Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Belgium, you would:
Health
live 4.9 years less
In Belgium, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 31.1% less money
Belgium has a GDP per capita of $60,750 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
have 88.5% more children
In Belgium, there are approximately 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Belgium, approximately 3.1 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 16.0% less likely to have internet access
In Belgium, approximately 95.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 88.7% more coastline
Belgium has a total of 66 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Safety
be 4.0 times more likely to be murdered
Belgium has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guam, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 95.8% less home broadband
Belgium has 44.2 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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Guam: At a glance
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