Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
live 2.3 years less
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Guam, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 49.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guam, that number is 4.5% as of 2017.
make 58.3% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $85,300 as of 2020, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2016.
Life
have 98.9% more children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guam, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 73.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Qatar, approximately 6.6 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 19.0% less likely to have internet access
In Qatar, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guam, about 81.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 77.7% less coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 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
How big is Guam compared to Qatar? See an in-depth size comparison.