Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.5 years longer

In Guam, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Northern Mariana Islands, that number is 79 years (77 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 43.1% less money

Guam has a GDP per capita of $41,833 as of 2022, while in Northern Mariana Islands, the GDP per capita is $23,786 as of 2022.

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Life

have 30.2% fewer children

In Guam, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Northern Mariana Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 68.8% less likely to have internet access

In Guam, approximately 80.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Northern Mariana Islands, about 25.1% do as of 2021.

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Geography

see 11.8 times more coastline

Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Northern Mariana Islands, that number is 1,482 km.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this

Compare further: Guam vs. Northern Mariana Islands

Cost of Living Comparison · 5 categories - 2026 data
Northern Mariana Islands is 36.8% cheaper than Guam overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Guam is about 1.2 times bigger than Northern Mariana Islands.
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Moving from Guam to Northern Mariana Islands · UN DESA 2020
731 people born in Guam live in Northern Mariana Islands.
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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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