Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guam instead of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, you would:

Economy

be 54.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cocos (Keeling) Islands, 0.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Guam, that number is 5.4% as of 2023.

Basic Needs

be 6.0 times more likely to have internet access

In Cocos (Keeling) Islands, approximately 13.4% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 4.8 times more coastline

Cocos (Keeling) Islands has a total of 26 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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