Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 12.1 years longer

In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Northern Mariana Islands, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 9.8 times more money

Western Sahara has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2007, while in Northern Mariana Islands, the GDP per capita is $24,500 as of 2016.

Life

be 73.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Northern Mariana Islands, on the other hand, 12.5 children do as of 2022.

have 43.9% fewer children

In Western Sahara, there are approximately 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Northern Mariana Islands, there are 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

see 33.5% more coastline

Western Sahara has a total of 1,110 km of coastline. In Northern Mariana Islands, that number is 1,482 km.

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

Northern Mariana Islands: At a glance

Northern Mariana Islands (sometimes abbreviated CNMI) is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 464 sq km. Under US administration as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific, the people of the Northern Mariana Islands decided in the 1970s not to seek independence but instead to forge closer links with the US. Negotiations for territorial status began in 1972. A covenant to establish a commonwealth in political union with the US was approved in 1975, and came into force on 24 March 1976. A new government and constitution went into effect in 1978.
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