Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of France, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Guam, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 44.6% less likely to be unemployed
In France, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Guam, that number is 4.5% as of 2017.
make 15.2% less money
France has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2020, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2016.
be 69.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In France, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Guam, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2001.
Life
have 59.2% more children
In France, there are approximately 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guam, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guam, on the other hand, 11.5 children do as of 2022.
Geography
see 97.4% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guam: At a glance
How big is Guam compared to France? See an in-depth size comparison.