Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
live 7.1 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 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
be 53.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 12.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 29.1% more money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $32,414 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 50.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 23.2 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 12.8% fewer children
In Guyana, there are approximately 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 72.7% less coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 85.8% less home broadband
Guyana has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Guam: At a glance
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