Northern Mariana Islands vs Palau

Northern Mariana Islands (Oceania) and Palau (Oceania) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 2002-2022

Northern Mariana Islands Palau World

0 10k 20k 30k 40k 2002 Northern Mariana Islands: 19,227.89 Palau: 8,340.19 World: 5,539.32 2003 Northern Mariana Islands: 18,938.87 Palau: 7,862.39 World: 6,129.87 2004 Northern Mariana Islands: 18,924.58 Palau: 8,393.73 World: 6,818 2005 Northern Mariana Islands: 17,015.75 Palau: 9,367.69 World: 7,290.57 2006 Northern Mariana Islands: 16,314.56 Palau: 9,737.02 World: 7,803.19 2007 Northern Mariana Islands: 15,914.22 Palau: 10,155.05 World: 8,685.33 2008 Northern Mariana Islands: 16,430.45 Palau: 10,471.15 World: 9,425.74 2009 Northern Mariana Islands: 14,369.63 Palau: 9,837.5 World: 8,827.04 2010 Northern Mariana Islands: 14,771.4 Palau: 10,018.07 World: 9,555.07 2011 Northern Mariana Islands: 13,598.72 Palau: 10,795.64 World: 10,496.93 2012 Northern Mariana Islands: 14,013.6 Palau: 12,098.41 World: 10,597.85 2013 Northern Mariana Islands: 14,632.85 Palau: 12,820.59 World: 10,759.35 2014 Northern Mariana Islands: 15,945.42 Palau: 13,854.73 World: 10,912.24 2015 Northern Mariana Islands: 17,665.1 Palau: 15,938.37 World: 10,191.98 2016 Northern Mariana Islands: 24,225.47 Palau: 17,043.67 World: 10,239.47 2017 Northern Mariana Islands: 31,225.61 Palau: 16,280.24 World: 10,784.4 2018 Northern Mariana Islands: 26,509.36 Palau: 16,179.88 World: 11,344.73 2019 Northern Mariana Islands: 24,496.67 Palau: 15,841.89 World: 11,417.6 2020 Northern Mariana Islands: 18,220.84 Palau: 14,556.31 World: 10,999.49 2021 Northern Mariana Islands: 19,455.5 Palau: 13,267.49 World: 12,472.91 2022 Northern Mariana Islands: 23,785.75 Palau: 13,934.95 World: 12,876.24 2002 2008 2011 2014 2017 2022

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Northern Mariana Islands Palau World

