Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Nauru, you would:
Health
live 15.1 years longer
In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 2.9 times more money
Nauru has a GDP per capita of $14,640 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 48.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Nauru, approximately 7.7 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.
have 29.4% fewer children
In Nauru, there are approximately 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 4.2 times more coastline
Nauru has a total of 30 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 81.5% less home broadband
Nauru has 10.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Nauru vs. Guam
Guam: At a glance
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