International Rankings of Northern Mariana Islands 2023, country comparisons

This table lists the international rankings of Northern Mariana Islands, in all categories that are published in the CIA World Factbook, and those that we derived from them. Additional international rankings of Northern Mariana Islands, can be found in the main country ranks menu.
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Ranked Data	Rank	Value	Year
Communications
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	65	N/A	2023
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - total	201	N/A	2023
Internet users - percent of population	98	25.1 %	2021
Internet users - total	214	12299	2021
Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	20	40	2021
Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions	166	20000	2021
Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	107	28	2004
Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions	209	20474	2004
Economy
Average household expenditures - on alcohol and tobacco	59	N/A % of household expenditures	2023
Average household expenditures - on food	95	N/A % of household expenditures	2023
Budget - expenditures	197	344.000 million US Dollars	2015
Budget - revenues	191	389.600 million US Dollars	2016
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)	11	3.7 % of GDP	0
Current account balance	209	N/A US Dollars	2023
Debt - external	206	N/A US Dollars	0
Exports	179	914.000 million US Dollars	2016
GDP (official exchange rate)	202	1.242 billion US Dollars	2016
GDP - composition by end use - exports of goods and services	24	73.6 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - government consumption	15	28.9 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - household consumption	169	43.1 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - imports of goods and services	160	71.9 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - investment in fixed capital	41	26.3 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - investment in inventories	75	N/A % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by sector of origin - agriculture	134	1.7 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by sector of origin - industry	3	58.1 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by sector of origin - services	174	40.2 % of GDP	2016
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income	129	N/A %	2023
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	112	N/A % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population	0
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%	46	N/A % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population	0
Imports	191	893.000 million US Dollars	2016
Industrial production growth rate	197	N/A %	0
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	172	0.3 %	2016
Labor force	203	27970 US Dollars	2010
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture	134	1.9 %	0
Labor force - by occupation - industry	111	10 %	0
Labor force - by occupation - services	5	88.1 %	2010
Population below poverty line	160	N/A %	0
Public debt	185	7.1 % of GDP	2017
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)	205	1.242 billion US Dollars	2016
Real GDP growth rate	200	11.14 %	2019
Real GDP per capita	76	24500 US Dollars	2016
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	195	N/A US Dollars	2023
Taxes and other revenues	25	31.4 % of GDP	0
Unemployment rate	58	11.2 %	2010
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	157	N/A	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	155	N/A	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	159	N/A	2023
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions - from coal and metallurgical coke	128	0 metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Carbon dioxide emissions - from consumed natural gas	124	0 metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Carbon dioxide emissions - from petroleum and other liquids	212	N/A metric tonnes of CO2	2023
Coal - consumption	122	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - exports	62	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - imports	112	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - production	75	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - proven reserves	76	N/A metric tons	2023
Electricity - consumption	212	N/A kWh	2023
Electricity - exports	99	N/A kWh	2023
Electricity - imports	118	N/A kWh	2023
Electricity - installed generating capacity	207	N/A kWh	2023
Electricity - transmission/distribution losses	205	N/A kWh	2023
Electricity access	1	100 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - biomass and waste	58	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - fossil fuels	162	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - geothermal	18	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - hydroelectricity	133	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - nuclear	35	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - solar	70	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - tide and wave	7	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - wind	74	N/A %	2023
Energy consumption per capita	195	0 Btu/person	2019
Natural gas - consumption	121	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - exports	57	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - imports	88	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - production	97	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - proven reserves	92	0 cubic meters	2021
Petroleum - crude oil and lease condensate exports	73	0 bbl/day	2018
Petroleum - crude oil and lease condensate imports	82	0 bbl/day	2018
Petroleum - crude oil estimated reserves	89	0 bbl/day	2021
Petroleum - refined petroleum consumption	182	2100 bbl/day	2019
Petroleum - total petroleum production	106	0 bbl/day	2021
Refined petroleum products - exports	129	N/A bbl/day	2023
Refined petroleum products - imports	213	N/A bbl/day	2023
Refined petroleum products - production	113	N/A bbl/day	2023
Environment
Air pollutants - carbon dioxide emissions	184	N/A megatons	2023
Air pollutants - methane emissions	185	N/A megatons	2023
Air pollutants - particulate matter emissions	189	N/A micrograms per cubic meter	2023
Land use - agricultural land	180	6.6	2018
Land use - arable land	141	2.2	2018
Land use - forest	19	65.5	2018
Land use - other	88	27.9	2018
Land use - permanent crops	64	2.2	2018
