Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.7 years longer

In Northern Mariana Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Virgin Islands, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 51.0% more money

Northern Mariana Islands has a GDP per capita of $24,500 as of 2016, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $37,000 as of 2016.

be 14.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Northern Mariana Islands, 11.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Virgin Islands, that number is 12.9% as of 2022.

Life

be 38.7% 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 Virgin Islands, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2022.

have 29.3% fewer children

In Northern Mariana Islands, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Virgin Islands, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Northern Mariana Islands, approximately 25.1% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Virgin Islands, about 64.8% do as of 2022.

Geography

see 87.3% less coastline

Northern Mariana Islands has a total of 1,482 km of coastline. In Virgin Islands, that number is 188 km.

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

Virgin Islands: At a glance

Virgin Islands (sometimes abbreviated USVI) is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 346 sq km. The Danes secured control over the southern Virgin Islands of Saint Thomas, Saint John, and Saint Croix during the 17th and early 18th centuries. Sugarcane, produced by African slave labor, drove the islands' economy during the 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1917, the US purchased the Danish holdings, which had been in economic decline since the abolition of slavery in 1848.
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