Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years less
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 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 18.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 6.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 2.1 times more money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,970 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
have 73.6% more children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 25.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Costa Rica, approximately 9.1 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.
Geography
see 90.3% less coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 92.1% less home broadband
Costa Rica has 23.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Costa Rica vs. Guam
Guam: At a glance
How big is Guam compared to Costa Rica? See an in-depth size comparison.