Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of France, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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 26.1% less likely to be unemployed
In France, 7.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 14.6% less money
France has a GDP per capita of $48,986 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
have 78.8% more children
In France, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.4 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 97.4% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 96.2% less home broadband
France has 48.9 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
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Guam: At a glance
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