Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Palau instead of Guam, you would:
Health
live 8.0 years less
In Guam, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Palau, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 53.3% less money
Guam has a GDP per capita of $41,833 as of 2022, while in Palau, the GDP per capita is $19,532 as of 2025.
Life
be 62.3% more 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 Palau, on the other hand, 18.6 children do as of 2024.
have 38.4% fewer children
In Guam, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Palau, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 12.1 times more coastline
Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Palau, that number is 1,519 km.
Safety
be 2.6 times more likely to be murdered
Guam has a homicide rate of 4.3 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Palau, that number is 11.2 per 100,000 as of 2018.
Infrastructure
find 4.0 times more home broadband
Guam has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Palau has 7.3 as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Palau: At a glance
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