Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belgium instead of Guam, you would:
Health
live 4.9 years longer
In Guam, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 45.2% more money
Guam has a GDP per capita of $41,833 as of 2022, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $60,750 as of 2025.
Life
be 72.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Guam, approximately 11.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belgium, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2024.
have 46.9% fewer children
In Guam, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belgium, there are 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 19.0% more likely to have internet access
In Guam, approximately 80.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belgium, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 47.0% less coastline
Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.
Safety
be 75.1% less likely to be murdered
Guam has a homicide rate of 4.3 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belgium, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 24.0 times more home broadband
Guam has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Belgium has 44.2 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Belgium: At a glance
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