Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Guam, you would:
Health
live 16.1 years less
In Guam, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, that number is 61 years (59 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 37.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Guam, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Burkina Faso, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
make 97.3% less money
Guam has a GDP per capita of $41,833 as of 2022, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $1,148 as of 2025.
Life
have 80.7% more children
In Guam, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.8 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 Burkina Faso, on the other hand, 43.6 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 78.3% 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 Burkina Faso, that number is 22% of people on average (63% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 64.9% less likely to have internet access
In Guam, approximately 80.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 28.2% do as of 2024.
be 49.8% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Guam, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, 50% of people do as of 2024.
Safety
be 71.1% less likely to be murdered
Guam has a homicide rate of 4.3 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Burkina Faso, that number is 1.2 per 100,000 as of 2017.
Infrastructure
find 53.8% less home broadband
Guam has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Burkina Faso has 0.8 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Burkina Faso: At a glance
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