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

Economy

make 3.3 times more money

Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,900 as of 2022, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2016.

be 48.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Ecuador, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.

Life

be 36.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 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 94.4% less coastline

Ecuador has a total of 2,237 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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