Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:

Health

live 14.7 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 Guinea-Bissau, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 95.3% less money

Northern Mariana Islands has a GDP per capita of $23,786 as of 2022, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,124 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.4 times more children

In Northern Mariana Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 29.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 3.4 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 Guinea-Bissau, on the other hand, 42.1 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 18.6% more likely to have internet access

In Northern Mariana Islands, approximately 25.1% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, about 29.8% do as of 2024.

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be 59.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Northern Mariana Islands, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 40% of people on average (64% in urban areas, and 21% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 38.2% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Northern Mariana Islands, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, 62% of people do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 76.4% less coastline

Northern Mariana Islands has a total of 1,482 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.

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

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Guinea-Bissau: At a glance

Guinea-Bissau is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 28,120 sq km. Since independence from Portugal in 1974, Guinea-Bissau has experienced considerable political and military upheaval. In 1980, a military coup established authoritarian dictator Joao Bernardo 'Nino' VIEIRA as president. Despite setting a path to a market economy and multiparty system, VIEIRA's regime was characterized by the suppression of political opposition and the purging of political rivals. Several coup attempts through the 1980s and early 1990s failed to unseat him. In 1994 VIEIRA was elected president in the country's first free elections. A military mutiny and resulting civil war in 1998 eventually led to VIEIRA's ouster in May 1999. In February 2000, a transitional government turned over power to opposition leader Kumba YALA after he was elected president in transparent polling. In September 2003, after only three years in office, YALA was overthrown in a bloodless military coup, and businessman Henrique ROSA was sworn in as interim president. In 2005, former President VIEIRA was re-elected president pledging to pursue economic development and national reconciliation; he was assassinated in March 2009. Malam Bacai SANHA was elected in an emergency election held in June 2009, but he passed away in January 2012 from an existing illness. A military coup in April 2012 prevented Guinea-Bissau's second-round presidential election - to determine SANHA's successor - from taking place.
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