Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 15.6% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $49,591 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
have 57.2% more children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 4.0 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 13.9% less likely to have internet access
In New Zealand, approximately 93.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 99.2% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Safety
be 3.0 times more likely to be murdered
New Zealand has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Guam, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 95.2% less home broadband
New Zealand has 38.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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