Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years longer
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 10.4 times more money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $4,039 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 20.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Vanuatu, approximately 14.4 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.
have 37.3% fewer children
In Vanuatu, there are approximately 27.6 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 62.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (88% in urban areas, and 54% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Guam, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 15.2% more likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 69.9% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
be 14.2% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Vanuatu, approximately 87% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Guam, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 95.0% less coastline
Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Safety
be 13.1 times more likely to be murdered
Vanuatu has a homicide rate of 0.3 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Guam, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 58.6% more home broadband
Vanuatu has 1.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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