Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Guam, you would:
Health
live 9.8 years less
In Guam, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 68 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 40.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Guam, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
make 97.8% less money
Guam has a GDP per capita of $41,833 as of 2022, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $933 as of 2025.
Life
have 81.5% more children
In Guam, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ethiopia, there are 31.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.0 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 Ethiopia, on the other hand, 34.5 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 44.6% 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 Ethiopia, that number is 55% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 72.7% less likely to have internet access
In Guam, approximately 80.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ethiopia, about 21.9% do as of 2024.
be 44.1% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Guam, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Ethiopia, 56% of people do as of 2024.
Infrastructure
find 67.9% less home broadband
Guam has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Ethiopia has 0.6 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Ethiopia: At a glance
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