Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Malta, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years less
In Malta, 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 92.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 2.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 12.7% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $47,907 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Malta, there are approximately 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.7 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 14.2% less likely to have internet access
In Malta, approximately 93.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 36.2% less coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 95.9% less home broadband
Malta has 44.5 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: Malta vs. Guam
Guam: At a glance
How big is Guam compared to Malta? See an in-depth size comparison.