Quality of life comparison
compared to
If you lived in Guam instead of Norfolk Island, you would:
Basic Needs
be 74.6% more likely to have internet access
In Norfolk Island, approximately 46.1% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 3.9 times more coastline
Norfolk Island has a total of 32 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
Compare further: Norfolk Island vs. Guam
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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How big is Guam compared to Norfolk Island? See an in-depth size comparison.