Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 5.4 times more money

Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,600 as of 2022, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2016.

be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Tonga, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guam, that number is 5.4% as of 2023.

be 11.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Tonga, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Guam, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2001.

Basic Needs

be 20.1% more likely to have internet access

In Tonga, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 70.0% less coastline

Tonga has a total of 419 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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