Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Northern Mariana Islands instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
live 24.3 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 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 19.4 times more money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $1,224 as of 2025, while in Northern Mariana Islands, the GDP per capita is $23,786 as of 2022.
Life
be 82.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 69.8 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 62.7% fewer children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 32.5 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 63.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 61% of people have electricity access (85% in urban areas, and 33% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Northern Mariana Islands, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 21.6% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Nigeria, approximately 82% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Northern Mariana Islands, 100% of people do as of 2024.
be 39.1% less likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 41.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Northern Mariana Islands, about 25.1% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 73.7% more coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 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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