Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years longer
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 74 years (70 years for men, 77 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 3.2 times more money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $12,991 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 17.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Mauritius, approximately 13.8 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 68.3% more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 10.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 29.1% less coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Safety
be 90.7% more likely to be murdered
Mauritius has a homicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Guam, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 93.4% less home broadband
Mauritius has 28.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Guam: At a glance
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