Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Albania, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years less
In Albania, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 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 49.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Albania, 10.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 3.2 times more money
Albania has a GDP per capita of $12,998 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
have 71.2% more children
In Albania, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 38.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Albania, approximately 8.3 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.
Geography
see 65.3% less coastline
Albania has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 92.6% less home broadband
Albania has 24.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Albania vs. Guam
Guam: At a glance
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