Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Samoa instead of Guam, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years less
In Guam, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Samoa, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 10.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Guam, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Samoa, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
make 86.0% less money
Guam has a GDP per capita of $41,833 as of 2022, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $5,873 as of 2025.
Life
have 44.0% more children
In Guam, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 3.2 times more coastline
Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.
Safety
be 44.6% more likely to be murdered
Guam has a homicide rate of 4.3 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.3 per 100,000 as of 2018.
Infrastructure
find 52.2% less home broadband
Guam has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Samoa has 0.9 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
Compare further: Guam vs. Samoa
Samoa: At a glance
How big is Samoa compared to Guam? See an in-depth size comparison.