Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Guam instead of Nauru, you would:

Health

live 9.6 years longer

In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Guam, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

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Life

be 46.2% more likely to die during infancy

In Nauru, approximately 7.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guam, on the other hand, 11.5 children do as of 2022.

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have 10.4% fewer children

In Nauru, there are approximately 20.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 4.2 times more coastline

Nauru has a total of 30 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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Nauru is about 26 times smaller than Guam.
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Guam: At a glance

Guam is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 544 sq km. Spain ceded Guam to the US in 1898. Captured by the Japanese in 1941, it was retaken by the US three years later. The military installations on the island are some of the most strategically important US bases in the Pacific.
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