Northern Mariana Islands vs Palau: Share of the population with access to basic services

Northern Mariana Islands

100.0%

in 2024

Palau

100.0%

in 2024

Northern Mariana Islands rank

1st

Palau rank

1st

Share of the population with access to basic services over time

Northern Mariana Islands
Palau

How they compare

Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Palau, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Northern Mariana Islands ahead.

Northern Mariana Islands ranks 1st and Palau ranks 1st of 214 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of the population with access to basic services
Unit: % of population
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.