Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 10.0 years longer

In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024. In Guam, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 6.3 times more money

Fiji has a GDP per capita of $6,642 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.

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Life

be 51.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Fiji, approximately 23.5 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.

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Geography

see 88.9% less coastline

Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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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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