Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Afghanistan, you would:
Health
live 11.1 years longer
In Afghanistan, the average life expectancy is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Guam, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 58.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Afghanistan, 13.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 100.4 times more money
Afghanistan has a GDP per capita of $417 as of 2024, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 76.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Afghanistan, approximately 48.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guam, on the other hand, 11.5 children do as of 2022.
have 50.5% fewer children
In Afghanistan, there are approximately 35.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 17.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Afghanistan, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Guam, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 5.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Afghanistan, approximately 16.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
be 23.1% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Afghanistan, approximately 81% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Guam, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Infrastructure
find 23.0 times more home broadband
Afghanistan has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Guam: At a glance
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