Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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
be 97.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 57.7% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $98,814 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Singapore, there are approximately 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 2.2 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 Singapore, approximately 94.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 35.0% less coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 93.4% less home broadband
Singapore has 27.8 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
Compare further: Singapore vs. Guam
Guam: At a glance
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