Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 8.0 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024. In Guam, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 98.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 26.6% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,983 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
have 3.5 times more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guam, on the other hand, 11.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.9% less likely to have internet access
In Hong Kong, approximately 95.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 82.9% less coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 95.4% less home broadband
Hong Kong has 40.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Guam: At a glance
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