Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in New York instead of Guam, you would:

Economy

be 18.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Guam, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New York, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.

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Basic Needs

be 11.4% more likely to have internet access

In Guam, approximately 80.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New York, about 89.7% do as of 2023.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
New York is 12.5% more expensive than Guam overall
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Guam is about 225 times smaller than New York.
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