50 60 70 80 1960 Northern Mariana Islands: 61.39 Palau: 54.85 World: 50.94 1961 Northern Mariana Islands: 61.67 Palau: 55.09 World: 52.8 1962 Northern Mariana Islands: 61.97 Palau: 55.38 World: 55.29 1963 Northern Mariana Islands: 62.31 Palau: 55.57 World: 55.65 1964 Northern Mariana Islands: 62.59 Palau: 55.8 World: 56.1 1965 Northern Mariana Islands: 62.96 Palau: 55.94 World: 55.93 1966 Northern Mariana Islands: 63.33 Palau: 56.21 World: 56.45 1967 Northern Mariana Islands: 63.71 Palau: 56.54 World: 56.9 1968 Northern Mariana Islands: 64.08 Palau: 56.89 World: 57.34 1969 Northern Mariana Islands: 64.48 Palau: 57.25 World: 57.68 1970 Northern Mariana Islands: 64.83 Palau: 57.67 World: 57.94 1971 Northern Mariana Islands: 65.2 Palau: 58.11 World: 58.02 1972 Northern Mariana Islands: 65.56 Palau: 58.56 World: 58.84 1973 Northern Mariana Islands: 65.99 Palau: 59.02 World: 59.3 1974 Northern Mariana Islands: 66.43 Palau: 59.49 World: 59.7 1975 Northern Mariana Islands: 66.85 Palau: 60 World: 60.13 1976 Northern Mariana Islands: 67.28 Palau: 60.47 World: 60.45 1977 Northern Mariana Islands: 67.65 Palau: 60.9 World: 61.04 1978 Northern Mariana Islands: 67.9 Palau: 61.29 World: 61.39 1979 Northern Mariana Islands: 68.12 Palau: 61.62 World: 61.84 1980 Northern Mariana Islands: 68.3 Palau: 61.91 World: 62.15 1981 Northern Mariana Islands: 68.48 Palau: 62.14 World: 62.52 1982 Northern Mariana Islands: 68.69 Palau: 62.33 World: 62.87 1983 Northern Mariana Islands: 68.86 Palau: 62.48 World: 63.13 1984 Northern Mariana Islands: 69.06 Palau: 62.64 World: 63.44 1985 Northern Mariana Islands: 69.23 Palau: 62.72 World: 63.73 1986 Northern Mariana Islands: 69.36 Palau: 62.75 World: 64.12 1987 Northern Mariana Islands: 69.48 Palau: 62.77 World: 64.46 1988 Northern Mariana Islands: 69.61 Palau: 62.78 World: 64.67 1989 Northern Mariana Islands: 69.78 Palau: 62.78 World: 64.96 1990 Northern Mariana Islands: 70.04 Palau: 62.79 World: 65.11 1991 Northern Mariana Islands: 70.36 Palau: 62.85 World: 65.3 1992 Northern Mariana Islands: 70.76 Palau: 62.93 World: 65.55 1993 Northern Mariana Islands: 71.16 Palau: 62.98 World: 65.74 1994 Northern Mariana Islands: 71.53 Palau: 63.1 World: 65.96 1995 Northern Mariana Islands: 71.94 Palau: 63.26 World: 66.2 1996 Northern Mariana Islands: 72.44 Palau: 63.46 World: 66.52 1997 Northern Mariana Islands: 72.95 Palau: 63.71 World: 66.83 1998 Northern Mariana Islands: 73.57 Palau: 63.95 World: 67.07 1999 Northern Mariana Islands: 74.26 Palau: 64.23 World: 67.31 2000 Northern Mariana Islands: 74.9 Palau: 64.5 World: 67.65 2001 Northern Mariana Islands: 75.42 Palau: 64.8 World: 67.95 2002 Northern Mariana Islands: 75.93 Palau: 65.08 World: 68.23 2003 Northern Mariana Islands: 76.51 Palau: 65.45 World: 68.52 2004 Northern Mariana Islands: 76.79 Palau: 65.82 World: 68.77 2005 Northern Mariana Islands: 77.31 Palau: 66.22 World: 69.11 2006 Northern Mariana Islands: 77.69 Palau: 66.63 World: 69.47 2007 Northern Mariana Islands: 77.86 Palau: 67.11 World: 69.81 2008 Northern Mariana Islands: 77.94 Palau: 67.56 World: 70 2009 Northern Mariana Islands: 77.9 Palau: 67.99 World: 70.38 2010 Northern Mariana Islands: 77.8 Palau: 68.35 World: 70.68 2011 Northern Mariana Islands: 77.69 Palau: 68.64 World: 70.97 2012 Northern Mariana Islands: 77.57 Palau: 68.86 World: 71.26 2013 Northern Mariana Islands: 77.45 Palau: 68.98 World: 71.53 2014 Northern Mariana Islands: 77.38 Palau: 69.06 World: 71.78 2015 Northern Mariana Islands: 77.36 Palau: 69.07 World: 71.97 2016 Northern Mariana Islands: 77.39 Palau: 69.05 World: 72.19 2017 Northern Mariana Islands: 77.47 Palau: 69.02 World: 72.37 2018 Northern Mariana Islands: 77.51 Palau: 68.99 World: 72.64 2019 Northern Mariana Islands: 77.84 Palau: 68.98 World: 72.87 2020 Northern Mariana Islands: 78.03 Palau: 68.69 World: 72.18 2021 Northern Mariana Islands: 78.16 Palau: 68.56 World: 71.22 2022 Northern Mariana Islands: 78.53 Palau: 68.92 World: 72.97 2023 Northern Mariana Islands: 78.81 Palau: 69.27 World: 73.33 2024 Northern Mariana Islands: 78.95 Palau: 69.38 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Northern Mariana Islands Palau World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Northern Mariana Islands: 5.96 Palau: 7.19 World: 4.69 1961 Northern Mariana Islands: 5.91 Palau: 7.17 World: 4.56 1962 Northern Mariana Islands: 5.85 Palau: 7.15 World: 5.02 1963 Northern Mariana Islands: 5.79 Palau: 7.12 World: 5.31 1964 