Country profile · East Asia & Pacific · HIC
🇬🇺 Guam
High income. Capital Agana. Upper-third GDP/cap (HIC · PEAK) with 22 official series - peers and ranks below.
- 167.8K
- Population
- $6.9 billion
- GDP
- $41,833
- GDP / capita
- 77.4 years
- Life expectancy
Upper-third GDP/cap · PEAK
Guam ranks 167th of 217 by total GDP and 82nd for life expectancy - a high income economy in East Asia & Pacific.
- #167
- World GDP rank (of 217)
- $41,833
- GDP per capita
- #82
- Life-expectancy rank
- #185
- Population rank
Guam clears the upper third of the GDP/cap roster (#37 of 214) under HIC with a PEAK life-expectancy stamp.
Guam vs all countries by total GDP
Where this economy's World Bank total GDP sits among every country with a positive observation (inventory signal, not a virtue ranking)
$6,910,000,000 167th of 214 higher than 47 of 214 countries
Countries banded by World Bank total GDP (current US$)
Each bar is a $0.001K-wide band; taller bars hold more countries. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source World Bank, GDP (current US$) · 2026-08-14
Guam on the global income map
Guam (GUM) sits in the upper GDP/cap third - plotted with largest peers on GDP per capita × life expectancy (PEAK).
- Guam: GDP per capita $41,833 (2022), life expectancy 77.4 years (2024), high income.
- India: GDP per capita $2,695 (2024), life expectancy 72.2 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- China: GDP per capita $13,303 (2024), life expectancy 78.0 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- United States: GDP per capita $84,534 (2024), life expectancy 78.9 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Indonesia: GDP per capita $4,925 (2024), life expectancy 71.3 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Pakistan: GDP per capita $1,479 (2024), life expectancy 67.8 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Nigeria: GDP per capita $1,084 (2024), life expectancy 54.6 years (2024), low income.
- Brazil: GDP per capita $10,311 (2024), life expectancy 76.0 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Bangladesh: GDP per capita $2,593 (2024), life expectancy 74.9 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Russian Federation: GDP per capita $14,889 (2024), life expectancy 73.4 years (2024), high income.
- Ethiopia: GDP per capita $1,134 (2024), life expectancy 67.6 years (2024), low income.
- Mexico: GDP per capita $14,186 (2024), life expectancy 75.3 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Japan: GDP per capita $32,487 (2024), life expectancy 84.0 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Egypt, Arab Rep.: GDP per capita $3,338 (2024), life expectancy 71.8 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Philippines: GDP per capita $3,985 (2024), life expectancy 69.9 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Congo, Dem. Rep.: GDP per capita $693 (2024), life expectancy 62.1 years (2024), low income.
- Viet Nam: GDP per capita $4,717 (2024), life expectancy 74.7 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Iran, Islamic Rep.: GDP per capita $5,190 (2024), life expectancy 77.9 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Turkiye: GDP per capita $15,893 (2024), life expectancy 77.4 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Germany: GDP per capita $56,104 (2024), life expectancy 80.8 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Thailand: GDP per capita $7,387 (2024), life expectancy 76.6 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- United Kingdom: GDP per capita $53,246 (2024), life expectancy 81.4 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Tanzania: GDP per capita $1,193 (2024), life expectancy 67.2 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- France: GDP per capita $46,103 (2024), life expectancy 83.0 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- South Africa: GDP per capita $6,267 (2024), life expectancy 66.3 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Italy: GDP per capita $40,385 (2024), life expectancy 84.0 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Kenya: GDP per capita $2,133 (2024), life expectancy 63.8 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Myanmar: GDP per capita $1,359 (2024), life expectancy 67.1 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Colombia: GDP per capita $7,951 (2024), life expectancy 77.9 years (2024), upper-middle income, OECD member.
- Korea, Rep.: GDP per capita $36,239 (2024), life expectancy 83.6 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Sudan: GDP per capita $985 (2024), life expectancy 66.5 years (2024), low income.
Overview
Guam has a population of 167.8K, making it the 185th-most populous country out of 217 tracked in East Asia & Pacific.
Its economy totals $6.9 billion - ranked 167th globally by total GDP. GDP per capita stands at $41,833, placing it in the High income category.
Life expectancy at birth is 77.4 years (ranked 82nd globally), reflecting overall health outcomes as measured by the World Bank.
The capital is Agana.
👥 Demographics
💰 Economy
🏥 Health
🌍 Environment
🏗️ Infrastructure
⚖️ Social
🌐 Livability Score
One composite verdict from 4 of 5 World Bank series (life expectancy, under-5 mortality, electricity access, clean-water access, homicide rate), each benchmarked against every country tracking that series. A missing series never silently drags the score down: its weight redistributes across the series Guam does report.
