Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 2.2 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 3.0 times more money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $13,889 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
have 12.2% more children
In Mexico, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 98.7% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 91.5% less home broadband
Mexico has 21.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Guam: At a glance
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