Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Iran, you would:
Economy
be 32.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 10.7 times more money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $3,924 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
have 37.9% more children
In Iran, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 11.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 10.3 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.
Geography
see 94.9% less coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 84.7% less home broadband
Iran has 12.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Iran vs. Guam
Guam: At a glance
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