Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
live 11.4 years longer
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 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 14.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Gambia, 6.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 45.5 times more money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $919 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 65.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Gambia, approximately 32.7 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 41.9% fewer children
In Gambia, there are approximately 29.9 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 49.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (85% in urban areas, and 35% 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 62.7% more likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 49.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
be 14.3% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Gambia, approximately 87% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Guam, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 56.9% more coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 3.5 times more home broadband
Gambia has 0.5 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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