Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Guam, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years less
In Guam, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Nepal, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 87.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Guam, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Nepal, that number is 10.5% as of 2025.
make 96.3% less money
Guam has a GDP per capita of $41,833 as of 2022, while in Nepal, the GDP per capita is $1,536 as of 2025.
Life
be 93.7% 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 Nepal, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 42.5% less likely to have internet access
In Guam, approximately 80.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Nepal, about 46.3% do as of 2024.
Safety
be 50.8% less likely to be murdered
Guam has a homicide rate of 4.3 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Nepal, that number is 2.1 per 100,000 as of 2020.
Infrastructure
find 5.5 times more home broadband
Guam has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Nepal has 10.1 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Nepal: At a glance
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