Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Indonesia, you would:
Health
live 6.1 years longer
In Indonesia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 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
make 8.3 times more money
Indonesia has a GDP per capita of $5,060 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
be 71.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Indonesia, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 24.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Indonesia, approximately 15.2 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.
have 10.0% more children
In Indonesia, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.6% more likely to have internet access
In Indonesia, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
be 11.8% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Indonesia, approximately 89% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Guam, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Indonesia has a total of 54,716 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Safety
be 14.4 times more likely to be murdered
Indonesia has a homicide rate of 0.3 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Guam, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 62.6% less home broadband
Indonesia has 4.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Guam: At a glance
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