Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Guam, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years less
In Guam, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 37.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guam, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2001. In Turkey, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2018.
make 20.2% less money
Guam has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2016, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $28,400 as of 2020.
be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guam, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Turkey, that number is 13.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 68.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Guam, approximately 11.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Turkey, on the other hand, 19.4 children do as of 2022.
have 23.1% fewer children
In Guam, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Turkey, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 57.4 times more coastline
Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turkey: At a glance
How big is Turkey compared to Guam? See an in-depth size comparison.