Quality of life comparison
compared to
If you lived in New Jersey instead of Guam, you would:
Economy
be 17.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Guam, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New Jersey, that number is 4.5% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 14.2% more likely to have internet access
In Guam, approximately 80.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New Jersey, about 91.9% 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).