Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
live 4.4 years longer
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 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 6.4 times more money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,547 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 2.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 46.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Tonga, approximately 7.8 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.
have 24.7% fewer children
In Tonga, there are approximately 23.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 19.4% more likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 67.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 70.0% less coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Safety
be 4.6 times more likely to be murdered
Tonga has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guam, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 77.5% less home broadband
Tonga has 8.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. 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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Guam: At a glance
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