Northern Mariana Islands: 5.72 Palau: 7.08 World: 5.13 1965 Northern Mariana Islands: 5.66 Palau: 7.01 World: 5.08 1966 Northern Mariana Islands: 5.59 Palau: 6.93 World: 4.97 1967 Northern Mariana Islands: 5.7 Palau: 6.84 World: 4.87 1968 Northern Mariana Islands: 7.74 Palau: 6.71 World: 4.98 1969 Northern Mariana Islands: 7.62 Palau: 6.58 World: 4.88 1970 Northern Mariana Islands: 7.44 Palau: 6.39 World: 4.84 1971 Northern Mariana Islands: 7.13 Palau: 6.16 World: 4.69 1972 Northern Mariana Islands: 6.78 Palau: 5.9 World: 4.55 1973 Northern Mariana Islands: 6.4 Palau: 5.59 World: 4.42 1974 Northern Mariana Islands: 6.02 Palau: 5.26 World: 4.26 1975 Northern Mariana Islands: 5.63 Palau: 4.9 World: 4.07 1976 Northern Mariana Islands: 5.23 Palau: 4.53 World: 3.97 1977 Northern Mariana Islands: 4.83 Palau: 4.09 World: 3.84 1978 Northern Mariana Islands: 4.43 Palau: 3.74 World: 3.77 1979 Northern Mariana Islands: 4.05 Palau: 3.49 World: 3.76 1980 Northern Mariana Islands: 3.65 Palau: 3.35 World: 3.73 1981 Northern Mariana Islands: 3.26 Palau: 3.28 World: 3.71 1982 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.9 Palau: 3.22 World: 3.72 1983 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.58 Palau: 3.14 World: 3.59 1984 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.32 Palau: 3.08 World: 3.57 1985 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.15 Palau: 3.01 World: 3.53 1986 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.17 Palau: 2.98 World: 3.51 1987 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.34 Palau: 2.93 World: 3.48 1988 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.16 Palau: 2.91 World: 3.39 1989 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.02 Palau: 2.92 World: 3.35 1990 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.34 Palau: 2.88 World: 3.31 1991 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.82 Palau: 2.74 World: 3.13 1992 Northern Mariana Islands: 3.07 Palau: 2.71 World: 3.04 1993 Northern Mariana Islands: 3.23 Palau: 2.73 World: 2.97 1994 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.98 Palau: 2.66 World: 2.92 1995 Northern Mariana Islands: 3.08 Palau: 2.55 World: 2.87 1996 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.59 Palau: 2.39 World: 2.82 1997 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.25 Palau: 2.19 World: 2.78 1998 Northern Mariana Islands: 1.69 Palau: 2.01 World: 2.75 1999 Northern Mariana Islands: 1.61 Palau: 1.91 World: 2.72 2000 Northern Mariana Islands: 1.64 Palau: 1.82 World: 2.73 2001 Northern Mariana Islands: 1.74 Palau: 1.87 World: 2.69 2002 Northern Mariana Islands: 1.68 Palau: 1.92 World: 2.66 2003 Northern Mariana Islands: 1.89 Palau: 1.96 World: 2.64 2004 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.07 Palau: 1.99 World: 2.63 2005 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.26 Palau: 2.02 World: 2.61 2006 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.61 Palau: 2 World: 2.61 2007 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.79 Palau: 1.97 World: 2.6 2008 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.82 Palau: 1.95 World: 2.6 2009 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.74 Palau: 1.94 World: 2.59 2010 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.98 Palau: 1.94 World: 2.57 2011 Northern Mariana Islands: 3.21 Palau: 1.97 World: 2.55 2012 Northern Mariana Islands: 3.33 Palau: 2.01 World: 2.56 2013 Northern Mariana Islands: 3.54 Palau: 2.05 World: 2.53 2014 Northern Mariana Islands: 3.37 Palau: 2.03 World: 2.52 2015 Northern Mariana Islands: 3.13 Palau: 2 World: 2.49 2016 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.92 Palau: 2.06 World: 2.49 2017 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.76 Palau: 2.02 World: 2.46 2018 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.64 Palau: 1.97 World: 2.39 2019 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.56 Palau: 1.98 World: 2.35 2020 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.49 Palau: 1.97 World: 2.28 2021 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.44 Palau: 1.95 World: 2.25 2022 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.39 Palau: 1.93 World: 2.22 2023 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.35 Palau: 1.91 World: 2.2 2024 Northern Mariana Islands: 2.32 Palau: 1.88 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Northern Mariana Islands Palau World

