Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years less
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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
make 64.8% more money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $21,600 as of 2020, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2016.
be 40.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guam, that number is 4.5% as of 2017.
be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uruguay, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Guam, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2001.
Life
have 46.0% more children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guam, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 37.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 8.3 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 81.0% less coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 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 Uruguay? See an in-depth size comparison.