Quality of life comparison
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.
Economy
make 2.6 times more money
Nauru has a GDP per capita of $13,500 as of 2019, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2016.
be 80.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Nauru, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Guam, that number is 4.5% as of 2017.
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.
have 12.0% fewer children
In Nauru, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guam, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 42.1% more likely to have internet access
In Nauru, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Guam, about 81.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.2 times more coastline
Nauru has a total of 30 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guam: At a glance
How big is Guam compared to Nauru? See an in-depth size comparison.