Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
live 8.9 years longer
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 69 years (66 years for men, 71 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 72.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 20.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 5.1 times more money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $8,263 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 55.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 25.9 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 36.1% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 27.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 17.1% more likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 68.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
be 12.3% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Gabon, approximately 89% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Guam, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 85.8% less coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 60.8% less home broadband
Gabon has 4.7 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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