Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of India, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years longer
In India, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 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
make 15.5 times more money
India has a GDP per capita of $2,702 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
be 32.0% more likely to be unemployed
In India, 4.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 50.8% less likely to die during infancy
In India, approximately 23.3 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.
Geography
see 98.2% less coastline
India has a total of 7,000 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Safety
be 53.5% more likely to be murdered
India has a homicide rate of 2.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Guam, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 41.6% less home broadband
India has 3.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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