Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Guam, you would:
Health
live 8.6 years less
In Guam, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Peru, that number is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 12.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guam, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2001. In Peru, however, that number is 20.2% as of 2019.
make 68.3% less money
Guam has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2016, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2020.
be 46.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Guam, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Peru, that number is 6.6% as of 2019.
Basic Needs
be 19.8% less likely to have internet access
In Guam, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Peru, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 19.2 times more coastline
Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Peru, that number is 2,414 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Peru: At a glance
How big is Peru compared to Guam? See an in-depth size comparison.