Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
Economy
make 89.8% less money
Northern Mariana Islands has a GDP per capita of $24,500 as of 2016, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2020.
Life
have 46.5% more children
In Northern Mariana Islands, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 60.4% 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 Solomon Islands, on the other hand, 20.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 33.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Northern Mariana Islands, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 67% of the population do as of 2018.
be 60.8% less likely to have internet access
In Northern Mariana Islands, approximately 30.6% of the population has internet access as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, about 12.0% do as of 2019.
be 26.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Northern Mariana Islands, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 73% of people do as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.6 times more coastline
Northern Mariana Islands has a total of 1,482 km of coastline. In Solomon Islands, that number is 5,313 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Solomon Islands: At a glance
How big is Solomon Islands compared to Northern Mariana Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.