Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guam instead of Aruba, you would:

Health

live 0.9 years longer

In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Guam, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

have 2.3 times more children

In Aruba, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 17.0% less likely to have internet access

In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.

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Geography

see 83.2% more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.

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Infrastructure

find 89.5% less home broadband

Aruba has 17.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 6 categories - 2026 data
Guam is 29.5% more expensive than Aruba overall
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Guam: At a glance

Guam is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 544 sq km. Spain ceded Guam to the US in 1898. Captured by the Japanese in 1941, it was retaken by the US three years later. The military installations on the island are some of the most strategically important US bases in the Pacific.
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