Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Portugal instead of Guam, you would:

Health

live 5.0 years longer

In Guam, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 10.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Guam, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Portugal, that number is 6.2% as of 2025.

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make 23.3% less money

Guam has a GDP per capita of $41,833 as of 2022, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,082 as of 2025.

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Life

be 76.4% less 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 Portugal, on the other hand, 2.7 children do as of 2024.

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have 54.4% fewer children

In Guam, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 14.3 times more coastline

Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

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Safety

be 83.4% less likely to be murdered

Guam has a homicide rate of 4.3 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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Infrastructure

find 24.6 times more home broadband

Guam has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Portugal has 45.2 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 6 categories - 2026 data
Portugal is 43.8% cheaper than Guam overall
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Guam is about 169 times smaller than Portugal.
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Portugal: At a glance

Portugal is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 91,470 sq km. Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
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