Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Guam, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years less
In Guam, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 77.2% less money
Guam has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2016, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $8,100 as of 2020.
be 55.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Guam, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In El Salvador, that number is 7.0% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 32.1% less likely to have internet access
In Guam, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In El Salvador, about 55.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
El Salvador: At a glance
How big is El Salvador compared to Guam? See an in-depth size comparison.