Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Macedonia, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Macedonia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 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 54.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Macedonia, 12.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 4.0 times more money
Macedonia has a GDP per capita of $10,490 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
have 97.0% more children
In Macedonia, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Macedonia, approximately 2.5 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.
Infrastructure
find 93.8% less home broadband
Macedonia has 29.9 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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