Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guam instead of Aruba, you would:

Economy

be 29.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Guam, that number is 5.4% as of 2023.

make 13.8% less money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2022, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2016.

Life

have 56.0% more children

In Aruba, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 17.0% less likely to have internet access

In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 83.2% more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Guam: At a glance

Guam is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 544 sq km. Spain ceded Guam to the US in 1898. Captured by the Japanese in 1941, it was retaken by the US three years later. The military installations on the island are some of the most strategically important US bases in the Pacific.
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