Guam vs World: Urban population, per capita
Guam
0.9422 units per person
in 2025
World
0.5783 units per person
in 2025
Guam rank
22nd
World rank
21st
Urban population, per capita over time
- Guam
- World
How they compare
Guam currently reports 0.9422 units per person against 0.5783 units per person in World, a difference of 0.3639 units per person.
That makes Guam's figure about 1.6 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Guam has been ahead every year.
Guam ranks 22nd and World ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Guam has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8543 units per person | 0.3519 units per person | 0.5024 units per person | Guam |
| 1970s | 0.8876 units per person | 0.3763 units per person | 0.5113 units per person | Guam |
| 1980s | 0.8951 units per person | 0.4114 units per person | 0.4836 units per person | Guam |
| 1990s | 0.9188 units per person | 0.4437 units per person | 0.4751 units per person | Guam |
| 2000s | 0.9368 units per person | 0.4911 units per person | 0.4457 units per person | Guam |
| 2010s | 0.9408 units per person | 0.541 units per person | 0.3998 units per person | Guam |
| 2020s | 0.9413 units per person | 0.5717 units per person | 0.3696 units per person | Guam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Guam or World?
- Guam, at 0.9422 units per person against 0.5783 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Guam and World?
- 0.3639 units per person, with Guam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guam and World rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Guam ranks 22nd and World ranks 21st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.