Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Northern Mariana Islands instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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.
Economy
make 60.6% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Northern Mariana Islands, the GDP per capita is $23,786 as of 2022.
Life
be 4.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 2.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Northern Mariana Islands, on the other hand, 12.5 children do as of 2022.
have 34.9% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Northern Mariana Islands, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 71.5% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 88.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Northern Mariana Islands, about 25.1% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 5.4 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Northern Mariana Islands, that number is 1,482 km.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Northern Mariana Islands: At a glance
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