Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Guam, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Guam, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Costa Rica, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 44.7% less money
Guam has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2016, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 80.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Guam, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 26.8% 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 Costa Rica, on the other hand, 8.4 children do as of 2022.
have 23.1% fewer children
In Guam, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Costa Rica, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 10.3 times more coastline
Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Costa Rica, that number is 1,290 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Costa Rica: At a glance
How big is Costa Rica compared to Guam? See an in-depth size comparison.