Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Australia, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Guam, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 36.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 4.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 35.8% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
have 62.1% more children
In Australia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guam, on the other hand, 11.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 16.3% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 99.5% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 95.0% less home broadband
Australia has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Australia vs. Guam
Guam: At a glance
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