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

Health

live 11.7 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 Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 74.6% less money

Northern Mariana Islands has a GDP per capita of $23,786 as of 2022, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $6,041 as of 2025.

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Life

have 81.4% more children

In Northern Mariana Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 32.2% 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 Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 3.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Northern Mariana Islands, approximately 25.1% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tuvalu, about 81.2% do as of 2022.

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Geography

see 98.4% less coastline

Northern Mariana Islands has a total of 1,482 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.

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

Tuvalu: At a glance

Tuvalu is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 26 sq km. In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name ".tv" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period.
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