Micronesia · sovereign state
Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia
- Capital
- Palikir
- Languages
- English
- People
- 113,683 (2025)
- Neighbours
- none by land
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Micronesia
- Lowest mobile subscriptions 20 · #1 of 208 · 2022
- 2nd highest forest cover 92.2% · #2 of 207 · 2023
- 6th lowest economy size (GDP) $502 million · #6 of 207 · 2025
Surprising facts about Micronesia
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Micronesia’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Micronesia among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Micronesia sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Micronesia across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Nearest countries
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vs Nauru 1,279 km
vs Marshall Islands 1,460 km
vs Kiribati 1,761 km
vs Solomon Islands 1,830 km
vs Papua New Guinea 2,189 km
Micronesia has no land borders: these are the 5 nearest countries by distance between capitals. Equal-area map centred on Micronesia.