Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 7.1 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 Samoa, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 75.3% less money

Northern Mariana Islands has a GDP per capita of $23,786 as of 2022, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $5,873 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.1 times more children

In Northern Mariana Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 3.0 times more likely to have internet access

In Northern Mariana Islands, approximately 25.1% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 75.3% do as of 2022.

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Geography

see 72.8% less coastline

Northern Mariana Islands has a total of 1,482 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

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

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Samoa: At a glance

Samoa is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 2,821 sq km. New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962, when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. The country dropped the "Western" from its name in 1997.
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