Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gambia instead of Guam, you would:
Health
live 9.9 years less
In Guam, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 19.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Guam, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Gambia, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.
Life
have 50.8% more children
In Guam, there are approximately 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gambia, there are 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.2 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 Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 34.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guam, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Gambia, 65% of the population do as of 2022.
be 59.0% less likely to have internet access
In Guam, approximately 80.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gambia, about 33.0% do as of 2021.
be 10.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guam, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Gambia, 90% of people do as of 2020.
Geography
see 36.3% less coastline
Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Compare further: Guam vs. Gambia
Gambia: At a glance
How big is Gambia compared to Guam? See an in-depth size comparison.