Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of Guam, you would:
Health
live 8.1 years less
In Guam, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Ghana, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 85.1% less money
Guam has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2016, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guam, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Ghana, that number is 11.9% as of 2015.
Life
have 53.8% more children
In Guam, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ghana, there are 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
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 Ghana, on the other hand, 32.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guam, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Ghana, 85% of the population do as of 2019.
be 28.4% less likely to have internet access
In Guam, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Ghana, about 58.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.3 times more coastline
Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Ghana: At a glance
How big is Ghana compared to Guam? See an in-depth size comparison.