If you lived in Guam instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

Health

live 18.7 years longer

In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022. In Guam, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 22.2 times more money

Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2020, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2016.

be 70.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Sierra Leone, 15.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guam, that number is 4.5% as of 2017.

be 59.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Guam, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2001.

Life

be 84.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guam, on the other hand, 11.5 children do as of 2022.

have 42.4% fewer children

In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 32.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guam, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 3.8 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Sierra Leone, approximately 26% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Guam, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 4.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Sierra Leone, approximately 18.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guam, about 81.0% do as of 2019.

be 37.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Guam, 100% of people do as of 2020.

Geography

see 68.8% less coastline

Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Guam: At a glance

Guam is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 544 sq km. 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 installations on the island are some of the most strategically important US bases in the Pacific.
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