Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Guam, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years longer
In Guam, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Luxembourg, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 3.5 times more money
Guam has a GDP per capita of $41,833 as of 2022, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $147,252 as of 2025.
be 13.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Guam, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Luxembourg, that number is 6.3% as of 2025.
Life
be 83.4% 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 Luxembourg, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2024.
have 45.2% fewer children
In Guam, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Luxembourg, there are 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Safety
be 64.7% less likely to be murdered
Guam has a homicide rate of 4.3 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Luxembourg, that number is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Infrastructure
find 21.9 times more home broadband
Guam has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Luxembourg has 40.3 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Luxembourg: At a glance
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