capita of $24,500 as of 2016, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2023.
be 60.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Northern Mariana Islands, 11.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Jordan, that number is 17.9% as of 2023.
Life
have 41.4% more children
In Northern Mariana Islands, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jordan, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 11.4% more 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 Jordan, on the other hand, 13.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 3.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Northern Mariana Islands, approximately 25.1% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Jordan, about 83.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 98.2% less coastline
Northern Mariana Islands has a total of 1,482 km of coastline. In Jordan, that number is 26 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Jordan: At a glance
How big is Jordan compared to Northern Mariana Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.