Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 4.0 years less

In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Guam, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

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Economy

be 16.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guam, that number is 5.4% as of 2023.

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Life

be 4.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Portugal, approximately 2.5 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.

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Geography

see 93.0% less coastline

Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.

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

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Guam is 72.2% more expensive than Portugal overall
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Portugal is about 169 times bigger than Guam.
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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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