Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Guam, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years less
In Guam, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Paraguay, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 13.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Guam, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Paraguay, that number is 4.8% as of 2025.
make 83.2% less money
Guam has a GDP per capita of $41,833 as of 2022, while in Paraguay, the GDP per capita is $7,027 as of 2025.
Life
have 13.8% more children
In Guam, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Paraguay, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 26.5% 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 Paraguay, on the other hand, 14.5 children do as of 2024.
Infrastructure
find 7.0 times more home broadband
Guam has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Paraguay has 12.9 as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Paraguay: At a glance
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