Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Guam, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years longer
In Guam, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 12.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guam, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2001. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2018.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guam, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Italy, that number is 9.9% as of 2019.
Life
be 72.4% 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 Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 62.6% fewer children
In Guam, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Italy, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.6% less likely to have internet access
In Guam, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Italy, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 60.6 times more coastline
Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Italy: At a glance
How big is Italy compared to Guam? See an in-depth size comparison.