Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Palau, you would:
Health
live 8.0 years longer
In Palau, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 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 2.1 times more money
Palau has a GDP per capita of $19,532 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 38.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Palau, approximately 18.6 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 62.2% more children
In Palau, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 91.7% less coastline
Palau has a total of 1,519 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Safety
be 61.4% less likely to be murdered
Palau has a homicide rate of 11.2 per 100,000 people as of 2018. In Guam, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 74.9% less home broadband
Palau has 7.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Guam: At a glance
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