Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years less
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (74 years for men, 82 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 25.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 65.9% more money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $25,216 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
have 76.9% more children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 84.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 6.2 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 12.5% less likely to have internet access
In Uruguay, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 81.0% less coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 94.4% less home broadband
Uruguay has 33.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Uruguay vs. Guam
Guam: At a glance
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