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Guam

East Asia & Pacific·High income

Population
167K
185th of 217
GDP
$6.91B
167th of 214 · 2022
GDP per capita
$41,833
37th of 214 · 2022
Life expectancy
77.2
82nd of 217
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small Pacific island US territorial economy; upper income, tourism-based economy; hard-hit by COVID-19 disruptions; relaunched many industries via vaccination tourism; domestic economy relies on multiple military bases; environmentally fragile economy

Area
544 km²
Languages
English 43.3%, Filipino 24.9%, Chamorro 16%, other Pacific Island languages 9.4%, Asian…
Resources
aquatic wildlife (supporting tourism), fishing (largely undeveloped)

Religion

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  • Christian94%
  • Other3.1%
  • Unaffiliated1.8%
  • Buddhist1.1%
Religious diversity
1.34 / 10 · low · 144th of 193

Change markers show percentage-point shifts from 2010 to 2020 · Pew Research Center, Religious Composition 2010–2020.

Score card

A · Top quartileB · Above medianC · Below medianD · Bottom quartile
Topic
GUM
NZL
NCL
BRN

GDP

current US$

$6.91B–––

GDP per capita

current US$

A
–––

GDP growth

annual %

A
–––

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

C
–––

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

18.4%–––

Unemployment

% of labor force

C
–––

Population

people

167K–––

Population density

people per km²

305.9–––

Urban population

% of total

95.2%–––

Life expectancy

years at birth

B
–––

Fertility rate

births per woman

2.8–––

Net migration

people

-504–––

Population under 15

% of total

26%–––

Population 65+

% of total

12.6%–––

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

A
–––

Safe drinking water

% of population

A
–––

Internet users

% of population

B
–––

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

D
–––

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

D
–––

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

B
–––

Access to electricity

% of population

A
–––

Electricity per capita

kWh

10.9K–––

Electricity generation

TWh

1.8–––

Renewable electricity

% of generation

D
–––

Fossil electricity

% of generation

D
–––

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

1.34–––

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

1.8%–––

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