Quality of life comparison

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

Economy

make 4.3 times more money

Peru has a GDP per capita of $9,684 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.

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Life

have 10.1% more children

In Peru, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 94.8% less coastline

Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.

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Safety

be 49.7% less likely to be murdered

Peru has a homicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guam, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.

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Infrastructure

find 84.2% less home broadband

Peru has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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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