- Life expectancy: 19.7 of 68
- Access to electricity: 22.5 of 68
- Access to clean water: 17.5 of 68
- Safety (homicide rate): 7.9 of 68
All indicators for Guam
22 latest observations from World Bank WDI, WHO GHO, and ILO ILOSTAT (vintage through 2026-08-14). Values match the topic cards above; this table is the machine-readable export view analysts expect on a country profile.
| Topic | Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | Population | 167.8K | 2024 |
| Demographics | Population Ages 0-14 | 26.0% | 2024 |
| Demographics | Population Ages 65+ | 12.6% | 2024 |
| Demographics | Population Density | 308.3/km² | 2023 |
| Demographics | Urban Population | 94.2% | 2024 |
| Economy | GDP (Current USD) | $6.9 billion | 2022 |
| Economy | GDP Growth Rate | 5.1% | 2022 |
| Economy | GDP Per Capita (Current USD) | $41,833.152 | 2022 |
| Economy | Trade (% of GDP) | 71.9% | 2022 |
| Economy | Unemployment Rate | 5.3% | 2024 |
| Health | Life Expectancy at Birth | 77.4 years | 2024 |
| Environment | CO2 Emissions Per Capita | 0.0 | 2024 |
| Environment | Forest Area | 51.9 | 2023 |
| Environment | Renewable Energy Consumption | 6.7% | 2022 |
| Infrastructure | Access to Clean Water | 94.0% | 2024 |
| Infrastructure | Access to Electricity | 100.0% | 2023 |
| Infrastructure | Internet Users | 80.5% | 2017 |
| Infrastructure | Mobile Subscriptions | 59.8 | 2004 |
| Social | Female Labor Participation | 56.5 | 2024 |
| Social | Intentional Homicides | 4.3 | 2019 |
| Social | Male Labor Participation | 68.0 | 2024 |
| Social | Net Migration | -504 | 2024 |
🫀 Disease Burden
Guam's WHO GHO strip is NCD-led; cause cards below keep only the highest-rate cells so the roster is not a copy of every other profile.
Sources: WHO Global Health Observatory. NCD mortality rate: latest available. Rates are age-standardized per 100,000 population. Premature NCD risk covers cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease.
Compare Guam with near GDP/cap peers
Side-by-side pages for the closest ABS GDP/cap neighbours - not a full-roster dropdown.
Read with Guam
Nearest GDP/cap peers and LE poles for Guam (HIC · PEAK), replacing the old fixed guide and region clone strip.
HIC PEAK
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) · HIC
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) GDP/cap $41,473 is lower by $361 than Guam; LE stamp LONG vs PEAK.
Italy · HIC
Italy GDP/cap $40,385 is lower by $1,448 than Guam; LE stamp PEAK vs PEAK.
Malta · HIC
Malta GDP/cap $44,024 is higher by $2,190 than Guam; LE stamp PEAK vs PEAK.
Bahamas, The · HIC
Bahamas, The GDP/cap $39,455 is lower by $2,378 than Guam; LE stamp LONG vs PEAK.
East Asia & Pacific WDI roster
Guam stamps HIC · PEAK inside East Asia & Pacific - open the region roster after the ABS peers.
GDP/cap leaderboard (#37)
Guam ranks #37 of 214 on NY.GDP.PCAP.CD under the HIC Atlas band.
What the data says about Guam
Guam sits in the high-income bracket but outside the OECD's harmonized reporting network, so its statistics come straight from the World Bank, WHO, and ILO source series rather than a jointly reconciled OECD dataset - still official, but with less cross-checking between agencies than an OECD member gets. Because output and income figures are converted at market exchange rates into current dollars, they can swing with currency movements independent of any real change in living standards, and for a small economy like this one that swing shows up more visibly in the headline numbers than it would for a larger country. The fuller picture comes from comparing Guam against income-tier peers of a similar size.
Guam clears the upper third of the GDP/cap roster (#37 of 214) under HIC with a PEAK life-expectancy stamp.
In East Asia & Pacific, Guam's 167.8K residents produce $6.9 billion of GDP (167th worldwide) at $41,833 per person. Life expectancy 77.4 years (82nd) stamps PEAK. The 22-series panel below is the working surface - not a restated national brochure.
Nearest ABS GDP/cap peer: Sint Maarten (Dutch part) at $41,473 (Δ $361). Open that profile or the GDP/cap leaderboard before treating any single year as destiny.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where does the data for Guam come from?
Data for Guam is sourced from the World Bank Open Data catalog, WHO Global Health Observatory, and ILO ILOSTAT (for average wages and working hours). These are official, publicly available datasets.
How current is the data for Guam?
Years are per-indicator on Guam - typically 2020-2024, with GHO cause cards older than the WDI GDP vintage. Methodology names the cadence per source.
Can I compare Guam with other countries?
Start with the nearest GDP/cap peer (Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Δ $361), then the GDP/cap leaderboard. Incomplete compare URLs 404 rather than dumping you on a hub.
What does GDP per capita tell us about Guam?
Guam's total output divided by its population, in current US dollars - an approximate read on average economic productivity per person. See our methodology page for the PPP-adjustment caveats.
How does Guam's life expectancy compare to the global average?
77.4 years, ranking 82nd of 217 countries tracked - against a global average near 73 years.
Does PlainCountries cover visa or travel information for Guam?
No - PlainCountries covers development and health indicators only. For immigration policy or flight routes, consult the relevant national authority or the ICAO/IATA route registries directly.
Data sources
Guam's figures are rendered directly from World Bank, WHO, and ILO data, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-14. Primary sources: World Bank Open Data, WHO Global Health Observatory and ILO ILOSTAT.