Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
live 11.7 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 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
make 12.8 times more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $3,257 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
be 86.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 58.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 27.5 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 33.1% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 25.9 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 11.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 90% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 78% 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 11.5% more likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 72.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
be 10.7% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Ghana, approximately 90% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Guam, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 76.7% less coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Safety
be 2.4 times more likely to be murdered
Ghana has a homicide rate of 1.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Guam, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 2.8 times more home broadband
Ghana has 0.7 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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