World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Micronesia fits inside the median country 159 times
Micronesia: 701 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Micronesia’s coastline is 14 times as long as the median country’s
Micronesia: 6,112 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 1,553 m above Micronesia’s
Micronesia: 782 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 38% of the median country, versus 7.7% of Micronesia
Micronesia: 7.7% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 65 times as many people as Micronesia
Micronesia: 113,683 (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Micronesia is 65% more densely populated than the median country
Micronesia: 162 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 3.9 cm taller than in Micronesia
Micronesia: 169.6 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the median country are 0.9 cm taller than in Micronesia
Micronesia: 159.7 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 8.3 years older than in Micronesia
Micronesia: 22.9 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Micronesia have 0.8 more children on average than in the median country
Micronesia: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 6.2% in Micronesia
Micronesia: 6.2% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Micronesia: no data · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Micronesia: no data · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Micronesia and the median country are practically level
Micronesia: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 91 times the size of Micronesia’s
Micronesia: $502 million (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 4.6 times as much per person as Micronesia
Micronesia: Int$4,604 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Micronesia: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Micronesia: no data · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Micronesia: no data · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Micronesia: no data · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The median country’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, Micronesia’s 7.0%
Micronesia: 7% (2020) · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Micronesia’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× the median country’s
Micronesia: 96% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Micronesia spends 8% more on health per person than the median country
Micronesia: $508 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 7.3 years longer than in Micronesia
Micronesia: 67.4 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Micronesia is 60% more likely to die before turning one than in the median country
Micronesia: 20.3 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 72% more doctors per person than Micronesia
Micronesia: 1 per 1,000 (2020) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Micronesia: no data · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Micronesia is 46% higher than in the median country
Micronesia: 14.6 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
47% of adults in Micronesia are obese, versus 24% in the median country
Micronesia: 46.8% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Micronesia: no data · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Micronesia: no data · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 5.6 times as much alcohol as in Micronesia
Micronesia: 0.8 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Micronesia has 14% more meat per person than the median country
Micronesia: 64 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 305 kcal more food per person per day than Micronesia
Micronesia: 2,633 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Micronesia: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 2.6 years longer than in Micronesia
Micronesia: 7.3 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 2.1 times as many tourists per resident as Micronesia (2019)
Micronesia: 0.16 (2019) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The median country has 2 more World Heritage sites than Micronesia (3 against 1)
Micronesia: 1 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The median country has won 4 Olympic medals, Micronesia none
Micronesia: 0 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 40% in Micronesia
Micronesia: 40% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the median country is 92% faster than in Micronesia
Micronesia: 84 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 89% in Micronesia
Micronesia: 88.9% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 22% in Micronesia
Micronesia: 22% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Micronesia 20
Micronesia: 20 (2022) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Micronesia: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Micronesia: no data · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 92% of Micronesia, but only 33% of the median country
Micronesia: 92.1% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 2.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Micronesia
Micronesia: 1.3 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Micronesia: no data · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 7.2 times as much fine dust as in Micronesia
Micronesia: 2.3 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.5 times as likely to be murdered in the median country as in Micronesia
Micronesia: 0.9 per 100k (2019) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Micronesia are 2.9 times as deadly as in the median country
Micronesia: 53.3 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Micronesia: no data · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Micronesia: no data · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Micronesia bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. Micronesia fits inside the median country 159 times.
Which has more people, Micronesia or the median country?
The median country has 65 times as many people as Micronesia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Micronesia or the median country?
People in the median country live 7.3 years longer than in Micronesia. Life expectancy at birth is 67.4 years in Micronesia and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Micronesia or the median country?
Men in the median country are 3.9 cm taller than in Micronesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).