Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Lebanon instead of Guam, you would:

Economy

be 97.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Guam, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lebanon, that number is 11.0% as of 2023.

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make 89.3% less money

Guam has a GDP per capita of $41,833 as of 2022, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $4,473 as of 2024.

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Life

be 33.5% 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 Lebanon, on the other hand, 15.3 children do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 79.3% more coastline

Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.

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Safety

be 48.3% less likely to be murdered

Guam has a homicide rate of 4.3 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Lebanon, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.

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Infrastructure

find 4.0 times more home broadband

Guam has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Lebanon has 7.3 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Lebanon is 57.2% cheaper than Guam overall
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Lebanon: At a glance

Lebanon is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 10,230 sq km. Following World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former Ottoman Empire province of Syria. The French demarcated the region of Lebanon in 1920 and granted this area independence in 1943. Since independence the country has been marked by periods of political turmoil interspersed with prosperity built on its position as a regional center for finance and trade. The country's 1975-90 civil war that resulted in an estimated 120,000 fatalities, was followed by years of social and political instability. Sectarianism is a key element of Lebanese political life. Neighboring Syria has long influenced Lebanon's foreign policy and internal policies, and its military occupied Lebanon from 1976 until 2005. The Lebanon-based Hizballah militia and Israel continued attacks and counterattacks against each other after Syria's withdrawal, and fought a brief war in 2006. Lebanon's borders with Syria and Israel remain unresolved.
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