Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years longer
In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 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 7.3 times more money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $5,767 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
be 68.8% more likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
have 11.2% more children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 30.2% more likely to die during infancy
In El Salvador, approximately 8.8 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 21.1% more likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 66.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 59.1% less coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Safety
be 45.2% less likely to be murdered
El Salvador has a homicide rate of 7.9 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Guam, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 85.2% less home broadband
El Salvador has 12.5 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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