Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Botswana instead of Guam, you would:
Health
live 8.1 years less
In Guam, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Botswana, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 4.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guam, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Botswana, that number is 24.5% as of 2025.
make 81.4% less money
Guam has a GDP per capita of $41,833 as of 2022, while in Botswana, the GDP per capita is $7,778 as of 2025.
Life
have 40.5% more children
In Guam, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Botswana, there are 24.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more 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 Botswana, on the other hand, 32.1 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 24.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guam, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Botswana, that number is 76% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 25% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 28.6% less likely to have internet access
In Guam, approximately 80.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Botswana, about 57.5% do as of 2024.
Safety
be 2.6 times more likely to be murdered
Guam has a homicide rate of 4.3 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Botswana, that number is 11.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 4.0 times more home broadband
Guam has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Botswana has 7.4 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Botswana: At a glance
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