0 50 100 150 200 250 1970 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 175.48 World: 4.14 1971 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 169.64 World: 4.04 1972 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 163.59 World: 4.16 1973 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 158.92 World: 4.32 1974 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 157.23 World: 4.23 1975 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 157.63 World: 4.14 1976 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 158.34 World: 4.31 1977 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 159.27 World: 4.36 1978 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 160.35 World: 4.42 1979 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 161.69 World: 4.46 1980 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 162.56 World: 4.33 1981 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 163.27 World: 4.18 1982 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 158.37 World: 4.05 1983 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 160.47 World: 4.01 1984 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 173.07 World: 4.07 1985 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 136.46 World: 4.05 1986 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 145.18 World: 4.04 1987 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 148.9 World: 4.1 1988 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 139.5 World: 4.16 1989 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 142.75 World: 4.16 1990 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 141.29 World: 4.15 1991 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 137.05 World: 4.1 1992 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 122.32 World: 4.01 1993 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 122.26 World: 3.97 1994 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 178.64 World: 3.94 1995 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 136.65 World: 3.99 1996 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 125.27 World: 4.01 1997 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 139.07 World: 4.02 1998 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 123.02 World: 3.98 1999 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 128.03 World: 3.95 2000 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 110.65 World: 4.01 2001 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 122.14 World: 4.01 2002 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 74.05 World: 4.02 2003 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 87.4 World: 4.15 2004 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 76.78 World: 4.28 2005 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 87.55 World: 4.39 2006 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 86.65 World: 4.48 2007 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 71.69 World: 4.59 2008 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 73.53 World: 4.56 2009 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 116.19 World: 4.45 2010 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 114.74 World: 4.67 2011 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 131.08 World: 4.76 2012 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 202.87 World: 4.77 2013 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 103.37 World: 4.81 2014 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 71.56 World: 4.78 2015 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 67.27 World: 4.7 2016 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 64.3 World: 4.65 2017 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 67.17 World: 4.67 2018 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 69.07 World: 4.73 2019 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 71.26 World: 4.7 2020 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 71.74 World: 4.47 2021 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 74.73 World: 4.68 2022 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 78.73 World: 4.67 2023 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 78.86 World: 4.68 2024 Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Palau: 82.84 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Population

