Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 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 52.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 6.9 times more money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $6,051 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 41.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.5 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 87.4% less coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 86.2% less home broadband
Algeria has 13.3 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
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Guam: At a glance
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