Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Panama instead of Guam, you would:
Economy
make 28.7% less money
Guam has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2016, while in Panama, the GDP per capita is $25,400 as of 2020.
be 36.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Guam, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Panama, that number is 6.1% as of 2018.
Life
be 43.5% 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 Panama, on the other hand, 16.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 21.0% less likely to have internet access
In Guam, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Panama, about 64.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 19.8 times more coastline
Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Panama, that number is 2,490 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Panama: At a glance
How big is Panama compared to Guam? See an in-depth size comparison.