Quality of life comparison
compared to
If you lived in Alabama instead of Guam, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years less
In Guam, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Alabama, that number is 73 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 57.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Guam, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Alabama, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
