Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 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
be 53.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Cabo Verde, 11.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 7.2 times more money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $5,796 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
have 41.9% more children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 87.0% less coastline
Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Safety
be 38.1% less likely to be murdered
Cabo Verde has a homicide rate of 7.0 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Guam, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 77.9% less home broadband
Cabo Verde has 8.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Guam: At a glance
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