Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
live 16.5 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 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 22.3 times more money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $1,877 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 80.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea, approximately 59.8 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 48.0% fewer children
In Guinea, there are approximately 33.3 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 95.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (92% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Guam, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Guinea, approximately 33.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
be 34.2% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Guinea, approximately 74% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Guam, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 60.8% less coastline
Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 184.0 times more home broadband
Guinea has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. 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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