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

Economy

make 60.4% more money

Georgia has a GDP per capita of $22,200 as of 2023, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2016.

be 53.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Georgia, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guam, that number is 5.4% as of 2023.

be 47.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Georgia, 15.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Guam, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2001.

Life

be 22.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Georgia, approximately 14.8 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.

have 56.0% more children

In Georgia, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Guam, there are 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 11.7% less likely to have internet access

In Georgia, approximately 91.2% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 59.5% less coastline

Georgia has a total of 310 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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