French Polynesia vs Guam

French Polynesia and Guam compared on 9 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• French Polynesia has about 1.7 times as many people as Guam: 282,465 against 168,999 in 2025.
• GDP per person in Guam ($41,833 in 2022) is 86% higher than in French Polynesia ($22,440 in 2024).
• The economy grew faster in Guam (5.1% in 2022) than in French Polynesia (1.1% in 2024), a difference of 4 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in French Polynesia (11.7%) than in Guam (5.6%), a difference of 6.1 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in French Polynesia can expect to live 6.8 years longer than one born in Guam: 84.2 years against 77.4 years in 2024.
• The population of French Polynesia is older: half of its people are over 34.8 years, against 31.1 years in Guam in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Guam (80.5%) than in French Polynesia (72.7%), a difference of 7.8 percentage points in 2017.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Guam (52.3%) than in French Polynesia (42.4%), a difference of 9.9 percentage points in 2024.