Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.0 years longer

In Guam, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 17.1% more money

Guam has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2016, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.

be 28.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guam, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2001. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.

be 19.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Guam, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

Life

be 78.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Guam, approximately 11.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Portugal, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.

have 55.2% fewer children

In Guam, there are approximately 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

Geography

see 14.3 times more coastline

Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

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

Portugal: At a glance

Portugal is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 91,470 sq km. Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
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