Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Guatemala, you would:
Health
live 4.7 years longer
In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024. In Guam, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 6.3 times more money
Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $6,598 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guatemala, 2.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 33.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Guatemala, approximately 17.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guam, on the other hand, 11.5 children do as of 2022.
have 15.9% fewer children
In Guatemala, there are approximately 20.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 33.7% more likely to have internet access
In Guatemala, approximately 60.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 68.6% less coastline
Guatemala has a total of 400 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 65.5% less home broadband
Guatemala has 5.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Guam: At a glance
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