Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Greenland, you would:
Health
live 7.2 years longer
In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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
make 28.5% less money
Greenland has a GDP per capita of $58,499 as of 2023, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
have 44.5% more children
In Greenland, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 31.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Greenland, approximately 8.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 15.8% more likely to have internet access
In Greenland, approximately 69.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
Greenland has a total of 44,087 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Safety
be 19.1% less likely to be murdered
Greenland has a homicide rate of 5.3 per 100,000 people as of 2016. In Guam, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 94.2% less home broadband
Greenland has 32.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2024), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Guam: At a glance
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