Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Guam instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:

Economy

be 48.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 10.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guam, that number is 5.4% as of 2023.

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Life

have 2.2 times more children

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 5.2 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.

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Geography

see 6.3 times more coastline

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a total of 20 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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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