Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guam instead of Panama, you would:

Economy

make 40.2% more money

Panama has a GDP per capita of $25,400 as of 2020, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2016.

be 26.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Panama, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Guam, that number is 4.5% as of 2017.

Life

be 30.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Panama, approximately 16.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guam, on the other hand, 11.5 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 26.6% more likely to have internet access

In Panama, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guam, about 81.0% do as of 2019.

Geography

see 95.0% less coastline

Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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