Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years longer
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 64.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 15.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 7.7 times more money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $5,410 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 43.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Iraq, approximately 20.1 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.
have 32.2% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 89.6% less home broadband
Iraq has 17.6 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
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Guam: At a glance
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