Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Kiribati, you would:
Health
live 10.8 years longer
In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 68 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 16.3 times more money
Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $2,559 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 70.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Kiribati, approximately 38.8 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 31.5% fewer children
In Kiribati, there are approximately 25.3 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 25.9% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Kiribati, approximately 79% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Guam, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 89.0% less coastline
Kiribati has a total of 1,143 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 61.3 times more home broadband
Kiribati has 0.0 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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