Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 6.6 years longer

In Guam, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Sweden, that number is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 50.9% more money

Guam has a GDP per capita of $41,833 as of 2022, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $63,133 as of 2025.

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be 56.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Guam, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sweden, that number is 8.7% as of 2025.

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Life

be 82.5% less 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.0 children do as of 2024.

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have 46.4% fewer children

In Guam, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 25.6 times more coastline

Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.

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Infrastructure

find 22.1 times more home broadband

Guam has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Sweden has 40.6 as of 2024.

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

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Sweden: At a glance

Sweden is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 410,335 sq km. A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war for almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both world wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system intermixed with substantial welfare elements was challenged in the 1990s by high unemployment and in 2000-02 and 2009 by the global economic downturns, but fiscal discipline over the past several years has allowed the country to weather economic vagaries. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum.
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