Land use - permanent pasture	148	2.2	2018
Revenue from coal	34	N/A % of GDP	2023
Revenue from forest resources	98	0 % of GDP	2018
Total renewable water resources	180	N/A cubic meters	2023
Total water withdrawal - agricultural	146	N/A cubic meters	2023
Total water withdrawal - industrial	109	N/A cubic meters	2023
Total water withdrawal - municipal	115	N/A cubic meters	2023
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	149	0.36	2025
Urbanization - urban population	15	92.1	2023
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste generated annually	118	32761 tons	2013
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste recycled annually	108	11794 tons	2016
Waste and recycling - percent of municipal solid waste recycled	13	36 %	2016
Geography
Area - land	197	464 sq km	0
Area - total	198	464 sq km	0
Area - water	226	0 sq km	0
Coastline	71	1482 km	0
Elevation - highest point	140	965 meters	0
Elevation - lowest point	35	0 meters	0
Elevation - mean elevation	152	N/A meters	2023
Irrigated land	157	1 sq km	2012
Land boundaries - total	164	N/A km	2023
Land use - agricultural land	180	6.6	2018
Land use - arable land	141	2.2	2018
Land use - forest	19	65.5	2018
Land use - other	88	27.9	2018
Land use - permanent crops	64	2.2	2018
Land use - permanent pasture	148	2.2	2018
Military
Military expenditures	53	N/A % of GDP	2023
Population
Alcohol consumption per capita - beer	153	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Alcohol consumption per capita - other alcohols	64	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Alcohol consumption per capita - spirits	136	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Alcohol consumption per capita - total	169	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Alcohol consumption per capita - wine	97	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Birth rate	103	15.6 births/1,000 population	2023
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	103	N/A %	0
Contraceptive prevalence rate	130	N/A %	0
Current health expenditure	93	N/A % of GDP	0
Currently married women (ages 15-49)	165	N/A %	2023
Death rate	156	5.58 deaths/1,000 population	2023
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio	79	14.3 %	0
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio	92	7 %	2021
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio	139	46 %	0
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio	115	31.7 %	0
Drinking water source - improved	66	N/A % of population	0
Drinking water source - rural	110	N/A % of population	0
Drinking water source - total	102	0 % of population	2020
Drinking water source - unimproved	65	N/A % of population	0
Education expenditures	74	N/A % of GDP	0
Gross reproduction rate	53	1.2 %	2023
Hospital bed density	71	N/A beds/1,000 population	2023
Infant mortality rate - female	130	9.16 deaths/1,000 live births	2023
Infant mortality rate - male	109	14.75 deaths/1,000 live births	0
Infant mortality rate - total	112	12.17 deaths/1,000 live births	0
Life expectancy at birth - female	90	79.27 years	2023
Life expectancy at birth - male	85	74.75 years	0
Life expectancy at birth - total population	89	76.83 years	0
Literacy - female	122	N/A %	0
Literacy - male	100	N/A %	0
Literacy - total population	110	N/A %	0
Maternal mortality ratio	122	N/A deaths/100,000 live births	2023
Median age - female	75	34.1 years	2020
Median age - male	76	31.8 years	0
Median age - total	73	32.8 years	0
Mother's mean age at first birth	86	N/A	2023
Net migration rate	195	13.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population	0
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	145	N/A %	2023
Physicians density	159	N/A physicians/1,000 population	0
Population	210	51295	2023
Population growth rate	159	0.35 %	2023
Sanitation facility access - improved	95	N/A % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - rural	120	N/A % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - total	104	2.1 % of population	2020
Sanitation facility access - unimproved	95	N/A % of population	0
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - female	18	N/A years	2023
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - male	15	N/A years	2023
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total	17	N/A years	2023
Sex ratio - 0-14 years	2	1.16 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - 15-64 years	12	1.11 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - 65 years and over	7	1.12 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - at birth	2	1.17 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - total population	8	1.13 male(s)/female	0
Tobacco use - female	114	N/A %	2023
Tobacco use - male	140	N/A %	2023
Tobacco use - total	129	N/A %	2023
Total fertility rate	58	2.59 children born/woman	2023
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	149	0.36	2025
Urbanization - urban population	15	92.1	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	157	N/A	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	155	N/A	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	159	N/A	2023
Transportation
Airports	118	5	2021
Airports - with paved runways - civil airports	18	N/A	2023
Airports - with paved runways - joint use (civil-military) airports	1	N/A	2023
Airports - with paved runways - military airports	14	N/A	2023
Airports - with paved runways - other airports	22	N/A	2023
Airports - with unpaved runways	96	21000	3280
Heliports	25	1	2021
Merchant marine - total	144	N/A	2023
National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers	139	N/A	2023
National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers	158	N/A	2023
National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers	102	N/A	2023
National air transport system - number of registered air carriers	28	N/A	2023
Railways	33	N/A km	2023
Roadways - paved	168	N/A km	2023
Roadways - total	188	N/A km	2023
Waterways	109	N/A km	2023

*CALCULATED FIGURES are those that we calculated from data presented by the CIA World Factbook. For example, we calculated population density by dividing the total population by the land area, the electricity consumption per capita by dividing electricity consumption by the total population, etc.

NOTE: The information regarding Northern Mariana Islands on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Northern Mariana Islands 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Northern Mariana Islands 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.