Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Guam, you would:
Health
live 19.6 years less
In Guam, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Lesotho, that number is 58 years (55 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guam, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lesotho, that number is 16.3% as of 2025.
make 97.4% less money
Guam has a GDP per capita of $41,833 as of 2022, while in Lesotho, the GDP per capita is $1,089 as of 2025.
Life
have 37.0% more children
In Guam, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lesotho, there are 23.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.9 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 Lesotho, on the other hand, 56.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 42.7% 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 Lesotho, that number is 57% of people on average (85% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 35.7% less likely to have internet access
In Guam, approximately 80.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Lesotho, about 51.8% do as of 2024.
be 21.6% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Guam, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Lesotho, 78% of people do as of 2024.
Infrastructure
find 79.3% less home broadband
Guam has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Lesotho has 0.4 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Lesotho: At a glance
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