Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years longer
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 7.1 times more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $5,873 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
be 11.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
have 30.6% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 68.9% less coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Safety
be 30.8% less likely to be murdered
Samoa has a homicide rate of 6.3 per 100,000 people as of 2018. In Guam, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 2.1 times more home broadband
Samoa has 0.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Guam: At a glance
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