Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
live 5.4 years less
In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 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 53.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 57.5% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $98,323 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
have 54.8% more children
In Iceland, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 2.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guam, on the other hand, 11.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 18.0% less likely to have internet access
In Iceland, approximately 98.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 97.5% less coastline
Iceland has a total of 4,970 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 95.1% less home broadband
Iceland has 37.5 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
Compare further: Iceland vs. Guam
Guam: At a glance
How big is Guam compared to Iceland? See an in-depth size comparison.