Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
live 7.0 years less
In Switzerland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (83 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 14.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Switzerland, 4.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 63.6% less money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $114,769 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
have 99.3% more children
In Switzerland, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Switzerland, approximately 3.4 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.
Infrastructure
find 96.1% less home broadband
Switzerland has 47.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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