Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
live 1.7 years longer
In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 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 2.1 times more money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $20,328 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
be 57.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Bulgaria, approximately 4.6 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 64.5% less coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 95.0% less home broadband
Bulgaria has 37.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. 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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