Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
live 12.3 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 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 62.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 15.5 times more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,694 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 70.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 39.0 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 21.0% fewer children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 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 94.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 3% 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 68.2% more likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
be 35.7% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Guam, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 92.9% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 5.9 times more home broadband
Haiti has 0.3 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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