Micronesia or Zambia: which is better?

Country: head-to-head comparison

Winner
Micronesia
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
8
indicators ahead
Zambia
2
indicators ahead

Micronesia wins on more indicators: 8 of 11 against 2.

  • Safety and trust: tie 0:0
  • Costs and work: Micronesia 1:0
  • Climate and health: Micronesia 5:2
  • Law and institutions: Micronesia 2:0

All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.

Micronesia
Zambia

Safety and trust

Tie (0 : 0)
Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
observation is outdated
periods differ
0.9 per 100,000 residents
2019
5.2 per 100,000 residents
2015
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
no data
11%
2010

Costs and work

Better: Micronesia (1 : 0)
GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$4,604
20255% higher
✗$4,379
20255% lower

Climate and health

Better: Micronesia (5 : 2)
Life expectancy
higher is better
✓67.4 years
20241% higher
✗66.5 years
20241% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
63.6 years
2024almost equal
✓64.1 years
2024almost equal
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓71.3 years
20243% higher
✗68.9 years
20243% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✗71.6 years
20232% lower
✓72.7 years
20232% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
✓97.97%
20241% higher
✗96.54%
20241% lower
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓97.76%
20243% higher
✗95.16%
20243% lower
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓3.5 µg/m³ per year
202383% lower
✗20.2 µg/m³ per year
2023477% higher

Law and institutions

Better: Micronesia (2 : 0)
Rule of law
higher is better
✓0.97 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.49 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓0.67 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.46 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025

A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Micronesia, Zambia.

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