Quality of life comparison
compared to
If you lived in Illinois instead of Guam, you would:
Economy
be 11.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Guam, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Illinois, that number is 4.8% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 11.3% more likely to have internet access
In Guam, approximately 80.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Illinois, about 89.6% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).
