Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Guam, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years less
In Guam, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 90.3% less money
Guam has a GDP per capita of $41,833 as of 2022, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $4,039 as of 2025.
Life
have 59.5% more children
In Guam, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 25.7% 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 Vanuatu, on the other hand, 14.4 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 38.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guam, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 62% of people on average (88% in urban areas, and 54% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 13.2% less likely to have internet access
In Guam, approximately 80.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 69.9% do as of 2022.
be 12.5% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Guam, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Vanuatu, 87% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 20.1 times more coastline
Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.
Safety
be 92.4% less likely to be murdered
Guam has a homicide rate of 4.3 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2020.
Infrastructure
find 37.0% less home broadband
Guam has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Vanuatu has 1.2 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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Vanuatu: At a glance
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