Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Philippines, you would:
Health
live 7.5 years longer
In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 73 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 10.0 times more money
Philippines has a GDP per capita of $4,171 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Philippines, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 47.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Philippines, approximately 21.7 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 19.7% more likely to have internet access
In Philippines, approximately 67.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
Philippines has a total of 36,289 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 74.2% less home broadband
Philippines has 7.1 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
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Guam: At a glance
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