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Micronesia, Fed. Sts.

Against upper middle income countries, Micronesia, Fed. Sts. ranks 2nd of 58 on environment and 57th of 58 on infrastructure. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Micronesia, Fed. Sts. with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Micronesia, Fed. Sts. reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Health score 2021-0.64177 of 19351 of 58moderate +0.32
Education score 2015-0.01154 of 19953 of 57proxy +0.81
Equality score 2013-0.54131 of 16550 of 53high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2022-0.10184 of 21057 of 58proxy +0.90
Gender score 2014-0.51164 of 18652 of 57moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024+0.9514 of 2132 of 58moderate -0.33

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Micronesia, Fed. Sts., grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate0.907per 100,000 population2019higher is worse

culture

Religiously unaffiliated0.685%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share98.8%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share0.00196%% of population2020no agreed direction

demography

Median age22.9years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing28.9years2023no agreed direction
Population113,683people2025no agreed direction
Population growth0.461%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization22.5%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+6.18%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1431.5%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate2.74births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate22.3per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-1,125people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population2.6%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.615index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$3,935international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$4,472international $2021higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$3,020US$2025higher is better
GDP growth1.06%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation5.41%% per year2022no agreed direction
Trade openness93.1%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows6.4%% of GDP2014no agreed direction
Tax revenue7.03%% of GDP2020no agreed direction
Government expense23.4%% of GDP2020no agreed direction

education

Expected schooling11.5years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling7.33years2023higher is better
Education spending11.6%% of GDP2020no agreed direction
Primary enrollment82.2%% gross2024higher is better
Compulsory schooling8years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary23.1%% of primary-age children2024higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio19.7pupils per teacher2015higher is worse

environment

CO2 per capita0.00177t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area92.2%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land7.14%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land0%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Development Index0.953ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women ministers37.5%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament21.4%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management18.2%% of managers2014higher is better

governance

Political rights (FH)1rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)1rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Refugees originating0per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Control of corruption0.708index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law0.977index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-0.185index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-0.763index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability0.903index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability1.5index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy67.4years2024higher is better
Infant mortality20.3per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality22.4per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending12.9%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate19.8per 100,0002021higher is worse
Basic water access89.9%% of population2020higher is better
Basic sanitation90.5%% of population2020higher is better
Adolescent fertility43.7births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality129per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Alcohol consumption2.02litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Road traffic deaths0.2per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians0.974per 1,000 people2020higher is better
DTP3 immunisation76%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
Tuberculosis incidence264per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality40.5%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women22.1%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending2.58%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Adult obesity48.6%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index65index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index40.1index (0-100)2013higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate26.1%% of population2013higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users39.5%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions20per 100 people2022higher is better
Electricity access88.9%% of population2024higher is better
Fixed broadband5.82per 100 people2022higher is better

labor

Youth not in work or study28.7%% of 15 to 24 year olds2014higher is worse

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Micronesia, Fed. Sts.

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