Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 7.7 years less

In Northern Mariana Islands, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Dominica, that number is 71 years (68 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 53.8% less money

Northern Mariana Islands has a GDP per capita of $23,786 as of 2022, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $10,989 as of 2025.

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Life

be 2.7 times 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 Dominica, on the other hand, 33.3 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 3.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Northern Mariana Islands, approximately 25.1% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Dominica, about 82.0% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 90.0% less coastline

Northern Mariana Islands has a total of 1,482 km of coastline. In Dominica, that number is 148 km.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this

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Dominica: At a glance

Dominica is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 751 sq km. Dominica was the last of the Caribbean islands to be colonized by Europeans due chiefly to the fierce resistance of the native Caribs. France ceded possession to Great Britain in 1763, which made the island a colony in 1805. In 1980, two years after independence, Dominica's fortunes improved when a corrupt and tyrannical administration was replaced by that of Mary Eugenia CHARLES, the first female prime minister in the Caribbean, who remained in office for 15 years. Some 3,000 Carib Indians still living on Dominica are the only pre-Columbian population remaining in the eastern Caribbean.
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