Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Malaysia, you would:
Economy
make 3.2 times more money
Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $13,125 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
be 48.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Malaysia, 3.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
have 40.3% more children
In Malaysia, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 63.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Malaysia, approximately 7.0 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 17.9% less likely to have internet access
In Malaysia, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 97.3% less coastline
Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 86.4% less home broadband
Malaysia has 13.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Guam: At a glance
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