Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Belarus, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years longer
In Belarus, the average life expectancy is 74 years (70 years for men, 79 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
make 4.1 times more money
Belarus has a GDP per capita of $10,279 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
be 64.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Belarus, 3.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Belarus, there are approximately 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Belarus, approximately 1.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 14.6% less likely to have internet access
In Belarus, approximately 94.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Safety
be 81.9% more likely to be murdered
Belarus has a homicide rate of 2.4 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guam, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 94.9% less home broadband
Belarus has 36.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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