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
world view →- 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.
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