Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

be 10.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Croatia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guam, that number is 5.4% as of 2023.

make 13.8% less money

Croatia has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2023, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2016.

be 27.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Croatia, 18.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Guam, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2001.

Life

have 2.1 times more children

In Croatia, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 31.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Croatia, approximately 8.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guam, on the other hand, 11.5 children do as of 2022.

Geography

see 97.8% less coastline

Croatia has a total of 5,835 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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