Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
Economy
make 31.8% less money
Northern Mariana Islands has a GDP per capita of $24,500 as of 2016, while in Cook Islands, the GDP per capita is $16,700 as of 2016.
be 17.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Northern Mariana Islands, 11.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Cook Islands, that number is 13.1% as of 2005.
Life
be 27.6% 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 Cook Islands, on the other hand, 15.9 children do as of 2022.
have 19.0% fewer children
In Northern Mariana Islands, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cook Islands, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 76.5% more likely to have internet access
In Northern Mariana Islands, approximately 30.6% of the population has internet access as of 2016. In Cook Islands, about 54.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 91.9% less coastline
Northern Mariana Islands has a total of 1,482 km of coastline. In Cook Islands, that number is 120 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cook Islands: At a glance
How big is Cook Islands compared to Northern Mariana Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.