Micronesia · territory of United States
Guam
- Capital
- Hagåtña
- Languages
- Chamorro, English, Spanish
- Currency
- United States dollar
- People
- 168,999 (2025)
- Neighbours
- none by land
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Guam
- 2nd lowest air pollution (PM2.5) 1.9 µg/m³ · #2 of 213 · 2024
- 11th highest tourists per resident 4.41 · #11 of 179 · 2024
- 19th highest urban population 94% · #19 of 210 · 2025
Surprising facts about Guam
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Guam’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Guam among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Guam sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Guam across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Nearest countries
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vs Palau 1,290 km
vs Micronesia 1,637 km
vs Japan 2,521 km
vs Papua New Guinea 2,564 km
vs Philippines 2,566 km
Guam has no land borders: these are the 5 nearest countries by distance between capitals. Equal-area map centred on Guam.