Is Micronesia a good place to live for remote workers?

Micronesia scores 71/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 70.8 Mbps, safety 95, healthcare 65, air quality 97; English not scored) — rank 59 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Micronesia?

Median fixed broadband is around 70.8 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Micronesia?

Single-person essentials run about $2,482/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "comfortable" (1.2× essentials).

Livability · rank 59/167

Is 🇫🇲 Micronesia (Palikir) a good place to live?

Quality score 71/100 against essentials of $2,482/month.

The five metrics

Internet 28 70.8 Mbps median broadband, 39.5% online

Safety 95 0.9 homicides/100k (2019)

Healthcare 65 UHC service coverage 65/100 (2023)

Air quality 97 PM2.5 6.2 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: strong; World Bank WGI estimate 0.98 · corruption control 0.71 · stability 1.5 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $20 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $30/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($2,482)	Verdict
$2,000	0.8×	out of budget
$3,000	1.2×	comfortable
$5,000	2.0×	very comfortable

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

Similar value-for-money

🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis — quality 49.1, essentials $1,628/mo
🇧🇧 Barbados — quality 72.3, essentials $2,698/mo
🇮🇱 Israel — quality 82.1, essentials $2,677/mo
🇨🇭 Switzerland — quality 85.1, essentials $2,753/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Micronesia a good place to live for remote workers?: Micronesia scores 71/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 70.8 Mbps, safety 95, healthcare 65, air quality 97; English not scored) — rank 59 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Micronesia?: Median fixed broadband is around 70.8 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Micronesia?: Single-person essentials run about $2,482/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "comfortable" (1.2× essentials).