Quality of life comparison
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
How big is Guam compared to Turkey? See an in-depth size comparison.