Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Guam fits inside Papua New Guinea 857 times.
Guam: 540 km² (2023) · Papua New Guinea: 462,840 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Papua New Guinea’s coastline is 41 times as long as Guam’s.
Guam: 126 km (2026 edition) · Papua New Guinea: 5,152 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Papua New Guinea’s highest peak towers 4,103 m above Guam’s.
Guam: 406 m (2026 edition) · Papua New Guinea: 4,509 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Papua New Guinea has 64 times as many people as Guam.
Guam: 168,999 (2025) · Papua New Guinea: 10.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Guam is 13 times as densely populated as Papua New Guinea.
Guam: 313 per km² (2025) · Papua New Guinea: 24 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Guam: no data · Papua New Guinea: 163.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Guam: no data · Papua New Guinea: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Guam is 8.8 years older than in Papua New Guinea.
Guam: 31.1 years (2023) · Papua New Guinea: 22.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Papua New Guinea have 0.3 more children on average than in Guam.
Guam: 2.75 children per woman (2024) · Papua New Guinea: 3.07 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Guam are 65 or older, versus 3.6% in Papua New Guinea.
Guam: 13.1% (2025) · Papua New Guinea: 3.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Guam: no data · Papua New Guinea: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Guam and Papua New Guinea are practically level.
Guam: 3 (2026) · Papua New Guinea: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Papua New Guinea’s economy is 4.7 times the size of Guam’s.
Guam: $6.91 billion (2022) · Papua New Guinea: $32.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Guam: no data · Papua New Guinea: Int$5,215 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.6% in Guam, versus 2.6% in Papua New Guinea.
Guam: 5.6% (2025) · Papua New Guinea: 2.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Guam: no data · Papua New Guinea: 0.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Guam: no data · Papua New Guinea: 58% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Guam: no data · Papua New Guinea: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Guam live 11 years longer than in Papua New Guinea.
Guam: 77.4 years (2024) · Papua New Guinea: 66.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Guam: no data · Papua New Guinea: 31.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Guam: no data · Papua New Guinea: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
Guam: no data · Papua New Guinea: 27.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Guam: no data · Papua New Guinea: 39.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How much do people drink?
Guam: no data · Papua New Guinea: 1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Guam: no data · Papua New Guinea: 58.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Guam: no data · Papua New Guinea: 2,177 kcal (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Guam: no data · Papua New Guinea: 5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Guam welcomed 673 times as many tourists per resident as Papua New Guinea (2019).
Guam: 4.41 (2024) · Papua New Guinea: 0.01 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
81% of people in Guam are online, versus 19% in Papua New Guinea.
Guam: 81% (2017) · Papua New Guinea: 19% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Guam have electricity, versus 43% in Papua New Guinea.
Guam: 100% (2024) · Papua New Guinea: 43.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
94% of people in Guam live in cities, versus 16% in Papua New Guinea.
Guam: 94% (2025) · Papua New Guinea: 16% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Guam: no data · Papua New Guinea: 39 (2024)
How much do they fly?
Guam: no data · Papua New Guinea: 0.14 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 79% of Papua New Guinea, but only 52% of Guam.
Guam: 51.9% (2023) · Papua New Guinea: 79% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
Guam: no data · Papua New Guinea: 0.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
24% of Papua New Guinea’s electricity is renewable, versus 8.6% in Guam.
Guam: 8.6% (2024) · Papua New Guinea: 23.7% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Papua New Guinea carries 5.8 times as much fine dust as in Guam.
Guam: 1.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Papua New Guinea: 11 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Guam: 4.3 per 100k (2019) · Papua New Guinea: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Guam: no data · Papua New Guinea: 14.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Guam: no data · Papua New Guinea: 24°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Guam: no data · Papua New Guinea: 4,281 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Guam bigger than Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea is larger. Guam fits inside Papua New Guinea 857 times.
Which has more people, Guam or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea has 64 times as many people as Guam (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Guam or Papua New Guinea?
People in Guam live 11 years longer than in Papua New Guinea. Life expectancy at birth is 77.4 years in Guam and 66.3 in Papua New Guinea.
