Guam (Territory of Guam)

Guam
Status	Dependency (Territory)
Sovereignty	USA
Capital	Hagatna
Land Area	540km21
Location	Australasia, Micronesia
Groupings	Small Islands
Population
GNI
ISO3166-1 Codes	GU, GUM, 3162
Internet Domain	.gu3
Currency	Dollar (USD)4
Telephone	+5

1. Overview
2. Guam's Demographics and Migration
3. Guam's Health
4. Guam's Responsibility Towards The Environment
5. Guam's Modernity and Learning
6. Religion and Beliefs
7. Links

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1. Overview

#japan #spain #USA

“Spain ceded Guam to the US in 1898. Captured by the Japanese in 1941, it was retaken by the US three years later. The military installation on the island is one of the most strategically important US bases in the Pacific.”

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₆

“Northern Guam is mainly taken up by the US military´s Andersen Base but the south is a must-see, with its rural kaleidoscope of historical villages, stunning waterfalls and pristine beaches. As Micronesia´s most populous island, Guam is about as `cosmopolitan´ as it gets, so it cops a lot of attitude from Pacific snobs who reckon it lacks `real island culture´. Sure, American accents are everywhere (it´s an unincorporated US territory and many Guamanian homes fly the US flag) and the Chamorro language isn´t spoken quite as widely as it used to be. And if you never stray from Tumon Bay - the island´s glitzy duty-free shopping and accommodation hub - then undeniably you´ll be over- (or under-) whelmed.

But the island is currently in the throes of retooling itself. The tourism authorities talk of how `Product Guam´ (there´s that American influence) needs a complete overhaul from its current status as a Pacific theme park for Japanese tourists. There may come a day soon when Chamorro culture (long subsumed by various invasions and occupations) is promoted above all else, with an increased focus on local food and the fascinating stories underlying many of the villages.”

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₇

As a territory of the USA I do not have many specific statistics for this territory in its own right.

2. Guam's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #overpopulation #population #yemen

Population:

This country has a fertility rate of 2.55. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.₈

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best9
Pos.		20229
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
93=	Liechtenstein	1.47
94	Channel Islands	1.47
95	Germany	1.46
96	Guam	2.55
97	Cuba	1.45
98	UAE	1.44
99	Oman	2.57
100=	Greece	1.43
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

• The Population of the Earth
• Abortion, Birth Control and Contraception

3. Guam's Health

#birth_control #demographics #health #overpopulation

Compared to Australasia (2025)10
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank10
1	Australia	49.3
2	New Zealand	51.2
3	New Caledonia	57.9
4=	French Polynesia	70.9
5	Fiji	96.7
6	Guam	99.3
7	Palau	101.7
8	Tonga	110.1
9	Tuvalu	112.1
10	Kiribati	117.2
11	Micronesia	122.8
12	Samoa	124.2
13	Vanuatu	125.3
	Australasia Avg	112.0
q=17.

Health (2025)10
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank10
1	Monaco	14.3
2	Liechtenstein	30.1
3	Isle of Man	32.1
	...
119	Mexico	98.0
120	Libya	98.0
121	Bhutan	98.6
122	Guam	99.3
123	Kyrgyzstan	100.5
124	Algeria	100.7
125	El Salvador	101.3
126	Palau	101.7
	World Avg	96.7
q=212.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and The Isle of Man₁₁. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Angola and Nigeria₁₁.

21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Balkans₁₁, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Melanesia₁₁.

For more, see:

• "Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Health:

Guam does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Guam does better than average in terms of its fertility rate₉. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the past 40 years. Guam's peak fertility rate was 5.94 in 1961.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best9
Pos.		20229
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
93=	Liechtenstein	1.47
94	Channel Islands	1.47
95	Germany	1.46
96	Guam	2.55
97	Cuba	1.45
98	UAE	1.44
99	Oman	2.57
100=	Greece	1.43
	Australasia Avg	2.82
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

4. Guam's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment

This rank is derived from 1 data sets. Guam comes in the best 20 in terms of its forested percent change 2000-2020₁₂.

5. Guam's Modernity and Learning

#the_internet

Technology and Information:

Internet Users Higher is better13
Pos.		201613
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
47=	Cayman Islands	74%
48	Macau	73%
49=	Israel	73%
49=	Guam	73%
51	Poland	72%
52	Brunei	72%
53	Slovenia	72%
54	Cyprus	72%
	Australasia Avg	44.3%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

6. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₁₄:

Christian	94.2%
Muslim	0.1%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	1.1%
Folk Religion	1.5%
Jewish	0.1%
Unaffiliated	1.7%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states simply: Roman Catholic 85%, other 15% (1999 est.)₁₅.

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems

There isn't much information in the database for Guam, most likely because it is either a part of another country (i.e., a territory or possession) and therefore most international statistics are counted for the country as a whole, or, this is such an exotic place that little data exists about it.