Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Burma, you would:
Health
live 10.3 years longer
In Burma, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 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 28.1 times more money
Burma has a GDP per capita of $1,489 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
be 82.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 65.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Burma, approximately 32.8 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 30.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Burma, approximately 77% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Guam, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 83.0% more likely to have internet access
In Burma, approximately 44.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
be 16.2% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Burma, approximately 86% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Guam, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 93.5% less coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 35.9% less home broadband
Burma has 2.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Guam: At a glance
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