Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Guam, you would:
Health
live 4.7 years longer
In Guam, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Canada, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 33.1% more money
Guam has a GDP per capita of $41,833 as of 2022, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $55,698 as of 2025.
be 24.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Guam, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Canada, that number is 6.9% as of 2025.
Life
be 59.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Guam, approximately 11.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Canada, on the other hand, 4.7 children do as of 2024.
have 48.7% fewer children
In Guam, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Canada, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 17.2% more likely to have internet access
In Guam, approximately 80.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Canada, about 94.3% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 1610.2 times more coastline
Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
Infrastructure
find 23.1 times more home broadband
Guam has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Canada has 42.5 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Guam vs. Canada
Canada: At a glance
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