Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.4 years less

In Northern Mariana Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 12.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Northern Mariana Islands, 11.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

make 75.5% less money

Northern Mariana Islands has a GDP per capita of $24,500 as of 2016, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

Life

have 19.7% more children

In Northern Mariana Islands, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 36.2% 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 Samoa, on the other hand, 17.0 children do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 3.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Northern Mariana Islands, approximately 25.1% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 72.8% less coastline

Northern Mariana Islands has a total of 1,482 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

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

Samoa: At a glance

Samoa is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 2,821 sq km. New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962, when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. The country dropped the "Western" from its name in 1997.
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