Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Guam, you would:
Health
live 10.3 years less
In Guam, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In India, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 82.9% less money
Guam has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2016, while in India, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2020.
be 88.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Guam, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In India, that number is 8.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Guam, approximately 11.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In India, on the other hand, 30.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 46.9% less likely to have internet access
In Guam, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In India, about 43.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 55.8 times more coastline
Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
India: At a glance
How big is India compared to Guam? See an in-depth size comparison.