Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 17.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 6.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 13.6 times more money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $3,086 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 44.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 20.8 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.
have 17.1% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 94.9% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Safety
be 3.3 times more likely to be murdered
Egypt has a homicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2017. In Guam, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 84.3% less home broadband
Egypt has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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