Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Finland, you would:
Health
live 4.9 years less
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 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 41.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 9.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 25.5% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $56,149 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Finland, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 1.9 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.
Basic Needs
be 14.1% less likely to have internet access
In Finland, approximately 93.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 90.0% less coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 95.0% less home broadband
Finland has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Finland vs. Guam
Guam: At a glance
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