Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Russia, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years longer
In Russia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (68 years for men, 79 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 2.4 times more money
Russia has a GDP per capita of $17,547 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 2.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Russia, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Russia, approximately 4.1 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 14.7% less likely to have internet access
In Russia, approximately 94.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Safety
be 36.0% less likely to be murdered
Russia has a homicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guam, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 93.2% less home broadband
Russia has 27.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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