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

Health

live 1.3 years longer

In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 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 42.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Turkey, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guam, that number is 5.4% as of 2023.

be 59.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Guam, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2001.

Life

be 40.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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 31.2% more children

In Turkey, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

see 98.3% less coastline

Turkey has a total of 7,200 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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