Guam vs Macao SAR, China

Guam and Macao SAR, China compared on 8 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Macao SAR, China has about 4.1 times as many people as Guam: 685,900 against 168,999 in 2025.
• GDP per person in Macao SAR, China ($75,902 in 2025) is 81% higher than in Guam ($41,833 in 2022).
• The economy grew faster in Guam (5.1% in 2022) than in Macao SAR, China (4.7% in 2025), a difference of 0.4 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Guam (5.6%) than in Macao SAR, China (2.3%), a difference of 3.3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Macao SAR, China can expect to live 5.9 years longer than one born in Guam: 83.3 years against 77.4 years in 2024.
• The population of Macao SAR, China is older: half of its people are over 38.3 years, against 31.1 years in Guam in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Macao SAR, China (89.8% in 2024) than in Guam (80.5% in 2017), a difference of 9.3 percentage points.