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Guam

Guam / GU

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Guam in numbers.

Area540 kmยฒWorld # 188 โ†’Population169KWorld # 183 โ†’Population density313 people/kmยฒWorld # 36 โ†’Life expectancy77.4 yearsWorld # 80 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 41,833World # 38 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Guam across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area540 kmยฒWorld # 188 / 2023 โ†’Population169KWorld # 183 / 2025 โ†’Population density313 people/kmยฒWorld # 36 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference yearNo dataNo rank โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.7%World # 120 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.7World # 60 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate17.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 87 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 124 / 2024 โ†’Median age31.1 yearsWorld # 126 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+13.1%World # 74 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1425.9%World # 90 / 2025 โ†’Urban population94.2%World # 22 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-493World # 102 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-2.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 173 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share50.2%World # 17 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy77.4 yearsWorld # 80 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancyNo dataNo rank โ†’Physicians per 1,000 peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 41,833World # 38 / 2022 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 6.9BWorld # 165 / 2022 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)No dataNo rank โ†’Real GDP growth5.1%World # 49 / 2022 โ†’InflationNo dataNo rank โ†’Unemployment5.6%World # 83 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment13.8%World # 87 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Meat supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area51.9%World # 50 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Internet use80.5%World # 108 / 2017 โ†’Mobile subscriptionsNo dataNo rank โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate4.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 75 / 2019 โ†’Road traffic death rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliamentNo dataNo rank โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals328KWorld # 144 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsNo dataNo rank โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2020 / 94.2%Main languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryMetal products2023Most mapped OSM sportNo dataNo comparison data for this countryWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceNo dataNo comparison data for this countryCurrent currencyUS DollarUSDDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originOtherhttp://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/a2eb5d8124fe3232eb2ea7bc7fc53822