Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.0 years less

In Greece, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Guam, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 50.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Greece, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guam, that number is 5.4% as of 2023.

be 22.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Greece, 18.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Guam, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2001.

Life

have 2.4 times more children

In Greece, there are approximately 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Greece, approximately 3.5 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 99.1% less coastline

Greece has a total of 13,676 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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