Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
live 4.5 years less
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (81 years for men, 83 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
be 43.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 43.2% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $73,684 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
have 88.5% more children
In Netherlands, there are approximately 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 17.0% less likely to have internet access
In Netherlands, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 72.2% less coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 95.7% less home broadband
Netherlands has 43.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Netherlands vs. Guam
Guam: At a glance
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