Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years less
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 20.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 68.2% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $131,592 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
have 73.4% more children
In Ireland, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.4 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 17.2% less likely to have internet access
In Ireland, approximately 97.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 91.3% less coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 94.3% less home broadband
Ireland has 32.3 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
Compare further: Ireland vs. Guam
Guam: At a glance
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