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

Health

live 2.3 years less

In Chile, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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 52.8% more money

Chile has a GDP per capita of $23,300 as of 2020, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2016.

be 37.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Chile, 7.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Guam, that number is 4.5% as of 2017.

be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Chile, 8.6% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Guam, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2001.

Life

have 45.6% more children

In Chile, there are approximately 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guam, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 75.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Chile, approximately 6.5 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 98.0% less coastline

Chile has a total of 6,435 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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