Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 12.3% less money

Hungary has a GDP per capita of $40,600 as of 2023, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2016.

be 31.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Hungary, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guam, that number is 5.4% as of 2023.

be 90.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Hungary, 12.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Guam, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2001.

Life

have 98.9% more children

In Hungary, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Hungary, approximately 4.6 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.

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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