Indicator Northern Mariana Islands Palau
Population 43,541 2025
206th of 215		 17,663 2025
213th of 215
Population density 98.1 /km² 2023
104th of 214		 38.5 /km² 2023
162nd of 214
Population growth -1.68 % 2025
212th of 215		 -0.18 % 2025
187th of 215
Life expectancy 78.9 years 2024
56th of 215		 69.4 years 2024
155th of 215
Fertility rate 2.32 2024
83rd of 215		 1.88 2024
112th of 215
Birth rate 12.1 ‰ 2024
118th of 215		 10.7 ‰ 2024
144th of 215
Urban population 92.2 % 2025
26th of 215		 79.3 % 2025
61st of 215
Aged 65+ 10.8 % 2025
91st of 215		 11.8 % 2025
85th of 215
Living in cities 0.0 % 2025
203rd of 215		 0.0 % 2025
205th of 215
Living in towns 68.8 % 2025
21st of 215		 39.5 % 2025
67th of 215
Living in rural areas 31.3 % 2025
72nd of 215		 60.5 % 2025
9th of 215
Infant mortality - 18.6 ‰ 2024
126th of 196

Economy

Indicator Northern Mariana Islands Palau
GDP 1.1 bn US$ 2022 345 mn US$ 2025
183rd of 186
GDP per capita 23,786 US$ 2022 19,532 US$ 2025
58th of 186
GDP growth 16.6 % 2022 6.3 % 2025
30th of 186
Trade 93.2 % 2022 105.8 % 2024
Exports 22.3 % 2022 32.7 % 2024
GDP per capita (PPP) - 23,052 int. $ 2025
83rd of 185
GNI per capita - 19,890 US$ 2025
52nd of 182
Inflation - -0.4 % 2025
160th of 165
FDI inflows - 21.5 % 2024
7th of 192
Manufacturing - 1.2 % 2024
Agriculture - 2.7 % 2024
Tax revenue - 18.1 % 2020
Government debt - 85.2 % 2019
47th of 56

Health

Indicator Northern Mariana Islands Palau
Safe drinking water 81.5 % 2024
72nd of 147		 90.8 % 2024
58th of 147
Health spending - 10.9 % 2023
18th of 192
Health spending per person - 1,684 US$ 2023
46th of 191
Physicians - 1.81 /1,000 2023
61st of 125
Under-5 mortality - 21.4 ‰ 2024
125th of 196
Maternal mortality - 89 /100k 2023
126th of 194
Tobacco use - 23.0 % 2024
106th of 166

Society

Indicator Northern Mariana Islands Palau
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
76th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
85th of 213
Internet use - 83.9 % 2024
83rd of 182
Mobile subscriptions - 135.4 /100 2023
Women in parliament - 25.0 % 2025
100th of 184

Environment

Indicator Northern Mariana Islands Palau
CO₂ per capita 0.00 t 2024
7th of 202		 82.84 t 2024
202nd of 202
GHG per capita 0.09 t 2024
1st of 202		 86.68 t 2024
202nd of 202
Renewable energy 0.5 % 2022
198th of 211		 0.9 % 2022
196th of 211
Forest area 53.0 % 2023
42nd of 212		 90.5 % 2023
4th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 2.7 µg/m³ 2023
2nd of 200		 4.9 µg/m³ 2023
14th of 200
Land area 460 km² 2023
189th of 214		 460 km² 2023
190th of 214
Fossil CO₂ emissions - 0.2 Mt 2024
193rd of 204
Share of global CO₂ - 0.00 % 2024
192nd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ - 0.0 Gt 2024
194th of 204

Human development

Indicator Northern Mariana Islands Palau
Human Development Index - 0.786 2023
85th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI - 0.616 2023
84th of 169

Food

Indicator Northern Mariana Islands Palau
Food insecurity - 28.1 % 2024
79th of 134
Severe food insecurity - 6.9 % 2024
75th of 124

Education

Indicator Northern Mariana Islands Palau
Literacy - 99.8 % 2020
Secondary enrolment - 95.7 % 2024
48th of 108
Tertiary enrolment - 71.8 % 2024
81st of 128
Education spending - 3.4 % 2023
68th of 121
Expected schooling - 14.1 yrs 2023
84th of 195
Mean schooling - 13.3 yrs 2023
11th of 193

Refugees

Indicator Northern Mariana Islands Palau
Refugees hosted - 5 2024
Refugees hosted per 1,000 - 0.3 ‰ 2024
Asylum-seekers hosted - 0 2024
Refugees from the country - 5 2023
Refugees from per 1,000 - 0.3 ‰ 2023

Governance

Indicator Northern Mariana Islands Palau
Control of corruption - 58.1 /100 2024
67th of 207
Government effectiveness - 51.5 /100 2024
103rd of 205
Rule of law - 77.1 /100 2024
28th of 207
Regulatory quality - 62.5 /100 2024
59th of 205
Voice and accountability - 75.0 /100 2024
33rd of 205
Political stability - 87.1 /100 2024
16th of 207

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.