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

Health

live 0.9 years less

In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 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

be 34.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Brunei, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guam, that number is 4.5% as of 2017.

make 42.8% less money

Brunei has a GDP per capita of $62,200 as of 2020, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2016.

Life

have 15.0% more children

In Brunei, there are approximately 16.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guam, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 14.7% less likely to have internet access

In Brunei, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guam, about 81.0% do as of 2019.

Geography

see 22.0% less coastline

Brunei has a total of 161 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

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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