Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Thailand, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Thailand, the average life expectancy is 77 years (72 years for men, 81 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 5.2 times more money
Thailand has a GDP per capita of $8,057 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
be 7.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Thailand, 0.8% 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 Thailand, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 48.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Thailand, approximately 7.7 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 11.4% less likely to have internet access
In Thailand, approximately 90.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 96.1% less coastline
Thailand has a total of 3,219 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 87.6% less home broadband
Thailand has 14.9 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
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Guam: At a glance
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