Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Norway, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years less
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (82 years for men, 85 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 20.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 55.8% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $94,594 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
have 78.8% more children
In Norway, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.0 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 18.7% less likely to have internet access
In Norway, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 99.5% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 95.9% less home broadband
Norway has 45.2 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: Norway vs. Guam
Guam: At a glance
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