Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Netherlands instead of Guam, you would:

Health

live 4.5 years longer

In Guam, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Netherlands, that number is 82 years (81 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 30.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Guam, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Netherlands, that number is 3.9% as of 2025.

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make 76.1% more money

Guam has a GDP per capita of $41,833 as of 2022, while in Netherlands, the GDP per capita is $73,684 as of 2025.

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Life

be 70.3% 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 Netherlands, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2024.

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have 46.9% fewer children

In Guam, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Netherlands, there are 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 20.5% more likely to have internet access

In Guam, approximately 80.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Netherlands, about 97.0% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 3.6 times more coastline

Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Netherlands, that number is 451 km.

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Infrastructure

find 23.4 times more home broadband

Guam has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Netherlands has 43.0 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 6 categories - 2026 data
Netherlands is 13.2% cheaper than Guam overall
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Guam is about 76 times smaller than Netherlands.
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Netherlands: At a glance

Netherlands is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 33,893 sq km. The Dutch United Provinces declared their independence from Spain in 1579; during the 17th century, they became a leading seafaring and commercial power, with settlements and colonies around the world. After a 20-year French occupation, a Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized nation, the Netherlands is also a large exporter of agricultural products. The country was a founding member of NATO and the EEC (now the EU) and participated in the introduction of the euro in 1999. In October 2010, the former Netherlands Antilles was dissolved and the three smallest islands - Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba - became special municipalities in the Netherlands administrative structure. The larger islands of Sint Maarten and Curacao joined the Netherlands and Aruba as constituent countries forming the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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